economy. These individuals value order‚ nationalism‚ and authority. However‚ these systems often result in violence‚ repression of the public‚ and few provisions for changes to the system. Democracies are multiparty political systems that rest on the principle of rule by the people. Most people that live in democracies have civil liberties1‚ and political rights2. Individuals who feel that multiparty systems are the best government value equality‚ accountability‚ and freedom. Nations that have multiparty
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Today we shall take a look at the following systems monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy‚ there were some others but these will be our focus. Interestingly enough while we think of ancient Athens as being a democracy it wasn’t always so‚ it eventually evolved into a democratic nation‚ but between the 8th to 6th century‚ Athens was ruled by aristocracy and according to The Athenian Aristocracy (n.d)‚ the constitution read as follows “Appointment to the supreme offices of state
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Democracy as a Universal Value Amartya Sen Copyright © 1999 National Endowment for Democracy and the Johns Hopkins University Press. All rights reserved. Journal of Democracy 10.3 (1999) 3-17 In the summer of 1997‚ I was asked by a leading Japanese newspaper what I thought was the most important thing that had happened in the twentieth century. I found this to be an unusually thought-provoking question‚ since so many things of gravity have happened over the last hundred years. The European empires
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Victor Salvado English R1A: Performing Revenge The Justice of Athena In the Greek trilogy of revenge The Oresteia‚ Aeschylus actively utilizes literary symbols to suggest significant parallels between the representative system of justice reflected in the play and the prevalent democratic attitudes of 5th century Greek society. The goddess Athena is instrumental in drawing these parallels‚ as it is she who establishes the unbiased court system in which Orestes is tried. However‚ Aeschylus
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presents the life of Alcibiades as a contrast between inspired military excellence and disappointing moral failure. Although he was a brilliant and accomplished military strategist‚ Alcibiades’ lack of moral fortitude‚ and his provocation of the Athenians into reckless action led to his downfall‚ and that of Athens. Although Alcibiades was a man of prodigious gifts who could have led Athens to military dominance‚ he gave in to base self-interest and lack of self-control that caused him to alienate
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middle wall was supposed to be in the same proportion as the wall that was built in Piraeus. It was built so that in the case of sea invasion‚ it would buy them enough time to retreat to the more narrow walls of the Piraeus-Athens wall‚ where the Athenians would make their stand. These were not only used for military purposes but also the economic use. Over time the port of Piraeus became more of a use of trade rather than a military base. These walls provided a safe route from the sea port all the
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Direct Democracy vs Representative Democracy The term Democracy is derived from two Greek words‚ demos‚ meaning people‚ and kratos‚ meaning rule. These two words form the word democracy which means rule by the people. Aristotle‚ and other ancient Greek political philosophers‚ used the phrase‚ `the governors are to be the governed’‚ or as we have come to know it‚ `rule and be ruled in turn’. The two major types of democracy are Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy. Clearly
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DOCUMENTO DE TRABAJO N° 19 Deliberative Democracy and the Politics of Reason Maria Esperanza Casullo Agosto de 2007 1 Documento de Trabajo N° 19 María Esperanza Casullo 2007 SERIE “DOCUMENTOS DE TRABAJO” ESCUELA DE POLITICA Y GOBIERNO Universidad Nacional de San Martín www.unsam.edu.ar SERIE “DOCUMENTO DE TRABAJO” DE LA ESCUELA POLITICA Y GOBIERNO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTIN La serie de Documentos de Trabajo refleja parte de las actividades de investigación la
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commitment to his god through convicting Athenians of the condition of their souls and lives. Most of his time‚ Socrates converses with people and asks them questions pertaining their lifestyle. Due to this he does not have enough time to make earnings for himself. In return‚ some of his listeners put in time to hear him out and take on his advices (Plato 509). This even more takes time off from Socrates. Although others perceive this as Socrates teaching the Athenians with a charge‚ not one witness testified
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the Athenian assembly met in order to discuss whether or not to fight at Marathon or remain in the city in order to protect it. Considering what had happen at Eretria‚ Miltiades had convinced the polemarch‚ Calimachus and the Athenians to march out of the city to fight the Persians at Marathon. He had approximately 10 000 Athenians and 1000 Plataeans. The Athenians had requested aid from Sparta which they agreed‚ but unfortunately were not able to due to a religious festival. The Athenians marched
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