you hear the word ATHENS is democracy‚ and it’s actually true‚ Athenians did invent the democracy and it’s still been using in many countries today‚ including Australia‚ America‚ the United Kingdom and Germany. Athens was founded a long way back‚ in 800 BC when the dark age ended in 860BC‚ and was ended when Alexander the Great in 360BC. The Athenian government was divided into 3 parts: The Assembly which is usually for citizens that are older than 18 and the assembly was made for all citizens to vote
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Government – B1 2/15/15 DBQ The definition of democracy is “a form of government where the supreme power is vested within the people and exercised by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.” The main principles of democracy include majority rule with minority rights‚ competing political parties‚ individual liberty‚ and free elections. These ideals have been the foundation of American democracy since the Declaration of Independence. However‚ other democracies value each ideal differently
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How might ‘Naturalism’ be defined within theatrical contexts? Movement in theatre developed late 19th century‚ presenting ordinary life as accurately as possible‚ influenced by novelists and playwrights such as Ibsen and Emile Zola. The idea of naturalistic plays was to portray harsh and gritty subject matters‚ which would emphasize the wrongs in contemporary life which would often be frowned upon and alienate 19th-century audiences. However‚ by seeing the wrongs in society there is a believe
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DBQ on American Revolution The American Revolution fundamentally changed American society in many different ways. Americans gained independence from Great Britain and began to govern themselves democratically and deal with their own dilemmas like slavery‚ internal revolts and rights of different groups of people without foreign interference. They utilized farming as the main labor but trade and manufacturing also picked up due to the end of mercantilism and the Navigation Laws. After the Revolution
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Progressive era The public’s outcry for change prompted the Progressive Era presidents to take action toward radical reforms. These radical reforms addressed issues from trust busting to constitutional amendments. The Progressive reformers and the federal government improved social‚ economic‚ and political conditions in the United States. Social changes came into effect once light was shed on the poor conditions that many minorities faced. Muckrakers‚ like Upton SinClair and W.E
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themselves? Jacksonian Democrats thought very highly of themselves because they recognized their responsibility as political leaders in America‚ to be guardians of the Constitution. The Jacksonian Democrats advocated all the same issues that President Jackson did. A main characteristic of the Jacksonian Democrats was that they fought for the common man and strived to make everyone interested in government affairs. Three things the Jacksonians prided themselves on were political democracy‚ individual
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Integrity is a character trait. It is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking. Integrity is the very fiber of all core values‚ without it all other core values cannot prevail. It is the cornerstone for all that is moral and just in our society. It is more than simple honesty. It embraces other attributes such as courage‚ responsibility‚ accountability‚ justice‚ openness‚ self-respect‚ and humility. Practically‚ it involves keeping commitments‚ being sincere‚ being honest
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Jacksonians proved to be both guardians and violators of the Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and economic opportunity. Throughout the Jacksonian era the Jacksonians proved to be violators of the United States Constitution and not the guardians they believed themselves to be. Both the Jacksonians and President Jackson went against the Supreme Courts regarding cases that were said to be constitutional. An instance in which the Jacksonian Democrats violated the Constitution
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Part I Before we begin… 1. Labels are identifications and NOT chronological periods of time!!!! 2. DBQ MUST use DOCUMENTS!!! (it’s called a document based question for a reason) 3. DO NOT simply summarize the documents they must prove a point! Bad sentences 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. “Everyone in Europe was into religion”… “All were poor and uneducated”… “There was no economy”… “There was no government”… Any sentence with the word “stuff” Any sentence with the word “things” Keep it short and sweet
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Madison makes between a democracy and a republic is that he sees democracy as a dangerous thing‚ but he sees a republic as a way to prevent danger from occurring. Madison describes a democracy as "a society consisting of a small number of citizens‚ who assemble and administer the government in person." Madison continues to say that these societies "have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention." When Madison talks about democracy‚ he meant a more direct democracy where the people have more
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