In this paper‚ I will be going into detail about the following form of government‚ Aristocracy‚ Oligarchy‚ Democracy‚ and Monarchy. Each form of government has many aspects to cover and a lot to learn about. After the summary of all four forms of government there will be a form in which I will learn more about. In this section I will go further in detail and explain more about that form. Below are the four forms of government. Aristocracy was founded by Plato a Greek philosopher. It means rule of
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“The notion of liberal democracy is an inherantly contradictory one”. The notion of liberal democracy consists of two components- one‚ “democracy”‚ referring to a political process‚ and the other‚ “liberal”‚ referring to a political outcome. The argument that it is a contradictory notion lies in the fact that to presuppose or predefine politcal outcomes as liberal (consistent with liberal principles of individual autonomy‚ freedom from coercion‚ and equal and inherant rights) appears incompatible
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Test prep Choice #1 The framers of the Constitution established a representative democracy. Political scientists have developed at least three theories of American democracy --- pluralism‚ elitism‚ and hyper pluralism. A.) Pluralist: Pluralism is the theory that a multitude of groups‚ not the people as a whole‚ govern the United States Elitism: elite theory is a theory of the state which seeks to describe and explain the power relationships in contemporary society Hyper pluralism: Hyper
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29 September 2013 What are the Unique Traits of Athenian Democracy? There are several traits that make Athenian democracy unique not only in the ancient world but also in the modern world as well. For the first time in recorded history‚ citizens had a say in what laws were to govern them . Democracy was an unknown and alien concept in the ancient world‚ and Athenians knew that their political process was different in and they were intensely proud of it. “Our form of government does not enter
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No Democracy with the New Jim Crow The United States of America is proud to be known as the land of the free. Its representative democracy is supposed to hold the consent of all American citizens and make sure the constitution and equality is upheld; however‚ its state of government has been actively partaking in activities and rulings that do not benefit the whole of America. In fact‚ many of the state’s decisions have been working against specific racial minorities and creating a criminal justice
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American democracy is based on the notion of a government‚ by the people for the people‚ but policy out comes are sometimes changed by the some range of factors‚ not necessary by the candidates which voters elect to represent on Election Day. One factor is the interest groups whom advice government on using a variety of tactics‚ one of the two tactics is the inside game plan and outside game plan. The inside game plan means to convince government officials through face to face contact (direct contact)
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Greek Democracy was a revolutionary and enduring influence‚ helping to mold and shape the face of today’s democracy‚ while simultaneously subjugating women and paving the way for a male-dominated society the world over. Bolstered by the advent of democracy‚ the systematic oppression of women continued well into the 20th century in most of the developed world and arguably still persists today. During the Greek Dark Ages‚ the Greek villages were controlled by independent monarchies (Kidner et al.
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The Role of Civil Society in Democracy Keith Sanders July 20‚ 2013 CIV 410 Victoria Labs As one looks at the history of democracy‚ it is common to detect an undertone‚ a rush of voices clamoring for purchase in the debate regarding how the country will be governed. It is my belief that this undertone is the footprint of civil society‚ a segment of democratic societies that often can be difficult to identify. Much has been said about how difficult civil society is to define. However‚ as I read the
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for its innovations in architecture‚ arts‚ and government. The city-state of Athens is very famous for its unique system of government that was the first of its kind‚ direct democracy. This system allowed for the citizens of the city of Athens to decide what was to be done in their city‚ without the necessity of representatives to do what they thought the people wanted. The revolutionary system was developed so that everyone had a say in what they thought should be done in the area that they lived
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media‚ outcries banning political dynasty in local and national level political posts and calling for national legislators to enact an enabling law espousing the critical issue which many assert “detrimental to nation’s progress and a blight of democracy”. The term is also known as oligarchy‚ an equivalent term in political science and is coined to describe a practice‚ or even a tradition referring to family members or people within the same bloodline‚ next of kin‚ or lineage who run for public office
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