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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In terms of realism, Hans Morgenthau argues that the most important actor in international relations is the individual state. He focuses less on morality and more on the rationality for states to gain the most power when standing against other nations. ... For this, there is no reason to include moral principles and popular emotions to the support of foreign policy because a realist understands what a nation must do that which is possible and necessary rather than what is desirable. ... Certainly, two profound theorists, Hans Morgenthau and Immanuel Kant, present strategic concepts that have e...

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Elections in Canada are possibly the most highly indicative of the power of the bureaucracy and the deference of the public. ... Everyone has a tendency to focus on issues that are irrelevant to the operation of the nation while ignoring the issues that are indeed relevant; scandalous affairs or tax evasions suddenly become the topic of popular discussion while economic platforms are diminish into the background. Furthermore, it is at this time that parties develop platforms that are the most appealing to the public. ... It is also the most optimistic of the four approaches described by Dy...

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If you were to ask someone where they were from they would not say "the United States" they would most likely reply with the name of their faction, "Ohio" or "Pennsylvania" whatever be the case. ... All depending upon "who was wearing what" and "who's the most popular" it's a large part of nature to want and be with which ever faction one considers the greatest. ... They must listen because listening to the public's opinion is among the most important elements of running and managing a free society. ...

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In this culture politics is more or less viewed as a "business" which is highly competitive, offering rewards to those whom are the most talented and choose it as a career. ... New Jersey is also highly touted as the countries most politically corrupt state, filled with pockets of corruption throughout -- with cities and counties that routinely churn out criminals. ... In an individualistic political culture, ". . . a fair amount of corruption is expected in the normal course of things, there is relatively little popular excitement when any is found unless it is of an extraordinary character...

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Key terms, such as 'politics' (within the context of popular music), will at first be explained. ... The LMHR campaign attempts to inform people on these issues, through information on the website, merchandise bearing the Love Music Hate Racism slogan, and most importantly, music events and festivals. ... Shuker states that popular music is "a form of cultural capital, [ ] a source for the construction of identity, and [ ] a source of audience pleasure" (2001, p.193). ... Although the examples of the BNP and LMHR have been used due to their lack of ambiguity in their polit...

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American Foreign Policy / POLS 4690 A paper submitted to Dr. Galatas of the History and Political Science Department at Georgia South Western State University The Era of Good Feelings: An Era of Idealism or Realism? The Era of Good Feelings was the national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817. The "era" generally is considered coextensive with President James Monroe's two terms (1817-25), it really began in 1815, when for the first time American citizens could afford to pay less attention to Europ...

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Perhaps his most famous work, The Social Contract, provides a blueprint for the basis of rightful political order within the existing structure of classical republicanism. ... The most important figure in Enlightenment economics was Adam Smith who is considered to be both a pioneer in political economy and the father of modern economics. ... Voltaire is considered to be one of the most famous Enlightenment philosophers. ... Bentham believed that society could teach individuals to be rational by giving them an ideal environment to learn proper behaviour in.Utilitarianism became quite popular an...

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Both forms coexist together in many countries, because most parties are a mix of both parties, they are not mutually exclusive. ... The only unifying element of it was that it mimicked the ideals that benefitted the elite most. ... Out of all three of the cases of totalitarian systems of government Belarus is the most lenient towards the idea. ... The United Kingdom is considered a monarchial republic though currently the monarchy does not actually possess much power in comparison to the parliament, whose members are elected by the popular vote and is partitioned into a few dominant parties. ...

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In order to not be hated by the people Machiavelli stresses once again the importance of maintaining a certain image "everyone can see what you appear to be, whereas few have direct experience of what you really are, and those few will not dare to challenge the popular view" . ... While the details differ slightly, each leader typically summoned the most powerful men to one place under false pretences and after killing them assume power. ...

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Virtu Like most Western philosophers, Niccolo Machiavelli's ideas were heavily influenced by the early Greek philosophers. Most notable among the Greek philosophers who inspired Machiavelli was Plato. ... Machiavelli's belief is concurrent with most of the nations of the free world: a good leader's main responsibility is to preserve his country first. ... Because it is only through this level of participation that Machiavelli's most profound and promising vision of and the most political of his images of the citizen can be manifested. ... "Any form of government, inc...

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"Americans" at this time had only about one century of their own history and most living in the colonies had not been there for the whole century, they were for all purposes British - not American, at least not yet. ... Since 1660 England had been absorbed into the idea of separation of functioning branches of government, it was a popular theory with the extreme radicals during the Civil War and both Locke and Montesquieu discussed it in their political philosophies and writings. ... The late seventeenth and most of the eighteenth centuries saw many upheavals in England, which helped to shape ...

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The need for laws and a strong military force to enforce those laws is considered by Machiavelli as one of the most important concern for any ruler that has any hopes of maintaining control over their territory. ... One of the most interesting points that Machiavelli identifies is the importance of the prince in being a master of the art of warfare to utilize his troops logically. He explains that such knowledge is necessary to understand the organization and discipline of his army as well as the most efficient way to defend his nation. ... "The prince who spends freely on building projects, p...

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau constructed The Social Contract to solve the question of freedom, specifically, the preservation and survival of what he terms as civil freedom, and his solution to this problem, in its most general sense, is the construction of the civil state. ... Book I is most important to The Social Contract because it describes the makeup of the civil state that Rousseau believes will preserve the freedom of the people, and it explains the contract on which the state will rest. ... The focus of Rousseau's theory of Sovereignty that offers the most difficulty is his view that, f...

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau constructed The Social Contract to solve the question of freedom, specifically, the preservation and survival of what he terms as civil freedom, and his solution to this problem, in its most general sense, is the construction of the civil state. ... Book I is most important to The Social Contract because it describes the makeup of the civil state that Rousseau believes will preserve the freedom of the people, and it explains the contract on which the state will rest. ... The focus of Rousseau's theory of Sovereignty that offers the most difficulty is his view that, f...

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Governments are created as a means to establish rules and laws as a guide to solving conflicts, and for the protection of the citizen's liberty and security. In a democratic society the government is not a single all- powerful authority wielding ultimate decisive power. Democratic institutions, such as courts, the executive and legislative branches of government, rely on the strength of the majority vote. If the government institutions rely on the will of the majority, problems can emerge of preserving and protecting an individual's liberty and security because of the immense dom...

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In a Michael Moore's 2004 Documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, Congressman Jim McDermott stated that no Senator had actually read the bill and John Conyers Jr. as saying "We don't read most of the bills. ...

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