The development of the American colonies had six different factors contributing to it. They were the Enlightenment‚ European population explosion‚ Glorious Revolution‚ Great Awakening‚ mercantilism‚ and Religious tolerance. The Enlightenment was a cultural movement that challenged the authority of the church in science and philosophy while elevating the power of human reason. One of the most influential Enlightenment writers was John Locke. He argued with the church that people were not
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in this 3 day/night expedition at the Blue Mountains for a group of year 11 students. The appropriate style of leadership is the democratic style. A group of year 11 students are too young and inexperienced for a laissez-faire style of leadership‚ too inexperienced for a strategic non-intervention‚ yet too old for an autocratic style leadership. A democratic style of leadership relies on participation of the whole group. The leader may call for a vote among the group and the majority wins
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Democratic values are the fundamental beliefs that founded the United States and represent the core of America. Throughout history‚ many reform movements sought to expand these strong values that represent the unity among Americans through “life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness.” The magnification of these principles can be especially seen through the time period of 1825-1850‚ where much change was beginning to occur. While all of these reforms sought to expand the democratic ideals‚ only certain
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Explain the term democratic overload? Federalism and the separation of powers mean that there are numerous elections at different levels of government and for different offices as well as primaries and direct democracy. Americans vote ‘for the president to the local dog catcher’ in 80‚000 units of government‚ leading to ‘permanent’ campaigns and ‘bed-sheet ballots’‚ leading to a sense of ‘democratic overload’ due to more than 100‚000 elections taking place annually which may lead to voter fatigue
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Democratic socialists do not want to create an all-powerful government bureaucracy. But we do not want big corporate bureaucracies to control our society either. Rather‚ we believe that social and economic decisions should be made by those whom they most affect. Today‚ corporate executives who answer only to themselves and a few wealthy stockholders make basic economic decisions affecting millions of people. Resources are used to make money for capitalists rather than to meet human needs. We believe
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Recent events and comments by Senator Bernie Sanders and other high profile members of our political system has sparked a new interest in the idea of Democratic Socialism. This has lead to people asking questions on What is Socialism‚ and what is Democratic socialism. Could Socialism work for America? And is it already a part of American culture today. First‚ what is socialism? Socialism advocates that political and economic wealth should be owned or regulated by the community. Socialism is not
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How Democratic is the UK? When it comes to meeting the basic requirements for a modern democracy the UK is doing adequately. These requirements include guaranteeing basic human rights‚ separation of power between the institutions of state‚ freedom of opinion‚ freedom of religion‚ equal right to vote and good governance that lacks corruption. These are some of the key elements‚ there are clearly other factors that play a part in the definition of a democracy. Although the UK might seem like
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In a true democratic society‚ it is essential to ensure a government that follows the will of the people and not the one that force the people to follow it‚ that is‚ a “government of the people‚ by the people‚ and for the people” as said by Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg address which lasted a little over two minutes on November‚ 19‚ 1863. Democracy is not government of some people by some people and for some people as a frequent practise in some developing nations. Democracy is a nation ruled
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What characteristics should a candidate possess to become president? Abstract The vital characteristics required of a presidential candidate include the ability to deal with honesty and act with integrity in all issues of governance‚ embrace the aspect of citizenship‚ abide by the constitution‚ exercise empathy when representing the people‚ and be reliable at all times. Other important characteristics are being knowledgeable of the political‚ social‚ and economic situation of
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Massachusetts Bay Colony was simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian in different ways. The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and wanted a well-established government‚ but they ended up mixing all of these together. This colony was important because it was one of the first provincial and true governments to be introduced into the colonies. It also provided an example to other colonies to base their governments on. The Massachusetts Bay Colony can be said
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