The micro level refers to districts, towns, counties and other small areas. ... This type of representation is tied very closely to place and space and focuses mainly on small areas such as districts, towns and boroughs. ... The geography of elections has defintiely had its changes throughout our history. ... 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....

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"Clearly the regime believes they have got to use more force and they have to get on top of this before it expands into more towns and gets beyond the capabilities of the security forces to be in all places at all times" (Derhally). ... In the days ahead, the United States will continue to increase our pressure on the Syrian regime, and work with others around the world to isolate the Assad government" (Derhally). ... "Hardships make us more resilient, conspiracies make us stronger, and pressure causes it to adhere more to our standards and rights that cannot be liquidated or marginalize...

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Jackson shared the same opinions stating, "It is easy to conceive that great evils to our country and its institutions might flow from such a concentration of power in the hands of a few men irresponsible to the people," (DOC B). ... "Every man in the towns" was "an independent citizen; every man in the country a landowner...Controversies between candidates for office on some difficult subjects, of which the people were to be the judges," observed Harriet Martineau as she visited the United States from Britain (DOC D). ...

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The problem who is maybe still present in our days is that representation is confused with democracy and they are instead really different.... According to his point of view the ancient Greek model of government could not be used in modern states, since this kind of democracy is only possible in small town (Mill: 1861, 217-218). ...

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The word "democracy," as well as the concept it represents, can be traced back to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The beginnings of democracy can be credited to the Greeks of the sixth century BC. The word comes from two Greek words: demos, meaning "the people," and kratein, meaning "to ...

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In "The Best Laid Plans," by Terry Fallis, political problems and personal identity crises are prominently featured as the main characters struggle to overcome political turmoil in small-town Ontario and Ottawa. ... Michael Zaleski, in reference to the voter turnout says, "Ah, well, Muriel Parkinson earned 3,600 votes last time around, so I'd say our support has dropped significantly since you signed up Mr. ...

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The Influence of the Greeks on American Democracy "Tyranny is the rule of one man to the advantage of the ruler, oligarchy to the advantage of the rich, democracy to the advantage of the poor." -Aristotle Democracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly exercised by the whole body of citizens, under procedures of majority rule. This type of democracy is know as a direct democracy, however the form of government that citizens exercise the same right not in person but through elected representatives is known as a representative democracy. Today in the United States of Amer...

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