Interest groups are a necessity in our republic. That’s right. I said republic. The United States of America is not now‚ nor has it ever been a “democracy”. “…upon exiting the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government the delegates had created. His answer was: "A republic‚ if you can keep it." The brevity of that response should not cause us to under-value its essential meaning: democratic republics are not merely founded upon
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Democracy of Kyrgyzstan Is Kyrgyzstan a democratic country or is it still an authoritarian regime? Different experts might have different answers and opinions to this question. In order to find an accurate answer to this question‚ it is important to know profound definitions of both democracy and authoritarian regime. As a student who is still learning about democracy‚ I define democracy as a political system in which citizens have the power to elect politicians to present them‚ through a free and
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but not as their proxy representatives nor necessarily always according to their wishes‚ but with enough authority to exercise swift and resolute initiative in the face of changing circumstances. Moreover‚ democracies in the modern and contemporary world as so called since the representatives are voted for by the people. Such a method makes them solely accountable to the people.[citation needed] It is often contrasted with direct democracy‚ where representatives are absent or are limited in power as
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I. INTRODUCTION Philippine democracy and politics has long been a troubled environment. With the recent developments regarding the Napoles case‚ it has only reaffirmed the fact that there are a lot of failures within this system. Aside from this latest scandal‚ democracy in the nation has been plagued long before the Pork Barrel story. Issues regarding nepotism‚ lack of transparency‚ participation of the masses‚ and so on have been present for the longest time. Being a Management student‚ I am
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Democracy Paper- France. Although the Greeks might claim that democracy originates from the ancient city state of Athens‚ the French could plausibly argue that modern democracy emanates from the French Revolution of 1789. Many Nation-states pattern there government‚ democracy and constitution after the French. Although the course of democracy in France has hardly run smooth since then‚ it is still to this present day a democracy non-the less. Unlike the American political system and the British
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Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th President of the United States of America‚ aptly defined democracy as a government of the people‚ by the people and for the people. Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th President of the United States of America‚ aptly defined democracy as a government of the people‚ by the people and for the people. This definition clearly underlines the basic tenet that‚ in this- form of government‚ people are supreme. The ultimate power is in their hands and they exercise it in the form of electing
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Definition of democracy Democracy is a term referring to a form of government whereby all citizens are equally eligible in the creation‚ development and proposal of laws. It is a principle of freedom meant to improve the citizen lives and the cities. It is when the people in a nation are the main source of political power either directly or through elected representatives. Democracy encompasses economic‚ cultural and social conditions which enable freedom and equality in the practice of political
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Demerits of Democracy More emphasis on quantity than on quality: Majority party holds the reins of government. Inefficient & corrupt‚ who have neither intelligence nor vision‚ get themselves elected. Rule of the incompetent Democracies are run amateurs. In it‚ every citizen is allowed to take part‚ whereas everybody is not fit for it. Locke calls it the act of running administration by the ignorant. He says that history records the fact that a few are intelligent. Universal adult
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Mrs. Rosado-Mejia September 27‚ 2012 Democracy has existed since long ago. Of course it took time to create it. Slowly‚ it began to form. Democracy is rule of the people‚ by the people. Greeks‚ Romans‚ Jews‚ and Christians all took part in molding today’s modern democracy. All these different cultures made an effect to democracy. For example‚ Greeks philosophy was equality to all‚ Romans contributed with The Twelve Tables‚ and the
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Democracy is a principle that the Founding Fathers of America used to make sure that people are given freedoms that they didn’t-do not use contractions have elsewhere. Over the years‚ democratic governments have become more numerous and follow the United States of America’s model. Therefore‚ this paper discusses how democracy is defined‚ its effect on freedom‚ the relevance of the American Dream‚ and the state of the United States of America 10(ten) years from now. Democracy is formally defined
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