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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Machiavellian theory derives from the unrest of the citizens and the need for princes to squash rebellion by whatever means possible. ... Later in this same century, Martin Luther began publishing his own theories on how political systems should be constructed. ... The problem with this theory, and Luther addresses this himself, is that the population is not made up entirely of Christians. ... He moved back to Machiavelli's notion of the nature of man, but then extended that theory into what he called the "state of nature". ... According to Locke's design for an efficient and just p...

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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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(Macionis et al 1997, p.452) A media release issued Wednesday 14 October 1998 by the National Tax and Accountants Association in regard to the inequity of the proposed income tax system also supports the Marxist theory. ... This is not a fair taxation system; an efficient taxation system should not be beneficial to some and not others. ... A perspective adhering to the sociological theory of conflict. The conflict theory is based on the notion that dominant groups use their power to coerce situations to serve their own interests in detriment to subordinate groups. In relation to Australian soc...

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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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The judicial and legislative branches have a system of checks and balances placed on the executive branch and vice verse. The system of checks and balances allows two branches to override another branch. ... Government plays such a high role that a libertarian system of government can easily lean more towards a dictatorship if proper caution is not taken. ... Since there is no government, the society can't regulate trade, set up national banking systems, declare war, build roads, tax, and declare war or even coin money. ... In theory conservation is supposed to work, but has never withsto...

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Authoritarianism- a political system in which the government tolerates little or no opposition to its rules but permits nongovernmental centers of influence and allows debate on issues of public policy. ... Conflict theory was definitely present in this movie. ... Social exchange theory was also present. ...

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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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It is statistics like this that says our economic system depends on inequality in order to survive. ... There are class systems to separate races, sex, and gender, but there is also a class system that distinguishes between the rich and the poor. ... The conflict theory states that poverty is a side effect of the capitilist system, where those with access to resources and power exploit those who don't have the same type of access to maximize their profit. ... The conflict theory is not a solution to the problem of poverty; it is enabling it and making it harder to recover from. ...

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It is statistics like this that says our economic system depends on inequality in order to survive. ... There are class systems to separate races, sex, and gender, but there is also a class system that distinguishes between the rich and the poor. ... The conflict theory states that poverty is a side effect of the capitilist system, where those with access to resources and power exploit those who don't have the same type of access to maximize their profit. ... The conflict theory is not a solution to the problem of poverty; it is enabling it and making it harder to recover from. ...

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He was frustrated with the undergraduate system then. ... His whole political theory is based on his perception of human nature. He did believe in Hobbes's, 'means satisfy the ends' theory but only to a certain extent. ... He might seem to be straightforward but he adds to his philosophy a theory of morals which could be really confusing. ... It is mentioned above that his theories could get confusing, or more like overlapping. ...

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To begin with, Lao Tzu's philosophy on how the government system should work is old and abandoned; on the other hand, Machiavelli's philosophy is modern and practiced. Furthermore, Machiavelli supports his philosophy through history and logic; while, Lao Tzu explains his theory through moral implications and selfless virtues. ... Furthermore, Lao Tzu does not support our economic system that revolves around machinery. ... We invent new ideas, machines, and systems to make our life easier. ... He knows how our self-interested minds work so he can modify, create, or abandon the g...

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Applying this theory a problem occurs; i.e. both optimistic musicals and movies were made in America in the forties. ... To make a movie one has to deal with a system of selection and combination, both different and competing cultural aspects, and industrial and institutional factors have influence on a movie production. ... Currently, about 85% of theatres in the United States subscribe to this system and will not admit individuals under seventeen to R-rated movies without a parent/guardian present. ... The National Association of Theater Owners, which represents about sixty-five percent of s...

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Ethics as defined by the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary are; the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation, a set of moral principles or values, and a theory or system of moral values. ...

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