1. Evaluate the view that democracy is the only legitimate form of government A legitimate state can be defined as “A state in which its citizens have little or no significant resistance to the public policy and leadership of the state in question due to the rightful/legitimate exercise of power.” This Legitimacy of state is often a hard term to apply to any form of government in the modern political world due to the very differing cultures between the western and eastern world. However the
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Jefferson vs. Hamilton Democratic Republican vs. Federalist Jefferson Image Jefferson acted with democratic simplicity; he made his image plain and disliked people claiming positions that they didn’t deserve. He won the 1804 reelection easily Jefferson eliminated the feeling of majesty surrounding presidency Views He was a political genius‚ and worked as leader of his party to give the Republicans in Congress direction. Money Washington and Adams had increased national debt and taxation
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Democracy is the most successful political idea in the world. It is a type of government where a majority of the people are included in making political decisions. In democratic countries‚ politicians get elected by citizens through a vote to make decisions on their behalf. It also guarantees political and civil rights‚ for example; freely forming and expressing your own opinions‚ free to worship your own religion‚ and the right to protest if you wish to. In 1982 Canada’s government created The Canadian
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There are many forms of government that the United States could of chose from‚ but we chose democracy. Democracy is a “form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system”. Democracy has been developing since the late 18th century in the united states and since then we have takin ideas from great historians on how to continue its development. In class‚ we read different pieces from people like
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First Proportional Representational (PR) system promote democratic development and political participation more than other systems including majoritarian system. The majoritarian – PR contrast arise from the definition of democracy. Consequently‚ Majoritarianism argues that majorities should rule and minorities should oppose‚ but that definition is challenged by the PR model as that definition is considered a threat to the principles of democracy which based on inclusiveness not excluding minorities
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There are many greek influences on our culture today. However‚ these impacts are not very widely known in our modern society. The Greek culture affects our everyday way of life. They created democracy‚ the alphabet‚ libraries‚ the Olympics‚ math‚ science‚ architecture‚ and even lighthouses. Greecians created systems that would not be imagined in a person’s wildest dreams. They created things WELL that were way before their time. For example‚ democracy. If that is not an impact Greece has made on
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In a democratic country‚ every one is assured to have access and opportunity to public office and service. One of the problem of our political system is the political dynasty. The existence of political dynasties in democratic cultures‚ particularly in a fortifying democracy‚ has inspired debate among scholars‚ policymakers and activists that are pro-democratic. In many instances‚ scholars‚ politicians‚ activists‚ and experts in politics have indicated that political dynasty is a falling block to
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What prevents societies from establishing a democratic process that promotes moral and social advancement? In Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ a group of children get stranded on an uninhabited island. Initially‚ they elect a chief‚ Ralph‚ who sets up an orderly system with rules that are to be followed. Unfortunately‚ part of the group is drawn away as they are more attracted to hunting. The hunters ultimately become savages who choose violence over democracy. The lack of a democratic form
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In the era of early modern Europe‚ the leaders of many sovereign nations would have portraits commissioned for their one of the most important days of their lives‚ their coronation day. These portraits were created in order to display the power‚ wealth‚ and many other qualities of that ruler. Many of these were extravagant such as Louis the 14th‚ otherwise known as the Sun King. His portrait served as a show of his extreme wealth from his elegant blue clothing that was stitched with the Fleur de
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Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries of Europe‚ two nations‚ specifically France and England saw great changes in their forms of government and means of authority. After the death of Henry IV‚ France saw a great step towards absolutism with the work of Cardinal Richelieu‚ who was the advisor to King Louis XIII. He decreased the power of the Huguenots by taking away their military and political powers and also increased the taille‚ the annual tax by the Church to the public. England also saw changes
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