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    Nigeria: The Unstable Democracy 1999 marked Nigeria’s return to democratic rule. However Nigeria is not a stable democracy. Nigerians are still waiting to see the aspects of a democracy that many stable democracies see today; social welfare programs‚ justice‚ and equal access to resources and power. Corruption in the government‚ lack of human rights‚ increased civil discord‚ and the absence of electoral reform keep Nigeria from becoming a stable democratic country. The oil boom in the late 1970s

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    Since 1867‚ the Parliament of Canada has been the heart of Canada’s democracy. In fact‚ Parliament is the legislative branch of government in Canada with the lower house being the elected House of Commons and the upper house being the Senate. In Parliament‚ issues of the day are examined‚ the government is held accountable‚ and policies and laws are decided on. Although Canada has been a democracy for the last 150 years‚ Canada’s political institutions are in need of reform as distortion in representation

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    jail. A former Prime Minister had to appear before the court a number of times in connection with bribing of M.Ps. Another former Minister was remanded to judicial custody while facing charges of aiding and abetting smugglers. It seems as if Indian democracy has become a breeding ground for crooks and cheats. Another disconcerting aspect of many state administrations is an increase in state sponsored bandhs paralysing life and activities in many parts of the country. Thus we have West Bengal‚ Tripura

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    of America has the electoral vote and is dignified much more than public’s vote. If a candidate gets higher than 270 electoral votes‚ he will win even if he loses in public’s votes. So‚ democracy means the majority‚ and that’s not what happened in elections. The good side about United States of America democracy is that if you join a specific party.

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    Athenians Democracy Ancient Athens has two documents that discuss democracy. The first one is “Document A: Pericles” and the other one is “Document B: The The Athenian Constitution”. In document A‚ I found that is truly democratic because your social class is not allowed the interfere with someone’s merit. For example‚ if you’re poor you’re still able to serve the state or be part of the government. In document A it also states that “you get equal justice.” And that’s the way it should be

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    What´s Direct Democracy?

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    The word democracy makes me depict a direct democracy‚ when thinking of a direct democracy I vividly envision an enormous mass of people‚ all expressing their opinions and beliefs without worries. A direct democracy is where members of the community vote on all issues‚ rather than a group of officials voting in their place. The assembly of people listening have diverse ethnic backgrounds‚ religion‚ social class‚ and occupation‚ all of these people are crowding around a tiny wooden podium in the center

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    In “Democracy in America‚” Alexis de Tocqueville argues that the biggest danger of democracy is the feeling of‚ what he coins‚ “Individualism.” Tocqueville states when introducing the concept of individualism that it is “of democratic origin” and may spread with the “same ratio as the equality of conditions” (Volume 2; Part 2; Ch 2.). His primary reason for this is that in an equal society men are no longer attached to other men. He compares it to an aristocracy‚ where every man is a link in a

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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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    media‚ outcries banning political dynasty in local and national level political posts and calling for national legislators to enact an enabling law espousing the critical issue which many assert “detrimental to nation’s progress and a blight of democracy”. The term is also known as oligarchy‚ an equivalent term in political science and is coined to describe a practice‚ or even a tradition referring to family members or people within the same bloodline‚ next of kin‚ or lineage who run for public office

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    lands” (Document D). This means that anyone who does not believe in God or believes in another God will most likely be shunned by society of Maryland or even banished. In other words‚ people are judged by the religion that he or she practices. In a democracy‚ no one should ever be persecuted because he or she does not share a

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