QUESTION 1; 1. Do you think elections can be a good measure of democracy? Discuss this statement in relation to elections recently held in African countries you are familiar with. INTRODUCTION The year 2011 experienced serious levels of political activities in Africa such as political upheavals‚ middle-east uprisings and elections in many countries. Most Islamic nations rose against their long-ruling leaders‚ hence saw the ousted of Egyptian Hosni Mubarak and the killing of Muamar
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Venezuela is a country ruled by dictatorship hidden by democracy. Basically‚ the whole governmental system is controlled by Hugo Chavez and his own party. The problems that exist are foot shortage‚ privatization of recourses(such as oil) and economic issues. The voice of people can’t be heard. Many evidences tells that Venezuela is actually a dictatorship country‚ not a democracy country as it seems. President Hugo Chavez had control of the election in Venezuela. 2 The government was trying
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simply it is a document where two men argue over two forms of government‚ democracy and despotism. Theseus was arguing in favor of democracy whereas the Herald‚ also known as a messenger‚ was arguing in favor of despotism. After a dialogue of opposing views‚ it set a foundation of ideas that we can fall back on and refer to in the further developing of government. With this‚ too‚ brought to light the fact that although democracy allows every individual to contribute their opinions‚ it does not guarantee
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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 is a political form of government in which governing power is derived from the people‚ by consensus (consensus democracy)‚ by direct referendum (direct democracy)‚ or by means of elected representatives of the people (representative democracy). The term comes from the Greek word (dēmokratía) "rule of the people"‚ which was coined from (dêmos) "people" and (Kratos) "power". There is no universal definition of the term democracy‚ people like the late USA president ABRAHAM LINCOLN define
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Mathew Mr. Bloete ELA 4/ Pd.3 October 18‚ 2012 Voice of Democracy What makes America the great country that it is? Why‚ for over two hundred years‚ have people from all over the globe come to America to seek freedom and a better life? The United States Constitution is arguably the most influential and important document in the history of our country. The Constitution grants us the freedom of speech‚ the right to bear arms‚ and the freedom of the press. As the Founding Fathers rebelliously signed
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The first basic concept of a democracy is the recognition of the worth of every individual. The government respects every single person and appreciates his or her existence. On top of that‚ they also recognize that they must do what is right for the common good. A democratic government cares about the common good‚ while still valuing each individual. This is evident in each decision the U.S. government makes. The next belief is the equality of all people. A Democratic government should give
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The University of montana Political science 400 Islam and Democracy Daniel Ryan 4/4/2013 In the realm of world politics today the concern of the stability of countries in the Muslim world is increasing. In newspapers and news shows on an almost if not daily bases there are stories on the rise of political turmoil and an increase of Islamic influence and precepts in the Muslim world. This increase has many concerned about the future of the Muslim world. What does this mean for the
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Democracy without discipline is a body without soul. If there is no discipline in the country‚ democracy will degenerate into a monocracy i.e.‚ a Government by a unruly crowd. In fact‚ in Greek ‘Demos’ means crowd. The word ‘curacy’ is from the Greek word ‘Krait’ or ‘Cratos’ which means power. A lack of discipline in democracy justifies Plato’s criticism that democracy is the divine right of the ignorant people to rule ignorantly. 6It is true that democracy is based on the free will of the people
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In the classic novel Daisy Miller‚ author Henry James utilizes the motif of old versus new in order to present how awful humanity reacts to cultural differences in relation to their own customs‚ resulting in locals looking down on tourists‚ making fun of their behaviors‚ and proclaiming their disdain towards those who differ from them. Europe is a country full of sophisticated and dignified citizens‚ but they lose all of their manners once they encounter the Miller family‚ who is on a vacation from
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