Though democracy was not directly instituted in the Middle Ages, many democratic ideas were prevalent throughout the period. Because Christianity, which taught that men were created equal in the eyes of God, was deeply ingrained into the society of the Middle Ages, the democratic idea of equality was understood by many of the people. ...
Although in the United States today we accept democracy as a form of life it had its early beginnings in the city-states of Ancient Greece. The form of government known as democracy had its early roots in Ancient Greece but its influence has a direct connection with the type of government we have today in the United States. ... The Athenians insisted that power could only remain in the middle if citizens were political equals. ... The Assembly, which had the final decision on war and peace, treaties, finance, legislation, public works, or on any governmental activity, was an outdoor mass meeti...
Nevertheless, corruption and the lack of political agencies' autonomy has been a hereditary problem from the earlier communist regime. ... Overall, the Czech Republic scored on the comparative democratization scale in the middle compared to the two other countries. ... (Freedom House, 2014) President Komorowski remains the most trusted politician, in contrast to the declining popularity of the Prime Minister's government that voted down the petition for referendum regarding the lowering of school age from seven to six, even though, seventy percent of the population wanted referendum....
Jean-Jacques Rousseau constructed The Social Contract to solve the question of freedom, specifically, the preservation and survival of what he terms as civil freedom, and his solution to this problem, in its most general sense, is the construction of the civil state. Through the grouping of citizens, each willing to surrender himself to the entire community, one is able to set limitations on their own behavior, live with others as a whole, and, in doing so, think rationally and act morally. More importantly, by agreeing to the social contract, the people simultaneously give up their physical f...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau constructed The Social Contract to solve the question of freedom, specifically, the preservation and survival of what he terms as civil freedom, and his solution to this problem, in its most general sense, is the construction of the civil state. Through the grouping of citizens, each willing to surrender himself to the entire community, one is able to set limitations on their own behavior, live with others as a whole, and, in doing so, think rationally and act morally. More importantly, by agreeing to the social contract, the people simultaneously give up their physical f...
