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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The average civilian or recruit coming into the Army often misunderstands the meaning of the words military discipline. He thinks of them as being connected with punishments or reprimands which may result from the violation of some military law or regulation. Actually‚ discipline should not be something new to you for you have been disciplined all of your life. You were being disciplined at home and in school when you were taught obedience to your parents and teachers‚ and respect for the rights
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There are two different understandings of democracy: direct democracy (the rule of many) and representative democracy. The US government uses representative democracy‚ everyone is given their own power‚ even if it’s as minimal as voting for a leader to represent you. The Framers of the Constitution believed a direct democracy would lead to people following the popular opinion instead of the common good for the nation. Despite being run on a democracy‚ people have separate views of how the government
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What is Democracy? Though there is no exact definition of a democracy‚ it does “refer to a regime whereby political power is widely spread‚” (68 Gerner‚ Ferdinand‚ and Lawson) and involves equality when it comes to politics. In a democracy‚ the people run the government. This system is thought to have four key elements: a system in which the government is chosen or replaced through free and fair elections‚ active participation of the people in politics and civic life‚ protection of the human
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The Roman military was the first successful professional full time military‚ which was partly because the Roman generals paid an immense attention to detail. “Roman generals paid close attention to camp layouts‚ soldier’s equipment and most crucially‚ logistics. Often it was a the details that gave the Romans the edge‚ the depth of a ditch dug around a camp or having a warm breakfast before a battle were all considerations made by Roman commanders” (“The Roman Military”). Legionaries typically
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Women are better politicians than men There is a mindset in the current society that men make better politicians than women. In fact‚ that statement is not true. Women make good politicians too‚ some are even better than men in many aspects. Women politicians make better politicians because they compromise better‚ are more trustworthy and cooperative‚ plus they are more strong-minded as compared to men. One of the best example is Christine Lagarde the first female Minister
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KGV better then than now? Answers to sources paper. Name: Cherry Chu 1) What can we learn from Source A about behaviour and discipline in KGV school in the 1950s? We can learn from source A that some students were rude to members of staff and to prefects and were punished for it. We can also learn that detention is given just because they talk while doing schoolwork. And some other students were very naughty which liked to play around and act in a silly way‚ as a result‚ they were needed
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Introduction The birth of democracy in Sparta and Athens was a long‚ painful journey‚ created by wars‚ cruel leaders‚ and heroic figures. Although many of democracy’s ideas came from Athenian government‚ it was very different from the democracy in the United States‚ for example. In general‚ wealthy aristocrats had the most power. But without the ideas that this time period created‚ who knows where we would be now. In this paper‚ I’m going to outline how democracy came to be in early Athenian and
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Renting an apartment is a better option than buying a house I. Introduction Many people may think that renting an apartment is a better option than buying a house‚ but there are many things to take into consideration before deciding. If one were to know the advantages of buying a house‚ one just might change his or her mind. Some people think that renting an apartment is a better option than buying a house because they do not have to worry about the upkeep of the property or have to pay for
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Hostel is very important for all a not only student and local. There’re two types living in hostel and outside. I agree that living in hostel better than outside If you first travel to Malaysia studying and have not friend then hostel best choice. In here have all you need such as a lot of people‚ friend‚ safe and in school you do not understood the lesson‚ you can ask people and them help you. Example: your dormitory near school‚ you not fee take bus‚ fee parking car‚ etc. Beside that some hostel
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