Aristotle's political theory attempts to justify his city-state's political structure by providing a model of the common good, or Chief Aim, his end goal for Athenian democracy. ... Constant illustrates that while some ideas of ancient Greek democracy are precious, Aristotle's political theory is not an obtainable reality and it was beneficial that modern democracies transitioned to a system that protects individual liberty. ... Constant's opinion of Greek politics also shows the shortcomings of Aristotle's political theory. ... Constant's interpretation of ancie...

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In theory it was to be a government in which society is divided along class lines and the upper-class elite will rule, regardless of the formal niceties of the governmental organization. ... Although the early government of America seemed to be an elitist theory of government, it was still a democracy in the simplest form; democracy is just a method for making political decisions, and it did just that. ... The struggle for equality pushed the elite class theory out of the way and was the building blocks for America to move to a more pluralist theory of democracy. The pluralist theory of ...

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The concept justice was created by the theories of John Rawls and Amartya Sen. ... There are many theories for social justice and many different view points that are discussed throughout history. ... Robert Nozick came up with his own theory of justice which reflects the Classical Liberalism theory. ... Their theory is that the government is also accountable to the issues on inequality in social justice and that it's not just the importance of rights but that America needs to help aid those less fortunate. ... It is a government is which a system of rights, like freedom of speech, press...

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Interest groups are helpful in advancing Americas Democracy by working as powerful checks and balance system against both Congress and the Executive branches. ... James Madison created the solution to this dilemma, known as Madisonian Theory or pluralism. This theory is that a constitution encourages many different interests that all work to not allow one interest to tyrannize over the others. ... This leads to more completion in the election process which supports '" first past the post" electoral system used in the United States today. This electoral system helps maintain and...

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Bishin take a turn and confronts Paul Frymer's theory of the median voter and marginalization of the minority groups by explaining his subconstituency theory that the minority's power can actually affect voter turnouts. ... According to Frymer, the group that is mostly casted out of the voting system was African Americans who were, by then, fighting for their voting right and civil rights. ... Countering Frymer's theory of the majority, Bishin asserts his theory of subconstituency. ... Bishin's theory also shows results using social psychology statistics and the identity th...

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In fact, the first college and public school system in America was founded by Puritans. They were extremely interested in contempory english literature and the most recent scientific theories. ... Puritan's contained, in their culture, many aspects from the Renaissance, or a time period in which there were many new ideas nd theories, including Humanism and a newfound popularity of art and music. ... Their beliefs and ruling system structured the colony of Massachusetts. ...

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The theory of democratic peace is supported through several factors. ... The political system is originally modeled after the communist Soviet Union. ... The theory of democratic peace is proven through the government and actions of North Korea. ... Vietnam supports the theory of democratic peace. ... This supports this factor, and further proves the theory. ...

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This system must be abandoned for a more democratic model in order to fully represent the citizens wishes in regards to whom they would have govern, as well as to repress the two-party system in order to revitalize the diversity of candidates. In theory and practice, there are problems inherent in changing the scheme of how the President is elected in the United States. ... The Electoral College was a huge catalyst that led to this factional party system. ... The proportional system would open the floodgates for all the voices that are currently being suppressed by the two party system. ... C...

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The oration emphasized the strength of the democratic system and the bold spirit of each citizen. ... This direct democracy was not only a fair system in theory, but it also worked exceedingly well for the Athenians and ultimately their success in nearly everything they did. ... Admittedly, the Athenian military power could not be attributed wholly to democracy, as the Spartans ran a drastically different political system and also produced amazing armies. Also, Greece was, on the whole, a very successful area, despite an array of varying political systems, and while Athens was one of ...

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The oration emphasized the strength of the democratic system and the bold spirit of each citizen. ... This direct democracy was not only a fair system in theory, but it also worked exceedingly well for the Athenians and ultimately their success in nearly everything they did. ... Admittedly, the Athenian military power could not be attributed wholly to democracy, as the Spartans ran a drastically different political system and also produced amazing armies. Also, Greece was, on the whole, a very successful area, despite an array of varying political systems, and while Athens was one of ...

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The Greek system of government was perhaps closer to a true democracy or rule by the people than any other in history. ... There were no representatives in the Greek system of government. ... After the trend of democracy was started by the Greeks and carried on by the Romans, it has been seen in many later governmental systems throughout history. ... In 1215 AD, the Magna Carta opened the door to a more democratic system in England. ... Supporters of this theory say that citizens would be less apathetic towards government if they were given more chances to participate; apathy is not inheren...

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For instance, Aids harrows far into the middle-class and aggressive minorities are craving their conception of the world in educational system, where Japanese electronics and Japanese cars triumphs and the saving banks are going bankrupt, where the war of the Gulf discloses an evident cynicism. ... As the meaning of politics have changed, thus derived terms of politics changed such as political theory, ideology and hegemony through the history. ... By comparison with other political forms, democracy would appear to be the system which is most conductive to human happiness, and which seems mo...

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Should Similar SYSTEMS of Free Enterprise Degenerate, Would Their Most Likely Outcomes, in the Short Term, Be Forms of "Fascist" Oligarchy? Free enterprise and individualist democracy is a good political system. Probably the best system mankind could come up with so far. ... Another point that could be brought is that no matter how good the system is, people who live under will never like 100% of it. ... That's why there couldn't be any united fronts with capitalist countries, although many intelligent people clearly saw absurdous ideas and principles in such theories. ...

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In any system which claims to be democratic, a question of its legitimacy remains. ... Although in theory the American system calls for one vote per person, the low rate of turnout results in the upper and middle classes ultimately choosing candidates for the entire nation. ... The "winner-take-all" system in elections may be criticized for being undemocratic because the proportion of people agreeing with a particular candidate on a certain issue may not be adequately represented under this system. ... This leads to further inequality and, therefore, greater illegitimacy in the democratic syst...

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A truly democratic political system has certain characteristics which prove its legitimacy with their existence. ... However, in theory the American system calls for one vote per person, the low rate of numbers results in the upper and middle classes ultimately choosing candidates for the whole country. ... The "winner-take-all" system in elections may be condemned for being undemocratic because the proportion of people agreeing with a particular candidate on a certain issue may not be adequately represented under this system. ... This leads to additional unfairness and, greater illegitimacy ...

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This is surely one of the most important questions to ponder in macro-political theory. ... Rival beliefs about society and civility are typically embodied in various ways of life and in different political systems. ... Tocqueville's well-known study of Democracy in America primarily focuses on American society, not its governmental or political system. ... By utilizing a jury system among peers and engaging in a discourse with the exchange of ideas, democracy still had its flaws. ... It was the consciousness of victory over a false theory of government or self-dominion which affected...

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His argument continued by explaining the power of the head of that type of centralized nation was commonly too weak which is apparent in ancient feudal systems. ... Locke and Harrington were both partisans of this idea in that Harrington said the separation of powers is a prerequisite for free government and Locke gave it a subsidiary role in his theory of parliamentary supremacy. ... Although, we will see more clearly in Federalist 51 that there are limitations on each branch shown in the checks and balances system. ... This is exact to our system of checks and balances today. ... Today, ...

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This helps to follow theory that absolute power corrupts absolutely. ... Generally the government doesn't have a majority in the Upper House which creates a strong system of checks and balances in the legislative arm of government. Australia has a responsible system of government, which is a modified version of the conventions in British Westminster system. The two long standing major political parties (Liberal and Labour) have helped the stability of the constitutional system and the numerous minor parties have kept pressure on the major parties while at the same time offering the public...

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For Thucydides, the point of writing Cleon's speech is to show the incompatibility of the two political systems. ... Here, Pericles defines democracy as a political system that functions to benefit the general citizenry as opposed to the few elite. ... The Athenians construct an argument similar to the Darwinian "Survival of the Fittest" theory. ...

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Scientific journals, conspiracy theories, fine arts, and totally new media are being distributed on the internet. ... New technologies are enabling us to experiment with a system of direct democracy, which has for so long been unable to compete with proportional representation due to reasons of practicality. ... New developments in technology have led to an increased level of interest in direct democracy, for now more than ever before this system appears to be practical in its applications and methodology. ...

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A truly democratic political system has certain characteristics, which prove its legitimacy with their existence. ... Although in theory the American system calls for one vote per person, the low rate of turnout results in the upper and middle classes ultimately choosing candidates for the entire nation. ... The "winner-take-all" system in elections may be criticized for being undemocratic because the proportion of people agreeing with a particular candidate on a certain issue may not be adequately represented under this system. ... This leads to further inequality and, therefore, greater ille...

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The thought being portrayed in the source represents the idea that a strong system of government that reflects the will of the nation will stay in power the longest, which is also the ideology used by John Locke. ... Continuing on with the great philosopher John Locke, he was a man with many great theories that governments are using in this day and age. ... The issue of electing a strong leader with persistent motivation for a particular system of government is that the system can go sour in no time. ... This system of government works though until the people are sucked in so much they don...

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He was both impressed and disillusioned by American-style democracy: he saw it as a possible model for future national governments such as that in France, yet also as an imperfect system that could experience an array of problems in the future. ... I have not seen any country where Christianity has hedged itself with fewer systems, rituals, or figures laid before the human mind ideas which were sharper, simpler, or more general " (Tocqueville 517). ... The system was set up to protect the general public, not a select group of individuals. In theory, the system allowed the poverty-stricken to...

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The Structure category includes more fundamental and enduring factors (such as the U.S. economy, American society, the constitutional rules, the political culture, and the international system) that influence government and politics. ... Democracy is such a relative theory of government. While Parenti gave the three principles of Democracy, this however, is also a theory. ...

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Executive branch being head by the president, legislative by the senate and house of representatives, and judicial by the court system. ... Politics took a more or less stable two party system initially comprised of the Jacksonian democratic party of the day and on the other side of the fence was the Whig party essentially opposite of Jackson. Different parties, especially in the two party system usually take opposing views on many issues, although in order to not alienate voters each side must straddle certain issues in the case of the Jacksonian Democrats and the Whig party the two issues ...

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