Army and the Buddhist mobs after bringing them down from a bus. A vehement protest was carried out in the Muslim majority province of Arakan‚ but the protesters fell victims to the tyranny of the mob and the army. People were reported killed and millions of homes destroyed in fires as Rohingyas and Buddhist-ethnic Arakanese clashed in western Myanmar. Myanmar has a Buddhist majority. The Muslim minority in Myanmar are mostly the Rohingyas and the descendants of Muslim immigrants from India (including
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box. Each sentence is worth 2 points. Good Luck! 1. Ottawa is the capital of Canada‚ but Toronto is the capital of Ontario. Compound 2. Democracy is a noble goal; it is important‚ however‚ to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. Compound 3. I do not own a Porsche. Simple 4. Call your father as soon as you arrive in Antagonism. Complex 5. I ate the sushi and left the restaurant. Simple 6. Unless my girlfriend postpones her visit from Calgary
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selfishness. However‚ most of us do need both in order to thrive in society. Without them‚ people would not be able to advance their interests‚ especially when they want to contribute to the world. I do not think either are completely wrong‚ but Tocqueville uses a drastic approach of describing how individualists ultimately become selfish. In my opinion‚ individualism merely focuses on the person’s interests without contemplating others in question. One can view this as independence. One example is
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democracy is not perfect‚ and no government created so far is. Every form of government no matter how successful it is has flaws. According to Webster’s Dictionary the definition of government is: 1 : "a government by the people; esp : rule of the majority 2 : a government in which the supreme power is held by the people." Democracy cannot function without the people‚ especially if the people are ignorant‚ ill- informed‚ or only care about their own interests. Building an effective democracy takes
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Midterm Exam Section 1: Definition of terms. Authority: the power or right to give orders‚ make decisions‚ and enforce obedience. e.g.: In the presidential election‚ the winning party takes office without a struggle or show of military force because everyone understands the legitimacy of its newly won authority. It is important because the orders made from a government without authority will not be implemented. Power: the political power is the ability to shape and control the political
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The Articles of Confederation that had been drafted in 1777 gave the majority of power to the states. The National government was weak and unable to sustain itself. It did not even possess the ability to resolve differences between state legislature and interstate commerce. When the Articles of Confederation were written those that drafted it purposely gave majority power to the states as they feared a powerful central government. The problem was by severely limiting the central government’s
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Jury system And Its relevance in India. ------------------------------------------------- Abstract ------------------------------------------------- This research article attempts to explain what exactly is jury system and the objective behind having jury trials. Also‚ we talk about its relevance in India and Indian judiciary. Tracing right from the period after independence when jury system prevailed in India‚ later when it was abolished and the present times where it is nowhere to be seen in
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the land that everyone had to abide by. The only thing that the Constitution had in common with the Articles of Confederation was that they were written by the same people‚ the same delegates that formed the Second Continental Congress. The fear of tyranny no longer overcame the Framers of the Constitution as they established a strong central government. There were three branches of government: legislative‚ executive‚ and judiciary‚ with a system of checks and balances so that one branch cannot accumulate
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needs of the people and spoke on behalf of the majority [farmers‚ laborers]. However‚ critics of Jackson and democracy called him “King Andrew I” because of his apparent abuse of presidential power [vetoing]. These critics believed he favored the majority so much that it violated the U.S. constitution‚ and they stated he was straying too far away from the plan originally set for the United States. Because of the extreme shift of power to the majority‚ the limiting of rights of the few [merchants
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Bibliography: 1.Alexis de Tocqueville (1988). Democracy in America vol.2. New York: Harper and Row. 2.Moru John “Civil Society and Social Change in Nigeria” John.Moru@actionaid.org. 3.Sonubi‚A.Dele “Civil Society Organisations as Fourth Arm of Governance in Africa”. 4.Igwe Uche “The
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