Discuss the Athenian definition of democracy. Is the city state the only kind of state in which true democracy can exist? What happens to democracy when it is applied to a society with a large dispersed population? What are other examples of democratic societies besides Athens? Compare and contrast Athenian democracy with American democracy. Is the United States a democracy in the classical sense of the word? The ancient Greek word "demokratia" was ambiguous. It met literally "people power"
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transition to democracy at the time‚ was consider to be very successful and an ideal model for other countries overcoming dictatorship. After the gruesome Spanish Civil War‚ Spaniards‚ both left and right‚ all preferred to avoid another violent war that would tear their country and people apart. During the transition to democracy‚ Spain’s leader at the time‚ Juan Carlos I appointed Adolfo Suarez as prime minister of the country‚ who would be an important factor in Spain’s transition to democracy. Suarez
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12: What Underlying Conditions Favour Democracy? Page 145-165 We face two questions: How can we account for the establishment of democratic institutions in so many countries in so many parts of the world‚ and how can we explain its failure? A full answer is impossible; two interrelated sets of factors are undoubtedly of crucial importance. FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATIVES During the 20th century‚ the main alternatives lost out in competition with democracy. The monarchy‚ open oligarchy‚ hereditary
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Weaknesses of modern democracy Political science 202 01/01/2013 “Democracy is the worst form of government‚ except for all those others that have been tried from time to time.” These are the words used by Sir Winston Churchill while he was expressing his resolve with democracy. Democracy is the dominant form of government in the world with the exception of a few countries. In Sir Winston’s statement‚ the phrase‚ “except all those others that have been tried from time to
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American Capitalism and American Democracy have always gone hand in hand for the entire history of the United States since its founding‚ and many say one cannot exist without the other. Many people today commonly associate Capitalism with Democracy when asked about the United States in general. Capitalism is based on profits for the few while democracy is based on rights for many. Commonly capitalism is known as an economic system in which all or most of the means of production are privately owned
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Demerits of Democracy More emphasis on quantity than on quality: Majority party holds the reins of government. Inefficient & corrupt‚ who have neither intelligence nor vision‚ get themselves elected. Rule of the incompetent Democracies are run amateurs. In it‚ every citizen is allowed to take part‚ whereas everybody is not fit for it. Locke calls it the act of running administration by the ignorant. He says that history records the fact that a few are intelligent. Universal adult
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analysis of democracy in Bhutan and Tonga Naizang (November 7th‚ 2012) Acknowledgement I wish to thank and acknowledge my module tutor Mr. Sabarjeet Mukherjee and Mr. Mahindra Balasuriya for guiding me throughout my research. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to my colleagues for their advice and help. Abstract A comparative analysis of democracy in Bhutan and in
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Dictatorship and Democracy Benazir Bhutto was a renowned politician and the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan during a time that changed the face of the world; the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks of the World Trade Center‚ Pentagon and Flight 95. She was outspoken against the policy‚ rhetoric and agenda of Al Qaeda. On the 4th of October 2002‚ Bhutto gave a speech to the world stating that Al Qaeda not only victimized western society‚ but victimized Muslim Nations and the people of
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Yeh Jack Citrin PS1 section109 09/22/15 Is the U.S. Constitution a Democratic Document? A democracy principle is built on “mob rule”‚ which means that the majority wins and the rest of the people lose. Unlike democracy‚ a republic principle guarantees that all the people receive the equal rights and benefits. The debate that if United State of America is constitutional republic or constitutional democracy has been going over years. It is true that the citizens in Unite State are receiving most of
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Jiaxin Yin 31 May 2012 Education and Democracy This paper discusses how the United States and China achieve democracy through education by analyzing what kind of education benefits a democratic society. Problem-posing education‚ which emphasizes communication and consciousness‚ seems can benefit a democratic society but cannot profit the oppressors; Paulo Freire believes that banking education prevails for it can benefit the oppressors and a democratic society in terms of equity. No Children Left
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