For a large nation-state to have a thriving democracy‚ five key conditions must be met . First among these is an educated electorate and a wise "learned aristocracy." To paraphrase Plato ‚ an educated electorate is essential for a democracy chiefly because it is called upon to entrust candidates for office with power and at times is called upon to make decisions directly. It is imperative that the body politic be informed and not respond to the populist impulses or be lulled into surrendering their
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The democratic deficit is a theory developed by scholars in order to illustrate that the European Union and its institutional bodies suffer from a lack of democracy (Wincott‚ 1998‚ p. 414). However‚ there are many definitions of the democratic deficit (Chryssochoou‚ 2000; Justice‚ 1996; Warleigh‚ 2003; Weiler‚ Haltern & Mayer‚ 1995) depending on the views and approaches of each scholar. Joseph Weiler’s standard version’ of the democratic deficit is one of the most common definitions and it is a
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Sammy Siddiqui Paul Angelo Brienza Community Policing November 29‚ 2012 The Costs of Corruption In today’s society‚ the amount of crime that occurs can be quite difficult to deal with and responsibility ends up falling on police to curtail it. Unfortunately‚ the infectious nature of crime often drags these assigned “stoppers” into the same mud that they are trying to prevent others from falling into. When officers abuse their legally sanctioned position of authority‚ it is known as police corruption
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two: Types of Goals Official goals are the general aims of an organization as expressed in the corporate charter‚ annual reports‚ public statements and mission statements. Their purpose is to give the organization a favorable public image‚ provide legitimacy‚ and
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penalty its use must be justified not only legally‚ but also socially‚ politically‚ and in execution. Instances‚ where these doctrines are misused and misinterpreted by the officials in charge of implementing them‚ brings into question its overall legitimacy. Justice Marshall states there are “ six purposes conceivably served by capital punishment: retribution‚ deterrence‚ prevention of repetitive criminal acts‚ encouragement of guilty pleas and confessions‚ eugenics‚ and economy‚” ( 63). These purposes
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therefore it does not show the true representation of what the public want‚ where as with compulsory voting‚ everyone will vote and show the legitimacy and the true nature of what the public thing‚ which will make the political parties work harder in trying to gain public support and achieve what they set out to do and over all it would increase the legitimacy of Parliament when passing laws. A second argument in favour of having compulsory voting is that it would increase the knowledge and ideas
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There is a critical connection between legitimacy dangers‚ especially choice predisposition‚ and the exactness and unwavering quality of examination discoveries on the mental effect of losing a friend or family member. In particular‚ studies impacted by choice predisposition will yield less precise and less dependable outcomes compared with studies with negligible or no predisposition. Null-Hypothesis(H0): There is no critical connection between legitimacy dangers‚ for example‚ choice predisposition
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It is cautious‚ however‚ to point out that though the speech act makes up a substantial part of securitization‚ it is not in itself securitization. The act of simply speaking security alone is not a successful case of securitization but rather is classified as a securitizing move or a political move. Buzan et al argue that securitizing actors securitize an issue through persuasion as a matter of “security through illocutionary speech acts”‚ by means of reciprocal interaction with an audience.
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis The effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on financial statements are general guidelines as to how the information is gathered‚ calculated and presented to clients while enforcing their accuracy and legitimacy. Companies such as Enron‚ Tyco‚ Global Crossing‚ and WorldCom are just a few examples of corrupt business cultures‚ practices‚ and greed that made the need for new laws to arise in order to prevent future business taking the same direction. These
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of King Henry the eighth‚ no one other than Elizabeth the first.The film takes the viewer into the beginning years of her reign where she was pressured by all the factors around her to marry in order to ensure the security of her throne and it’s legitimacy. Elizabeth defies not only suitors but all assumptions of her not being fit to rule her country‚ her being a woman was doubted and questioned yet she reigned for 44 years and brought England into it’s Golden Age. The Virgin Queen faced many dangers
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