Nevertheless, the question of whether the army is fit to rule Egypt under a democratic state remains the issue three years after what has been described as the biggest revolution in Egypt's modern history. However, is it right to assume that the army, as an entity, has been a uniform body acting out a certain agenda throughout that period, or is it that the army's position has changed since Mubarak's rule to the present day as a result of the changes in leadership? ... During the Muslim Brotherhood's rule, the majority realized that they are in no way democratic or fit to ...

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In the United States, Tocqueville notices this stable equation of liberty and equality that transcends the social towards the political into democracy - etymologically translated to 'the rule of the people' – and materializes into a system where "it is the majority that governs in the name of the people"4. ... And although the majority is, not wrongly presumed, composed of peaceful citizens wanting the good of their country, by being omnipotent – assuming the role of the sovereign, the absolute power -, defences against it are nonexistent, so the majority in a ...

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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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According to the Jacksonians, all of human history had involved a struggle between the few and the many, instigated by a greedy minority of wealth and privilege that hoped to exploit the vast majority. ...

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However, it is necessary to examine on what grounds democratic regimes acquire their supposed legitimacy and whether other types of rule can be legitimate too. ... The overwhelming majority of states go further than this in redistributing some of the nation's wealth to ease the lives of the poorer members of their society. ... This would mean that in authoritarian or one-party regimes in countries with ethnic tensions or histories of tribal rivalry3 - where the regime argues that strong government is necessary to maintain the integrity and functionality of the country - could justifiably ...

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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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