This thesis is a collection of three independent essays on the causes and consequences of local elections in non-democratic regimes. The first essay examines the political consequences of local elections on the first democratic election after the fall of an autocratic regime. My theoretical analysis highlights that officials that were appointed by upper levels of government have a stronger incentive to continue to use local patronage networks to signal their alignment to upper levels of government
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Compare and contrast monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy as forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states Introduction Ancient Greek city-states had five forms of government; monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy. This essay will give a brief comparison of these five forms of government. Monarchy The government where A single hereditary ruler‚ or in Spartans case double ruler holds all the government power in the country‚ empire‚ or kingdom. The Monarch
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Fahad Sultan ENG 111 (023N) Communism VS Democracy What is communism? It is the total interference; total control of the government‚ there is one government that controls everything‚ and it works through the central economy system. Property is owned by the state‚ businesses are owned by the state. A communism empire has no free market system‚ everything is dictated‚ workers are given fixed wages and are told what to make. Communist government has a government league that decides what needs to
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Tyler Ceparano Coach Bishop DBQ#3 03/06/2015 Jacksonian Democrats Jacksonian Democrats were not the "guardians of Democracy" that they claimed to be‚ but instead were merely guardians of their own sectional interests and Andrew Jackson’s inflated ego. Jacksonians were skilled at emotionalizing issues and rallying the support of the South and West. The Jacksonian Democrats primary goals were not Constitutional justice and individual liberty‚ but instead they strived to suppress New England
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The society in the movie “V for vendetta” is politically anti-liberal because the features of their society are not like a politically liberal one. A politically liberal society would have proper human rights‚ as well as a proper democracy. The society is politically anti-liberal because it violates the citizen’s human rights‚ and does not resemble a liberal society. A political society has support for constitution‚ democracy‚ fair elections‚ human rights‚ capitalism‚ and free trade. Their society
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Alexis de Tocqueville?s novel Democracy in America touched on many topics having to do with democracy‚ not in the United States‚ but also in his home of France‚ as well as England. His views were established during his stay in the United States. Tocqueville made a number of references about the political activity in the United States. He did this ranging from the courts to the executive branch. Henry David Thoreau touched on many of the same topics as Tocqueville. They both believe in the motto of
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industries in a country or region on a wide scale. But the benefits of industrialization were the different inventions that helped us advance overtime. The child labor was the biggest cost out of everything that happened. I think that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages because of all the great inventions. The benefits of the Industrialization was the great inventions and decisions that were made. Like we got plumbing which is a great benefit because we can dispose of our waste way easier than to
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Advantages of Democracy Democracy is considered to be the best form of government these days. Most of the countries in the world have adopted it. The following arguments have been given in favour of Democracy: (i) Safeguards the interests of the people: Chief merit of democracy lies in that it safeguards the interests of the people. Real power lies in the hands of the people who exercise it by the representatives elected by them and who are responsible to them. It is said that social‚ economic
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Course Name: “Past and Present of Democracy” Democracy is a form of government where the supreme power lies in its subjects‚ gaining authorization to exercise such authority directly or indirectly through regular fair elections. Active participation of citizens in the choosing the agents to exercise the authority on their behalf is a common element in true democracies. Citizens are all equal in the practice of law and its regulation having no distinctions or class privileges. Human rights
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The liberal/conservative divide in the 19th century was the cause of various differences among diverse aspects of Latin American countries of the era. These disputes can be easily viewed when observing the histories of Latin American countries such as Chile and Guatemala. Throughout the 19th century these Latin American countries experienced a constant power struggle between the two political ideologies. As one rises‚ another falls‚ and the latter seeks to regain the lost power. Liberals were characterized
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