The Chinese law is going against its own constitution varying the right of freedom of speech and press. The Chinese government altered their law on guarding state secrets to tighten its control over the flow of information. ... The announcement affected all internet users in China, forcing all of them to follow regulations and stricter laws. ... But when a communist party like Chinas is in control, laws are instituted with no guarantee of following the constitution. Their justice system uses no method to review laws that are put in place; there is no way to designate laws as fair or crooked. ...

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The government during communism was quite different from the present system. ... The establishment of a democratic political and social structure, the rule of law, the set-up of new political parties, and a pluralist parliamentary system are but a few of the exacting tasks that have been met. ... The British government did not offer a great help to the first American colonies. ... But The English government decided otherwise. ... Their resistance took a variety of forms, such as disobidience of British laws, formal protests against British violations of American rights, and increased cooperati...

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The government during communism was quite different from the present system. ... The establishment of a democratic political and social structure, the rule of law, the set-up of new political parties, and a pluralist parliamentary system are but a few of the exacting tasks that have been met. ... The British government did not offer a great help to the first American colonies. ... But The English government decided otherwise. ... Their resistance took a variety of forms, such as disobidience of British laws, formal protests against British violations of American rights, and increased cooperati...

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In The Second Treatise on Government, Locke explains that man's state of nature is a law of nature which is generally good. ... In the state of nature, man's natural law and instincts govern his behavior. ... This is where government comes in. ... (Locke: 3) They make laws for everyone to follow. ... Locke insisted that in order for the protection of man's property, they must give up some of their freedom to a government to make laws. ...

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The government created "patent laws that allowed inventors to benefit financially from" (page 29) their property such as inventions and idea. ... The ideas of the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution, government patent laws, and the financial innovations were the main causes of the Industrial Revolution because of their effects. ... Due to these unhealthy and short lives of the young, Child Labor laws were put into effect as of 1883 in Britain. ... The government added laws such as outlawing slavery, limiting child labor, and the "Education Act [that] set up local elementary...

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The concept of liberal democracy encompasses liberal and democratic values like limited government, individual rights, the rule of law, political equality, as well as the democratic process as a whole. ... Unfortunately, for Branco his underlying argument that capitalism leads to corruption is easily refuted because liberal democracies simply create laws to prevent this type of corruption and since the rule of law applies to all citizens these people are held accountable for any laws they break in spite of how much wealth or power they may have. ... For capitalism, individual rights and the...

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There will always be scandal and corruption in government. ... The fundamentals in which their society is based on reminds me of those of any democratic form of government. They have certain laws that form the core of their society; this can be compared to our Canadian constitution. ... The most important law that exists in the Seven Commandments is the seventh commandment. ... This gives the chance for debate in their government. ...

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The American government was created on righteous morals created out of the ashes of governments of the past that had failed such as, Romans, the Greeks, and the Egyptians. ... Since humans created this supposedly perfect government, and run it, then how can those just morals be applied? ... Once many wars were concluded the United States tried to put in a strict set of laws much like our own, the ideal behind Democracy are not bad, but what is bad is forcing countries to adapt rules without a choice, or severe consequences will take place. ... He lives in a world that fascism rules only it has...

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Of his most famous writings, Locke's Two Treatises of Civil Government gives us a theory of natural law and natural rights which he used to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate civil governments, and to argue for the legitimacy of revolt against tyrannical governments. Locke equated "the law of nature" with "the rule of morals." ... In so-called civil societies consisting of natural laws, however, we can easily forget that democratic principles are often embraced to effectively function as a community. ... The answer, he concluded, was in the commitment of Americans to the i...

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As well, all of the nations involved shared the common goals of implementing democratic systems of government and moving to market economies. ... While tremendous changes are evident in both the governmental and economic arenas in Europe, these changes cannot be assumed to always be "mutually reinforcing" (Preuss 47). ... Many of the Federal Republic's laws immediately applied in the GDR (Gloebner 153). Article 146 of the Basic Law, put simply, allowed for the annulment of the Basic Law, to be replaced with another governing system, without previously binding the people...

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Two of the key pieces of legislation passed during the 1920's will also be considered, the Universal Suffrage Bill and the Peace Preservation Law, both of 1925, as together they illustrate the cautious balance between progress and retreat that punctuated interwar Japanese politics. ... Party politics had, after a two-decade struggle, finally become a weight in government, but not without compromise. ... Finally, the role of the emperor himself as the ultimate source of Japanese authority meant that any action on the part of government could be overruled by recourse to an imperial preroga...

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The government began to seek closer ties with the West in order to improve the economic conditions in the country. The People's Assembly approved an interim basic law in April 1991. Short-lived governments introduced initial democratic reforms throughout 1991. ... Two attempts by the communists to form governments failed, however. ... For the first time in more than 40 years, Poland had a government led by noncommunists. ...

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Because of the lack of government control, the capitalist upper class ran the government, pursuing their interests while hardly being taxed. ... The government did not intervene within society's role to manage itself, especially economically. This changed after the Great Depression, as the people looked to the government for new ways to stimulate the economy. ... Such legislation allowed unions to exist, provided fair labor laws for working-class Americans, and provided financial assistance to unemployed. ... These laws allowed the American working class to bridge the ...

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Congress that was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.This institution is an American non-partisan, independent, federal institution that works to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict around the world. ... The theory of democratic peace is proven through the government and actions of North Korea. ... Decisions and laws are made solely by the Party, with the general public having absolutely no power in the decision-making process. Any opposition to the government is prohibited. ... The Internet is heavily censored, most sites that show anti-communist content, critical...

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At the heart of the Red Scare was the conscription law of May 18, 1917, which was put during World War I in order for the armed forces to be able to conscript more Americans. ... In 1917, the US government made a law which gave the Secretary of Labor the power to arrest or deport any alien advocating or teaching destruction of property or the overthrow of government by force. the government used deportation as a cure for the antigovernment views of its enemies. ... These people became targets for attack by American nationalists and the American government. ... The Red Scare finally c...

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The new laws created in China were headed by its ruler. ... Mao and his government essentially controlled every aspect of a citizen's life, limiting their potential. ... Although Mao wasn't the top leader, he still had a great impact on the actions of the government in China. ... First off, it can clearly be seen that the new Chinese laws were not fair. ... If someone were to not listen, the government tortured, humiliated or killed them at their discretion. ...

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Soviet Jews raised great hope for future friendship and cooperation with the government . ... In the October Revolution of 1917, Lenin succeeded in establishing the Soviet Government, and after the 1920 Bolshevik victory in the Civil War, he gained his party political isolation, "effectively limiting the Soviet Government to only one political party," the Bolsheviks. Lenin believed that until he obtained European support and the ensuing transition to a communist society was complete, laws were necessary "to suppress the resistance of classes hostile to the proletariat." This temporary law...

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Soviet Jews raised great hope for future friendship and cooperation with the government . ... In the October Revolution of 1917, Lenin succeeded in establishing the Soviet Government, and after the 1920 Bolshevik victory in the Civil War, he gained his party political isolation, "effectively limiting the Soviet Government to only one political party," the Bolsheviks. Lenin believed that until he obtained European support and the ensuing transition to a communist society was complete, laws were necessary "to suppress the resistance of classes hostile to the proletariat." This temporary law...

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Truman ordered the dismissal of any government employee whose loyalty appeared questionable. ... Government agencies used the list as a guide to help determine the loyalty of employees and of people seeking jobs. ... Many employees, to keep their jobs, were required to take oaths of loyalty to the government. ... Laws would hold no meanings and innocent people would so easily be accused. ... Which lead young educated people, not to go into the government. ...

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The workers also emphasized that their grievances were in line with the parties laws and policies, and drew a clear wedge between national leaders and corrupted local officials. ... Similarly, in both 1994 April 2 Incident and 2002 Liaoyang Demonstration, protestors were bullied or imprisoned, and most demands were rejected by the government. ... Therefore, the people in China are unlikely to push the government into a political reform. ... With the popularity of internet, the government can hardly censor information, for instance about its foreign policy. ... To sustain its legitimacy, the g...

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However, he feels that, "the preventive function of government is far more liable to be abused to the prejudice of liberty, that the punitory function," (924), and that we must be careful when delegating this sort of authority to the government. ... Mill recognizes that some of the wrongs done in society are being protected under the right of a person to liberty such as, not educating your child and the current marriage laws. ... He objects to government interference for three reasons. First, the task at hand is possibly performed better by the individual than the government. ... The third...

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The Czar saidThe law will henceforward be respected and obeyed not only by the nation but also the authority that rules it - and that the law would stand above the changing views of the individual instruments of the supreme power. ... In Russia, there were many food shortages which caused the people to demonstrate and then the Russian soldiers refused to suppress them and the leaders demanded that Nicholas transfer his power to parliamentary government because everything was getting out of control. Soviet workers and soldiers formed a special committee and established a ...

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The Czar said "The law will henceforward be respected and obeyed not only by the nation but also the authority that rules it - and that the law would stand above the changing views of the individual instruments of the supreme power." ... In Russia, there were many food shortages which caused the people to demonstrate and then the Russian soldiers refused to suppress them and the leaders demanded that Nicholas transfer his power to parliamentary government because everything was getting out of control. Soviet workers and soldiers formed a special committee and established a government. ... Many...

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Subject: China, a country in transformation; from a communist government to the opening of the Chinese market. ... And a law was created to abolish the domination of landowners: it was the beginning of the collectivization. ... The Chinese government created a Federal Bank and Chinese discovered for the first time Chinese shares and bonds. ... Instead of modifying the interest rate, the government decides some restrictions to limit the speculation. ... The Chinese government has decided to eradicate the corruption. ...

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Like Marx argues, due to the economic recession, the government of Greece increased bailout programs and tax programs to keep their political power and to hide economic and political errors. ... Greece's government also faces pension cuts. It is impossible to know whether its citizens can receive public pensions from the government. ... In the news article, labor unions held strikes to push the governmental responsibilities in order to bring economic reform and teachers especially protested strongly against the government of the country over "job cuts and other austerity measures&quo...

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