For example it saves time, because people wouldn't have to show up on election places physically. ... Which is by showing up physically in voting place, and participations would take place within the proper political sphere. ... Most of the time retweeting includes profile of the person who thought about the original idea, and more retweeting it gets it tends to form a small group of people with same ideas. ...

• Word Count: 1124
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On the other hand, I look the United States of America and see a place of hate, distrust, and fear. ... Think about it, the world is a democratic place believe it or not, and there are rights and wrongs that need to be enforced and changed. ... Even if President Bush had say sent in a small strike force of let's say CIA, Navy SEALS, and some other Special OPS forces in maybe three, four, or even five strike teams that were small and stealthy, then this whole situation would be very different today. If the governments of the world could simply agree on something that made sense like pea...

• Word Count: 416
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many thinkers of his era believed that the perfect society was a small republic where people were in contact with their government. ... For Madison, the problem of governing could be solved by having many smaller states as the governing political units. ... Smaller republics would quickly have to tackle factions, and they would go extremely powerful faster than the states could respond. ... To him, a small republic has a limited amount of land and territory with a small number of people within it. ... The complexities of a representative democracy are further seen in that Madison makes a poin...

• Word Count: 1364
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A small defiance of the authorities did occur but was this the revolution that had shaped a new beginning in Germany? ... With these factors in consideration the revolution that had taken place in Germany during 1918-1919, we have to question the extent in which the German people gained a full revolution. ... There was controlled chaos and rebellious civilians but a small change was all it was. ... The events that took place during what was known as the revolution were very slow, and definitely did not steer in the same course as others before it. ...

• Word Count: 768
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another factor supporting this theory is that when a war takes place in a democratic nation, their leaders must accept blame for that loss, by the voters of that particular nation. In a democratic nation, voters have a large say in what takes place in their country. ... Israeli relations have evolved from an initial American policy of sympathy and support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in 1948 to an unusual partnership that links a small but militarily powerful Israel, dependent on the United States for its economic and military strength, with the U. ... While the Vietnam War was taking...

• Word Count: 1669
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Additionally, there is a large number of grass roots support organizations that focus on microenterprise development, which I believe means the development of small businesses that produce and distribute goods and services and take in little or no capital. ... One example of NGOs carrying out this duty of promoting and protecting political rights and civil liberties is in Nigeria where a campaign by lawyers and other NGOs took place to reform the prison system by challenging the prison administrators (Sandberg 1994b, 12). Other NGO efforts of protecting civil liberties include preserving elec...

• Word Count: 452
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The micro level refers to districts, towns, counties and other small areas. ... Although this was a rather small area of land compared to today, there were still distinct areas that supported certain political ideas and political parties. ... This type of representation is tied very closely to place and space and focuses mainly on small areas such as districts, towns and boroughs. ... They have been able to make changes necessary to make our government meet our needs and to make our nation a better place to live and participate in politics....

• Word Count: 1572
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Revolutions have many characteristics in common to reform their government or way of life. The French and American Revolutions demonstrate some of these traits, They need proper representation, they responded to the monarchs opposition to change and the development of political control and influence...

• Word Count: 576
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Formulation of a policy takes place through conflicting plans arising from different interested groups. ... On the other hand, "Policy adoption may also take place when the president signs an executive order or when the Supreme Court rules on an important case (Turner et al 460). ... The government agencies use varying methods to ensure implementation of the policy takes place. ... Some social scientists believe that political power is held by a small number of wealthy individuals. ... The government should put in place measures for addressing such problems (Dye 37)....

• Word Count: 1120
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Since its formation in small scattered civilizations, through its manifestations in ancient Greece and Rome, all the way to the current faces of democratic society around the world today, the system has been refining its boundaries and the premises on which it was built. ... Eventually though, as demonstrated by the Roman Empire, a civilization can grow too large for its entire people to gather in a common place or take part in the rhetoric. ... In such an election, it is necessary for all adults to be able to vote for a representative to participate in a smaller and often more organized g...

• Word Count: 1668
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He feels that a purely democratic government would not be able to protect the rights of small groups. ... In a purely democratic government, the majority would rule, even if the majority was corrupt and did not share the same views as smaller minorities. ... In an attempt to guard against the danger of these factions, Madison proposed the idea of a Republic Government, "a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect," for the people. ...

• Word Count: 1145
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Britain is a Liberal Democracy meaning that the government should not compel or force citizens insofar as that is possible "A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes, will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished" (Mill, 2009). ... This is where pressure groups really speak to the people as many are formed based on a single issue that a small group feel strongly about, Greenpeace now with a membership of 2.8 million worldwide (Greenpeace, 2012) is an example of one such group. .....

• Word Count: 1001
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Over the years, many changes have taken place in American politics. ... Large contributors harm both non/small contributors and force out promising candidates who cannot afford to compete or who are disgusted by the corruption of electoral politics. ... When outrageous campaign contributions are made, the contributors at least have a small intention of getting a favor in return. ...

• Word Count: 1345
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to this reality and the stated requisites for democracy, the Arab Spring revolutions lacked the basis for democracy in the first place. ... In Tunisia, a small group of violent Islamist extremists, Salafists, has emerged as a pressing and dangerous issue. Salafists are ultra-conservative Sunni's that are spread between three broad groups; small political movements that have formed in recent months; non-violent Salafis; and violent Salafists and jihadists who, though small in number, have had a major impact in terms of violent attacks in an attempt to destabilize the Tunisian g...

• Word Count: 3677
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Constitutionally, the structure of government as it is built by the Mexican Constitution is in place, but the behavioral execution of the laws manufactured by this government are simply not enforced to a degree expected of a consolidated democracy. ... The country devotes an estimated 9–12 percent of its GDP to bribes, that small and medium-sized businesses spend $43 billion annually to cut bureaucratic red tape, and that 10 percent of spending on public contracts goes to corruption. 10% is common percentage to charge taxes to the government, but Mexico's people spend their 10% wi...

• Word Count: 1920
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The most interesting section of the book was the discussion of the French-Indian War or the "Seven Years War" and how it lead Great Britain to place an army on the frontier and to impose certain taxes to pay its cost. The population and movement in North America grew very fast and from these small beginnings and growth, a Revolution grew. ...

• Word Count: 700
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

President, the necessary changes in Iraq for democratization to take place, citing specifically the prerequisites to democracy needed in the nation and the region, the steps needed to be taken in order to create said democracy, and the conditions necessary within and surrounding the nation for these changes to remain after the United States and/or other forces are gone from the region. ... The idea of the federal government having the most control would promote the idea of unity, and the smaller local governments should be given a certain degree of autonomy within their jurisdictions, to ma...

• Word Count: 1711
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On the other hand, democrats were often favored amongst the smaller rural farming communities, because of their focus on agrarian lower class issues. ... Most were trying to find a place where they could start new and create a political structure that would facilitate an individual freedom unlike anything that they had previously experienced in Europe. ... This took place in the winter of 1834, when the Whig party took opposition to the democratically elected President, Andrew Jackson. ...

• Word Count: 1015
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Capitalist media systems have lead to increased concentration of corporate media ownership, a small number of firms dominate each of the major media sectors. This has based a threat on the "free" market place of ideas, because this "free" market was based on low barriers to entry, making it easier to start up new media channels. ... To the extent that globalisation does exist as an economic process, it is based to no small extent upon the rise of the global communication network. ...

• Word Count: 1561
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although there would be abundant factions in a large nation, they would be feeble compared to those in small democracies. ... Every man, including those in power need to be supervised otherwise a government would not be essential in the first place. ... Madison observes, "In the extended republic of the United States, and among the great variety of interests, parties, and sects which it embraces, a coalition of a majority of the whole society could seldom take place on any other principles than those of justice and the general good - (Jacobson, 568). ...

• Word Count: 1477
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

So in theory, if the Russian government decides to exterminate a small town of people and you run a non-government media outlet and try to report this, the government can essentially censor it and cover it up with no consequences without justifying the removal of your article to the public. ... This issue, in hindsight, could have been tackled by the government had they enforced the same media restriction laws that Russia have now to avoid this propaganda being produced in the first place. ...

• Word Count: 1057
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While "legitimacy" may be defined as "the feeling or opinion the people have that government is based upon morally defensible principles and that they should therefore obey it," then there must be a correlation between what the people want and what the government is doing if legitimacy is to take place. ... Public opinion polls represent the small percentage of issues that people have heard about. ...

• Word Count: 1183
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jian describes the sad event that took place in Tiananmen Square in 1989. ... Jian notes that although there is a small amount of people fighting against the Chinese Communist Party, they are China's "greatest hope....

• Word Count: 1175
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This meant making it easy for small parties to gain representation in the Reichstag. ... The government of Germany encouraged the workers in the Ruhr to strike but they were supported by the German treasury, so this was costly and this led to many people becoming unemployed and many small businesses going bankrupt who then swore allegiance to parties like the Nazis. ...

• Word Count: 2027
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It has many meanings and has turned up in surprising places--the Spain of General Franco, the Greece of the colonels, the Pakistan of the generals, the Eastern Europe of the commissars--usually prefaced by some qualifying adjective such as "guided," "basic," "organic," "popular," or the like, which serves to dilute, deflect, or even to reverse the meaning of the word. ... Their civilization was broken down into small city-states (never more than 10,000 citizens), and all the men voted on all issues of government. ...

• Word Count: 3560
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate