For this equality to occur, the same laws must apply to all people, all people must have equal civil rights, and they must be allowed to unreservedly express their opinions. ... In the near future, it is hoped that our society will take more interest in political issues, campaigns, and policies. ...
His reason for this is that one, the States would continue to make there own local laws and the National Government would only make the laws that would govern the nation. ... To these would be opposed a militia amounting to near half a million of citizens with arms in their hands, officered by men chosen from among themselves, fighting for their common liberties, and united and conducted by governments possessing their affections and confidence." ...
Dedicated to the tradition of self-government Jacksonian Democrats defended political parties as "indispensable allies of local democracy" because of the connection that they were able to foster between he people and the fundamental laws of the country. ... This ardent defense was demonstrated in 1832 after South Carolina declared a new tariff law "null and void" and threatened to secede from the Union if the federal government tried to reverse its decision. Jackson rejected South Carolina's claim of a right to nullify a federal law because their actions contradicted the Constitution and ...
Nobles forced King John to sign this "Great Charter" that created the English "Parliament", or law-making body, and stated that the written laws held a higher power than the king, thereby limiting the power of the Royal family and giving some of that power to the people. ... In direct democracies, all citizens are actively involved in making decisions, while in indirect democracies, citizens elect representatives to make laws and administer governmental affairs (Green 27). ...
Hundreds of students, Liu Xiaobo, Zhou Duo, Hou Dejian, and Gao Xin went on a hunger strike to protest against martial law and call for a peaceful transition to democracy" (Jian 5). ... For example, Jian writes phrases like, "It's near psychotic repression of any mention of Tiananmen reveals its guilt for past bloodshed and terror of the truth," to show how dangerous it is for the people in China to mention the terrible events that happened in Tiananmen Square. ...
An important topic in international politics today is if Iraq has the ability to politically succeed. Judging by their present democratic and military standing; Iraq seems to be headed in the wrong direction. The westernized view of political success or democracy is still in reach but Iraqi citizens must overcome a number of problems before it can be effectively achieved. Although a political transformation to a westernized style of democracy may never be fully accomplishable because of the differing culture and social norms, Iraqi citizens still must strive for their government to conquer the...
He continued, stating that "the poor, instead of forming the huge majority of the nation, as always happens in aristocracies, are few in number, and the law has not bound them together by the ties of a wretchedness which has no remedy and passes from generation to generation" (Tocqueville 738). ... They see it from close enough quarters to know its charms without getting near enough to enjoy them and they die before fully relishing its delights" (Tocqueville 625). ...
Throughout the novel "Lord Of the Flies," author William Golding incorporates characters, objects, and events which represent concepts or ideas pertaining to the flaws of mankind. These things are known as allegories, because they are symbols that stand for the truths about human life. Golding uses ...
Introduction: The Weimar Republic was created after World War I with Germany in a state of near-anarchy. ... But the problem became even worse when in 1923 French and Belgian troops invaded the Ruhr which was a heavy industrial area for Germany, the French and Belgians were perfectly within the law to do this under the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles since Germany had been late in making a payment. ...
Certainly, there are both pros and cons regarding those two different types of government structures.Within communist countries people are worried mostly about the independence in law which leads to corruption within the country. ... In the 1970s, the Chinese government launched a project to establish the Special Economic Zone near the coast of China. ...
The position of Prime Minister in Canada grants the leader the near-dictatorial powers that were once required to maintain peace and cohesiveness in a country that was plagued by regionalism and separatists during its inception. ... Indeed, under section 91 of the Constitution Act of 1867, the federal government had the broad power to make laws for what it felt was the "peace, order, and good government,"" of Canada. ...
