the perception of him by the audience. Pericles makes a very significant statement when he says‚ “Our form of government does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others.” Pericles as evidenced by this statement wants to let other nations know that the way Athens is governing‚ does not disturb the way other nations rule‚ nor does it try to challenge other system/forms of government. The key word he uses in this phrase is rivalry‚ which he uses to emphasize the fact that there is no competition
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socialism and death. The government dictated the entire colony and every aspect of the ant’s lives. The person leading this type of government was General Mandible. An example of why it is communism is because the ant workers are forced to work and everything that General Mandible orders gets done. General Mandible made the decision that the termites were going to attack and asked the queen for authorization to send troops which she agreed to do. Another major classic type of government depicted in the
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Account for the “failure of democracy” in Eastern Europe (excluding the USSR) in the period 1918-1939. According to Robert A. Dahl‚ there are certain criteria that a government must meet for it to be called a democracy. Democracy must provide first of all‚ opportunities for effective participation‚ where all members of an association concerned with a certain policy ‘must have equal and effective opportunities for making their views known to the other members as to what the policy should be’
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Hunter-gathers who did not stay in one place long enough to require any form of government. When civilizations began to develop‚ the needs for control and order arose. Many forms of government were implemented to run a complex society such as‚ an oligarchy‚ democracy‚ communist‚ dictatorship‚ and quite frequently absolute monarchies. These types of government can either help and strengthen a nation or harm and divide it. Autocrats dominated Europe form the 1500’s until the 1700’s‚ some of the most notable autocrats
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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 profit‚ the government keeps it.
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vote in elections as it is all decided for them. 2. The Government will have absolute power. The government may not think in the best interests of the people. They may be more interested in building large lavish palaces for themselves than feeding their people. 3. The people may be oppressed by the regime as the government would be intent on keeping their power away from the citizens. Advantages 1. Stability of government - the government will stay the same. In times of political warfare and inner
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to the social science in relation with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. This means that political science is about studying the norms of the society and the government. In political science‚ you need to know what the society needs‚ how the government id functioning‚ how the government execute laws‚ how they render authority to the people‚ how the government is built‚ and many more. It is also the study of the state wherein you ought to know the condition and
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to take absolute control to shape their nations. The conditions and forces that made absolutism a desirable form of government were the necessity of centralized control‚ the political instability of the time‚ and the rise of single sovereignty over a country. Before one goes into what causes states to adopt absolutism‚ one must understand it. Absolutism is defined as a form of government where "sovereignty is embodied in the person of the ruler." The Monarch felt that he had a Divine Right‚ that
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both Anthem and Fahrenheit 451 the society the characters live in is government controlled and they limit certain things in the lives of the citizens. Both of the authors of these books are trying to warn today’s societies about the dangers of the different faults they each exhibit and how today’s societies are starting to reflect the warnings of the books. Both Anthem and Fahrenheit 451 warn today’s societies about when government has overbearing control and holds knowledge from its citizens using
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What are the characteristics of authoritarian government? Answer: this is a form of government that doesn’t consider it’s people’s opinions and thoughts. they use force often and do not hold elections. there is usually one person or a smal group in charge of the government. Authoritarianism Most simply‚ authoritarianism denotes the absence of free elections and the presence of unconstrained power. In this form of non-democratic government‚ the power and authority wielded by the leader(s)
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