My initial thought after reading Dahl was that his theory of polyarchy gives a very clear definition of how a near perfect democracy should be and his strategies of Polyarchy " definitely helps to understand the political system of different countries, however, his concept of polyarchy according to me is not the best approach to compare political regimes. ... If applying Dahl's theory here, there are no classical liberal freedoms present in China's political system. ... So, Dahl's theory of polyarchy can be applied to China too. Another institution that I am exploring here is ...

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A public policy may be veiwed as a political systems response to demands arising from it's environment. ... There are severl different models of theories in decision making. ... The Mixed-Scanning Theory of decision making draws from both Incremantal theory and the Fundamental rational- Comprehensive Model. ... Efficientcy and economy are the primary theories of managements, while social equity is the primary theory of govt. ... Part of this adaptability includes new managerial and organizational theories. ...

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A system is stable and productive if it is complex and not centrally directed. ... In addition, the emergence of "shadow banking" had ended the stable period of the U.S financial system. ... In short, Paul Krugman believes that a system in which every bank is small enough to fail will not work. ... Its financial system was dominated by a couple of large firms. ... Finally, a system of only "too small to save" banks combined with "shadow banking" still has the potential to...

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For instance, Aids harrows far into the middle-class and aggressive minorities are craving their conception of the world in educational system, where Japanese electronics and Japanese cars triumphs and the saving banks are going bankrupt, where the war of the Gulf discloses an evident cynicism. ... As the meaning of politics have changed, thus derived terms of politics changed such as political theory, ideology and hegemony through the history. ... By comparison with other political forms, democracy would appear to be the system which is most conductive to human happiness, and which seems mo...

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This concept is based on the theory of "separation of powers" as practised in Great Britain. ... According to A.C.Kapur (1986), Montesquieu's theory is rigidly practised and found its best expression in the United Stat! ... In fact, what is practised in Malaysia is a modified form of Montesquieu's theory . ... However, in line with the theory of separation of powers, appointments made by the President are subject to approval by Congress. ... Salleh Abas (1984), the theory of separation of powers can only be found in the judiciary as judges are separated from the Parliament and a...

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In any system which claims to be democratic, a question of its legitimacy remains. ... Although in theory the American system calls for one vote per person, the low rate of turnout results in the upper and middle classes ultimately choosing candidates for the entire nation. ... The "winner-take-all" system in elections may be criticized for being undemocratic because the proportion of people agreeing with a particular candidate on a certain issue may not be adequately represented under this system. ... This leads to further inequality and, therefore, greater illegitimacy in the democratic syst...

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It is statistics like this that says our economic system depends on inequality in order to survive. ... There are class systems to separate races, sex, and gender, but there is also a class system that distinguishes between the rich and the poor. ... The conflict theory states that poverty is a side effect of the capitilist system, where those with access to resources and power exploit those who don't have the same type of access to maximize their profit. ... The conflict theory is not a solution to the problem of poverty; it is enabling it and making it harder to recover from. ...

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It is statistics like this that says our economic system depends on inequality in order to survive. ... There are class systems to separate races, sex, and gender, but there is also a class system that distinguishes between the rich and the poor. ... The conflict theory states that poverty is a side effect of the capitilist system, where those with access to resources and power exploit those who don't have the same type of access to maximize their profit. ... The conflict theory is not a solution to the problem of poverty; it is enabling it and making it harder to recover from. ...

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Just as governmental institutions in pre-Revolutionary America were part of a larger grouping of institutions centering in England, so the pattern of political activity in the colonies was part of a more comprehensive British pattern and cannot be understood in isolation from that larger system."... (p 20) This theory of separate functioning branches of government was what preserved liberty of government. ... Although this theory sounded great and seemed to be maintaining peace, the reality in England was far from it. ... This period was of major importance to political theory. ... The polit...

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I would like to analyze on this question by looking at the theories of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are two political philosophers; their theories were about the formation of the society and what the social contract means. Their theories will help us to understand their views on the role and purpose of the government and how their response will be to acts of terrorism and national security. ... Since each individual possesses natural rights, the state of nature is a "self-adjusting" system. ... As has been noted, Locke in his theory shows that the natural ri...

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To begin with, Lao Tzu's philosophy on how the government system should work is old and abandoned; on the other hand, Machiavelli's philosophy is modern and practiced. Furthermore, Machiavelli supports his philosophy through history and logic; while, Lao Tzu explains his theory through moral implications and selfless virtues. ... Furthermore, Lao Tzu does not support our economic system that revolves around machinery. ... We invent new ideas, machines, and systems to make our life easier. ... He knows how our self-interested minds work so he can modify, create, or abandon the g...

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A truly democratic political system has certain characteristics, which prove its legitimacy with their existence. ... Although in theory the American system calls for one vote per person, the low rate of turnout results in the upper and middle classes ultimately choosing candidates for the entire nation. ... The "winner-take-all" system in elections may be criticized for being undemocratic because the proportion of people agreeing with a particular candidate on a certain issue may not be adequately represented under this system. ... This leads to further inequality and, therefore, greater ille...

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Anarchism is the philosophy of a new social order based on liberty unrestricted by manmade law; the theory that all forms of government rest on violence, and therefore wrong and harmful, as well as unnecessary (Goldman, 3). ... Also, the lack of government would result with a very low quality system of education, and infrastructure as well. ... Here I do not exclude the possibility that an amount of the money that come from taxation can be misused by the government, but the majority of them are used to improve the system of education and the infrastructure. ... Once Lenin stated that withou...

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But the introduction of a monetary system requires mutual consent from like minded individuals as it is just a colored metal that will be used as a means of exchange for property, to store excess wealth and also acting as a measure of wealth. ... Within the argument of Thomas Hobbes, he viewed an organized system or government as "what is able to hold society back into place and avoid a chaotic environment." ...

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The leaders of the Puritan walk hold to the theory that God expects us to obey him once we have committed to him, by what they would call a covenant. ... This Democracy is run by the people, but is limited by a system of checks and balances. ... In modern theory, we the people originate the rules and enforce them. In the ancient theory God passes down the rules that we follow, and men enforce them. ...

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The Structure category includes more fundamental and enduring factors (such as the U.S. economy, American society, the constitutional rules, the political culture, and the international system) that influence government and politics. ... Democracy is such a relative theory of government. While Parenti gave the three principles of Democracy, this however, is also a theory. ...

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In a situation like this an ethical speculation referred to as ethical relativism is the theory that can be used. Ethical relativism is the theory that maintains that ethics is relative to the standard of one's customs. ... His reasoning comes from the teleological ethical system known as Utilitarianism. ... This can be deemed as ethical formalism in the deontological system. ...

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Education can take action by looking at Bourdieu's work because he spoke about things such as identity politics and critical race theory (DeVitis 2009), which may be key to developing much more positive, and equal education. ...

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The state is questionably the most fundamental theory in the reading of politics and its definition is thus the point of passionate academic contestation. ... In the international system, sovereignty is the claim by the state to full self-government, and the communal acknowledgment of claims to sovereignty is the foundation of international society. ... It is often said that globalization symbolizes the end of a system of independent sovereign states and hence the onslaught of the insignificance of sovereignty. ... As known, globalization is generally defined as the multiplicity of linkag...

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Having accessed ISP's databases and mainframe systems the NSA can know you better than the closest members of your family. ... In other words the government has the ability and legal right to weaken any secure private network by installing a secret pathway into a private system and accessing that system with its own password. ... Like the pre cogs in minority report, the NSA, using elaborate computer programs can predict ones actions based on game theory and preferences from information gathered from websites. ...

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Also, Mill's ideas on liberty undercut not only the theories of communism, but also any instruments that would be necessary to implement a communistic government. ... However, for Marx, this is quite a different story, "In this sense, the theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property," (1003). ... John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx, two very different men, who inspired groups of people to reform entire systems of government, would most definitely agree on very little if nothing at all. ...

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"Democracy is the system of choice for virtually all Americans" (Implications of Nonvoting, 777). ... This means that elites could in theory propose undemocratic policies upon the masses, but citizens will not understand the full effect of these policies if they do not have the knowledge that stems from political participation. ...

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When the Minister of Housing announced the government's intentions, he argued that the existing system did not encourage fairness, since it treated low-income households differently depending on whether they were state tenants or not, the system promoted dependency on the state. The reform was directed to address National's wider agenda in welfare, to refocus the welfare system to "social assistance on those in genuine need" (Murphy, 2004, p120). ... With National in Government and their attempt to privatise housing, and encourage the fairness the previous system did not, S...

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Aristotle believed heavily in a graduated class system that would include such classes as agricultural workers, craftsmen, and paid laborers. ... The goal of Aristotle's Ideal Constitution is for a well-executed and suitably maintained system, in order that desired happiness shall be attained. ...

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When putting the Freedom House rating system to use, the definition of consolidation democracy can become operationalized. ... Mexico's internal corruption is inherent in nature as it was rooted in a structural theory linking corruption to the relative balance of state and social forces. ... In Mexico, the government system as a whole is not subject to the law. ... Corruption pervades the Mexican political system and is most conspicuous at lower level of Government, particularly among the police force. ...

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