The Athenians' aim was "[to share] social power of the faith land" (317), which gave decisive power to majority rule. ... According to Constant, irrational decisions decided by majorities are exactly what modern liberties intend to protect. Modern citizens' actions are not always protected by the norms and morals determined by a majority rule; thus, modern liberty is necessary to protect individuals from persecution. ... Aristotle believed that by combining virtue and majority rule, Greek democracy provided the outlet for Athenian's to achieve his utopia. Constant&#x...

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Etymologically, the term originated from two Greek terms, "demo" which means "people" and "cratus", meaning to rule, hence Democracy as the "rule of the people". ... Representative Government operates under the principles of "Majority rules" and the "Rule of Law". ... Only those who are legally qualified vote, and the majority of the votes cast determine the "titular sovereign" representing the "real sovereign" (people). ... But it's always been that way in a nation ruled by rich white, predominantly Christian elitist men from birth". ... One cannot say however, that their points of view ...

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The term democracy is believed to have originated from a Greek term "demos kratos" which means the rule of the people. ... Plato as a philosopher criticized democracy as a government not fit to fully represent the eligible citizens or the majority. ... He sees this form of government as better than democracy in the sense that power will be in the hands of the military who may happen to share the same virtues with the majority but he then came to realize its weakness by citing that the military by nature can possess the element of being power hungry, thereby oppressing the majority. ...

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-Aristotle Democracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly exercised by the whole body of citizens, under procedures of majority rule. ... Decisions were made not with the interest of the majority but with the interests of the few. ... This discontent of the majority of the people made way for the form of government called a tyranny. ... Wherever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be few or many, that is an oligarchy, and where the poor rule, that is a democracy." ... (Finley, 13) Politics is the act of reaching decisions by public majority. ...

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These factions, whether they be a majority or a minority, are a group of individuals drawn together by a common cause orpassion? ... And yes, once again a faction is formed, which leads us to believe that this last form of control is hitherto useless, because even with its purpose to control, the faction with a majority would undoubtedly prevail and leave behind a defeated minority faction. ... Therefore surpassing the insurmountable issue of having the argumentation hindered by the principle of majority rule developed under the umbrella of democracy. ...

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A question extensively debated that may seem to be a question without an end; since we can never really know if we have in fact instated the proper formulation of this concept of synchronized, cooperative, and rule abiding society by a means of a structured ruling body. ... A point that is shared is the idea that the majority could exert its powers over the ruling body and influence its decision making, and on this one point the two philosophers are very insistent on fearing the idea of coercion. ... His idea was that people required there liberty to grow, and flourish; but they also required ...

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It was a time were the United States was ruled by the Cooperative Federalism, given grant-in-aid (money from the government to a specific project) to the states, private agencies and universities so they can improve in specific fields of research. ... Due to the fact of being a large nation with big ethnic differences and ideologies all over their territory, the states need power to make their own rules so they can defend their population from the 'big boss' that is the central government. ... I wouldn't focus either on changing the whole system, instead, I will work in amendin...

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Throughout "Apology," Socrates continued to bring up the issue of majority rule and the problems associated with the idea of an ideal democracy. In his opinion, just because there was a majority consensus on certain issues didn't mean that this majority consensus was always correct. ...

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Introduction Malaysia is a country that practices Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy since achieving independence from British rule on August 31, 1957. ... France was then ruled by Louis XVI who proclaimed "I am the state" which means that he is the absolute authority in the country. ... It consists of members from political parties which won the majority of seats in the elections and is headed by the Prime Minister. ... However, it is necessary to bear in mind that the party that won the majority of seats in Parliament forms the Cabinet. ... Thus, the question of the execu...

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Britain is ruled by a modern-day monarchy, or constitutional monarchy, headed by a hereditary ruler with very little power other than what she is given by the unwritten constitution. Other than appointing the prime minister, 'Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith' is little more than a figurehead, unlike when England was once ruled by monarchs with absolute power. ... In Britain, the Prime Minister's unique position of a...

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If the majority of Americans do not politically participate, then the legitimacy of our nations' claim to be a democracy remains unanswered. ... In the majority party (the party which controls Congress), the person who has served the longest has the most power. ... There is a "non-political myth" that the only things that Judges do is apply rules neutrally. ... The key features of a bureaucracy are that they are large, specialized, run by official and fixed rules, relatively free from outside control, run on a hierarchy, and they must keep written records of everything they do. Bureaucr...

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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. ... This type of a pure democracy would never be able to control factions because the majority faction would always prevail, and there would be no way to protect minority rights. ... Madison addresses the virtues that the representative government brings on a standpoint of the majority, not the minority. ... I agree completely with Madison, I feel that our representatives should be "trustees" and not people elected by the views of a large majorit...

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When it comes to government officials making their decisions it is very easy for them to follow the political golden rule of, " those who have the gold make the rules" (Lowi et al 395). ... Interest groups are not fully understood by the majority of American's causing them to often have a negative connotation in their minds, but interest groups play a major rule in maintain and advancing democracy within the nation. ...

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The word democracy is derived from two Greek words: demos, meaning "the people," and kratos, meaning, "rule." ... The rule of a few will produce a government that passes laws for the benefit of the few. ... The rule of the many will create a government that legislates on behalf of the majority. ...

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In most cases, the agenda changes when a new president is elected or when the party with majority members changes in the Congress (Turner et al 462-464). ... This must be accepted by majority of members. 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). ... Elitist theoreticians believe that the power elite do not represent the choices of the majority of the people because they do not garner for mass support. ... They are close to the executive branch of government, whic...

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The vast majority of our society, those wishing to remain unaffected by political crime and violence, expect nothing less from the police, than protection. ... Making sure that the community would be able to have its say through a Member of Parliament, who had won a majority vote. ... As long as the police confine their surveillance to simple observation and don't violate any cardinal rules, the community shouldn't have a problem. ...

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Most Americans are not only liberals, in the classical sense of believing in individual liberty, but are also democrats since they believe in equality, majority rule, with recognition of the rights of minorities, and government that is responsive and responsible to a broad electorate. ... Some communist countries tend to call themselves democratic, and the mere fact that a government is elected by a majority of the popular vote does not of itself guarantee a democracy. ...

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Federalism can also refer to a governing system where sovereignty and constitutionalism is fully embraced fully as the way to rule. ... In his argument, an administration based on democratic principles of the majority rule as well as equality fulfills all the requirements of federalism. ...

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In the majority party (the party which controls Congress), the person who has served the longest has the most power. ... There is a "non-political myth" that the only thing that Judges do is apply rules neutrally. ... The key features of a bureaucracy are that they are large, specialized, run by official and fixed rules, relatively free from outside control, run on a hierarchy, and they must keep written records of everything they do. Bureaucracies focus on rules, but their members are unhappy when the rules are exposed to the public. ...

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In Locke's' book "Two Treatises of Government" he argued that when a government is unfit to rule the citizens of its country the masses should overthrow it. ... Having a majority vote of decisions that affect citizens directly and a government willing to listen the a stable society will be in order. ... By electing a representative to make decisions based on their ideology can make life easier and maintain rule of law. ... Constitutional rights and rule of law are eliminated and the citizens are forced to live with it. No research translating into a vote is allowed and the ...

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The word comes from two Greek words: demos, meaning "the people," and kratein, meaning "to rule." These two words are joined together to form democracy, literally meaning, "rule by the people" (Pious). The Greek system of government was perhaps closer to a true democracy or rule by the people than any other in history. ... Instead, they ruled themselves directly; each man was a life long member of the decision making body. ... What they came up with was a representative democracy wherein elected representatives rather than direct rule by the people rule the government. ...

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These are the Constitution, Parliamentary democracy, freedom of speech and religion, English as the national language, the rule of law, acceptance and equality. The Government's aim is to build on our success as a culturally diverse, accepting and open society, united through a shared future, and a commitment to our nation, its democratic institutions and values, and the rule of law. ... Its vision is of a vigorous, multicultural Australia, united by a shared future, an overriding commitment to our nation and its democratic institutions and values, and support for the rule of law, with...

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In its essence, a democracy is a society of the people that is ruled by the people. ... It implies that every citizen, each with their own personal ideas, concerns, and perspectives can have a voice in setting the rules that they must abide by. This theme of, in a sense, being one of the rulers (participating in government) instead one of the ruled (as in a dictatorship) is the central concept that is supported and upheld by the other principals of democracy. ... Different societies have different specific rules and systems in which elections are carried out and the term-lengths and positio...

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As people are rational, they understand that they are better living in a world with moral rules than without. ... For this reason, the elected government can only rule by consent with the ruled people and there is no need that the government has total power over the people. The government is formed with the basic purpose to serve the rights of the common good of the people, that is to protect the rights of the individuals and to represent the will of the majority. ... As a result, any kind of authority brings limits to the independence and freedom of the ruled people. ...

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Although the desire for freedom may be inborn, knowledge of how democracy functions must be taught and learned. Any society that wishes to remain free needs to ensure that its citizens are well educated in the theory and practice of democracy. The responsibility for such education lies with the scho...

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