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    Rise of Democracy

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    of Saratoga persuaded the colonists that it was possible for them to over prevail over the British Empire. During 1765‚ about the time of the intolerable Tea Act‚ declaring independence had not even crossed the colonists’ minds; their main concern was fair treatment from the British Empire. After several attempts to reconcile with the king‚ and continual acts of oppression against the 13 colonies‚ Americans had had enough and separation from Britain was inevitable. The French Revolution demonstrated

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    Indian Democracy

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    ‘Is Indian Democracy Alive and Kicking?’ “As I would not be a slave‚ so I would not be a master.” This was the idea of Abraham Lincoln’s about democracy. Though very true in its basic form‚ does this idea hold true In the Indian context? After completing 62 years of being a ‘sovereign‚ socialist‚ secular and democratic republic’ and currently being in the 65th year of its independence‚ we can definitely call India a successful democracy for sustaining all the ups and downs in these years. The political

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    Progressive Era

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    influence. Even though this era was short lived‚ and its parties were somewhat divided in political principles‚ they managed to claim their place in history‚ as their policies became the basis for today’s liberal philosophy. Their education reforms‚ emphasis on the value of an individual‚ dedication to civil rights activism‚ and efforts to shape a Constitution that reflects the modern culture are all ways in which the Progressive movement sought to strengthen our democracy and improve the well-being

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    elections and democracy

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    QUESTION 1; 1. Do you think elections can be a good measure of democracy? Discuss this statement in relation to elections recently held in African countries you are familiar with. INTRODUCTION The year 2011 experienced serious levels of political activities in Africa such as political upheavals‚ middle-east uprisings and elections in many countries. Most Islamic nations rose against their long-ruling leaders‚ hence saw the ousted of Egyptian Hosni Mubarak and the killing of Muamar

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    Failure of Democracy

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    Failure of Democracy in Pakistan Almost 150 years ago‚ Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as a Government of the people‚ by the people and for the people. Democracy is a form of government in which the authority of government is based on the will of masses. Democracy aims at defining the relationship between the ruler and the masses in such a manner that primacy is assigned to the latter. After sixty years of its existence as an independent country democracy has remained an elusive dream in Pakistan

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    Ron Paul's Liberty Defined

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    James Clawson Prof Balma Poli Sci 110 November 5th‚ 2012 Ron Paul’s Liberty Defined I chose Ron Paul’s book because of all the candidates in recent years‚ his message is the most consistent in the ideals I would hope an elected official would hold. Though I do disagree with him on a number of issues‚ his overall message of liberty and freedom strike a chord‚ especially in our current age of government overreach. His blunt approach to government intrusion and the handouts society has become

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    allowing for controversial words to have a specific and continuing definition throughout the paper. Three key ideas‚ centering around the relationships between the media and the state‚ will make up the major part of this paper; namely how the media affects the state‚ how the state affects the media and failed attempts by the media to affect the state. Examples of each concept being discussed will be included‚ showing the notion in practice. Relationships between the media and citizens will also be examined

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    Democracy in Brief

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    What is Democracy? There seems to be a great confusion what the word Democracy means. In spite of the fact that at least in some parts of the world one can hear it from the media every day. Democracy by definition means the government by people. That means that all the people should be able to have their say in one way another in everything that affects their lives. Dictionaries usually say that this right can either be exercised directly (by every member of a community having the possibility to

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    Representative Democracy

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    So‚ the question asks are elections good for democracies? When I analyze this question‚ I immediately think about the word democracy and the type of democracy that is implemented within the U.S. The website “whatisdemocracy.net” describes democracy as the government by the people. The website also explains how people should be able to have their say in one way or another in everything that affects their lives. Which Is why democracy is either direct (by every member of a community having the possibility

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    The Implications of Capitalism for Media: How Democracy Suffers Introduction Only days since the FCC’s controversial relaxing of regulations for media corporations‚ now is an opportune time to discuss the effects of media on democracy and capitalism on media. A widely held and reiterated argument for capitalism is that it is a brilliant counterpart to democracy; that the two systems‚ economic and political respectively‚ go hand in hand. The defense of this position alludes to the bidirectional

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