The Electoral College nullifies the value of the democratic popular vote by conferring the power of the presidency to the candidate who accumulates 270 of the State apportioned Electoral College votes. ... In the Electoral College system each state is given a number of votes apportioned by their representation in congress, one for each member of the Senate and House, in most cases to be cast by electors as a lump sum all to the winner of the popular vote in their respective state. ... Most importantly the noted difficulty of amending the Constitution, which is the only way to permanently insti...

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Later, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote one of the most memorable documents in American history ; the Declaration of Independence. ... Nevertheless, in order for democracy to exist it is necessary that the presence of the popular vote and approval of any decision making in the government. ... The popular vote is better qualified to approve any law since the decision made by the many are better than the decisions made by the wise few or the wisest one. ...

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It started as a popular or direct form with the state in a size of a "city". ... According to Greenberg, there are three "fundamental attributes of democracy: popular sovereignty, which requires that the ultimate source of authority rests with the people and that government functions in the interest and deliberative will of a majority of citizens who are active and participate in the political process armed with accurate political information; political equality, which refers to decision-making where each person carries the same weight in voting and other political decision making; and politic...

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Therefore, Locke's political views of popular sovereignty, mixed government, separation of powers, and countervailance model became the origin of the theory of constitutional government. ... In Second Treatise of Government, Locke abandoned Bodin's idea of sovereignty and adopted popular sovereignty. ... Also, Locke pointed out that an absolute or arbitrary government would not preserve the most important intentions of a society, being the protection of life, liberty, and fortune. ... Since "making law" was the most important trust of the government, the legislative function was...

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According to democratic theory, elections, political parties, and representative legislatures are means of implementing popular sovereignty. 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 guarante...

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This is surely one of the most important questions to ponder in macro-political theory. ... Yet even within the most popular views of civil society, there are differences aplenty. ... Among them, we shall narrow our focus to the popular views of Locke, Tocqueville, and Marx. ... According to Locke, God patiently succumbed to a different structure than what most people may have imagined. ... At the root of all definitions lies the notion of popular power, of a situation in which power, and maybe even authority, rests with the common people. ...

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The most notable effect, the gridlock experienced by our government officials when the two coteries are at an impasse, results in a compromise, but one that does not always manifest itself quickly or politely. This gridlock occurs most frequently when one faction's impression of the other party's intentions and desired outcome based on dissenting points of interest. ... Can popular government be sustained despite the continuation of war by other means, that is, the critical difference of interest? If our elected officials are able to put the labels (Democrat and Republican) aside and...

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This is perhaps due to the fact that Poland had a "moderately conciliatory communist regime ready to tolerate some opposition activity and permitting a modicum of economic and political liberalization-(Kitshelt et al, 1999,387), the reason for this is that most Poles were devout Catholics; given the explicit humanism and atheism of communists, it becomes even more obvious why they never achieved popular legitimacy in Poland (Holmes, 1997,69). ...

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They debated the merits of monarchy, oligarchy and popular rule, finally settling on monarchy, where Darius is made their king. ... The initial decision was to kill all adult men and enslave the rest; Diodotus warned, however, "the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usually goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind. " (Thucydides 3.42) Heeding his council, the Athenians withdrew their original order and as replacement: the execution of the leaders of the coup. ... The most famous example is Alcibiades, the elected leader who ...

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Fascism also rejects the liberal doctrines of individual autonomy and rights, political pluralism, and representative government, yet it advocates broad popular participation in politics and may use parliamentary channels in its drive to power. ... In the first instance, it is the non- believers and most importantly, it is the U.S. and the Americans, in the latter the hatred of racially inferior people like the Jews, gypsies, mentally disabled, homosexuals or any other group that did not fit a strict set of qualifications as a pure and loyal Aryan. ...

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Direct Democracy - The truest form of democratic government in which the people rule directly by popular vote. ... Queen Victoria - England's longest reigning monarch; most outstanding constitutional monarch. ...

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Despite the fact that many poor Whites were finally given the opportunity to partake in the political and economic opportunities that were previously available only to White male landowners, no rights whatsoever were given to women and Jacksonian policies were oppressive toward most minorities. The area where Jacksonian Democrats made the most progress was in the area of political democracy. ... In addition, the choosing of electors was changed from selection by the state legislatures to popular voting which allowed electors to be chosen by the common people instead of the wealth - and often...

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During a time when monarchies and other forms of class-ranking governments dominated the western cultures, Athens was among the first, and certainly the most famous, to introduce a new form of government in which the citizens held the power: democracy. ... Also, Greece was, on the whole, a very successful area, despite an array of varying political systems, and while Athens was one of the most successful, it could not have been completely due to the democratic system. ... He stated, Naturally, since the smallest amount of intemperance and injustice, together with the highest scrupulousness...

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During a time when monarchies and other forms of class-ranking governments dominated the western cultures, Athens was among the first, and certainly the most famous, to introduce a new form of government in which the citizens held the power: democracy. ... Also, Greece was, on the whole, a very successful area, despite an array of varying political systems, and while Athens was one of the most successful, it could not have been completely due to the democratic system. ... He stated, Naturally, since the smallest amount of intemperance and injustice, together with the highest scrupulousness...

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For most of this century the export markets for motion pictures, TV programmes, music, recordings and books, have been dominated by western firms, usually the US. ... Furthermore James Madison states " A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both." ... Moreover when Internet finally does become economically and technically viable most of the TNC's will be among those firms that again share the majority of sites and business we will find on the net. ...

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Those three presidents being so closely involved with the new government helped choose the Congress members, so there was very little difference of opinion between the two branches, other than two amendments most of the government policy remained static. ... Presidential politics became national and very popular, and as a result it gave way to changes in the nomination process that gave more local control to the average voter by having national nominating conventions, and replacing the caucus system of the previous era. ...

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Finally there is also no government mandate, which means it is feasible for a party to win the most seats, not only with a minority of the votes but also with fewer votes that one of its rivals. ... However PR has become less popular in continental countries due to its tendency of leading to coalition governments, which as the Weimar republic proved, has its problems. ... Which would be the most dangerous thing to happen to the politics of the UK, as the Lord Acton said, "power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely". ...

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Secularism spread to other countries and most of today's Western countries have democratic, secular governments. ... The French core Democratic platform of "Liberty Equality, Fraternity" soon became a popular slogan around the world. ...

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If Madison's definition of human nature holds, then each branch of government should behave in a manner conducive to accruing the most amount of power for its branch. ... According to Michael Parenti, "To the extent that it existed at all, the majoritarian principle was tightly locked into a system of minority vetoes, making sweeping popular actions nearly impossible."" ( Parenti 46) But why decide to set up a democracy and then create policies that ensure its adherence to a status quo? ... The believed in the rule of government by the most competent of society; a pure democracy would a...

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The most important aspect of both these forms is the participatory nature, whereas one of them entails the active participation of the populace in the discussion and decision making process, the other is concern with the delegation of these duties to an elected group of people to do the discussion and decision making process for the populace. ... Decision Making The idea that representative democracy resolves a dilemma on "How to combine popular preference with expert judgement" A. ... The decision of these expert" representative are ambiguous in the sense that one is not sure if a majority vo...

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Essay Question 1: How has the Arab Spring fundamentally changed Middle Eastern society and the evolution of future politics in the region? The implications of this movement have resulted in a global impact that crosses borders, oceans and continents, significantly affecting the social, political, a...

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When democracy has become a practical reality in most developed countries it also became a subject of fierce criticism (Almond, 1989). ... Curiously enough, "democracy" is one of the most controversial and undefined term in modern political study. ... Unfortunately, it led to anarchy and then one of the most brutal tyrannies in the history of this country. ... Consequently, one of the most important conditions for the stability of democracy is its legitimacy in the eyes of the citizens. ... However, the popular belief that socially homogeneous society is a guarantor of stability and well-being...

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Roosevelt's most significant contribution to the debate was the recognition and acceptance of this new cooperate economy, and he continued to sound this theme. ... Another belief of Roosevelt was that changes in the political process, including the initiative, referendum, recall, popular primary and direct election of senators, could increase individual political power, effectively checking the potential power of the corporations without restricting their economic efficiency and advantages. ... Wilson believed that an economy made up of many small, independent economic procedures would l...

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The Framer's realized that there is so much territory in the United States and because of this a democracy would lead to many people participating and the government would be run on popular ideas or passions. ... The idea of representation among the citizens is defined as equal and it is for the most part. ...

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The Framer's realized that there is so much territory in the United States and because of this a democracy would lead to many people participating and the government would be run on popular ideas or passions. ... The idea of representation among the citizens is defined as equal and it is for the most part. ...

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