Is the army on the right road to democratization, or is it risking what some call "restoration" of the authoritarian regime in a new form? ... Sisi started avoiding the mistakes of his predecessor by quickly appointing a civilian government and president and engaging civilians in setting the new road map for Egypt, which consists of, but not limited to, voting on a new constitution, as well as respective presidential and parliamentary elections. ... The question should not be whether or not Egypt is on the road to democracy, it should be who is responsible for the productio...

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Rights and Responsibilities In the path of growing up, adolescents either gain, or have thrust upon them a range of rights and equivalent responsibilities. A right is generally something which is given to us as a privilege. There are many rights which are rewarded to adolescents in the growi...

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Could you imagine waking up in Iraq under the rule of Sadamn? I could not even conceive of the idea and this is why I must conclude that yes, government is necessary in every society. Government is one of humanity's oldest and most important institutions. From earliest times, some kind of governmen...

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A utopian government althought idealistic is utterly impossible. If there was to be one the following are what I would like. First I would address citizen involvment in the government and society around it. Second I would like to adress the leadership in this country. Third is the division of p...

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The three defining moments are: Aboriginal Right to Vote 1960, Indian Act 1951 and Oka Standoff 1990. All these events have a certain meaning for Canada and Aboriginal population in Canada. They tell us what Indians fought for and what they got it. Actions taken by Aboriginal people have signifi...

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Some of these include expenditures on war, the enforcement of law and public order, protection of property, economic infrastructure (roads, legal tender, enforcement of contracts, etc.), public works, social engineering, and the operation of government itself. ...

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In many states today's youth can legally drive an automobile with their parents at the age of 15 ½ years old, and can drive on their own at the age of 16. The government feels that at the age of 16, kids are responsible enough to own and drive a 2000-pound machine at legal speeds of up to 65 mile...

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Although Jacksonian Democrats promoted political democracy, equal opportunity, and personal liberty during Andrew Jackson's two terms as president from 1828 to 1836, they were exclusively given to White males. Despite Jackson's proclaimed "politics for the common man," he may as well have said "poli...

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Governance is an entity which is key to any nation's survival and growth. In the democratic system it is often open to scrutiny from political opponents and the public alike; term after term members of the government face the inevitable 'threat' of being replaced during elections. Although suc...

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Voting is at the heart of the democratic process. The voice of the people is supposed to be the final decision; however, the average voter turnout for midterm elections has been dwindling. This voter apathy can be attributed to excessive slander campaigns, wishy-washy candidate platforms, and by t...

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Jacksonian democracy was created during antebellum America. The Jackson democrats attempted to aggrandize the puissance of lower classes poor while decreasing the influence of the rich and potent. Economically, they benefited from governing during a time of paramount advances in transportation, whic...

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The Jackson democrats attempted to amplify the strength of lower classes' poor, while decreasing the influence of the rich and powerful. Economically, they benefited from governing during a time of leading advances in transportation, which boosted commerce and helped the common man. Politically, the...

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Though The Hall of People in Berlin, the construction and expansion of roads and thoroughfares, and the implementation of state measures to control hygiene and traffic, militaristic planning of cities are evident of attempts for Haussmanesque transformations and plans of war, the Fascists in Germany, Italy, and Russia were unable to fully execute a complete concrete embodiment of their political system largely due to interruptions in construction during the Second World War. ... This was accomplished by building roads, schools, bridges, dams, and public buildings. ...

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Jacksonian democracy came about during a time of dramatic change in America. The Jackson democrats, whose influence spanned several decades in the early 19th century, attempted to strengthen the power of the poor lower classes while weakening the influence of the rich upper class. Economically, th...

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Later on down the road obviously he formed his own opinions but him and my mom have two completely different political upbringings, which shows a lot during discussions. ... The reason being, my mom doesn't feel like the entire world is out to get us like my dad does so when topics like gun laws, and money, and war are brought up the seem to hit a bump in the road and begin to argue that white people are either heartless careless people or that they mean well for the most part. ...

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The Struggle for Democracy The word "democracy", originated from the Greeks, which meant "the people to rule." However, democracy in America is not as simple as "power to the people", but is actually a complicated system of government and politics. There are two forms of democracy, which are dir...

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The topic of democratization is an important aspect of the world's contemporary political environment as much discussion evolves around its evolution and spread as a universal value around the globe. It is a political process that has started its third wave in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. (McFaul, 2002) This was followed by a very significant phase in the progression of democratization, when most of the countries that were part of the Soviet Union started to move away from authoritarianism and entered wh...

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Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. Conclude this section with a description of the structure of American government [all branches] and politics at that time. The history of American government starts several year before there was even an American government with a series of events mainly between the British colonies and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. Under British rule colonists were required to feed and quarter British so...

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One of the reasons that China's GDP has been growing at a yearly average of ten percent for the past two decades is the large amount of Foreign Direct Investment coming from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the West. However, China's GDP growth rate dropped to 8.7 percent during 2012 with a slow down in export...

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How successful have the post-communist states been in establishing a stable democracy? Regime Change This essay will study the success rate of the establishment of a stable democracy in post-communist states. It will give a short introduction on democracy, what classifies as democracy, and the different paths taken to democracy, also stating the different problems that post-communist countries had to face when hey began the process of democratisation. In addition to this it will state the collapse of communism and why thee countries have chosen a democratic' government rather than an ...

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Romania - a Special Case - Corruption, Deficiencies of the Party System, Authoritarianism - Not quite two years before local elections, one and a half years before parliamen-tary elections and two years before presidential elections, Romania seems to be standing at a crossroads. Thus, the ruling post-communists, the Romanian Social Democrats (PSD) of prime-minister and PSD party leader Adrian Nastase have to decide on how to continue the required political, social and economic transforma-tion process. Can they afford social unrest due to required reforms of the eco-nomic and social sys...

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