Unit 2: Our Developing Nation Notes BNA in early 19th century Eastern part = growing War of 1812 ended‚ newcomers come to Upper C‚ forests cleared‚ communities‚ roads‚ farms built Lower C = building economy‚ attracted entrepreneurs Maritime colonies – fishing‚ forestry‚ shipbuilding‚ trading Hudson’s Bay Company – north and west‚ claimed all lands drained by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay (huge part of NA) Fur trade expanded west‚ North West Company‚ based in Montreal‚ built relationships
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Is power central to our understanding of politics? In what way does Foucault’s concept of power alter conventional understanding of politics? The notion of power had a time honoured status in the history of political science. The concept of power has gained prominence in the recent times especially with emergence of Behaviouralism as a method of studying politics. It focuses on the study of politics as a process or activity with an interdisciplinary approach. The debate on the centrality of the
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Government in Ancient Sparta Supposedly formed by Lycurgus‚ the government in Sparta is very unique in that it is an Oligarchy; combining monarchy‚ aristocracy and democracy. The reason for this is that few people actually ruled Sparta‚ and their power or time in office was limited to avoid corruption. There were two kings to keep a check on one another‚ there were 28 members of the Gerousia – a council of elders that included the two kings‚ five ephors who held in their hands the highest of
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that law is unjust‚ but in his Apology he seemingly refutes his own argument‚ emphasizing that divine laws take precedence over human laws. Toward the end of his defense‚ Socrates begins to speak about a time when he refused to obey an order of the oligarchy‚ the Thirty‚ in which they commanded the arrest of Leon of Salamis in order for him to be executed. Socrates thought the order unjust and refused to take part in the arrest. The philosopher expresses to the jury that he would have preferred to “run
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The current affairs today have shown how America is evolving into an oligarchy. Our elective officials no longer represent the people. There has been an ongoing take over by the corporation and the wealthy. We have seen how many politicians cater to those who funded their campaigns by donors in hope that the politician will legislate in their favor. These corporations have people that go out to mediate their agenda and these are called lobbyist. Which many have said could be classified as a form
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Chapter Four! Greece and Iran 1000 – 30 B.C.E. ⅠAncient Iran 1000 - 500 B.C.E • Also known as the Persian Empire. • Little written materials are left. A. Geography and Resources • Northwest Iran was more open to attacks by the nomads of Central Asia. • Irrigation in the first millennium B.C.E. enabled people to move to open plains so they could plant. • Under ground irrigation channels. • Human survival depended on a delicate ecological balance. B. the Rise of the Persian Empire • “Iranians”
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Ancient Greece Ancient Greece is a peninsula located off the Mediterranean Sea‚ and is surrounded by several islands. Ancient Greece was made up of different types of government. There were two types of city states an oligarchy ‚ which is ruled by a small group of citizens and a direct democracy ruled by the people . All citizens could make speeches and vote at the Assembly. The Council made up of 500 citizens made new laws which were debated in the Assembly . Only citizens could vote ‚women
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ascended rapidly in state politics and in 1922‚ he was elected to the national Congress‚ he served for four years in this position. Vargas was elevated through the political system of investment in establishment as a member of the gaucho-landed oligarchy‚ but he had a vision of how Brazilian politics could be formed to boost national development. He grasped that the collapse of relations between workers and owners in the factories of Brazil‚ workers could become the basis for a new form of political
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French colonialism‚ worsened the situation in Morocco since its establishment in 1912 until the Independence in 1956. The French and some Moroccan elite constituted by bourgeois Fassis and Rbatis took the biggest part of cake. This French-Moroccan oligarchy took share of the biggest and most lucrative businesses in Morocco such as agriculture‚ banks and insurance‚ industry‚ and politics. This situation made the rich richer and the poor poorer. Until nowadays‚ we still notice than the nerve of Morocco
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Sparta. Yet each of them‚ despite sharing common roots‚ developed very different methods of governance. Athens was the first‚ and arguably the last‚ direct Democracy. Sparta‚ by contrast‚ was something of a mix between Republic‚ Monarchy and Oligarchy. Examining the similarities of their governments is the best way to observe the differences. Both Sparta and Athens were ruled initially by a land-owning aristocracy. Governance in both was limited to male citizens. But as
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