However, Greenberg also said that, "despite the tremendous progress that has been made in areas ranging from voting rights to the creation of discriminatory public policies such as Jim Crow segregation, democracy is still incomplete in the United States; the continuing struggle for democracy is a major feature of American political history." ... Greenberg provided a framework for understanding American politics. ... Michael Parenti had been very critical of American democracy. In his book, "Democracy for the Few", he said, "real democracy is pure illusion. ... Are Parenti and Moore correct in ...

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The most practiced type of democracy in America's large society is the indirect, or representative democracy, where people elect representatives to make decisions for them. ... If all three of these principles are obtained and preserved completely in America, a true democracy can exist. ... About a million Irish migrated to America because of this political struggle and hoped for democracy. ... The struggle for democracy seems to be the main reason why Europeans migrated to America. ... Women also emphasized the struggle for democracy in America. ...

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The American government was created on righteous morals created out of the ashes of governments of the past that had failed such as, Romans, the Greeks, and the Egyptians. ... Once again it is ok for Democracy to spread but not Communism, thus creating a feeling like we as the American people have been lied to. ... If Communism and Democracy are so similar and one doesn't work then the other must have similar flaws. ... At the similar time the United States was trying to spread Democracy to other countries, so why is one looked upon as bad and thus leads to war, while Democracy is the ty...

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Democracy? The general public of America believes that our country is democratically governed. America has been fooled. ... In order to correctly run a democracy, America would have to have control of institutions ranging from banks to media networks and from schools to large corporations. ... Pluralism accurately describes American society, but is NOT a classic democracy. ...

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Most Americans simply assume that the United States is a democracy. ... In his campaign Johnson promised American voters "that American boys would not fight Asian boys in Vietnam." ... Since the definition of democracy states that supreme power is vested in the people, then it is a violation of democracy when the president knowingly goes against the wishes of the American public. ... A president's actions can help support the American democracy also. ... Yet Reagan's steadfastness proved that he was willing to support the American people's goals and thus be working part of Ameri...

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There aren't any actual definitions coined by Tocqueville for the 'key' terms he uses, so in "Democracy in America", we get more of a complex, yet focused, personified picture of America as a democratic system, or, as Ryan puts it, "a film rather than a photograph () a narrative of the movement that generated democracy". ... The authority of the majority, thus, is the threat we should be concentrating on in answering this question, for it is the one most specific to modern democracies that Tocqueville analyzes in "Democracy in America", and as we w...

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While modern Americans define the concept of "democracy" in terms of the United States government, the word can be used to cover a range of governmental forms. ... The direct nature of democracy in Athens inherently separates it from subsequent democracies. ... None such occurs with direct democracy. ... As the birthplace of democracy, Athens is distinctly different from modern democracies. The nature of Athenian democracy, notably direct representation, sets it apart and possibly as a purer democracy. ...

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Over the years, many changes have taken place in American politics. ... However, the qualities of a good, strong American leader have not changed. ... But, many people still believe that money, as much as ballots, is a proper form of democracy. ... The anger and frustration that Americans feel toward this political process has been seen and documented. ... Liberals, conservatives, and independents alike, all want their vote to have meaning and democracy to be revived. ...

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Why Americans Don't Vote Voting is a central aspect of American Democracy. ... Americans are very proud of the fact that they live in a democracy. In fact Americans have fought numerous wars and thousands of Americans have died in the name of Democracy; Americans even fight wars in the name of democracy where there is no democracy like Kuwait. As a democracy the central act of democratic citizenship is the casting of the vote. ... Many Americans are turned off by the length of American campaigns. ...

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Jacksonian's were, to a great extent, the promoters of political democracy. ... In 1791, they began an idea referred to as the "New Democracy". ... The Jacksonian belief, "New Democracy", promoted suffrage for all white males, but no benefits of individual liberties were given to women or Native, African Americans. ... The rights of free African American were restricted because of the position Jackson held about slavery. ... Jacksonian Democrats were guardians of individual liberties because rights were not gained by groups such as Native Americans, African Americans, ...

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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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In regards to its government, Greece is currently a parliamentary democracy. Although Greece in its history was one of the first countries to come up with the ideal of democracy (i.e. ... Simitis is the leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement or (PASOK) Stephanopoulos is the leader of the Coalition of the Left and Progress, Konstandinos Karamanlis is the leader of the New Democracy, and Aleka Papariga is the leader of Communist Party of Greece or KKE. ... Greece also exports 5% to the United States of America. In regard to imports, Greece imports 59% from other European nations such as...

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Education provided the framework for a successful Japanese democracy, and its absence in Cambodia precipitated its demise in the 1970s. ... One of America's most pressing post-conflict tasks lay in the formation of a modern educational system in Japan. In 1946, shortly after the beginning of the American occupation of Japan, a group of American educators arrived in Japan to modernize the education system. ... Democracy is a government for the thinking, and for a country to have a sustained cultural movement toward democracy, its population must be taught to reason and to search for knowl...

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The Handmaids Tale In the Novel "The Handmaids Tale" the narrator, Offred, guides us through a futuristic, post American, society governed by theocracy. ... At the time Offred speaks about this "Democracy of bodily functions" she is referring to the odd comfort she finds in her trip to the washroom of the hotel room. ... The Human body can act as an accurate metaphorical model of many aspects of Government, and particularly how an ideal democracy is supposed to operate. ... Beyond drawing parallels to just any government, the body also mimics the way in which an ideal democracy operates. ....

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The answer is surprisingly few for a country that prides itself on democracy. ... On the other hand, relatively few Americans actually take the initiative do so. ... If voting is the fundamental method of political expression in our representative democracy, why do so many Americans take their democratic right for granted? ... These people, unfortunately, are the Americans who have no concept as to what a democracy stands for. ... This could possibly initiate the most lethargic of all Americans to vote. ...

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The United States of America is known as one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world. All of our differences shape us into one democracy, but also separate us into many different factions. ... Democracy and our collective liberty are the unity that holds our nation together. "Democracy is the system of choice for virtually all Americans" (Implications of Nonvoting, 777). ... A strong cooperative spirit is essential for a strong democracy. ...

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What is representative democracy? ... Firstly what representative democracy means and the different forms of it. ... Representative democracy is by definition "a democracy in which government is effected by elected representatives of the people. ... He believed that without the educated supervision of the richer people, the American public were a dangerous thing, politically and socially. ... The American people would not have any say in the policies enforced by the government. ...

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German politicians had signed a document on November 11, 1918, which made Germany a republic, a form of Democracy. ... Even though Democracy is always changing, it still equals freedom in most cases. ... Democracy sees freedom as a process and the Nazis saw it as an achievement. ... However, many Americans are feeling that same frustration after the September 11th attack, that the German's felt during the Depression. Many people's frustration was resulting in hatred and discrimination toward those who were American citizens but yet came from a different background. ...

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Aristophanes portrays Socrates in The Clouds to defy Greek gods and democracy. ... Based on Aristophanes' conservative views he notices Socrates teaching as a threat to the democracy. Aristophanes uses plays to show how Socrates is teaching people to be against Greek religion, education, and democracy. ... The combination of traditional American values and structured education is a blueprint for model citizens. ... In order to protect true democracy, which does require brave people to stand up and defend it for threats which try to alter its existence and purity. ...

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George Bancroft, the most distinguished American historian of the mid-nineteenth century, organized the history of America around three themes. ... American democracy produced the most advanced forms of tradition. ... People needed a history of changing institutions and economic interests if democracy was to survive. ... Jefferson represented decentralized agrarian democracy, and Hamilton stood for centralized commercial aristocracy. ... In 1960s America, the assault on consensus history...

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Most Americans simply assume that the United States is a democracy. ... In his campaign Johnson promised American voters "that American boys would not fight Asian boys in Vietnam." ... Since the definition of democracy states that supreme power is vested in the people, then it is a violation of democracy when the president knowingly goes against the wishes of the American public. ... A president's actions can help support the American democracy also. ... Yet Reagan's steadfastness proved that he was willing to support the American people's goals and thus be working part of Ameri...

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American values, such and freedom and democracy, are hardwired into every American citizen. ... This allowed for the Americans to have a relaxed view on this system. ... This allowed for the creation of new values such as liberty, democracy, and nationalism to grow without due interference from British rule until 1763. ... Once the French and Indian war was over, everything changed in American and these events helped shape America for the future. ... American values were left untouched until this time period, and good timing allowed the Americans to revolt and become patriots. ...

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African American History It is often taught that the social and economic conditions of African Americans have been one of America's greatest struggles. ... However, it's apparent that the conditions of African Americans have improved, and they are making noticeable contributions in the American Democracy. ... African Americans has come a far way. ... In 1983 Vanessa Williams became the first African American to win the Miss America Contest. To put things into perspective, African Americans are making noticeable remarks in American Democracy. 3In 1996, 74% of the nation'...

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His change was called the Roosevelt Corollary and allowed America to intervene with Latin America problems. In Theodore Roosevelt's Annual Message to Congress, he said the Roosevelt Corollary was to help spread democracy and keep neighboring nations efficient. ... In the past, America's expansion was on the North American continent so America could stay out of international affairs. ... American politicians claimed that they wanted to spread democracy and find new markets. ... During this period, America had completed its expansion across the North American continent. ...

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Blaine in the 1880's as he attempted to assemble a market in Latin America for American products. ... The navy the Americans would come to build would pay dividends within the next decade of the Spanish-American war. ... If kept, or worse annexed, it would plant America in the frontline of Far East issues, something America did not need. The amount of time and funds pumped into the islands would be limitless, because to change a society which has not been exposed to democracy in its existence, as it would be today in Iraq, would present problems with impractical and impossible solution...

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