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    Exam #1 Julia Tucker Number One In a democracy‚ the citizens have the absolute right and expectation to expect that the police will listen to them and make laws according to them. Law enforcement officers gain their power and authority from the community. It is extremely important that law enforcement attend to the community’s needs as much as possible. There are five principles that law enforcement officers are expected to follow and maintain. Balanced enforcement of

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    This directly correlates to Marc Lynch’s theory of regime security which asserts that the primary concern for Arab leaders is their surv “contends that the primary concern of Arab leaders in this hostile environment is not the interests of their states‚ but rather their own survival in power against both internal and external threats.”(Lynch‚ 315). Prior to the 2011 uprisings‚ which engulfed the Middle East‚ Libya and Saudi Arabia are evidently similar states on a number of grounds. Both Saudi

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    DBQ Jacksonian Democracy Andrew Jackson became a ranked representative figure to a great extent by his praise from the common men‚ the contempt he received from the Whigs‚ and his personal viewpoints on social and political matters. During Jackson’s time in office (1829-1837) he lead the nation at a very critical period and made many reforms in law to strengthen the nation. From 1816-1826‚ Americans were starting to obey the law of the land. In Document B‚ Flint reflected on this particular

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    Democracy and Development in Turkey. by C. H. Dodd Review by: Bernard Burrows International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-)‚ Vol. 56‚ No. 3 (Summer‚ 1980)‚ pp. 542-543 Published by: Wiley on behalf of the Royal Institute of International Affairs Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2617447 . Accessed: 24/10/2014 11:15 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms

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    In “World Leader‚” Alan Dawley examined the correlation between Woodrow Wilson’s democracy and the progressives’ industrial democracy during World War I. For the first time‚ The United States emerged as the world’s creditor and a world power that dictated the outcome of a European War‚ and Woodrow Wilson became a global figure promoting peace and democracy. Wilson’s democracy came forth in his Fourteen Points‚ a message of liberty and peace that played as important a part abroad as it did domestically

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    the future for the children looks very dismal. The rich‚ will simply just get richer and the poor‚ poorer. Many of us don’t know it. It’s a very simple solution and every single one of us has the power to do something about it. America is under a democracy‚ yet Americans have not use their democratic privilege to vote. People expect things to change without putting effort. There are 34% registered voters who did vote in the last election. It is so incredibly frustrating that people beg for change‚

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    The Roman Republic‚ which was established in 510 BC after the defeat Etruscan conquerors‚ was in some ways an oligarchy. It was not a democracy as it is understood today. The Roman republic was ruled by a small group; consuls‚ and the Senate. To avoid trouble‚ none of these had absolute power. The Senate was a part of Roman aristocrats known as patricians or the wealthy upper class. They could oversee public funds and advise the Roman kings. They were from wealthy family and stayed in the position

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    According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ democracy is defined as a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections. By this definition‚ both the US and the Canada are considered a democracy. However‚ due to the principle of responsible government and the possibility of a minority/coalition government Canada could be considered a more democratic system

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    Struggle for democracy in Syria By Ribal Al-Assad CAIRO - As the violence in Syria mounts‚ the international community’s paralysis has become increasingly jarring. But the role of external regional forces is almost as important in fueling the domestic bloodshed as what is happening internally. If Syria could break free of the negative influences of regional politics‚ genuine change without continued violence might become possible. Syria needs to manage its diverse ethnic and religious composition

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    own and a country needed an authority figure to provide direction and leadership. Therefore‚ he believed in monarchy- a government that gave all power to a king or queen. He said that democracy would never work because people were only interested in promoting their own self-interests. Despite this doubt of democracy‚ he believed that a contrasting group of representatives presenting the problems of the common person would prevent a king from being unfair and cruel. Hobbes originates the phrase ’Voice

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