Hence Nigeria has sought to establish the rules and procedures of an effective democratic regime, although political instability, ethnic disunity and bureaucratic corruptions still persists in Nigeria, like many other democracies in the world. ... China's historical legacy of over 2,000 years of centralized authoritarian rule has buttressed the current regime. ... So, based on Dahl's theory of polyarchy, the selection of president in Nigeria is definitely done in a very inclusive and competitive way where the presidential candidate really needs to be favored by the majority in ord...

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Stalin's oppressive rule was legitimized by the "imprimatur of Lenin's creation and succession." ... Lenin's Bolshevik ("Majority" in Russian) party was formed in 1903 with the objective of a stagiest societal evolution of Europe and Russia in the gradual progression from feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism, and to eventual communism. ... The Party would never forget that it had taken power as an enlightened minority acting on behalf of a majority ignorant of its best interests. ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Stalin's oppressive rule was legitimized by the "imprimatur of Lenin's creation and succession." ... Lenin's Bolshevik ("Majority" in Russian) party was formed in 1903 with the objective of a stagiest societal evolution of Europe and Russia in the gradual progression from feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism, and to eventual communism. ... The Party would never forget that it had taken power as an enlightened minority acting on behalf of a majority ignorant of its best interests. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

This essay will attempt to answer these questions by looking at the respective movements trying to attain democratic rule, and on the opposite side, the forces of authority that were used to contain them, as well as considering the political institutions and people of Japan itself. ... This 'political landmark'13 appeared to be a victory for democracy, extending the electorate from just under three million to over twelve million, instantly enfranchising the majority of the male population over the age of twenty-five and granting them for the first time a degree of influence over ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate