Title – Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of representative vs direct democracy Democracy is a word known to most persons today‚ in the Western world atleast‚ and almost always has positive connotations associated with it. Indeed from far left to far right‚ democracy has been proclaimed and embraced by political parties‚ indeed for a party to profess democracy is seen as necessary to its claim of legitimacy. The word democracy derives from the Greek prefix ’Demos ’ which could be seen as ’people
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then arises is. ‘Can a single leader solely represent the needs of a modern state?’. Democracy is an efficient podium for fair representation of opinions in a modern state. Democracy is a form of government that is not attached to any pre-given political or ideological ends‚ but allows ends to be chosen by the majority vote of free citizens. Although today‚ the theoretical to realistic translation of democracy is questionable‚ it at least firmly opinionated leaders‚ have to place their proposals
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Communism Vs Democracy Democracy and communism are the two main governing systems ever to be set into motion. Effects of both of these systems can be observed in many countries worldwide. Democracy is the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives‚ whereas communism is a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership which means that all means of production such as land and natural resources are owned by the entire community. Of course
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Three Paradoxes of Democracy 1. Consent vs. effectiveness 2. Conflict vs. Consensus 3. Representation vs. Governability What’s effective may not be what is popular -economic policies are a good example hyperinflation and other painful unpopular reforms -even in established democracies you are thinking about getting elected not long term policies Examples: Free trade job loss Terrorism loss of personal liberties Deficit spending people like low taxes but also like government
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A democracy is when the common people are considered as the primary source of political power. Although democracy and absolutism had advantages and disadvantages‚ democracy was a more effective type of government for it limited royal power and protected the rights of the people socially‚ politically‚ and economically. Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ tension arose between the two different types of governments‚ the democracy and absolute monarchs. The enlightenment was a great
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Failure of democracy in Pakistan [pic] Democracy can be defined as the government of the people by the people and for the people. It is an ideal form of the government in which all the strata of the population has great say in the internal and external affairs of the country. Significance of the democracy can be gauged from the fact that in the countries where it works and exists full well‚ they have well organized or disciplined states before and mostly peaceful political‚ social weather is prevailed
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Why should I work to preserve our Democratic government vs. Monarchy? Many countries have different types of government. The most common type of government is democracy. This is because it is run in the fairest manner than any type of government. In other countries‚ it is not about fairness‚ it is strictly about who has the power. Depending on the country you live in the government would decide how much a person works. For example‚ if you are the owner of a business and every time you make a
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NIGERIA’S ’DEMOCRACY DIVIDENDS’ The nation’s literary clan went agog recently when it generously expended kilometers of expensive newsprint and megawatts of electronic media energy on what looked like a stock-taking ritual in commemoration of the second year of the Obasanjo regime. One by one‚ all the learned commentators who mounted the podium had something to say about the status of the regime’s half time scorecard. And depending on the analyst’s loyalty‚ it was possible to make a general classification
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forms of government have ruled the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. These have included aristocracy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ monarchy‚ and democracy. An oligarchy is ruled by the few‚ which could also be as a small group of the aristocracy. Monarchy is ruled by a hereditary single sovereign‚ while tyranny by a single leader who took power by force. Democracy is the rule of the people. This essay will show the changes of government between the city-states (Cartledge‚ 2011). Brand (n.d.) tells us
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Introduction: What Is Democracy? 1 Characteristics of Democracy 3 Rights and Responsibilities 7 Democratic Elections 12 Rule of Law 16 Constitutionalism 19 Three Pillars of Government 22 Free and Independent Media 27 Political Parties‚ Interest Groups‚ NGOs 29 Civil-Military Relations 32 The Culture of Democracy 34 Democracy may be a word familiar to most‚ but it is a concept still misunderstood and misused at a time when dictators‚ single-party regimes‚ and military coup leaders
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