Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of representative vs direct democracy Democracy is a word known to most persons today‚ in the Western world atleast‚ and almost always has positive connotations associated with it. Indeed from far left to far right‚ democracy has been proclaimed and embraced by political parties‚ indeed for a party to profess democracy is seen as necessary to its claim of legitimacy. The word democracy derives from the Greek prefix ’Demos ’ which could be seen as ’people ’‚
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Vlad Gordeev To what extent is the UK a Liberal Democracy? [25] Liberal democracy is a political ideology and a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of liberalism. The liberal aspect of the term is derived from the fact that elections as well as political processes are done freely and in a fair form. The democratic aspect of the term is derived from the idea of people power‚ the citizens having the right to choose representatives and participate in political
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some members of the disassembled Democratic-Republican Party turned their support to Andrew Jackson and his beliefs. During the 1820’s and 1830’s‚ the ideology of Jackson and his followers became known as Jacksonian democracy. As America advanced it’s power‚ Jacksonian Democrats were greatly concerned for the “common man” and making the country better for him. The Jacksonian Democrats were faced with many issues as they faced these concerns regarding political democracy‚ equality of economic opportunity
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The answer I have to offer here is two fold: First‚ Americans today are easily and frequently offended. and Second‚ America today is not a democracy‚ it is a demagogy. Demagogy simply means: “Ruled by a demagogue or demagogues” where a demagogue is defined as: “a political agitator who appeals with crude oratory to the prejudice and passions of the mob.”; and America‚ with its three hundred million strong; media addicted population‚ comes fully equipped with its own massive‚ prejudiced and passionate
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In a democratic form of government the ultimate power lies in the hands of the people and they play a very important role in the governing process. It is a government which is based on the consent of the people‚ while a dictatorial government is a government by one man or a group of persons who acquire power either through force or by force and consent both. In a dictatorship‚ power is exercised in an arbitrary manner.In a democratic government‚ people elect their representatives and every person
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It is not a recent suggestion to say that freedom and democracy seem to be in conflict. The many different ways freedom and democracy seem disagree vary from person to person. In my role as a citizen I see these conflicts in everyday life through my family life‚ school‚ and the technology. A family is a form of democracy in itself. As a child or young adult we are governed by our parents. They provide the laws and decide on the appropriate punishment if we break these laws. There is not as much
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Nigeria: The Unstable Democracy 1999 marked Nigeria’s return to democratic rule. However Nigeria is not a stable democracy. Nigerians are still waiting to see the aspects of a democracy that many stable democracies see today; social welfare programs‚ justice‚ and equal access to resources and power. Corruption in the government‚ lack of human rights‚ increased civil discord‚ and the absence of electoral reform keep Nigeria from becoming a stable democratic country. The oil boom in the late 1970s
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been lack of agreement on what system of government the country should adopt. As a result Pakistan has undergone different political and constitutional experiments. The system of government kept on switching between dictatorship and democracy. This irresolution contributed a lot to various crises like military coups‚ strife among ethnic groups‚ human rights violation and underdevelopment. In context of Pakistan‚ democracy seems to be more appropriate form of government. Although‚ some say that Pakistan’s
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central government will not acquire too much power and the citizens will be well represented. A representative democracy was‚ overall‚ a more effective answer to the question of how to govern the new country rather than a direct democracy after seeing the effects that the Articles of Confederation created when too much of the power of the government was given to the people and their states. A stronger central government was needed without taking away the voice of the people‚ and that’s what was decided
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Communism vs. Democracy Communism is an original system of society‚ quite different from Democracy in many ways. While total democracy is not widely spread‚ many forms of it are successful throughout the world today. One of the first and major differences between a Communist and Democratic government is their contrary economic systems. In a communist government‚ the community owns the major resources and means of production. The goal of such a system is to prevent
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