as the government of the people‚ by the people. The classical example of democracy is that of ancient Athens‚ where the whole populace would meet in the marketplace to vote on decisions. It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government‚ except all the others have been tried. In my opinion‚ democracy is not a perfect system‚ but it is the best form of government when compared to others and is the most effective among all different types of government. In a democratic government‚ power
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a Better Form of Government Democracy is the best form of government simply because no other form of government is known to work well. Democracy may have its flaws but all in all it works very fluidly. Socialism‚ for example‚ does not even come close to the best form of government. One can easily see this in Greece’s current state. Democracy has never led to complete government disorder like one can see Socialism does. Democracy allows us the freedom to choose. The majority of our country is
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STATE is a community of persons more or less numerous permanently occupying a definite portion of territory‚ having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience‚ and enjoying freedom from external control. Elements of State. The modern state has four essential elements. 1. People. This refers to mass of population living within the state. Without people‚ there can be no functionaries to govern and no subject to be governed. 2. Territory
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The federalists and anti-federalists were two parties that‚ while having a side that I personally would agree with‚ both had extremely reasonable arguments for their ideas. While a decent amount of anti-federalists definitely agreed that the threat factions among the people posed was very real‚ they believed that the solution the federalists proposed was not the correct way to go about it. The federalists were very strongly in favor of ratifying the constitution‚ which would give the central government
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT What is government Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) said the purpose of government is to establish peace and security for the people. Government: The formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people. Main components are people‚ policies‚ and powers. Government consists of elected officials who have the authority and control over others and the other half are the public servants who carry out the daily functions. Power is the government’s
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of government?” The answers have ranged from the rule of the one‚ to the rule of the few‚ to the rule of the many. This topic has long been the center of argument and has even started a few wars‚ such as the war of American Independence and the French Revolution. America and most of the Western world’s answer to these questions is democracy. That leads to another question‚ however‚ “Is democracy the best form of government?” In America‚ and most of the Western world today‚ the best government is
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possible forms of Government in a democracy. In England there is the Parliamentary system‚ and it has worked so well over the years that it has become a model for a number of other countries. In the U.S.A.‚ on the other hand‚ there is the Presidential form of executive‚ and it has been working quite successfully in that country. These two forms of government have their own distinctive characteristics‚ and their own respective merits and demerits. A parliamentary system is a system of government in which
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produced a greater compromise to it‚ one must define the nature of a republican government. Both the Federalist and Anti-Federalist set forth their distinctive views on the quality of representational government‚ but it was James Madison and Alexander Hamilton vision I feel was the most correct. By accepting their view‚ it is clear that they propose the best arguments for why the Constitution establishes a greater democratic state then the Articles of Confederation. In their opposing arguments‚ Samuel Adams
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wealth. He was educated at home by private tutors‚ and entered local politics at a very early age. He soon rose to the top of his state in politics. Having traveled extensively in Europe‚ he is obsessed with the tyranny of European governments. He has corresponded with Samuel Adams‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ Patrick Henry‚ and Thomas Jefferson. He is convinced that a strong government headed by a king is and has been‚ the curse of mankind throughout history. Under the Articles of Confederation‚ Thomas’s law
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group called the Federalists‚ wanted a stronger national government and one group called the Anti-Federalists‚ opposed the development of a national government. The Federalists ratified the Constitution to help properly manage the debt and tensions following the American Revolution. The Anti-Federalists opposed the development of a strong federal government and the ratification of the Constitution‚ preferring instead for power to remain in the hands of state and local governments. Although the Anti-Federalists
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