The democratic reforms instituted in Athens from 463 to 451 BC by both Ephialtes and his ‘successor’ Pericles are wide ranging and unprecedented for their era. The political upheaval in the 5th century BC is often cited by modern historians as a ‘radical’ shift from conservative democracy to a liberal‚ direct democracy involving all citizens. The oligarchical institution known as the Areopagus‚ comprised of ex-archons from the two aristocratic classes‚ was the largest obstacle in the way of full
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Democratic Peace Theory (DPT) Introduction Democratic Peace Theory (DPT) is a modern political theory which became popular among the democratic country to extend and promote their ideology that brings peace and prosperity for the nations. DPT was originated by Immanuel Kant‚ a German philosopher‚ in the 1795‚ and it was scientifically evaluated on 1960s. DPT’s main principle say that‚ the democratic countries do not go to war against each other‚ for they have common ambitious hope and dream for
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Andrew Jackson‚(AKA) the founder of the Democratic Party‚ was super democratic and as a democrat his wants were the people to have power and a voice in the government‚ he also wanted to extend the boundaries so that people could move more out west‚ and he wanted the national bank to be gone and then it was. Andrew Jackson thought that our country wouldn’t support and vote enough for the democrats so when he campaigned he told the people that he will listen to them and do their wishes
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Democratic Leadership A democratic style of leadership is exactly the opposite of an authoritarian leader‚ in that an authoritarian leader will make all the decisions and a democratic leader will allow others to make the decisions. This is not to say that a democratic leader does not actually lead – an effective democratic leader fosters self-direction‚ promotes creativity‚ and encourages others to become leaders. This is attained through constant consultation and effective direction and assistance
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her solutions‚ usually centered around republican and democratic views. When a candidate breaks the norm and distances himself or herself the farthest away from the two main parties‚ it grabs my attention. Bernie Sanders’ socialist ideas make him very unique‚ but also give him a negative connotation with some American voters. Being as intrigued as I was‚ I immediately had questions: Why do so many people oppose socialism? Would having a democratic socialist in office be as bad as the negative responses
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JEFFERSON PRESIDENCY 1801-1809 Democratic-Republic Principles of democratic capitalism and promise of equal opportunity for al “all men are created equal‚" His election ‘the revolution of 1800’ The two major achievements of Jefferson’s presidency were the Louisiana Purchase and the abolition of the slave trade‚" according to historian John Chester Miller. For now Jefferson had to go beyond rhetoric; he had to transfer ideals into action by turning his social and political philosophy
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The United States of America experienced several reform movements from 1825 to 1850. The reformers sought to improve religion‚ rehabilitation of criminals and mental patients‚ education‚ slavery‚ and women’s rights. Each demonstrated democratic ideals to the extent that the reformers sought to incorporate the values of liberty and equality into their reform movements to improve the quality of life but did so at the expense and dismay of others. Religious reformers believed that they should
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Voting is the basic right of citizen of any democratic country. In few countries around the globe voting is mandatory. I agree with this view and this essay will discuss two reasons why compulsory voting is mandatory in those countries. Low population density in some democratic countries forces the governments to enforce mandatory voting. In fact‚ it beneficial for voters as well to select their desired leader by casting their valuable votes. In Australia for instance‚ voters casts their votes to
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Technology‚ Society and Environment Man versus Nature Technology Versus Environment Money Versus Wild Life “We have used the oceans as our toilet and it is now catching up with us.” Greg Bossart‚ chief veterinary officer of the Georgia Aquarium The pollution that the most intelligent species on earth creates and carelessly discards continues to destroy the environment of the most beautiful locations on planet earth at the sacrifice of a vast number of innocent sea creatures who are paying
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1825-1850 were intended to expand democratic ideals – those of equality and justice for man. While many did accomplish this‚ such as the educational‚ disciplinary‚ educational‚ feminist and abolitionist movements‚ reforms revolving around governmentally-controlled religion and temperance‚ utopias‚ and nativism ultimately limited the overall democratic ideals of society. The Second Great Awakening inspired many movements that truly did further establish some of the democratic ideals we hold to this day
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