choose representative democracy as a form of state‚ ordinary citizens have the right to one man-one vote and thus they‚ in regular elections‚ vote for a political candidate or a political party which they want to be their own representative. This form of state is called ‘representative democracy’ or ‘modern constitutional representative government’ or political representation in general. Nowadays‚ the legitimacy and authority of the representative government is regarded as resulting from its being
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American Government Section 1 Assessment August‚ 25‚ 2013 1. Explain the concepts of ordered government‚ limited government‚ and representative government. Answer: * An ordered government is a form of government with orderly regulations between all parts of government and state. * A limited government is just that: limited in its scope and power. Coming from under the authoritarian rule of the king‚ colonists saw a need for a new government that was not all-powerful. Closely tied
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People and governments * Need stability * Change their minds to fit their needs Political Change in the US * Americans can change who (Republicans or Democrats) dominates Congress every two years * Divided government (1994‚ for example‚ w/ Bill Clinton as pres.) * A situation that exists when political party control over the government is divided (for example‚ when the pres. is a Democrat and Congress is controlled by Republicans) * The gov. in the 1990s and early 2000s
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Chapter 1 Journal Entry The origins of American government can be traced back to the cultures and life of early European colonists and the indigenous peoples of the new world. The colonists journeyed to North America for a variety of reasons. One of the main reasons was to find better opportunities for wealth. Later on the pilgrims left Europe aboard the mayflower to find religious freedoms. Today’s modern day government offers both opportunities for wealth and success‚ as well as religious freedoms
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thoughts on different forms of government. These two philosophers inspired the debate on the origin‚ the necessity‚ and the consequences of the establishment of societies and governmental authorities. They discussed the required conditions for the sustainability of societal institutions. In his book The Persian Letters‚ Montesquieu makes use of fictional stories to relay his thoughts on various themes including the advantages and the disadvantages of different systems of governments‚ the nature of political
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worthy gentleman tells us that we have no reason to fear; but I always fear for the rights of the people.” Patrick Henry (Virginia Debates‚ June 9‚ 1788‚ 163-176) “My worthy friend said that a republican form of government would not suit a very extensive country; but that‚ if a government were judiciously organized‚ and limits prescribed to it‚ an attention to these principles might render it possible for it to exist in an extensive territory. Whoever will be bold to say that a continent can be
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Brave New World and Anthem the underlying themes are very similar. The government controls every aspect of people’s lives‚ everyone is supposed to be perfectly happy with what role they are given‚ and the main character do not fit into what the government was deemed normal. While both books have these very similar traits‚ there are many differences as well; the way the government controls the people‚ as well as the form of government‚ the way people of both societies treat each other‚ and the situation
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(GOVERNMENT) A government is the system by which a state or community is governed. In the case of its broad definition‚ government normally consists of legisatory‚ administrators‚ and arbitrators. Government is the means by which state policy is enforced‚ as well as the mechanism for determining the policy of the state. A form of government‚ or form of state governance‚ refers to the set of political systems and institutions that make up the organisation of a specific government. States are
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Anarchy Anarchy is to government what atheism is to religion; in anarchy there is no government and each individual has absolute liberty. It is important to note‚ however‚ that the lack of a government toenforce laws does not automatically imply that there are no laws; anarcho-capitalism in particular posits a form of anarchy with a body of explicit laws. Aristocracy a form of government in which a select few rule based on hereditary. Autocracy a form of government in which the political power
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12/5/2014 DBQ What form of government was most effective-democracy or absolutism- for the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe? During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries there were two forms of government. The two forms of government were democracy and absolutism. Both of these forms of government were effective in their own ways. Absolutism though was the most effective during this time. Absolutism is when the ruler has unlimited power. Many rulers had a democracy government but absolutism
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