The Evolution of the American Democracy "United States can be seen as the first liberal democracy. The United States Constitution‚ adopted in 1788‚ provided for an elected government and protected civil rights and liberties. On the American frontier‚ democracy became a way of life‚ with widespread social‚ economic and political equality. The system gradually evolved‚ from Jeffersonian Democracy or the First Party System to Jacksonian Democracy or the Second Party System and later to the Third Party
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government official) or indirectly (by electing a representative). The word democracy originates from Greek roots meaning “people” and “power”. Two basic forms of democracy are direct democracy and representative democracy. Direct democracy is when all eligible citizens have active and direct participation in the decision making for politics. One example of this is the government of Athens in ancient Greece. Representative democracy is when the whole body of citizens remain the higher power but political
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you ever considered that this slogan‚ used by new presidential elect Donald Trump‚ related back to the terrorism issues during Barack Obama’s service in the White House. ISIS is one of the most well known terrorist groups that have executed many maniacal attacks on the U.S. within the past eight years‚ but Obama had the audacity to leave each incident ignored. Barack Obama should have spent more of his effort reducing or removing terrorism threats in America than he did during his presidency because
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Pathos: Barack Obama’s Presidential Commercial In the political commercial of Barack Obama‚ he starts off by talking about his hard past and how his family and he struggled to make ends meet. He connects with the common people through his past hardships and struggles. He is a man who emphasizes value and hard work to get his point across and to bring success to the people. This commercial uses pathos with the images‚ which utilize his rough background‚ with his attire and the way he applies
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To explain the difference between Direct‚ Representative‚ and Constitutional Democracy you must first know what each one means. Direct Democracy according to the dictionary “is a form of democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly”. For example‚ in Switzerland‚ federal laws and changes to the national constitution must be voted on by the citizenry (Rainer Benz‚ 2003- 2015). Representative Democracy is a Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called
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Russian Democracy I find Russia to be an interesting democracy because it transformed from a communist country living underneath a series of dictators for the better part of the twentieth century to electing their first president ever by popular vote in such a short period of time. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 the Soviet Union began to rapidly collapse. By 1991‚ Boris Yeltsin was elected the first ever president by popular vote. On December 8‚ 1991 Yeltsin and leaders of the Ukraine and Belarus
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and he was assassinated from a grassy knoll and his brother who many thought could also be elected was shot before he even had the chance. So what makes Barack Obama‚ a non-white‚ non-Anglo-Saxon‚ and at one point non-protestant‚ think he can become the next President? His ability to overcome cultural obstacles in order to succeed. Barack Obama has all the makings of a cultural melting pot. Born in Hawaii‚ to a Kenyan father‚ American mother‚ and
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Name: Eulade Hagenimana Date: 04/03/2017 Class: COMM101 Informative Speech Rough draft How Barack Obama became President Introduction: Without getting into too much about the background of former president Obama‚ am going to start with a quick bio of Obama. Obama started off as a community organizer in the south side of chicago where he went Obama was not. In this speech‚ I’ll talk in summary about Barack Obama’s road to the presidency. in 1997 he was elected as an Illinois state senator‚ and 2004
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American Democracy: A Real Democracy or Hidden Oligarchy? The United States was founded with the intent that class distinction and rigid social structure were the things left behind in the old world. Life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness were the basis that created the American dream from the very beginning. The state where people face promise of political democracy‚ wide range of civil liberties‚ opportunity for economic prosperity‚ and equality between each and every citizen. “Government
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When Barack Obama was nominated the 44th President of the United States‚ he became “the first African American to serve in that office_ on January 20‚ 2009 ”.After his election as U.S. Senate he became the “highest ranking African American office holder in the country ”‚ Ahead of his presidency his political career was rather abridged yet impressive. During his active years as a politician Barack Obama established himself as “master of the craft” and a seasoned politician “Over the course of his
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