Political Systems There is a multitude of political systems in the world ranging from free democracies to authoritarian regimes. Of these‚ however‚ three in particular stand out. These are the presidential system of countries such as the United States‚ Mexico and select other Latin American countries; the parliamentary system of countries such as the United Kingdom‚ Canada and Germany; and the semi-presidential system of countries such as France‚ Finland‚ and Senegal. In actuality there are many
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For more than a decade‚ the Latin American region relied on "socialism of the 21st century‚" as the driving force for positive change as the world economy was experiencing surpluses beyond belief. This era of plenty was coined the “Pink Tide” – (a reference of the leftist movement’s political philosophy) as Leftist governments took advantage of an already sustained commodities boom after blaming the market oriented policies of their predecessors for economical challenges they were facing at the
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Even since most of Latin America gained independence from Spain in the period of 1800’s‚ the region has been the scene of numerous disastrous civil wars and revolutions. During the 19th century‚ Spain and Portugal made the political transition from corporatism to democracy. Both countries shared a common geographical setting‚ history‚ religion‚ and corporatist dictatorships. However‚ markably different factors caused the political changes‚ producing different government and social structures in each
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The readings of week three described the economic issues and the rise of the different powers in Latin America. The Authors Bakewell and Escosura both wrote about the shifts in power from the Europeans to the independence of Latin America. Everything starting with the Bolivar movement‚ when Simon Bolivar wanted to free his country of the Spanish control in Venezuela. These movements showed that the Latin American people had enough of the European control in their land. They wanted to have their own
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Latin America Test Study Guide 1. Explorers for Spain and Portugal: a. Portuguese i. First to launch large-scale operations ii. Prince Henry supported explorations‚ established court—sent expeditions west to Atlantic islands‚ south to Western African coast—Portuguese settled Azores and Madeira Islands‚ learned about African coast—gold and slaves iii. Wanted water route around Africa to India—Bartolomeu Dias attempted‚ pushed back iv. Vasco da Gama
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The Road to Democracy in Latin America By Arneida McDonald International Political Problems Strayer University Chesapeake‚ VA 23320 Email: arneida.mcdonald@navy.mil Democracy in Latin America: Success‚ Challenge and the Future The Latin American political scene today offers no perspectives for revolutionary change in the sense of break in the class politico-institutional order‚ even though the factors
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under the Gupta Empire. From the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD the Gupta Hindu Kingdom region of classical India started as a highly political‚ regionalized caste system to a religious Hindu based culture‚ and a more science thinking culture. Classical India did not develop the solid political traditions and institutions of Chinese civilization‚ nor the high level of political interest that would characterize classical Greece and Rome. The most persistent political features of India in the
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China went through many significant changes and continuities. Many ideas that involved society‚ religion‚ innovations and arts were many of the things that either got modified or remained the same. In Ancient China between (221 B.C.E) to (1271 C.E) China had. To begin with‚ during China’s earliest stages‚ it began with the Han Dynasty‚ where agriculture was the main focus but as time went on‚ the dynasty came to a halt and a new ruler would step in. This ruler’s name was Sui Wen-Ti and during the
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world‚ social movements through student activism takes place across the world. Environment justice‚ economic equality‚ freedom of speech and human rights are only some of the causes that motivate students to raise their voices. For example‚ students’ protests against the Vietnam war (Jennings‚ 2002) and the eighty-nine democracy movement in Tiananmen (Jennings‚ 2002). Within human rights‚ scholars focus on labor‚ civil and educational rights. This latter‚ it is present in all the regions: from Europe
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continuation of current U.S. anti-drug policies in Latin America will do more harm than good. Today‚ we’re discussing the Con side‚ which‚ while slightly trickier‚ if done properly can be argued very persuasively. To recap‚ the pro’s argument is‚ essentially‚ that drugs are such an intractable and complex issue that any law enforcement-oriented solution is likely to simply escalate violence and jeopardize relationships with Latin American countries for minimal gain. Conversely
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