The source of Socrates’ suspicion of the democracy stems from the argument that the general public is ignorant and therefore lacks the knowledge or truth to make the best decision for government. The foundation of democracy is based on majority rule‚ however because the majority is unaware of what truly is good for them‚ by virtue of their ignorance‚ the masses are not capable of electing a leader fit to run the state or government. Socrates contends that due to mass ignorance‚ the majority will
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Ch. 5 1. Political Party: group of individuals who seek to control government through winning elections. 2. Plurality: the largest number of votes cast for the office 3. Incumbent: current officeholder 4. Splinter Parties: those individuals who have split away from one of the major parties 5. Major Parties: American Politics‚ Republican and Democratic parties 6. Bipartisan: two major parties find common ground‚ in this endeavor. 7. Electorate: the people eligible to vote. 8. Precinct: smallest
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SECTION I. Public Opinion and Pol. Socialization (Chapter 6) 1. Public Opinion is the collective belief of citizens on a given issue or question at a given point of time. (slide 3) or viewed as politically relevant opinions held by ordinary citizens that they can express openly (in text) 2. Attitude is a preference which relates to something very specific as: -An issue (abortion‚ death penalty war in Iraq) -A person (Bush‚ Obama‚ Boehner‚ Romney) -An institution ( Fed. Reserve‚ Congress
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Popular Opinion of a Cruel Star Heda Margolius Kovaly was a woman who during her time in Czechoslovakia lived through many harsh periods for not only the country‚ but people of Jewish heritage as well. Her memoir Under a Cruel Star tells her story of hardship from 1941 to 1968. In this memoir she explains her time in Auschwitz‚ her escape‚ as well as life in Communist Czechoslovakia‚ concentrating more on the hardships of Czechoslovakia after World War II. While Kovaly’s memoir depicts the suffering
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What is your opinion on modern music? I won’t judge you on your opinion‚ if you don’t judge mine. I was just curious to see some of the responses from this question. I feel that when some people use the term that music now a days isn’t "real" or takes no "talent" doesn’t have a factual argument behind it. I’m sure that in previous generations‚ the music the listened to was also called not "real" by others older than them‚ but now that’s what is referred to as real music. Does this mean that generations
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Communication Opinion Paper Andrea K. Morris HCS/320 January 10‚ 2013 Prof. Polly Hanson Effective communication in the healthcare industry is vital to both the patient and the physician‚ words become a lifeline. Communication among healthcare workers
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In society today there are murders committed everyday. And everyday the people who commit these crimes are found guilty in a court of law and sentenced to like in prison. Some even get chances for parole. What the courts should do is take every murderer‚ give every one of them the death penalty‚ and follow through with it. The death penalty should be legal in all 50 states and carried through when given out as a sentence. Gary Gilmore faced a firing squad at the Utah State Prison on January 17‚ 1977
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Bottled Water Bottled water is one of the easiest ways for getting "good" water. Bottled water is every where in offices‚ airplanes‚ stores‚ homes and restaurants across the country. People think that bottled water is the best option for their health instead of drinking tap water because they say tap water is not completely pure. What they don’t know is that tap water is the same as drinking bottled water because industries like Nestle gives us tap water in plastic bottles. Plastic bottles contain
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Many people cringe when they hear the words "arranged marriage". They cringe because it brings to mind an image of a forced union and an unhappy couple in the middle of it. However‚ that is not always the case. Arranged marriages can be right and they do have positive effects. The concept of arranged marriages today is totally different; they are no longer the same as they once were. In earlier generations there was no communication before the wedding day‚ now the parents allow their children to
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Rant – Writer’s Block I have decided to do a topic near and dear to my heart‚ writer’s block. Actually that was such a lie. I struggle with this almost every time I have to write something‚ whether it’s a writing prompt or even just a simple response. Say you have to write a five paragraph essay that is due the next day‚ but you hit a rock and you’re stuck on what to write next. What do you do? How can you get out of this misery? Well‚ it looks like you have come down with a case of writer’s
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