The rule by the people. ... It is estimated that "the number of people that stayed in education beyond the age of 15 rose to seven fold between 1921 and 1991." ... Due to this people are getting disillusioned with politicians. ... Similarly, in Denmark were the people were given the vote on whether to join the euro, which they voted against, had the people in other countries were given such an opportunity might have voted against it, as a majority of was waiting for such a chance. ... Finally if any of these forms are to give the ordinary man some sense of political responsibility it the direc...

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When introduced, interest groups were intended to provide equal opportunity for all groups and gave poor people a chance to be politically active. ... This can been seen in interest groups ability to influence public officials who hold power to fulfill their wants rather than what the party as a whole wants or what the people want, the majority of interest group members being people with higher incomes and higher levels of education limiting the average citizens ability to influence decisions made, the small group of elites dominating congressional decisions, and the concerning dominance money...

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The twentieth century saw democracy at the forefront, a sharp contrast from a history in which most people did not exist under democratic systems. ... The people which need the government most and compose most of the state have little or no profound influence on the system. In the Pseudo-Xenophon excerpt on The Constitution of the Athenians, he concedes that the poor and ordinary should have more power than the nobles because they are those which work to make the city powerful. ... Aristotle in his Politics, agrees with this decision, and comments that Solon "gave people only the necessary ...

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However, virtue alone cannot make it possible for a government to be established by a collection of people "because their "diverse opinions" will always prevent them from being "suited to organize a government" (55). ... "Religion can be used, that is, to inspire- and if necessary to terrorize- the ordinary populace in such a way as to induce them to prefer the good of their community to all other goods" (Skinner, 62). ... The laws in the Republic were important so that liberty was not threatened by the people masking evil under the cover of good. ... Another major aspect of the Roman ...

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Many people also chose not to vote: the initial enemy to the Liberal state, Catholicism, divided the country. ... The only way to keep the people happy and under control was by these methods, concluded governments. ... The people were getting incredibly angry with their Governments and system. ... The people and the Government were aiming for both of these respectively as I will show. ... He tried to convince Nationalists by declaring, and winning, a war on Libya in 1911, but many ordinary Italians disagreed with the war. ...

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On August 5, 1962, he was arrested again for provoking people to strike and for leaving South Africa without a passport. ... Police opened fire on the protesters and within minutes, 56 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured. ... In the United States, ordinary American citizens such as Rosa Parks, Zecozy Williams, and Jim Zwerg (a white man) revolutionized the system of segregation. ... However, white citizens were not required to pass any tests or pay any fees, also infringing upon the equality of all people. ... If it weren't for the works of everyday people, apartheid and seg...

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On the one hand, large numbers of Americans believe that the ordinary citizen should play a part in public affairs. ... Many people do not think that the political process pertains to them. ... As previously stated, educated people vote at a relatively higher percentage than those who are not. ... Essentially, people are more likely to take part in something which they comprehend. ... Many people remain pessimistic about the entire political process. ...

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In Great Britain, the Magna Carta was introduced to protect the rights and liberties of ordinary individuals. ... Although free speech in society brings about self-esteem, shared responsibility, social evolution, and new ideas to nurture development, it becomes a limiting factor when people "deploy their escapist fantasies", that is, people take advantage of this privilege and use free speech negatively. ... Approximately 2.22 billion people are on social media platforms with the number of users expected to rise to 2.5 billion people by 2018 (Statista, 2015). ... However, free speech...

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Political authority is derived from the people. ... Not only could the people choose their own government, but they also had a vote in who led that government. ... These rebellions were dangerous because the government had very little support form the ordinary Germans. ... Horrified people noticed that they can starve on millions we will no longer submit . we want a dictatorship!- These economic problems caused social problems for the German people as explained. ...

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