Chapter 1 – Democracy and American Politics I) Democracy – demos (the people) & kratein (to rule) a. Oligarchy – rule by a few and a minority group holds power over a majority as in an aristocracy or a clerical establishment b. Monarchy – rule by one where power rests in the hands of a king or queen c. Athens was known for the purest form of democracy that has ever existed. d. Direct democracy – form of political decision making in which public business
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Philosophy and Feminism Assignment 1: Case Study Binh P. H Tran – Nick “Women cannot be sexist. Only men can be sexist because they are the privileged group” This is one of the statements my boss made‚ when I first started working in the Multicultural Information. Even though I did not say so‚ I did have serious doubt. Can a woman be sexist? What‚ exactly‚ is sexual discrimination? The fact is indisputable that men are generally treated better than women. They are better paid for the same
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rights. The people themselves have a voice‚ and we don’t need to simply submit to rulers who violate their rights. If there were no king‚ the founding fathers could not settle on a pure democracy‚ in which the majority gets whatever it wants. They believed history proved that democratic majorities often end up behaving like tyrants abusing minorities‚ and starting wars. The Founders believed‚ people can be swayed by emotion‚ selfish impulses‚ and corrupt leaders to do terrible things to one another
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Pressure groups have many features about them that determine whether they are democratic or undemocratic. If we have to determine whether Pressure Groups benefit democracy or not‚ we have to know what part they play in our society. As we know‚ pluralists have a very positive view on pressure group politics; believing that they promote healthy debate and discussion. This is true in some aspects of society and our democracy‚ but pressure groups also have many undemocratic features about them. Firstly
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a two-thirds majority vote. The Supreme Court
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Well thats basically like tyranny. In 1777 ‚ the continental congress adopted a set of laws called the articles of Confederation‚ but they were ineffective. In may of 1787‚ 55 delegates in Philadelphia went to fix the problem‚ being that the government was too weak. But they didn’t want to make it too strong that the government could become a tyranny. Tyranny is when a harsh‚ absolute power lies in one person who acts like a dictator. The constitution guarded against tyranny with federalism‚ checks
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The 6–3 decision of the majority was delivered by Justice Steven. For his majority opinion‚ the Alabama law "silence meditation or voluntary prayer" was unconstitutional. He found that was just to promote religion. He also found the implication of the words "voluntary prayer" as an issue of the Alabama
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military and the ability to tax and tariff. They also believed that a newly strengthened country with less problems overall was only a ratification away. On the other hand‚ antifederalists stood by the thought that this Constitution would lead to tyranny governmentally. They refused to suffer again following the escape of England’s obsessive control. This new Constitution called for one sole executive leader. Our nation did not understand that concept because it was built in an otherwise manner
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without it there is no freedom for people. Civil liberties are the freedom which protect and give to people the opportunity to limit interfere of the government in their lives. Which is expressed the protection of the minority from the tyranny of the power of majority. Religious freedom is the main rights that the constitution had‚ and it was in the first amendment of the constitution. Each amendment in the Bill of rights is there to guarantee that the government is ruled by and for the people not
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apparent today. The way for America is to return to its founding principles is through the Constitution. If the United states of America has fallen away from its founding Constitutional principles‚ then its people are and will be subjected to the tyranny of government overreach. The
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