America politics have come along way for the time of its youth. ... In the time of Americas" youth there were those who challenge Democracy, and did not understand its importance. ... When we talk about the greatest benefit to the American people being Democracy, We are talking about a different democracy that the Founding Fathers saw. ... In their era they thought of Democracy as a Representative Government rather than Democracy. The Democracy we speak of is this type of representative democracy that the Framers wanted to set up. ...

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Thoreau was against slavery and the Mexican-American War. ... In Thoreau's mind, the American people would be better off without the government. ... Since the government does not care about each and every individual, it is not a true democracy. If it is not a true democracy, then injustice still persists. ... The American government is a majoritarian democracy. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

US applied pressure to Korea to by F-15, which were made by America Boeing Company. ... Particularly, Europe companies are actively challenging America's military industry. ... The security guarantee that American alliance represents is very important to Australia. America always values having allies."" ... I have some understanding of the European point of view, but I'm more understanding of the American position, because I look at what has happened over the last several decades, and the heavy lifting has been done by the Americans."" ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Foner, who wrote The Story of American Freedom, reveals three elements that promoted the notion of freedom according to Americans living in that time. ... The first included the westward movement whereby America adopted the notion of manifest destiny' that means that America had the divine right to conquer all of North America. ... Political democracy, according to Foner, is based on the right to vote, which symbolizes the American citizenship. ... This is the following stage of American freedom. ... America was unaware of the power of a man's mind and voice. ...

• Word Count: 1973
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is often used to refer to countries or regions within countries, for example, the United States of America. ... Arguably the most influential of these was Robert Dahl an American who believed that decision making in America should be and in many cases was pluralistic. A case of pluralism being thought about and expressed in America was shown when the framers of the American constitution feared the power that could be wielded by organised interests. ... The Elitist theory argues that the important decisions in liberal democracies are taken by a single ruling elite rather than being the outc...

• Word Count: 1985
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The first of which was a study of Pre-Revolution politics in the American colonies. ... (x) The topic of early American politics was remarkably obscure especially for a topic of such importance. ... It was this uncompromising English policy that eventually led to the American Revolution. ... "Americans" at this time had only about one century of their own history and most living in the colonies had not been there for the whole century, they were for all purposes British - not American, at least not yet. ... England had it all: "an element of monarchy, the king, an element of aristocracy, the...

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Similarly, American Anarcho-communist author Eddie Conlon stresses the potential of decentralized universal healthcare as shown in revolutionary Spain based upon mutual concern without the hand of privatization and organized based through a system of communal federations from the bottom up. ... Following the same sort of decentralization, Morgan Rodgers Gibson writes that the existing Occupy Movement pushes against the Western Capitalist order of dominion through "a complex form of direct democracy.... Similarly, Conlon covers the healthcare system as being purely voluntary, based upon th...

• Word Count: 1276
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• Grade Level: Graduate

Furthermore, by reading Jean-Jacques Rousseau, we are able to is understand that he is a strong defender of modern democracy. ... Chapman, an American philosopher states in his study that Rousseau was a totalitarian (Rousseau, Totalitarian or Liberal Columbia University Press, 1956). ... From this perspective, his thoughts could be viewed as supporting democracy and liberalism. ... According to this, it can easily be understood that Rousseau is a defender of modern democracy. ... This kind of sanctification could be dangerous for the democracy. ...

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After being elected into office in 1789, one of George Washington's priorities as President of the United States was to select a cabinet. Washington waited to make his selections as Congress created the departments of Treasury, War, and State. His choices were based on talent and experience, not on party association. Two of the men had Washington selected, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson brought contrasting beliefs to the administration. At a young age of 34, Alexander Hamilton was selected as the Secretary of the Treasury. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Having slavery, our government, the Mexican American War and its Taxation. ... I also disagree about the Mexican American War and the taxation that support the War. ... Like Thoreau who oppose on the Mexican American War and on the taxation poll that the State was requiring for the Mexican war. ... That's why he talks about unjust within the State and he think that the best government is the democracy because everyone is equal; they wealthy have the same vote as lesser property holder. (112) I think he is wrong not just democracy treats everyone equal. ...

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Jacques-Benigne Bossuet was a true supporter of "Divine Right," or that monarchs derive their right to rule from God and are accountable only to God (The American Heritage Dictionary of English Language). ... This is almost a "Fledgling Democracy," however the closest thing to present day democracy is the system of Pericles. ...

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By calling attention to what seemed an unjust draft law, signers and distributors of the Declaration were determined to put an end to the war in Vietnam, an event that they believed would benefit America as well as Vietnam. ... Movements for civil rights, gender equality, and war resistance, for example, have nudged America closer to its citizens' ideals of freedom and equality. ... A democracy is the government of the people, not solely for the unquestioning conformists of the government. ...

• Word Count: 1527
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He is also responsible for the development of the idea that powers in government should be separate, something that in modern times has become ingrained into several important political documents, such as the American Constitution. ... Rousseau's ideal state would be a small-scale democracy in which everyone participates, truly making the government for the people, by the people. ...

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This was somewhat of a radical idea during the time that the American colonies declared their independence. ... The United States has been a mirror of democracy and republicanism for many nations since it declared its independence over 200 years ago. ...

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Because Hobbes believed that people are only supporting their own interest, he thought that democracy would never work. ... The rights of these people are neglected and as the "war on terrorism" is not over until every terrorism organization is worldwide combated, the suspects, (non-citizen, but also American citizen too) can be hold indefinitely. ...

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This never satisfied attitude takes place in American politics every day. ... However, America's government is a democracy and does not have to worry about the people raising arms against their leader inducing a revolution of some sort. ...

• Word Count: 1965
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography