The Athenians' aim was "[to share] social power of the faith land" (317), which gave decisive power to majority rule. ... According to Constant, irrational decisions decided by majorities are exactly what modern liberties intend to protect. Modern citizens' actions are not always protected by the norms and morals determined by a majority rule; thus, modern liberty is necessary to protect individuals from persecution. ... Aristotle believed that by combining virtue and majority rule, Greek democracy provided the outlet for Athenian's to achieve his utopia. Constant&#x...

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Etymologically, the term originated from two Greek terms, "demo" which means "people" and "cratus", meaning to rule, hence Democracy as the "rule of the people". ... Representative Government operates under the principles of "Majority rules" and the "Rule of Law". ... Only those who are legally qualified vote, and the majority of the votes cast determine the "titular sovereign" representing the "real sovereign" (people). ... But it's always been that way in a nation ruled by rich white, predominantly Christian elitist men from birth". ... One cannot say however, that their points of view ...

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John Locke was a Treatise writer and political philosopher who spoke against Sir Robert Filmer and wanted to justify the rule of King William. ... Majority rule sounded like the most fair and equal form of civil government but Locke also argued against it because of how history showed that it fails. The only way to form a civil society of majority rule is to have a society of people submitting themselves into the majority and agrees to abide by the rules of the majority. ... The legislature is the most important because it's first rule is to preserve society. ... Locke writes that all...

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The term democracy is believed to have originated from a Greek term "demos kratos" which means the rule of the people. ... Plato as a philosopher criticized democracy as a government not fit to fully represent the eligible citizens or the majority. ... He sees this form of government as better than democracy in the sense that power will be in the hands of the military who may happen to share the same virtues with the majority but he then came to realize its weakness by citing that the military by nature can possess the element of being power hungry, thereby oppressing the majority. ...

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-Aristotle Democracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly exercised by the whole body of citizens, under procedures of majority rule. ... Decisions were made not with the interest of the majority but with the interests of the few. ... This discontent of the majority of the people made way for the form of government called a tyranny. ... Wherever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be few or many, that is an oligarchy, and where the poor rule, that is a democracy." ... (Finley, 13) Politics is the act of reaching decisions by public majority. ...

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I share the opinion of the majority of the world in thinking that democracy is the best form of government. ... Although this can sometimes be unstable, because of the differences in what the majority wants and what the minority wants, it still gives us the opportunity to voice our opinions and take action to get what we want to happen. ... The rules of enforced laws help to make democracy work. A set government with rules and consequences always helps to prevent chaos. ...

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It recognizes the liberties of minorities in their effort to become majorities. ... Politics are not mediated through other people or institutions and there is no separation between those who rule and those who are ruled. ... "Every political organization becomes a minority of directors and a majority of directed" (Michels, p.70). ... It is one of the only ways that citizens have of deciding who will rule them. ... The Tyranny of the Majority: Fundamental Fairness in Representative Democracy. ...

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These factions, whether they be a majority or a minority, are a group of individuals drawn together by a common cause orpassion? ... And yes, once again a faction is formed, which leads us to believe that this last form of control is hitherto useless, because even with its purpose to control, the faction with a majority would undoubtedly prevail and leave behind a defeated minority faction. ... Therefore surpassing the insurmountable issue of having the argumentation hindered by the principle of majority rule developed under the umbrella of democracy. ...

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A question extensively debated that may seem to be a question without an end; since we can never really know if we have in fact instated the proper formulation of this concept of synchronized, cooperative, and rule abiding society by a means of a structured ruling body. ... A point that is shared is the idea that the majority could exert its powers over the ruling body and influence its decision making, and on this one point the two philosophers are very insistent on fearing the idea of coercion. ... His idea was that people required there liberty to grow, and flourish; but they also required ...

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Where democracy is present, a tyranny of the majority may occur. Tyranny of the majority is the assumption made that the majority is most likely to be correct than then minority and minorities are deprived of their rights. ... In Edmonton there is an obvious group who suffers from oppression from the majority. ... When politicians aim for the majority vote, they try and focus on the average needs of the majority. ... Such minority groups that do not have a voice are subject to the rules of the country they live in. ...

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Nevertheless, the question of whether the army is fit to rule Egypt under a democratic state remains the issue three years after what has been described as the biggest revolution in Egypt's modern history. However, is it right to assume that the army, as an entity, has been a uniform body acting out a certain agenda throughout that period, or is it that the army's position has changed since Mubarak's rule to the present day as a result of the changes in leadership? ... During the Muslim Brotherhood's rule, the majority realized that they are in no way democratic or fit to ...

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It was a time were the United States was ruled by the Cooperative Federalism, given grant-in-aid (money from the government to a specific project) to the states, private agencies and universities so they can improve in specific fields of research. ... Due to the fact of being a large nation with big ethnic differences and ideologies all over their territory, the states need power to make their own rules so they can defend their population from the 'big boss' that is the central government. ... I wouldn't focus either on changing the whole system, instead, I will work in amendin...

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Wherever an oppressor like this rules the land, it is not possible for just the law to. ... Aristotle felt that the middle class should be the majority in a city. ... He believed that the middle class was the best to be put into rule, because it would be "least likely to shrink from rule, or to be overambitious for it" (13). ... Those in the "upper class", with too much fortune, etc, are not eager to rule, nor capable. ... Aristotle felt that this was the best way to rule, a democracy run by the middle class. ...

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Throughout "Apology," Socrates continued to bring up the issue of majority rule and the problems associated with the idea of an ideal democracy. In his opinion, just because there was a majority consensus on certain issues didn't mean that this majority consensus was always correct. ...

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In the span of a few hundred years the country turned from a country striving for a theocracy, "rule by God" to a representative-democracy, " rule by the people". ... By Gods authority these men would guide and rule the church. ... This idea of rule by a few powerful families survived for quite some time. ... When the Framers looked at Democracy they saw simple majority rule without checks and balances. ... In modern theory, we the people originate the rules and enforce them. ...

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Introduction Malaysia is a country that practices Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy since achieving independence from British rule on August 31, 1957. ... France was then ruled by Louis XVI who proclaimed "I am the state" which means that he is the absolute authority in the country. ... It consists of members from political parties which won the majority of seats in the elections and is headed by the Prime Minister. ... However, it is necessary to bear in mind that the party that won the majority of seats in Parliament forms the Cabinet. ... Thus, the question of the execu...

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Britain is ruled by a modern-day monarchy, or constitutional monarchy, headed by a hereditary ruler with very little power other than what she is given by the unwritten constitution. Other than appointing the prime minister, 'Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith' is little more than a figurehead, unlike when England was once ruled by monarchs with absolute power. ... In Britain, the Prime Minister's unique position of a...

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This is unique and beneficial but it really only works for the majority, not the minority. The reason why it only works for the majority is the majority of the votes decides what laws pass and what laws don't. ... With our government the majority rules, not the minority. ...

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The central issue for Madison was how to minimize the risk of tyranny of a minority (dictatorship) as well as tyranny of the majority (over minorities). ... Since no one is perfect, the rulers and the ruled, there has to be methods for the government to control the people and to control itself. ... Majorities usually threaten the rights of minorities. ... One is to create a powerful government,"community will," that is stronger than, and independent of, the simple majority. ...

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To protect our rights, Jefferson and others organized a democratic government in which there was rule by the people. ... Thus, the right can be taken away by the government for the best interest of the majority population. ...

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If the majority of Americans do not politically participate, then the legitimacy of our nations' claim to be a democracy remains unanswered. ... In the majority party (the party which controls Congress), the person who has served the longest has the most power. ... There is a "non-political myth" that the only things that Judges do is apply rules neutrally. ... The key features of a bureaucracy are that they are large, specialized, run by official and fixed rules, relatively free from outside control, run on a hierarchy, and they must keep written records of everything they do. Bureaucr...

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In a purely democratic government, the majority would rule, even if the majority was corrupt and did not share the same views as smaller minorities. ... 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. ... Madison addresses the virtues that the representative government brings on a standpoint of the majority, not the minority. ... I agree completely with Madison, I feel that our representatives should be "trustees" and not people elected by the views of a large majorit...

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Hobbes furthers his arguments with his Laws of Nature (Hobbes, Leviathan 103 v/s 122), which are general rules that are exposed to humans through rational analysis and are acknowledged to all because it can be realized through rationale and philosophy. ... A Law of Nature (Hobbes, Leviathan 103 v/s 122) is valid only when it corresponds to this general rule: "Do not that to another, which thou wouldest not have done to thyself." ... The subject then has many choices including leaving the Commonwealth (Hobbes, Leviathan 132) or obeying the sovereign's rule. Hobbes concludes that if a s...

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Is its aim to restrict or promote popular rule? ... Does it promote popular rule? ... By carrying these out, popular rule is carried out. ... The type of representation that he thought was necessary did not promote popular rule, it just promoted rule. ... This can often hinder popular rule, making the representative's decisions more about popular majority rule so that they can stay in power. ...

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When it comes to government officials making their decisions it is very easy for them to follow the political golden rule of, " those who have the gold make the rules" (Lowi et al 395). ... Interest groups are not fully understood by the majority of American's causing them to often have a negative connotation in their minds, but interest groups play a major rule in maintain and advancing democracy within the nation. ...

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