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    To explain the difference between Direct‚ Representative‚ and Constitutional Democracy you must first know what each one means. Direct Democracy according to the dictionary “is a form of democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly”. For example‚ in Switzerland‚ federal laws and changes to the national constitution must be voted on by the citizenry (Rainer Benz‚ 2003- 2015). Representative Democracy is a Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called

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    Slide 1: Good morning teacher. My name is …..I’m come from Viet Nam. I am studying Advance D. My FIN No. is G1139539L. Today I’m going to talk about the decline of family values in society today.   Slide 2: Before I start I will show you the outline of my presentation. For the introduction‚ i will say in general about the decline of family values. After that I will show main points and explain the greed and other reasons which led to family values decrese. Lastly‚ I will sum up my presentation

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    majority using their power to pass uneducated and disastrous legislature. They feared “the mob”‚ the everyday citizens that had little schooling and knew almost nothing about politics. To avoid giving the voters too much power‚ a Representative-Democracy style government was created‚ a system where citizens would vote for a person or group to represent them in making legislature. Referendum votes bypass the politicians and ask for the people’s opinion directly- they are direct votes where the entire

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    lead to realizations of aspects of ourselves. I will argue that interactions like this‚ what I call “dialogue‚” are necessary for a more genuine democracy. I will use a course called the Intergroup Dialogue Program to illustrate how this can happen and suggest what habits individuals can form to promote greater democracy. First‚ I will show that democracy is best thought of as a process rather than some static ideal. By thinking of it in this way‚ we can better assess potential changes to our governments

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    HISTORY OF MILITARY COUP VIOLATING DEMOCRACY Military coup of 1973 - CHILE Salvador Allende (pronounced Ayen-they). He was then the President of Chile‚ a country in South America. Allende was the founder leader of the Socialist Party of Chile. In 1970‚ after being elected the President‚ Allende had taken several policy decisions to help the poor and the workers. These included reform of the educational system‚ free milk for children and redistribution of land to the landless farmers. He was

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    ability of the country. The basic foundations: fundamental worth‚ equality of all persons‚ majority rule minority rights‚ necessity of compromise‚ and ividual freedom. This paper reviews three of the five principles: majority rule and minority rights‚ individual freedom‚ and necessity of compromise. Two of these cases of individual freedom plus majority rule and minority rights the United States has failed to uphold. The third case on individual freedom is an undecided case at this point.

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    Dictatorship and democracy are two concepts with numerous views and differences. The first is not ideal for a society which seeks free press‚ human rights and equality. The second is‚ even though many facets have to be taken into account. Throughout history‚ scholars have laid out a range of arguments regarding the advantages and disadvantages of both systems in terms of development. Here‚ we will try to enumerate some of them. An authoritarian government is a form of government in which the

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    How far was Britain a democracy by 1918 Britain was partially becoming a democracy by 1918‚ this was from more people gaining the vote from the new reform acts and representation of the Peoples Act. The British population also had more choice when voting from the emergence of the 3 party system which included Labour‚ Liberals and Conservative parties. Access to information was another reason why Britain was becoming more of a democracy as the growth of the railways meant that newspapers were more

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    Democracy is a system of government in which political authority is vested in the people” (Bardes‚ Shelley and Schmidt‚ p.8). Democracy is the people have the power and authority. Democracy opens doors to lots of opportunity because of the first amendment rights and the three branches of government. We are one the luckiest countries in the world because we are under a democracy rule and not hierarchy system or the socialist or communist system. This paper will explore the greatest impact that the

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    Is democracy a necessary condition for development? In the modern and globalized world‚ it is common to find democratic institutions in the most economically developed countries. Democratic regimes look different all across the world‚ and the term itself is multi-faceted. For the sake of discussion‚ in its simplest terms‚ I will refer to democracy as a system of governance where the population that is governed elects their leaders. A substantive democracy would include more such the promotion

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