The government has tried everything to protect us, but have gone too far with the Patriotism Law. ... Discrimination is the worst thing to come out of this law. ... This new law takes that right away just on stupid suspicions. ... Another basis for this law to be recalled is lack of privacy. ... The fact that so many people are lying down and letting the government do this to us is wrong. ...
A Just Government In Athens to New York we studied many different governments and many different cultures. ... If a government can not listen to what the majority wants then that government has no right to be in power. ... They made the laws and they were the judge and jury. ... Which is the current government in England. ... This government like some others is still effective in keeping a fair system of government. ...
Governments provide guidance, help and safety to everybody. ... Because of this the government is able to resolve conflicts by making and enforcing laws, putting laws on what people can and can not do and to make the final decision. Governments also provide public services which is very helpful. ... With this they also provide good services as fire protection, law enforcement, public health, and safety programs. ... Everyone feels differently about the governments role. ...
Every year new laws get passed that are intrusions on our daily lives. One law, which I strongly disagree with, is the smoking ban. ... The government should not have the right to tell independent businesses how to operate. ... Not only is this law absurd, its discriminatory based on age. ... Instead of letting the government decide what age is old enough, this issue should be approached in a different way. ...
Wasteful Government Spending Who doesn't like pork? ... The system of democracy that is currently in place allows individual Americans the right to vote for certain representatives whom make and carry out the laws that the vast majority live by. ... Is this Government spending warranted or is this just more pork? ... The Citizens Against Government Waste agree. ... "Just When the Right Thought Big Government Was History..." ...
They then created a new Constitution, a plan of government designed to solve the governmental problems caused under the Articles of Confederation. ... Congress enacts laws, leaving enforcement of the laws to the executive branch and interpretation of them to the judicial branch. ... Madison case the judicial branch with the power and authority to interpret the constitution, was provided with a veto over federal laws. The Constitution divides governmental powers in other ways, both within the federal government and between the federal government and the states. ... The Constitution establ...
He feels that when you join this common-wealth you give up what the Law of Nature has given you before joining. ... He believes that people form common-wealth's in order to avoid some inconveniences that occur in the law of Nature. ... Another inconvenience occurs because the passions of men cause them to misapply the laws of Nature and hurt themselves and others. ... (Locke p.79) A fourth guideline is that government cannot transfer the power to make the laws to anyone other than the choice made by the people of that common-wealth. ... That is where the community as a whole uses t...
Forms of Government In the ancient world, people had practiced different government structures to rule over their state effectively. ... The first governmental structure according to the history took place in Ancient Greece. ... This assembly of all male members was authorized to pass the new laws and administer the foreign and financial affairs. ... All the members of this assembly were males over the age of eighteen, who made all the final decisions on war and laws about foreign policies. ... This assembly was responsible to pass the laws and elect the chief magistrates. ...
According to (Marc Perkel) "That the government and the courts receive their powers by the consent of the people, and that the government has a duty to put the will of the people above it's own self interests." ... The burning of the flag is an act that asserts the right of the people over the government. ... In the same way, if the government is overruling the rights of our country, we must be the ones to put our feet down and put our government back in it's place. ... For it says in the first amendment in the constitution: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment ...
Despite the government's claim that the legislation is useful for the nation's security, the newly introduced anti-terrorism law is being used to silence journalists from telling all sides of the story in the country. This law has a broad definition of terrorism that makes it easier for the government to arrest anyone they deem a "terrorist." Since the introduction of this law, several journalists have been arrested. ... The government is not the people's father. ... Journalists may publish what the government may not want to hear. ...
I share the opinion of the majority of the world in thinking that democracy is the best form of government. ... We have the power to influence (even if it is only slightly), the way the government is handled. ... The rules of enforced laws help to make democracy work. A set government with rules and consequences always helps to prevent chaos. When people are allowed to vote on which laws will go into effect it helps to gain support and respect for those laws. ...
Our history textbook states, "Athenian demokratia established principles that are enshrined in democracy today: freedom, equality, citizenship without property qualifications, the right of most citizens to hold public office, and the rule of law." ... He was the man who firmly enstilled the demokratian government in Athens. In Webster's Dictionary, democracy is defined in as, "Government by the people." ... Their government also included a complex judicial system, with courts and juries, similar to ours today. ... A democracy is a government of t...
All citizens could choose the government officials and vote for or against new laws. They held Assemblies where any citizen could speak and tell the government what it should be doing. ... The Council suggested new laws and the Assembly decided if they should be put into action, or not. ... The Athenian government was the closest to the meaning of democracy, because citizens voted on all issues of government. ... There must also be time set aside for government and the responsibilities of being a member. ...
Due process of the law therefor, justice will prevail. ... American's believe that with "Due Process of Law" justice will prevail. ... The elite of this country does not answer to the law of the land just to the people that do not like what is said. ... America is a government for the people by the people, a "Democratic Government". ... There is room in the constitution for the changing of time and the need for law and liberties of the age. ...
Types of Governments Governments can be classified into several types. Some of the more common types of governments are: 1. ... In a republic, the people elect representatives to make and enforce laws. 3. ... The exercise of police power can be in the form of making laws, compelling obedience to those laws through physical means with the aim of removing liberty, legal sanctions, or other forms of coercion and inducements. ... Some of these include expenditures on war, the enforcement of law and public order, protection of property, economic infrastructure (roads, legal tender, enforcement of...
In the early 60's the government changed the drinking age to 21. ... Besides half the reason a lot of teenagers drink is to rebel against the law. ... Also what is the point of having this law when most of the time cops don't enforce it. ... Another point is that a lot of parents don't even care if their kid drinks as long as it is responsibly and with parents giving the approval to do it then that just makes the law just that much more pointless. ... If we can drive, vote, smoke, and go to war and die for our country, then why shouldn't we be able to have a beer or tw...
I cannot for an instant recognize that political organization as my government which is the slave's government also." ... According to Thoreau, if people followed their conscience instead of the law, they would do the just thing. If people obeyed all laws, they would tend to do unjust things. ... Politicians are supposed to act according to just laws, but more often than not, they tend to take the law in their own hands. ... Even the law, which normally reinforces justice, is doing the contrary of what it is suppose to. ...
Habit is where citizens obey the law and generally don't do anything wrong. ... Consensus is an agreement or acceptance with the government's laws. ... This represents their victory and freedom over the government. ... Coercion is the lever of power most effectively used in the movie by Major Max and his government. Good reasons for this are throughout the movie, people are afraid of the government. ...
The creation of the Soviet Union and its communist government led to a fear in the U.S. that communism could spread in America and the U.S. government would be overthrown just as the Russian government and its Tsar (the Russian King) had been replaced (Tsar Nicholas II was eventually murdered by the Communists along with his entire family). ... Eventually, the government began to crackdown against these groups. ... Constitution and rule of law" which has always guided the U.S. and insured our free society were suddenly now pushed back. ... The communists or the “Redsâ€"...
The German system of government is often referred to as a "Chancellor democracy" owing to the powers and responsibilities of the Federal Chancellor, head of federal government. ... The Chancellor is the only member of the government elected by the parliament and he alone is accountable to it. ... The guidelines of government policy are set by the Chancellor, placing him in a particularly strong position in government. That the Chancellor is accountable to parliament is evidenced by the inclusion of the aconstructive vote of no confidenceÖ in the Basic Law. ...
Germany's government is one of federalism. According to Roskin (p. 197), federalism is defined as a system of government where its components have considerable autonomy. ... The inherent struggle of powers between the Lander and the National government prevents the central government from becoming powerful. ... Supreme Court the German Supreme Court is independent from other branches of government, makes sure that all statues are pursuant to the Basic Law that protects civil liberties, and unlike their U.S. counterpart are able to declare dangerous political parties illegal. ... In Ge...
The farmers did not want to be ignored and wanted laws that would reflex their lives. ... This type of government is called a Republic. ... The English Common Law gave the Americans the ideas of courts, juries, judges, and the right to a fair trial in front of a jury. The Magna Carta gave the idea of no unnecessary tax laws can be written and every citizen had a right to a trial before being put in jail. ... Montesquieu's thoughts about limited government varies between people. ...
Social developments that led to the revolution include the expansion of industry, the federal government gaining more power, and the first welfare system in America. ... By having a national currency, it could be easier to maintain the government; state authority does not come before federal authority. ... Although the federal government had these laws in place, that does not mean that people followed them. ... Now that the federal government had more power, there was a chance for ex-slaves to gain more rights and a higher status within society. ... The federal government could create Amendm...
Modern democracy have been influenced by many traditions and governments throughout time. ... Rome had a republic where people voted for others to represent them in government. However the Jews and Christians didn't have a government. ... The written law allowed everyone to know the laws and created the idea that everyone is equal under the law. ... The Roman Republic allowed a greater portion of its government to be citizens, had greater equality under the law, allowed almost any citizen to hold office....
It is the primary opportunity the people of the United States have to select representatives and influence the government. ... First, unlike the U.S., some nations like Australia and Belgium have compulsory voting laws. ... You have to find the governmental and fill out a registration form. ... Elite democrats often argue that the fact that many do not vote is a good thing, because there is no relationship between good government, democracy, and high voting rates. ... President Bush vetoed this bill, but in 1993, under a Democratic President, Congressional Democrats were able to get the bill...
