Democracy Then and Now Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people. ... There would be citizens chosen to be a part of the Council. ... No other civilization has come this close then the creators of it. ... Could a typical tinker, tailor be a leader no matter what his trade or level of poverty? There must also be time set aside for government and the responsibilities of being a member. ...

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The Federalist No. 10 In the paper The Federalist No. 10, James Madison gives his arguments for a Republic government and reasons why he is against a pure Democracy. ... To Madison, there are only two ways to control a faction: to remove its causes or to control its effects. ... I would have to agree with Madison when he claims that destroying liberty is a "cure worse then the disease itself." ... This type of a pure democracy would never be able to control factions because the majority faction would always prevail, and there would be no way to protect minority rights. ... Experience had ...

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No government has the right to deny one of their citizens the right to have their own beliefs. Once a government denies a person the right to believe in what they want to believe in then it is a sign that the government is no longer fair and just. ... If a government can not listen to what the majority wants then that government has no right to be in power. ... Though this was not very fair we evolved to realize that there are better ways to govern. ... But even though this system worked for some time, there were many problems with this type government. ...

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For example, people were breathing in black dusty air and dust molecules and then were violently vomiting. ... There was no reason to rush people where to clean the debris, but by doing so they endangered people's lives. ... I am sure they tested these sites and made sure those senators, government officials, and others who worked there were safe before they were allowed to return there. ... Most of the areas were never properly cleaned, but were announced safe, then people returned to these areas and got sick. ... Many of these sick people became disabled, and as a result, they lost thei...

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Unlike liberal America, Sparta and Athens were conservative societies. In Sparta, babies were left to die or were killed if they were found to be too weak. ... They first started out with a Tribal government, then a monarchy, an aristocracy, it was ruled by Tyrants, and then finally a popular/direct democracy. ... There are three types of social groups in each society. ... Sparta also had three social groups: the equals that controlled the city-states, the half citizens who had no political power, and the helots who became the slaves of the Spartan city states. ...

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As Jacks savage behavior increased he was then able to take authority over the boys, which then influenced the boys to become savage and accept barbarism as a way to survive on the island. ... Another reason that dictatorship was able to overtake democracy was due to the fact that there was no adult authority upon coming on the island, hence the boys embracing barbarism. ... I'm the reason why it's no go? ... One of these factors included the strong and possessive hold upon leadership in which Jack possessed, another factor was the fact that there was no adult authority upon the isla...

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The law in Philadelphia prohibits police officers from being within thirty feet of voting polls but they were there anyway just to make sure everything went how "the machine" had planned.(Steffens 140) In some cases "the police help to beat citizens or elections officers who were trying to do their duty, then arrest the victim" (Steffens 140). ... Elections were so unfair that one was called "no contest" because one candidate received only 32,000 votes out of about 204,000. ... Then when they need to go to the same set of polls again they just change their appearances (Steffens 140). ... So...

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According to the OECD, while spending on public administration as a percentage of total public expenditure has been the highest in the OECD, there has been "no evidence that the quantity or quality of the services are superior.... Therefore no debt was written off in 2010. ... The citizens were fed up and voted for a new government. ... The reason behind the creditors insisting on former plans were clear. ... If talks fail to resume, then Greece would be forced to live the Eurozone. ...

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When propaganda was created it opened up doors that were much more painful than being stabbed in any way. ... Every time the TV was on there was some form of campaign advertisement to support one of the two candidates. ... There was no actual campaigning that took place in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, because there wasn't an actual election taking place. ... If Caesar were to accept the crown he would then be a king, killing the democratic way of life. ... However, if you didn't have the governmental similarity then there would always be the common thread between all humans, tha...

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There are people out there that would like to vote, but because of their race, literacy, and not owning property. ... Slaves either consist of people that were born into slavery, or men that were captured in war and now they are slaves. ... When there are classes, there is more of a sense of community because they can all relate with one another. ... Aristotle believes if you were born a slave, then a slave is what you are until you die. He liked this idea because society would never change and there would be someone for every job no matter what. ...

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He didn't think that the people were really getting there fair say on things. ... Andrew Jackson thought that our country wasn't Democratic enough so when he campaigned he told the people that he will listen to them and do there will. ... Then again in 1836, the presidential electors were chose by the people in all but one state which was once again South Carolina. ... Then on December 8, 1829, in a letter to congress Jackson said, "In a country where offices are created solely for the benefit of the people, no one man has any more right to (government jobs) than another." ... In his...

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After the constitution, the Federalist papers were created, works to ratify this constitution. ... In Federalist #51, Madison says, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary.... No one group will dominate the highway. ... He thinks that the minority were overlooked and it was framed by the elite who have power. ... There's always going to be factions. ...

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The upper class then takes over dominance and has the ability to do as they wish. ... If the majority can't make their voice heard then it may be somewhat of a hopeless quest. ... Such people are not capable of governing themselves and the powerful were not interested in making them capable. ... As it stands now, the majority have no real stake or interest in the attempts to implement a government. ... No foreign power can initiate steps to create a state of freedom in another nation. ...

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However if this were indeed the best solution then what would be the point on even having these fundamental rights? ... There are few countries that can claim that every one of the people who live there have exactly the same morals and standards. ... If all the information in the media was restricted and censored then it would be no better than playing a game of telephone from China to Canada. ... The people that feel that there should be no media restriction value limited government interference, self-reliance, risk taking, self-interest, and especially personal freedom. ... If more leaders w...

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It can then be ratified by a national convention or a ¾ vote in the state legislature. ... As the Constitution advanced, still, Hamilton and Madison suggested another system in the latter called checks and balances because "If men were angels, no government would be necessary,"" as said by both Madison and Hamilton in Federalist 51. ... Both authors then pondered the question in Federalist 51; "To what expedient, then, shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several department's as laid down in the Constitution."" ... Both aut...

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Taking Action Through Leadership to Solve African-American Problems There have been many great leaders in American history. ... If it were not for the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, there still might be slavery today. ... Du Bois wrote "The Position in the American Social Order: Where Do Were Go from Here?" ... Without a sincere and open democratic leader that would give African-Americans a chance in democracy, there would be no African-American politicians. ... If the leader has no people to lead then they are not a leader, but an idealist having ideas and plans to solve problems. ...

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Rather then just trying to use other forms of birth prevention to control the countries population and limit industrialization, they figured that a strictly enforced law will be more effective because it has to be obeyed or consequences will be dire. ... Although the "One Child Policy" really had good intentions, there were many problems that the main creators overlooked. ... But there's also positive to the "One Child Policy" with there only being one child, help builds Self-Actualization which is the 5th stage of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, because there is no...

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Back in the day when the Founding Fathers of what was to become know as The United States of America, there was a man named George Washington. He warned us about forming into two politcal parties who were actively opposed to each other, but rather to have no afilication but American and talk about all issues openly and honestly with each other, not based on predujice of a set of ideals formed based simply by voting against each other, and the first person who says something is now the spokesman for his party and in direct oppostion to the other party about the issue, but pretend to have frien...

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It was a movement to overcome the natural law traditions that were founded by the forefathers and progress beyond the political principles that were established. ... " He then explains that because things have changed dramatically since the founding of the United States there has to be change. ... Because of the economic advancements that were taking place, Americans could no longer enjoy the blessings and liberties that the Declaration proclaimed. ... Pragmatists realized that there were different contexts associated with rights. ... There were some contradictory involved such as not adv...

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The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787, when 55 delegates arrived at Philadelphia's Independence Hall, then known as the Pennsylvania State House. There the delegates amended the Articles of Confederation. Four questions proved far more difficult to resolve: conflicts over how the people were to be represented in Congress; what to do about slavery; the powers of the president and the procedures for election to the office; and the powers and functions of the federal courts. ... They then created a new Constitution, a plan of government designed to solve the gov...

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You no longer had to be a rich landowner to be allowed to vote. ... Jackson limited a person's stay in office to just one term, and then appoint another in his place. ... He would then appoint a Democrat to that position. ... There was less poverty and the majority of people were middle-class citizens. ... During Jackson's presidency there were many changes made toward a more democratic and economically equal society. ...

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He emphasizes how he feels about them when Martin says, "That is to say that there is some pleasure in having no pleasure." ... There really is no such thing as free will, in the fact that there are always limitations on everything that people do. ... When the Enlightenment began many new ideas were circulating the globe. ... For many years people had been living under one superior authority that guaranteed them no equality or rights. It was as though they were in prison and always being told what to do. ...

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The ideal citizen is supposed to be "One against whom there was no official complaint [and] in everything he did he served the community"(5). ... The failure of communist regimes such as the USSR clearly demonstrates that there is no way to make everyone equal in everyday life. ... Auden discusses how everyone knows everything about this specific citizen and then names the poem "The Unknown Citizen". ... Describing the satiric society with no passion, no spirit, and no individuality is a way for Auden to make people aware of possibly deceptive governments of the present and the future. ... If...

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Once the rights, "Life, Liberty and Property" are locked in then the citizens have no reason to overthrow their government. ... " His ideas that were arranged in the 18th century are now key parts in today's constitution. ... No research translating into a vote is allowed and the public is left unhappy having to break rules and cross borders. ... Hobbes also believed that there was a danger in electing a strong leader in a liberal democracy. ... Also many people under Stalin's law were unaware of the mass killing of Kulak's. ...

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In John Locke's treatise he expresses a belief that there is a natural state in all men given to them by their creator to love others and do no man harm. ... " (Bennett 4); Locke says then one man has the right to rule over another for the common good. ... Lock believed mankind has "the same abilities, and share in one common nature, so there can't be any rank-ordering that would authorize some to destroy others, as if we were made to be used by one another, as the lower kinds of creatures are made to be used by us (Bennett 4). ... Many in Parliament were upset because m...

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