Democracy How many of you know what democracy means to the American citizens? ... At this point in time, and in the past, democracy has been the best form of government for the American people. ... Democracy is an imperfect system because humans control democracy in America and as every American is human, no one is perfect. ... Democracy is most likely going to be here for quite some time whether America likes it or not. ... Compared to what else is out there, democracy is what's best for America. ...

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Nationalism, Liberalism, and Democracy are three forms of government that are frank in characterization. Nationalism is simply devotion to ones country, Liberalism is liberal principles and theories, and Democracy is government by the people. ... It seems through all forms of government, Democracy would be the best choice. ... It also happens to be the government of America. ... In a democracy, people have a choice of who is going to represent them, where as in other countries and governments the citizens don't have a choice and have no representation or say in what happens in their...

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In the "Public and its Problems" John Dewey attempts to answer the questions of what democracy requires. ... Democracy requires that individuals participate among themselves and their community. ... Herbert Croly's promise of American life reflected a new means of democracy. ... His goal was to extend democracy and create a just world order. ... Progressive movement wasn't so much a radical one but it more moderate in trying to fulfill democracy. ...

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We see this everywhere, in our government, economy, basic morals, civil liberties, and foreign policy; it is only through adapting our policy of individual responsibility to democracy that we may save the American Dream, the American way of life, and in effect "America itself. ... Our policy of individual responsibility to democracy calls for every American to recognize this problem, and act on possible solutions. Individual responsibility to democracy is an individual responsibility to freedom, progress, fairness, and morality. ... They are roots that draw their nourishment f...

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Comparing America to Sparta and Athens American society does reflect Spartan and Athenian society in many ways. ... Unlike liberal America, Sparta and Athens were conservative societies. ... Much like America, Athens eventually had a form of democracy and its citizens directly selected representatives to run their government. ... They first started out with a Tribal government, then a monarchy, an aristocracy, it was ruled by Tyrants, and then finally a popular/direct democracy. ... Overall America most reflects Sparta and Athens in their governments. ...

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During the 1820's and 1830's, America was undergoing some vast changes. ... Political Democracy was guarded by Jacksonites. ... Harriet Martineau, a British author, wrote that Americans were educated, and able to act as an individual: they could vote however they felt necessary. ... An effective democracy must have the freedom of speech to function. ... They were, however, guardians of political democracy and equality of economic opportunity. ...

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America politics have come along way for the time of its youth. ... In the time of Americas" youth there were those who challenge Democracy, and did not understand its importance. ... When we talk about the greatest benefit to the American people being Democracy, We are talking about a different democracy that the Founding Fathers saw. ... In their era they thought of Democracy as a Representative Government rather than Democracy. The Democracy we speak of is this type of representative democracy that the Framers wanted to set up. ...

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These mythic principles have a substantial influence on what Americans will regard as reasonable and acceptable, and on what they will try to achieve. ... They became America's common bond and today are the basis of their political culture. ... The related question as to who governs America can be connected to the theories of majoritarianism, pluralism, or elitism. The play of politics in the United States takes place through rules of the game that include democracy, constitutionalism, and capitalism. Democracy is rule by the people, which, in practice, refers to a representativ...

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The participation in political groups, referred to as social capital, is necessary for democracy to exist. ... They fought a war of independence for this and for democracy in general. ... Political power is another important reason why Americans should vote. ... Voting is the single most act of citizenship for Americans. ... Without it democracy cannot flourish and therefore the United States can no longer be the free nation we are. ...

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The perverted forms of these were tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy. ... Aristotle found democracy to be the most desirable form of government. In his works, he pointed out the necessities to make democracy successful. The American government adopted many of Aristotle's views. American citizens have the illusion that the government acts in their best interest. ...

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"The fuel of democracy is information." ... In many instances, the precious fuel needed to achieve and obtain a democracy is running low, or is at times, nonexistent due to the inadequate amount of information. ... Putnam in "Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital," Journal of Democracy 6, no.1 (January 1995) p. 20. In which he concludes that Americans increasingly prefer social isolation to social involvement. ... Illegeracy also creates continuous enormous obstacles in our goals of achieving the American Dream, upward mobility, and an ideal democracy. ...

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As a result of the American Revolution the socio-political structure of America radically changed. ... Furthermore, political thought was the most formulated ever in American history. ... The Revolutionary War symbolized ideological change in America, where self-government replaced monarchism, while democracy and capitalism triumphed over Imperialistic totalitarianism. ... The American Revolution proved that Enlightenment ideals were practical. ... The American Revolution was revolutionary because it challenged and defied decorum. ...

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By doing so America exploited the rights of the Chinese people by robbing them of the compensation that they would receive in direct trade with America. ... Although America's reasons for participating in the Imperialist movement were beneficial to America only, many programs and policies were instituted to help the citizens in many of America's acquisitions from wars. ... Although modern Cuba has been in a state of near poverty since America gave the country its independence, its infrastructure was a result of American involvement in creating social programs. ... Regardless of Ameri...

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Thoreau was against slavery and the Mexican-American War. ... In Thoreau's mind, the American people would be better off without the government. ... Since the government does not care about each and every individual, it is not a true democracy. If it is not a true democracy, then injustice still persists. ... The American government is a majoritarian democracy. ...

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US applied pressure to Korea to by F-15, which were made by America Boeing Company. ... Particularly, Europe companies are actively challenging America's military industry. ... The security guarantee that American alliance represents is very important to Australia. America always values having allies."" ... I have some understanding of the European point of view, but I'm more understanding of the American position, because I look at what has happened over the last several decades, and the heavy lifting has been done by the Americans."" ...

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Complete democracy is most likely impossible. ... One essential characteristic of a legitimate democracy is that it allows people to freely make choices without government intervention. ... Although the American system calls for one vote per person, a low turnout rate results in the lower class having little or no say in choosing candidates for the entire nation. ... Though this lack of concern is the result of greater freedom in America than in other countries, it ultimately decreases citizens" motivation to express their opinions about issues, therefore distorting public policy making, and...

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Many came to America, the Land of the Plenty, in what was known as the "Black Forties." Millions of people from both Ireland and Germany came to America in a desperate attempt to start a new life. ... These liberal political refugees saw America as a place of hope for democracy. When the Irish set out for America, they had very little money and were not prepared for urban life. ... Both the Irish and Germans also had an enormous religious and political effect on America. ...

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Federalism The United States of America has been a prosperous and productive nation under federalism for the past 200 years. The federal system was designed by the Framers of the Constitution to ensure democracy and liberty throughout a sparsely populated and well-distributed nation. ... Due to its geographic size and distribution, a representative democracy was initiated. ...

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The United States of America has been a prosperous and productive nation under federalism for the past 200 years. The federal system was designed by the Framers of the Constitution to ensure democracy and liberty throughout a sparsely populated and well-distributed nation. ... Due to its geographic size and distribution, a representative democracy was initiated. ...

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The Mayflower compact is a very important document to the history of the United States of America. ... Many ideals from this document are important in cotemporary America. The United States of America is based upon the idea that everyone under the rule of the United States Government is equal. ... Also, this document talks of a nation led by the people joined together, which is another important part of the democracy of the United States. The Mayflower Compact is instrumental in history and the creation of later documents in contemporary America. ...

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Today that most men are power hungry and want control, but main object of a democratic America is subjectively the welfare of the people. ... Even though America does fall under monarchy rule, our democracy uses Machiavelli's idea of force when certain strategies fail and self-defense is at risk. ... Do these tactics work in a democracy? ... The same ugly practices are still used today, but are screened by naivety and lies, thus leading to democracy still borrowing ideas from Machiavelli. ... The idea of a dog-like reward and punishment system is still practiced in modern democracy to ge...

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Foner, who wrote The Story of American Freedom, reveals three elements that promoted the notion of freedom according to Americans living in that time. ... The first included the westward movement whereby America adopted the notion of manifest destiny' that means that America had the divine right to conquer all of North America. ... Political democracy, according to Foner, is based on the right to vote, which symbolizes the American citizenship. ... This is the following stage of American freedom. ... America was unaware of the power of a man's mind and voice. ...

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American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings. 5th ed. ... This selection argues that political parties have made democracy possible in our system of government. ... There are too many disadvantages to direct democracy for instance there are too many people, issues, and uneducated ideas of how the government should be ran. Madison said it best when he claimed a direct form of democracy would be like a wild mob or an appeal to the passion rather than reason. ... The book says American parties today do not look for candidates to support their programs. ...

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The word democracy can be traced back to ancient Greek times. The interpretation or the meaning of democracy literally means rule by the people. ... In the French revolution democracy was brought upon because political thinkers and philosophers inspired its people by buying into American idea's and telling the people that the only way to freedom is to separate the legislative, judicial and executive branches of the government. ... The democracy was a new construction of power where the politics were giving everyone the chance to be heard and to be equal. ...

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The 3 religions that arose from the Middle East, idea of due process and individual rights and liberties, and essential parts of democracy. ... This was also important in the development of Western Political thought because Western Political thought was that of a democratic government, and an Enlightment thinker, John Locke, indicated that " a government's power comes from the people- Western Political thought was based on several essential ideas and parts about democracy. ... Representation is a very important part of democracy because without it, rebellion could happen as it happened ...

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