Tocqueville's famous theory of "The Tyranny of the Majority" is often quoted by both Democratic and Republican parties; and always to their advantage. ... The theory of the Tyranny of the Majority, suggests that in a democracy, those who have the majority opinion may seek to control the minority. ... The first being, that there are enough checks and balances in our democratic system to prevent a national crisis; like freedom and equality of all people to vote which allows them to voice their opinion. The last election was a test of our democratic system. Tocqueville had a great impa...

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The Greek system of Democracy did have its shares of problems though. ... A body of nine elected officials whom were called archons ruled the Greek system of democracy. ... In the Athenian society both the theories failed the men, and in turn the men failed the theories. ... Most of the time these theories were considered unfair and the male citizens were not cooperative with these theories. Also theories that were fair to the citizen but not recognized by them failed. ...

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In his theory, each class must change in a specific and historically identifiable way. ... To become a communist society, Moore's theory states that the bourgeois class must become very weak or disappear. ... He argues, however, that it does not become a communist society because there is still a free market system allowing the bourgeois to prosper. ...

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Direct democracy is a system of government in which people vote directly on an issue. ... Locke's theory, "All people have the inalienable right to life, liberty, and property" is what the American government is centered around. Rousseau's theories exist but not exactly as they are stated. ... Montesquieu also referred to a system of checks and balances and he promoted the separation of powers. ...

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Wealthy citizens are more likely than poor ones to think that the "system" works for them and that their vote makes a difference. ... There is no reason to vote, because the system is working fine. ... In 1992 Democrats in Congress tried to reform the voting system by passing a bill known as the Motor-Voter Act which would make it easier for Americans to register to vote. ... To really see dramatic reforms, it would be necessary to eliminate the personal registration system entirely automatically registering all citizens or perhaps allowing same day registration; or even making Election Day...

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There are two types of theories regaurding the American Political system. ... In this system the view of the public is incosequetial and those who believe otherwise are percieved to be naieve to the governmental system. ...

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Salerno Period E Democracy in 2003 "Democracy is a philosophy; an intellection and theory that begirds the skeleton of a government". ... Although the founding of our modern political system took place over 2,000 years ago, the event still has major 1.)James Bryce, The American Commonwealth, in The Lanahan Readings in the American Polity, 3d ed. ... The original Greek theory of democracy was a government directly ruled by the people. ...

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After reading a few articles on democracy and discussing it with others some new ideas and theories have came to mind. ... Its how the voting system is set up that really separates America from how other countries run their governments. ... Democracy is an imperfect system because humans control democracy in America and as every American is human, no one is perfect. This means our government system is imperfect as well. ...

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Citizen Participation in American Politics Elections and Democracy Three Theories l Responsible party government » Elections should present a "real choice": - Political parties should stand for different policies, - The voters should choose between them, and - The winning party should carry out its mandate l Electoral reward and punishment » Voters simply make backward-looking judgments about how well incumbent officials have done » , Rewarding success with reelection and punishing failure l Electoral competition » Parties compete for votes by ...

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Recent research has spawned new theories, bordering less on social factors and more on political ones. ... The french people saw the legal system as old and outdated, and they wanted a change, a fairer representation. ... The outdated financial system caused their spending to be gratuitous, over budget, and increasing with every subsequent year. ...

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As well, all of the nations involved shared the common goals of implementing democratic systems of government and moving to market economies. ... According to theories of modernization, the higher the levels of socioeconomic achievement, the greater the pressure for open competition and, ultimately, democracy. ... Due to their longtime adherence to communist policies, these nations faced great difficulty in making the transition to a pluralist system as well as a market economy. ... With such problems as these to contend with in re-engineering their entire economic and politic...

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A LIBERAL IN INDIA By Deepannita Misra I am an Indian. By default, I am a worshipper of secular, inclusive democracy and free speech. Freedom in thought and speech 'should' symbolize what I stand for, in theory. In reality, I am the Indian who repines about my right ...

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