Athens Democracy The first person to define democracy was an Athenian leader called Cleisthenes. He called it Demokratia‚ which meant rule by people. In their democracy‚ only male citizens who were older than eighteen could participate. Demokratia gave a strong structure to the Athenian government‚ which served as a model for future governments in the world. The Demokratia had three main institutions. The first one is the Ekklesia‚ which is an assembly in which all qualified citizens could participate
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In James Madison’s‚ The 10th Federalist‚ Madison believes that in a nation a larger republic is safer and more efficient than that of a smaller republic. James Madison answers the question of how to eliminate the negative effects of faction. He defines a faction as‚ “a number of citizens‚ whether amounting to a minority or majority of the whole‚ who are untied and actuated by some common impulse of passion‚ or of interest‚ adverse to the rights of other citizens‚ or to the permanent and aggregate
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Federalists The Federalists were people who wanted and believed in the new Constitution. They had people who disagreed with them called the Anti-Federalists. The Federalist Party originated in opposition to the Democratic-Republican Party.Emphasized commercial and diplomatic harmony with Britain following the signing of the 1794 Jay Treaty. The party made a lasting impact by laying the foundations of a national economy‚ creating a national judicial system and formulating principles of foreign policy
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The federalists and anti-federalists had a very intense debate during the ratification of the constitution. Both sides had to make several compromises in order to be able to do something better for the people. I myself agree more with the views of the anti-federalists. They believed that the power should be shared by the states in order for things to be fair. If the Federal government had all the power‚ chaos would rule our way of life. The individual rights and shared power is what makes things
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Democracy‚ as defined by Polybius‚ was a “regime based on effective rule by the people.” In Polybius’ Histories‚ democracy was not based on each citizen having the ‘right to do whatever they wish or propose’ but true democracy relied on “reverence to the gods‚ succour of parents‚ respect to elders‚ obedience to laws‚ are traditional and habitual‚ in such communities” as well as decisions being decided by the majority. It has been agreed upon by most ancient historians that Rome was not a democracy
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10/13/11 Federalists Vs. Democratic-Republicans Hearing about political parties‚ Washington was not too keen on the idea. Conversely‚ he was part of the uprising of the first two political parties. Federalists and Democratic-Republicans‚ previously named anti-federalists‚ were the two different political organizations. The first two parties to evolve were very different regarding beliefs of the common people‚ views of the government‚ their stances on the foreign policy‚ and ways to manage
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The Development of Democracy After the election in 1824‚ the Republican Party began to separate because of industrialization in New England‚ the spread of cotton in the south and westward expansion. The Republicans who were suspicious of having a federal government that was too powerful and wanted more power in the state became Democrats. Republicans that wanted the Federal government to encourage a strong economy became Whigs. Politicians had to start trying to gain the vote of the common man
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From the years 1789 through 1800‚ Federalist went through many harsh conditions. There were many disputes between the Federalist Party‚ led by Hamilton‚ and the Republicans‚ led by Jefferson. The events that created the most trouble for the Federalists and were most significant in the development of the Federalist Party were creating a national bank‚ how to pay the national debt‚ and establishing the public credit. Overall‚ the Federalists faced more of an economic challenge than anything else.
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Democracy is always named and used in the liberal discursive process. But if we refer to history‚ democracy of these days is not the same as democracy decades ago. Thus‚ it is important that democracy is understood as an evolution and not as a static concept. Similarly it is necessary to understand democracy by its principles and not by its practitioners in power. Liberal democracy can be briefly defined as a system of government in which the people rule themselves‚ either directly or indirectly
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As the government grew and the nation prospered‚ the rise of leaders and political figures came about and with this‚ conflicting principles and ideology spawned‚ thus creating the first of the political parties; the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Although the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans ideology and stances on the power of the federal government‚ domestic economic policies and the group of constituents they represented differed vastly‚ members of both parties often compromised
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