The Guatemalan government, like many governments of Latin America, has been through multiple changes. ... "6 This move caused the people of Guatemala to suffer and violated the people's human rights, because the military government formed after the coup stopped the democratic government that was only beginning to give back to the peasants, and was beginning on social reforms. 7 The government of Guatemala during these bloody decades was responsible for many crimes, most of them targeting any form of governmental change. ... Guatemala's government today is set up very much like ...

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Wasteful Government Spending Who doesn't like pork? ... Is this Government spending warranted or is this just more pork? ... The Citizens Against Government Waste agree. ... In order to curve these trends, some sort of bound must be set on Congress" collective checkbook, and someone else has to enforce these new limits. ... "Just When the Right Thought Big Government Was History..." ...

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This society has removed God and Monarchs from the center of the Government. ... Through a different set of eyes you could see quite the opposite. ... The early biblical thinkers in America were known as the Puritans, armed with the Scriptures they were ready to set up a nation under the rule of God. ... The Democracy we speak of is this type of representative democracy that the Framers wanted to set up. ... When we look at the way we set up our government compared to the way the Puritans would have their government it is very similar. ...

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First the government controls the source. ... The political system determines the exact relationship between the media and the government. ... They have no say in the decisions the Government make. ... Individual media outlets are given much more freedom to criticise the government. ... They survive in US where there are different sets of ethics. ...

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The Publius, pseudonym for the writers, describes certain concepts that were considered very crucial to the government. ... No. 39 also describes how many officials in the government are to be elected in a republics as well as their duration. ... There have been suggestions that maybe these Papers embrace more of an anti-democratic or a pluralist interpretation, but the structure of these types of thoughts are completely different than those set forth by the Publius. ... This made it possible for governments to have power, but for not just one government to contain all of it. ... These documen...

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The Publius, pseudonym for the writers, describes certain concepts that were considered very crucial to the government. ... No. 39 also describes how many officials in the government are to be elected in a republics as well as their duration. ... There have been suggestions that maybe these Papers embrace more of an anti-democratic or a pluralist interpretation, but the structure of these types of thoughts are completely different than those set forth by the Publius. ... This made it possible for governments to have power, but for not just one government to contain all of it. ... These documen...

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America is a government for the people, by the people. ... America is a government for the people by the people, a "Democratic Government". ... Our government has three branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. ... "The U.S. government and most state governments, and many local governments open their sessions with prayer, commonly a prayer specific to one religion" (internet) how the government and church be separate if this is everyday life. ... So if anyone could create a great government with political, cultural and economic greatness than Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexa...

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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. ... With this argument stated and Russia feeling threa...

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This change to the oil market along with the broadening of the rest of the economy would give the Iraqi nation the financial strength needed to sustain most democratic governments, without allowing said government to become corrupt as a result of wealth. ... This issue is most important when deciding how the government itself should be structured. The most important part of this aspect is that all the people of Iraq feel as though they are being represented in their government, as well they should be, while at the same time, the government should promote this idea of unity. ... One idea tha...

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Within the last century, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines which includes the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and its' amendments, to thoroughly protect our rights as US citizens. ... The U.S. government may be considered legitimate in some aspects, and illegitimate in others. ... Furthermore, most of what the federal government does never reaches the public. ... Though each individual workings of the American government may not be particularly democratic, the overview shows to be legitimate enough, because without legitimacy, a democ...

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For Thoreau, a government has no use due to its injustice. ... Thoreau argues that government should be based on conscience and that citizens should cease associating with an unjust government. ... I cannot for an instant recognize that political organization as my government which is the slave's government also." ... The American government is a majoritarian democracy. ... Plato writes: "Do you think that I should have lived as long as I have if I had moved in the sphere of public life, and conducting myself in that sphere like an honourable man, had always upheld the cause of right, a...

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A representative government is sustained through free and fair elections (Dahl, 38). ... Another aspect of a democratic government is the control of the agenda by the people of that society (Dahl, 38). ... By the end of the twentieth century, all of the democratic governments in the world had market economies (Dahl, 59). ... Even if a country is otherwise democratic, a self-governed military or a police force controlled by a specific interest can undermine the entire system and perhaps even seize power from the democracy and set up a self-serving, non-democratic society. ... Each citizen s...

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When placed together, the meaning is clear: the authority of any democratic government ultimately lies with the people. ... Different countries use varying sets of ways to elect their leaders. ... This may lead toward greater accountability and more efficient government . ... At the same time, a civil society needs to exist as a counter weight to the government. ... rights, and public transportation are all benefits provided by the government. ...

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Chief of these were the monies paid by Germany to the victors of the war, initially set at five billion dollars per year up until 1921. ... Not only could the people choose their own government, but they also had a vote in who led that government. ... Germany had only ever experienced Imperialism and this government was considered to be radical It was the first government ever to give the people a choice. ... However coalitions had started to form, this made the government basically weak. ... For example the Sparticast uprising was due to communists who wanted to overthrow the Weimer regi...

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Although looking at a historical point of view over all, I aim to look in particular at the distinctive approaches of the first labour government in 1930's, compared to the fourth National government in the 1990's. ... Since the first labour Government in 1935, Labour has hold Government five times in New Zealand's history, with its most recent term being in 2008. ... Rents were set on a cost-recovery basis, which allowed families to be distributed state houses beyond the reach of the poor, while strengthened existing rent controls to benefit the poor. ... Like Labour, Nationa...

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As is the case with the body, any government which wishes to survive must also maintain homeostasis. If the government cannot control or maintain the environment of its state it can cause weakness and subject the government to a number of risks, such as revolution or takeover by a foreign invader. ... Beyond drawing parallels to just any government, the body also mimics the way in which an ideal democracy operates. ... The body maintains homeostasis through its own set of checks and balances called negative feedback. Negative feedback is a self regulated mechanism of the body that is activated...

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By supporting terror groups and rogue nations, North Korea already sets itself up as an enemy to many countries. ... It was a boundary set up as a surrender of the Japanese to the Americans on the south side, and the north side of the boundary as the Japanese surrender to Soviet Union. ... Following the Korean War, a demilitarized zone was set up and was the site of many discussions of peace. ... Any opposition to the government is prohibited. ... The Internet is heavily censored, most sites that show anti-communist content, critical or opposing the government, or in support of the former ...

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The key statement of Government multicultural policy is Multicultural Australia: United in Diversity (May 2003). It updates the 1999 New Agenda for Multicultural Australia, reaffirms its fundamental principles and sets strategic directions for multicultural policy for 2003-2006 with a specific emphasis on community harmonyAustralian multiculturalism is the philosophy, underlying Government policy and programs, that recognises, accepts, respects and celebrates our cultural diversity. ... Foreword In 1999, I announced the New Agenda for Multicultural Australia as a statement of the government&#...

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First, he argues that the Qur'an asserts a certain set of values that can help govern a legislative government but not an entire legislative program. ... Abou El Fadl states in his introduction that his argument is inspired by the set of values that the Qur'an offers to those in pursuit of a democratic government. He does so because the Qur'an itself does not specify a particular form of government, but, it does identify a set of social and political values that are central to a Muslims polity.... And given the legacy of Western intervention in the Middle East, it is better off ...

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The inefficiency of only taxing the lower estates showed in the government's budget. ... By the 1795, the government had passed into the hands of the five-main directory. ... Local governments became highly centralised. ... In Russia, many experienced revolutionaries set about spreading their message to the people. ... He set about instilling his will on the masses. ...

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So, how Democratic is the United States government? ... He said, "the framework visualizes the world of American politics as a set of interrelated actors and influences (institutions, groups, and individuals) that operate in four interconnected categories: structure, political linkage, government, and government action." ... Democracy is a government for all. ... Democracy is such a relative theory of government. ... Forms of government are dynamic. ...

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Modern democratic governments have in place the necessary checks and balances to keep the uninformed masses a safe distance from actual decision-making. ... By such a principle, democracy as a form of government is abandoned left only with the option of "professional" rulers. ... The "mob rule" of now-a-day governments lacks the negativity Plato portrays it as having. ... His pessimistic view of the world and idealistic concept of how a government should exist limits their feasibility. ... Plato sets unobtainable standards for his government, and as much as he looks down upon democracy, it...

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While modern Americans define the concept of "democracy" in terms of the United States government, the word can be used to cover a range of governmental forms. ... As in every governmental structure, Athenian democracy exhibits both strengths and weaknesses. ... The notion that a citizen can oppose governmental action publicly is important. ... The greatest gift Athens could bestow on foreigners would be to allow them to engage in government. ... The nature of Athenian democracy, notably direct representation, sets it apart and possibly as a purer democracy. ...

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Representation Plato argued in his book The Republic, that government be placed in the hand class of philosophers, kings. ... This issue of proportional representation is not heard of in the direct set up, as every citizen can partake in the discussion and decion making without delegating their right to elected representatives. In addition to this, there is the issue of participation and was highlighted by A.Heywood in his book (political theory 2nd edition) that representation has reduced participation to a meaningless ritual: casting a vote every few years for politicians who can only be r...

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Radical Jensen sets out on a mission to display how the illegitimate authority of the American Government has failed its people. ... It is apparent to me that I have succumbed to the influence of propaganda that the government sets forth for me as well as all other uninformed Americans. ... Americans are able to speak much freer and more critically of its government actions. ... What is the point of voting though if no one is actively aware of the problems that are necessary to fix within it's government? ... On the other hand though Jensen claims that in order to become human beings in t...

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