He then provides different scenarios which give the discrepancies of adhering to ad jus bellum and the in jus bello responsibilities of combatants. ... This gives the combatant grounds to formulate a decision to whether the conflict is just or unjust. ... Officials use terminology from this doctrine to give grounds for doing so. ... He argues that if soldiers are allowed to pick and choose the wars they are willing to fight could give grave peril for their country. ... In the Just War Theory it has made a valid attempt to bring forth a definition of combatant and then give the combatant grou...

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There are also two ways of removing the causes of factions, one by destroying the liberty that is essential to its existence and the other by giving every citizen the same passions, and the same interests. ... The second method is as impractical as the first because by giving every person the same passions and beliefs, soon enough one would see that he or she has a different view on an issue, therefore arguments would ensue, others would agree, and once again factions would form. ...

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The purpose of this organization was to mobilize women and give them power to pressure the government and employers versus now where the organization wants to empower women and encourage them to stay active in their government. ... The organization also partners up with political parties that give women a voice and support what NOW stand for. ... When given the chance NOW will give their opinion openly to any contemporary issue or event, especially if it deals with women. ...

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Locke believed that individuals needed a government to keep them in check, but "it must be with his own consent, i.e. the consent of the majority, giving it either by themselves, or their representatives chosen by them (p.74)." In addition, Locke thought that government should be like a contract where the people give up certain of their rights in return for just rule, and the rulers should hold his power only so long as he uses it justly. ... Since "making law" was the most important trust of the government, the legislative function was by far the "soul that gives Form, Life, and Unity to th...

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Although some claim that money has a positive influence on electoral campaigns, the power it gives to large contributors degrades the Democratic principles of voting. ... Yet, what counts is who is giving the money, who is getting the money, and what those who are giving get in return! ... Governmental decisions should be based on value, and not on the donations special interests give to officials. ...

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It might have been a good idea at the time, but as time goes on we start to see that people now a days just do not have enough time or will power to know every little thing that is happening with the government; giving them so many options ultimately led to the decrease of participation in elections; the exact opposite of what the makers of the Texas constitution were aiming for. Giving so many options to choose form for so many different positions in government is not the only thing that has diminished the total outcome of voting in Texas. ...

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In Book III of The Histories, Herodotus (484-425 BC) gives an account of a group of noblemen who after throwing the false king must choose the type of government or leadership in which to rule the kingdom. ... The breakdown of law and order is quite apparent, when reason gives way to passion, human nature will go towards extremes. ...

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It might have been a good idea at the time, but as time goes on we start to see that people now a days just do not have enough time or will power to know every little thing that is happening with the government; giving them so many options ultimately led to the decrease of participation in elections; the exact opposite of what the makers of the Texas constitution were aiming for. Giving so many options to choose form for so many different positions in government is not the only thing that has diminished the total outcome of voting in Texas. ...

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Therefore it has one fatal flaw that also gives it the power to be successful: Its decisions are made by the populace. ... With the reconstruction amendments (13-15) the Constitution was able to adapt for the freedom of African-Americans, giving precedence for the incorporation of women. ...

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The USA Patriot Act gives the government the right to monitor the research habits of suspected terrorists in an effort to stop terrorism. ... There is a basic idea in the relationship with government to its citizens that when a nation feels threatened, those citizens are willing to give up some of their liberties in order to receive much needed defense from an imminent threat (Lemke par 2). ...

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One of our most cherished rights in the Constitution is our right to freedom of speech; which gives us the political right to communicate our ideas. ... Constitutional democracies give the citizens a voice in their government. ...

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It will give a short introduction on democracy, what classifies as democracy, and the different paths taken to democracy, also stating the different problems that post-communist countries had to face when hey began the process of democratisation. ... In compliance with this thought, we will also look at freedom house, which gives an annual report on the levels of freedom' in each particular country, again proving essential to identify who is progressing and who is lagging or at a standstill. ... With the creation of so many new parties, it also gives way to extreme fragmentation e.g. Po...

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Politicians have found a way around this dilemma; once a certain political party wins majority of the votes they have the option of giving the minority a chance to be part of the winning party, so that their voices can also be heard and help better serve the people that makes up the minority ( diverse group). ... With Human right in the picture, you can almost say that it give the "Democracy" a soft touch in that it adds the Human part into it. ... It is a compelling article in that is gives very detail information about the linkage between Democracy and Human rights. ... Having democracy an...

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The term limit thus would give the interest-groups less time to convey the representatives into promoting their interests instead of the people. ... They also argued that the lack of term limit allowed a greater degree of democracy in the country by giving the votes the freedom to choose whoever they have the most confidence (Kamber, Hyde, and Gephardt 74). ... Term limit would also give people a more diverse choice when voting for public officials. ... But with the term limit, more people would have the ability to participate actively in politics and people would be able to say: "Give me a be...

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Politicians have found a way around this dilemma; once a certain political party wins majority of the votes they have the option of giving the minority a chance to be part of the winning party, so that their voices can also be heard and help better serve the people that makes up the minority ( diverse group). ... With Human right in the picture, you can almost say that it give the "Democracy" a soft touch in that it adds the Human part into it. ... It is a compelling article in that is gives very detail information about the linkage between Democracy and Human rights. ... Having democracy an...

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The term limit thus would give the interest-groups less time to convey the representatives into promoting their interests instead of the people. ... They also argued that the lack of term limit allowed a greater degree of democracy in the country by giving the votes the freedom to choose whoever they have the most confidence (Kamber, Hyde, and Gephardt 74). ... Term limit would also give people a more diverse choice when voting for public officials. ... But with the term limit, more people would have the ability to participate actively in politics and people would be able to say: "Give me a be...

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Machiavelli's Discourses Throughout his discourses, Machiavelli gives a political and philosophical interpretation of the first ten books of Livy's History. ... One reason that Machiavelli gives for this is that while Athens enjoyed a period of liberty through a democratic government, it was quickly transformed into a tyranny once the composer of its laws, Solon, lost power. ... Skinner goes on to explain that while Machiavelli does give credit to Fortune in the initial establishment of a city, if the city "is so imprudent as to rely on this initial good Fortune, it will not only...

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However, although the Jacksonian Democrats were viewed as guardians of the Constitution and promoters of political and economic equality based on the instilled European standards that deemed the equality of political power and economic opportunity between white men as radical, they did not truly give equality to all peoples such as the American Indians, slaves and women or develop economic systems to favor a true democracy. ... Citizens were free from any sort of commercial monopoly giving them more opportunity of business operations (and a great theme for a board game J). ... There is truth...

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To these people, they are willing to give up a few fundamental rights in return for increased security from the government. ... Although they don't believe in total government restriction, and giving up their fundamental rights for security, they also don't believe that people should be able to do or say anything the want. ... If the government were to just give it all as it is than people would be more knowledgeable and therefore a lot more able to help run a democratic society. ...

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This veto by linguistic division gives the minority French speakers much more power than the number of people it represents. ... In democratic states, like Belgium, these cleavages can be overcome by giving all types of people equal rights. The Belgian model also overcomes the more specific center-periphery cleavage by giving the minority French speakers their own legislature and veto powers. ...

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Besides being considered a fundamental right, independent journalism gives citizens two benefits: it allows them to know the truth from different dimensions and prepares them to be more open-minded. ... " To give a simple example, Kids Wish charity claimed to have channeled $110 million of donations, while journalists Hundley and Taggart (2013) revealed that this charity spent less than three cents on each dollar they received. ...

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Giving them a run-down on the long-term effects would not prove to be so effective to them. Perhaps it will be better to give them examples of some benefits that they could get from some of the established SK activities like the summer sports fest where they could get free uniforms from joining. ...

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Which therefore means diminutive coalitions, which can give minority parties excessive influence compared with their support. ... Although the PR system has its benefits of giving a truer reflection of the vote, its undesirable side effects, include an increase in inefficiency, instability, and more difficulty for the government to pass legislation as there needs to be many compromises made amongst the coalition parties. ...

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There is countless numbers of these organizations each preserving the interest of countless members of society in order to give Americans a greater say in government. ... This act, "regulated how business firms, unions, and other organizations could give money, prohibiting donations directly from the organizations treasury" (Lowi et al 345). ...

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By removing its causes Madison believes that liberty will be destroyed, or that by giving every citizen the same opinions, passions, and interests, would be impossible because people can never all be the same. ... Liberty gives Americans their freedom. ...

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