POL 215Y Assignment 1 Why are some countries in the East and Southeast Asia persistently authoritarian while so few are democratic? Compare and contrast two or more cases. Student Name: Xin Zhang Student #: 999620771 Instructor: Jacques Bertrand TA: Wayne Zhu Democracy is a political system that makes sure that all eligible citizens have the right to participate in making the decisions that affect them either in a direct or indirect way. President Lincoln addressed that in
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Which is the best type of government; dictatorship‚ monarchy‚ a republic? There are so many to choose from. Many people say that a democracy is the best type of government system and that is very true. In both articles‚ “Democracy vs. Authoritarianism”‚ and “Types of Political Systems” it mainly talks about democracy. In “Democracy vs. Authoritarianism” it just talks about democrats and authoritarianism regimes as explained in the title. The article “Types of Political Systems” talks about multiple
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The world consists of many countries with diverse cultures‚ geographical features‚ economies‚ natural resources and these factors help to shape their political interests and governments. As a result‚ these countries differ in the forms of government. For example‚ North Korea is an example of an authoritarian government while the United States is an example of a democratic government. There are three main political systems mainly democracy‚ authoritarianism‚ and monarchies. Democracy as a political
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Jenna Layton Professor Rabl ENG 220 9 March 2015 Currency Of Ideas On “Law And Government” Based on the paper and its theme of “Human-Based Values” and the ideas expressed by Michael Austin in his introduction to the chapter "Law and Government‚” anyone else can be moral: by considering their actions‚ weighing the consequences‚ and deciding whether they are doing more harm than good to themselves and other people. Despite what evangelists tell you‚ the threat of hell is not what stops most people
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To what extent are democracy and dictatorship different? In order to answer this question we must first examine the generic basis of both democracy and dictatorship separately. The term democracy originates from the Greeks‚ and is defined as “rule of the people” coming from the words “demos” (people) and “kratos” (power). It was coined around 400 BCE‚ to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states‚ notably Athens. Commonly‚ two forms of democracy are recognised‚ these being
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aseltTechno Consultants and the Inflation in Utopia !!! Utopia is a hypothetical economy situated in Africa. For long Utopia was under military rule. Recently there was a people’s rebellion which overthrew the military despot and established a popular government through the first democratic elections in the history of the country. The Government and the central bank of the country‚ The Central Bank of Utopia had an immediate problem to tackle. The country was facing a hitherto unprecedented
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Role of the Youth in Nation Building Youth power is a recognized force in the world today. The youth are filled with tremendous energy and towering ambitions. They can be utilized as a constructive and as a destructive force by any nation. During the eighties‚ the youth power made itself prominent in many socialist countries of Europe and in China. Tianamen Square in Beijing‚ China witnessed a powerful demonstration. Thousands of Chinese youth sacrificed their lives in order to bring democracy in
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Best Form of Government Essay As history has shown‚ there is no such thing as a perfectly functioning government. Every form has its shortcomings‚ whether it is the authoritarian rule of one individual‚ an oligarchic rule by a select few‚ or democratically allowing everyone an equal chance to partake in government. However‚ there is also no possible way to manage a country without government‚ so I will defend the democratic system as I feel it is the form that works toward the common
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Democracy or dictatorship? [pic] We all have been saying in the past and even now that even the worst democracy is better than dictatorship but the question we need to ask ourselves is that even after all the efforts made by the lawyers movement and fresh elections in pakistan have we achieved a REAL democracy? At this present time we got two mainstream parties PPP and PML(a-z) both been controlled in undemocratic ways where one person lead it and no matter what happens he/she is gonna be leader
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The caudillo system established in Latin America after the wars for independence consisted of unstable transitional governments that achieved few of the goals recognized in an effective democratic government. Despite these shortcomings‚ the caudillo system maintained a predictable social order and prevented chaos. This system was the best available until the formation of a middle class could be achieved‚ resulting in a more democratic political system. The caudillo system came to be a common form
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