Democracy inhibited reforms because the white male majority was afraid of change. ... Also, the white male majority in the Supreme Court prevented any jurisdictional precedence's to defend equality. ... The majority rule however was a double edged sword. ... This evolution of majorities' powers gave rise to public protest, and other large demonstrations of public opinion. ... The strengths of democracy existed in the protection of free speech and press, the flexibilities of amendments, and the development of the powers of the majority. ...

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One that protects the rights of minorities while attempting to serve the greater whole by relying on a majority vote. It is however not a democracy in the strict sense of the word, the majority does not always rule over the minority. It is what is known as a majority rule with minority rights. The majority vote cannot take away the rights of minorities (even though we know this is not true as we have seen time and time again minorities having rights taken away, ideologically it is not suppose to happen). ...

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The play of politics in the United States takes place within the context of democratic procedures, constitutionalism, and capitalism, and involves elements of majority, pluralist, and elite rule. ... 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 representative system of government in which people rule through their elected officials. Constitutionalism refers to the rules that limit the rightful power of government over citizens. ...

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Does the majority really rule in America? It is clear that America's government has not stayed "for the people, by the people-, because its citizens are not making decisions, and majority does not rule. ...

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Actually, after the war, the majority of the population still lacked representation, because voting was restricted to land owning, white males, which only made up a fraction of the population. ... It is interesting that what little change did occur only affected a small minority of the population, while the majority would have suffered the same fate even if the British had won the war. ... They saw themselves under the rule of a political elite, win or lose against the British."" ... (pg. 117 American Pageant) Before the "Revolution,"" there was a centralized government made up of rich white m...

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This is unique and beneficial but it really only works for the majority, not the minority. The reason why it only works for the majority is the majority of the votes decides what laws pass and what laws don't. ... With our government the majority rules, not the minority. ...

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The Puritans of New England, the Friends of Pennsylvania , the Roman Catholics of Maryland and the Churchmen of Virginia, though often narrow in their theological views, manifested a common love of liberty, and acted upon the common rule that the majority should govern. ... These individuals came together to make a productive society that worked for the good of the majority, and not just for one particular social class. ...

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The Puritans of New England, the Friends of Pennsylvania , the Roman Catholics of Maryland and the Churchmen of Virginia, though often narrow in their theological views, manifested a common love of liberty, and acted upon the common rule that the majority should govern. ... These individuals came together to make a productive society that worked for the good of the majority, and not just for one particular social class. ...

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Those who can actually be mocked though, are determined by those controlling a large majority of the combined powers of punishing and protecting both the joker and the laughingstock in the given audience. ... Actually, the rules are simple once understood. ... For one, most people in America are not overweight so they contribute a power of majority, two, many who are overweight do not believe it themselves so they also add to the power of majority. ...

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Between the years of 1825-1850, democratic ideals were greatly expanded by reform movements in the United States. These were the years of the Jacksonian Democracy, which mainly stressed universal manhood suffrage, public education, majority rule and the abolition of debtor prisons. President Jackson...

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The idea of natural rights, or the universal privileges given to all men, grew in popularity after the Enlightenment era. The philosopher, John Locke, argued that it is the government's soul duty role to protect its peoples' rights to Liberty, Life, and private property. The American and French gove...

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" From the beginning, the English colonies had democratic characteristics such as majority rule, representative government, and freedom of religion." These ideas are shown in the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Petition of Right, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Massachusetts School Law, Bloody Te...

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Martin Luther King Jr. was one leader who was a strong believer in the ruling of majority rule and minority rights. His approach is characterized by a respect for majority rule, even when the majority is not supporting the needs or rights of minorities. ... If after a thorough examination of the facts of the effects of an unjust or immoral law, a community failed in negotiation with the majority, King advocated mass direct action to engage public opinion, especially the opinion of the majority. ...

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"Charles II accepted as terms of the Restoration settlement the principle that he must rule jointly with Parliament"4. ... Unlike any other King before him, he had to rule his people with the notion that parliament always had a say in what went on. ... The British Parliament's unnecessary rule began annoying and aggravating the colonists. ... This gave them a mutual hatred for the government that ruled them and allowed for the downfall of American being considered a British colony. ... Once taxes and laws were passed, the majority of colonists were convinced that Britain was o...

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However, this seemingly perfect day is ruled by mournful reflection. ... Many people blame the lack of security but fail to realize that security did their job; the terrorists weren't breaking any rules as they passed through various security checkpoints. ... Also, the majority of the American public feels safer just knowing that many pilots are beginning to carry weapons. ...

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This means that all US citizens are created equal and have equal rights despite the opinion of the majority. ... The Constitution was made as a frame of rules to protect every single American citizen despite race, religion, gender, or creed. ... Supreme rule is dependent upon constitutional interpretation. ...

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This means that all US citizens are created equal and have equal rights despite the opinion of the majority. ... The Constitution was made as a frame of rules to protect every single American citizen despite race, religion, gender, or creed. ... Supreme rule is dependent upon constitutional interpretation. ...

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While divorce and the death of a father may cause some of these cases, the majority happen because people have children and then don't get married. ... However, they are the exception, not the rule. ...

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Economic growth was deterred and the majority of profits were used to fund Britain's wars with feuding European nations. The years following 1783, welcomed an America free of British rule and taxation - an isolated America with few enemies and vast natural resources. ...

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The descriptive statistics showed me that the majority of the respondents were within 30-50 on the interval scale. This told me that the majority of the respondents were middle class or believed they fit into the middle class rankings of occupational prestige. ... The graph demonstrated that the majority of the respondents were younger. ... The education of the respondent had a mean of 13.36, which was expected considering the majority of the population receives a high school education. ... Thus, neither one of these two rules work with this variable yet it is still skewed to the left....

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The majority of slaves did recognize that the ability to read and write was crucial to both religious practice and to the assertion of individual and political rights. ... Although the majority of slaves simply ignored the Whites" wishes, prior to the Civil War, educational benefits had been systematically closed to black children. ...

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Without the war America may have had, to this day, to pay taxes to the British Parliament and exist under their rule. ... So the British Parliament, having absolute, unchallenged rule over the colonies, imposed a series of taxes designed to raise revenues and help regain the 140 million pounds that was spent during the war. ... Non-federalists believed that forming a central government would result in abusive power and tyrannical rule. They believed that the government would only cater to the problems of the upper class and not care about middle class, the majority of the people. ... The...

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Although the desire for freedom may be inborn, knowledge of how democracy functions must be taught and learned. Any society that wishes to remain free needs to ensure that its citizens are well educated in the theory and practice of democracy. The responsibility for such education lies with the scho...

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Just because the majority of the world's population believes in a God, it doesn't mean that religion in public schools follows the law. On June 17, 1963, the Supreme Court ruled that laws requiring recitation of the Lord's Prayer or Bible verses in public schools do not follow the constitution. ...

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For the majority of our history, America has played a small role in world affairs. ... They felt that certain nations and races were superior to others and were destined to rule over inferior cultures and people. ...

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