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    Democracy in Egypt

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    Egypt‚ in terms of democracy‚ is limited. Superficially it contains all the basic requirements of a democracy: a parliament‚ a president and regular elections. However‚ "elections do not a democracy make." In Egypt’s sordid past it has been occupied‚ reoccupied and moreover controlled by external forces unique in the Arab world. Strong nationalism has led Egypt through social experiments that failed. Imitation has brought about a parliamentary monarchy cut short by a coup. In the end‚ "Rule from

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    Democracy in Britain

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    “By 1928‚ the essentials of democracy had been achieved”. How far would you agree? Democracy‚ the ideal that all the citizens of a nation determine together the laws and actions of their state: a government ‘for the people‚ of the people and by the people’‚ was necessary in Britain‚ as Aristotle once said‚ ‘man is by nature a political animal’. Franchise is the right to be able to vote and in 1830‚ only one out of ten adult males could vote; by 1832 it was a privilege of the landed elite and by

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    disadvantage of democracy

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    The primary disadvantages of democracy are a general lack of accountability‚ the prospect of personal interest becoming the predominant factor in decisions‚ and negative financial implications. A democracy lays the power to make decisions in the hands of the majority. This‚ ironically‚ places an emphasis on both individual and group power. A group controls the decision-making process‚ but an influential individual can control the group. The issue with democracy‚ in spite of the power of the people

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    Crisis in Democracy

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    According to Hewitt (2011) “the European Union’s finest hour was when it stood as a beacon for democracy‚ the rule of law and a civil society and enticed the peoples of Eastern Europe to embrace freedom.” Despite such a rich tradition of democracy‚ the burning question which has been recurrently on the lips of renowned academics and political thinkers/actors is whether or not Britain is facing a crisis in democracy‚ with some responding to this question in the affirmative. It has therefore been argued by

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    Democracy Dbq

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    Simon Wahba 12/12/12 Miss Weinstein Period 7 Democracy DBQ In the world many societies are switching to democracies from the demand from the people in that area. One of the first democracies ever was in Athens‚ Greece. Even though they were the first democracy ever assembled‚ questions arose as to how democratic they really were. Opinions vary‚ but although Athens became more democratic over time‚ because of a series of reforms‚ it still was still more un-democratic then

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    What is Democracy?

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    To me Democracy is the regular and consistent consultation of a peoples in order to reach a decision. Democracy truly is a government of the people ‚ by the people and for the people. It is an inclusive platform in which an entire nation‚ every citizen down to the most proletarian becomes a contributing member of the government of their country. Democracy symbolizes the voice‚ the ability to express one’s self‚ to make one’s self heard without fear of persecution or reproach‚ but above all Democracy

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    Democracy or Dictatorship

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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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    Procedural Democracy

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    must practice procedural democracy and substantive democracy. A solid foundation and variety of different procedures is what makes a democracy work as it does for us today. There will always be problems with any system and there will always be someone complaining about how the government works. Without a doubt‚ we will never have a perfect government and we will probably never find one person without some sort of disagreement with the way things are run. But‚ a democracy is run off of compromises

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    EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY

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    EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY  South Asian countries have fundamentally regarded economic development as a political matter.  Another thing that differentiates South Asia is her commitment to egalitarianism in terms of planning.  In terms of guiding beliefs‚ there is a similarity between South Asia and the West. However‚ a time dimension is involved.  During West Asia’s development period‚ social welfare was still in its early stages.  Social welfare was part of abstracts by scholars and even rebels

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    A long time ago‚ approximately over 2400 years‚ the Ancient Greek Polis developed the first democracy. This was the first time this particular political system was established and organized. Not long after‚ the Roman Republic formed their version of a democracy to rival Greece. Both societies used democracy as a way to band their people together‚ and become stronger republics. There are many similarities and differences between the political systems of Rome and Greece. Both systems had in place

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