Chapter Summary Society is organized "to get its job done". It does so through formal organizations and bureaucracies. The same system that can be frustrating and impersonal is also the one on which we rely for our personal welfare and to fulfill our daily needs. The society of today‚ however is not the society of yesterday‚ nor will it be the society of tomorrow. The rationalization of society refers to a transformation in people’s thinking and behavior over the past 150 years‚ shifting the focus
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As stated in Newsela´s Governments: Monarchy‚ Oligarchy‚ Aristocracy‚ and the Rule of Law‚ ¨Some people may accept their leader because they are afraid of the penalties if they don’t.¨ Basically‚ the people fear their leader because they don’t want punishment. In the article World Leaders: Queen Elizabeth
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with some of the best warriors in Ancient Greece‚ was an oligarchy with two kings. Naturally‚ these two different political systems influenced the common citizens in very different‚ but also very similar ways. Now we are going to look into those similarities and differences. Both in Athens and Sparta the beliefs and ideas present in the political systems were clearly
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Solution: In Athenians public life‚ the process of making decisions that affect the community is via democracy. However this form of democracy did not grant everyone in the community a say in the government. The only few who have right in government are men‚ free men with complete Athenian parents. According to our discussion forum‚ we discovered that democracy was the rule of the ‘Demos’ which means people that are free‚ native-born of Athens. These classes of citizens are referring to as ‘Thetes’
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all the incidents happening. In today society we still use these branches the only difference is that we added an extra one called judicial branch. In the Greek civilizations‚ there was two types of government‚ oligarchy and democracy. When wealthy people hold power that is called oligarchy and when the people of a city‚ state or country vote to
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The new society is ran by a democratic oligarchy. The first and last successful democratic oligarchy was in Ancient Greece. ("Democracy in ancient Greece") It is a small group of people who are voted into their positions by the citizens of Glove World. This works because the government is not too big‚ but there are still
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Plato and Aristotle’s Forms of Government Throughout history‚ the idea of government has always been altered‚ discussed‚ and argued due to the many variation philosophers have created. Plato‚ a well- known philosopher is known for his book The Republic in which he discusses politics and the way society should run in order to achieve a just society. Plato was born into a aristocratic and dominant family. He lived from 428 B.C to 48 B.C. (Dale 22). Throughout his life‚ Plato never ceased to expand
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The government I call this form of Government‚ a constitutional Oligarchy. In the Constitution of this nation‚ it is stated that there are three branches to this country‚ similar to our country. The first branch is the Oligarchy (ruled by few). There are three consuls‚ basically dictators that have been elected from the “Higher Council” (which will be talked about later). The Consuls rule every aspect of Government; the economy‚ trade‚ commerce‚ etc. however‚ even with all the power they hold‚
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1) Compare the treatment of indigenous people in the United States and Canada. Why was their not a significant metis population in the United States? What does the difference mean? The treatment of the indigenous people in the United States was different from the treatment in Canada. In the United States westward expansion brought settlers and government forces into conflict with the indigenous people of North America. The indigenous people resisted the efforts of the United States to push them
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such a thing as Western Civilization at all.”. Some say that the Spartans saved Western Civilization by defending democracy‚ but the evidence reveals that the Spartans were an oligarchy. They couldn’t defend something that they didn’t live by. In Document D‚ Cyrus Kar says that “Sparta was not even democratic. It was an oligarchy (rule by a small group of people) at best‚ and a cruel tyranny at worst.” Holland’s quote suggests that the Spartans themselves saved democracy due to their sacrifice‚ but
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