For instance, an African American woman has an extremely high tendency to vote democratic. ... There is a definite difference in the political party preference of men and women. Men are eight percentage points lower than women in supporting the Democratic Party. ... Many experts will say that one of the main causes of this gap is not necessarily the increase of women into the Democratic Party, but the fleeting of men from it. ... Greenberg is on who believes the flight of the white man from the Democratic Party is based on Race and the resentment towards a big government. ...

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The foundations of the democratic process in America were completely different from anywhere else on the globe at that time. This is because in the United States, the Democratic Party was commonly referred to as the party of the "common man." ... The Two Party System arouse out of the competition between the Democratic and Whig party's. This took place in the winter of 1834, when the Whig party took opposition to the democratically elected President, Andrew Jackson. ... From then on ideas and beliefs became the same all the way up until the party's demise in 1856, and even under the...

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'The activities, internal regulations and operation of political parties shall be in line with democratic principles. ... For actualize the intraparty democracy, party's income has to be used and shared democratically. ... Intraparty democracy is necessary for democratic regime's healthy work and it creates a common value in society with democracy. Society's democratic culture will be created like this way only. ... The country of Turkey must make some serious changes in their political parties in order to become a more democratic entity. ...

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It will also demonstrate that legitimacy is ultimately derived from the consent of the governed and therefore that both democratic and non-democratic regimes can be legitimate. ... We could now query why non-democratic regimes are not legitimate. ... There is no need to rely on the benevolence or nous of an authoritarian ruler to provide what we need and want as we vote for the party with the policies we most desire. ... Such was the rationale of Lenin's Bolshevik (and then Communist) Party during the 1917 Russian revolution, where the party sought legitimacy as defenders of the revoluti...

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Political parties in America are weak due to the anti-party, anti-organization, and anti-politics cultural prejudices of the Classical Liberals. Because in the U.S. there is no national discipline to force citizens into identifying with a political party, partisan identification tends to be an informal psychological commitment to a party. ... In the majority party (the party which controls Congress), the person who has served the longest has the most power. ... The bureaucracy is not democratic for many reasons. ... Policy making may be considered democratic to an extent. ...

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Mexico's transition to democracy was best demonstrated in the election of 2000 as the people voted out a 70 year-long semi-authoritarian rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party. ... However, when Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN) was elected President of Mexico, it marked the end of 71 years of continuous rule of the executive branch by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). This event finalized a long process of regime change from one-party authoritarian rule to a democracy in Mexico. ... While the numerical evidence of democratic consolidation is present, there ...

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The Democratic peace theory refers to the apprehension democratic nations have regarding waging war against other nations. ... This assures that a democracy's motive is to go to war with a non democratic nation just because the country is not a democratic country. ... This brings up the democratic peace topic as to when a democratic country is willing to settle for peace, then why would it try to invade another country. ... Parties tend to care more about the economic growth of a market for its nation than the democratic peace that is said to exist for decades. ... Conclusion After re...

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Politics is competition between rival factions within the elite rather than between class-based parties. ... For example, these values could be witnessed for a Democratic belief in the state of California. This being that California's history has been mainly democratic throughout the years. ... Traditionalist values also make it very easy to predict how a state is going to vote, based on the dominance of a political party in that region or state. ... This emphasizes the commonwealth conception as the basis for democratic government. ...

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Though democracy was not directly instituted in the Middle Ages, many democratic ideas were prevalent throughout the period. ... In 1215 AD, the Magna Carta opened the door to a more democratic system in England. ... Though these reforms did not make England a true democracy in any sense, they did incorporate democratic ideals, which would later be used to form the government of the United States (Lefebvre; Pious). ... All over the world, revolutions began to spring up against monarchies, and democratic governments began to develop. ... Modern American democracy is in the form of a democrati...

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However such critiques ignore the democratic underpinnings of the Indian political system and the distinctive context of its establishment. ... They were overcome by evolution of a new model of democratic politics. ... Indian political discourse has focused on specific policy measures and client patron relationship between social groups and political parties. This reflects an underlying consensus amongst all political parties of a secular, democratic republic. ... Additionally, political representation for such groups has increased through political space in national parties and emergence of c...

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The dictator may be one person, such as Castro in Cuba or Hitler in Germany, or a group of people, such as the Communist Party in China. 6. Democratic Republic Usually, a "democratic republic" is not democratic and is not a republic. A government that officially calls itself a "democratic republic" is usually a dictatorship. ... For example, the official name of North Vietnam was "The Democratic Republic of Vietnam." ...

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However, competition between different groups provides political equilibrium, which is needed in any democratic society. ... United States has two major political parties, which have different agendas for the people. Democratic Party is more liberal and it believes that the government should make laws that represent interests of the people. ... The party does not want to address social issues such as gay and abortion rights. ... This is because each party has its agenda, which it uses during campaigns. ...

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In any system which claims to be democratic, a question of its legitimacy remains. ... Political parties in America are weak due to the anti-party,anti-organization, and anti-politics cultural prejudices of theClassical Liberals. Because in the U.S. there is no national discipline to force citizens into identifying with a political party, partisan identification tends to be an informal psychological commitment to a party. ... In the majority party (the party which controls Congress), the person who has served the longest has the most power. ... The bureaucracy is not democratic for many reason...

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The people within the Democratic Party are liberal people that support the welfare system. By supporting the welfare system the Democratic will receive more votes in an election. Since the Democratic Party is trying to get be the majority party in the government, supporting the welfare system would be a political advantage. ...

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The Labour party which is more a socially progressive party, is very left wing ends of the spectrum in terms of welfare. ... The National party is very conservative traditional liberal party, centred right wing end of the spectrum in terms of welfare. Although National party wasn't amaligimated until 1936, it first took government in 1949. ... Finding existing theories inadequate, Esping-Andersen presented his three models: Liberal, Corporatist or conservative and Social Democratic. ... With Liberal welfare states being primarily reliant on the market like that of National parties aims. ...

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However it is a dereliction of the democratic obligation to simply give up and prosecute the electorate for choosing to abstain. ... 'A turnout of 86 per cent is one of the highest in the democratic world for any election or any referendum in history' (Salmond, 2014). ... A democratic constitution confers the right on citizens to participate in the nation's affairs through voting, through membership of political parties, through membership of pressure groups such as trades unions, through meetings and demonstrations. With evidence pointing towards political parties having a pivo...

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In the past Nigeria has vacillated between authoritarian military regimes and democratic civilian republics and has had a variety of federal state and local political arrangements. ... In spite of China's economic liberalization, its Communist party-state retains the essential organization structure that the Chinese communist party adopted from the Soviet Union. ... The parties also change in structure and organization. ... Each of these parties once again reflected its regional base in one of the country's main ethnic groups: The people's Democratic party representing the north...

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As a result of no nationwide regulation to force people into identifying with a political party, partisan classification tends to be an unofficial mental commitment to a party. ... This leads to additional unfairness and, greater illegitimacy in the democratic system. ... In the majority party (the party which controls Congress), the person who has served the longest has the most power. ... A bureaucracy is not democratic for various reasons. ... Policy making may be considered democratic to an extent. ...

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According to democratic theory, elections, political parties, and representative legislatures are means of implementing popular sovereignty. ... Democracy also includes freedom of speech, press, and assembly; freedom to form opposition political parties and to run for office; commitment to individual dignity and to equal opportunities for people to develop their full potential. Some communist countries tend to call themselves democratic, and the mere fact that a government is elected by a majority of the popular vote does not of itself guarantee a democracy. ... The foundations of the democr...

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So, how Democratic is the United States government? ... These include public opinion, political parties, interest groups, the mass media, and elections." ... Particularly, Parenti greatly criticized the democratic distribution of wealth in the US. ... It mocks the notion of an egalitarian democratic society serving all its people and shames the nation for unjustifyably claiming it." ... Even the Russian Communists claimed that they were the most democratic of world regimes. ...

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With the decline of people's involvement in politics, we have to ask ourselves, "Is our democratic government truly legitimate?" A truly democratic political system has certain characteristics that exist to prove its legitimacy. ... Because in the U.S. there is no national discipline to force citizens into identifying with a political party, people tend not to associate with and support one specific political party. ... Hopefully they can become educated enough to the point where they can choose a political party to become involved in. Not only will our lower class pick a party, but al...

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The general public of America believes that our country is democratically governed. ... The sheer size of the nation alone is far too large to try and govern democratically. ... In the words of Peter Bachrach, "Pluralism is democratic elitism." ... The only way individuals can have any say in public policy is by choosing among competing representatives and parties who hold their same interests. ... Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchal Tendencies of Modern Democracies. ...

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The Utopian government is made up of two very different styles of government: democratic and oligarchic. ... There is a distinct social hierarchy in Oceania consisting of the Proles, the Outer Party, the Inner Party and Big Brother, in increasing importance. ... Interspersed within the Outer Party workers, are members of the Inner Party whose responsibility is to oversee the workers inside the government offices. ... This shows the fact and the drive of the Party to keep their citizens busy. ... There is no measure to greedy or distasteful for the Party. ...

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Socialism - an economic system in which all power rests in a dictator and a single political party. Direct Democracy - The truest form of democratic government in which the people rule directly by popular vote. Fascism - A form of state socialism in which all power rests in a dictator and a single political party. ... Democratic Republic - The more common form of democracy in which the people rule indirectly through elected representatives. ...

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In 1878, after being re-elected into government with the Conservative party, John A. ... volume 9 Canada, At The End Of The 19th Century Was Not A Fully Democratic Country Democracy is the impact that people have on decision making for the government. ... Lady Squires was also the first president of the liberal party. ... Lady Squires was also the first president of the liberal party. ...

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