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after close to half a century of communist rule, when communism fell in the Soviet Union, to be replaced by provisional government...

the vast majority to follow in the powerful minoritys lead. The concept of a rational society, one in which the entire comm...

certain settings, such as prisons or the military (Brennen, n.d.). * Democratic: More people-focused than authoritarian leaders. A...

in some sense, by our lack of perspective. Most of us live in a democracy like fish who live only in water and are therefore blind...

of 19th century philosophers. Alexis de Tocqueville recognized that democracy, though touted as a distinct government defined by ...

belly dancer with no political experience, as Vice President (Stevenson, 1998). It quickly became obvious that the aging and aili...

in 1821, but by this time Brazil had seen a change in its perceived status, now seen as a kingdom that was united with Portugal (B...

fundamental operations of a given community, not the least of which includes issues of law, politics and economic strength. In sh...

create delay and confusion, hindering commercial decision making processes, which need to be decisive and rapid in order to respon...

coercion is prevalent (British Library, 2003). However, big business has become so big and capital has become so concentrated in f...

for all citizens of a nation. Then we have Adam Smith, a Scottish philosopher whose focus was on morals. He was, interestingly ...

It states, "Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representative...

of "players" in terms of owners and mega-merger conglomerates, such information becomes increasingly homogenized and increasingly ...

that is often referred to with awe and reverence. The framers are still held high in esteem. In fact, they are called "framers" wi...

economies was structural in nature (Onis). They believed that implementing a development strategy that relied on free market forc...

dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depe...

a system of checks and balances. It is designed to meet the needs of as many people as possible (Montgomer, 2003). It seeks to avo...

catalyst and to some extent the cold war would prod Japan to its ultimate height. Still, turning outside of the general traditions...

as being possible to do. Hobbes distinguishes between a right and a law. A right, according to Hobbes, "consisteth in libe...

a democracy. Plato contended that it would be impossible within a democracy to have the kind of harmony and societal unit...

avoiding issues. The different speeches by the candidates can then be assessed. Often on the promises they make, but also on the a...

way they had not been before. Democracy truly had the ability to empower both the people and the government; the people no longer...

this section, well try to answer if a liberal democracy requires a strict separation of church and state. In theory, at least, a d...

address the problems of individualism in our contemporary society. While Wests "Race Matters" makes a frontal attack on these pro...

system, he fails to make the point that the society would be much better off with a monarch in charge. Of course, one can look at ...

very much dominated by the French who were in favour of alliances with Germany and of undertaking large scale technology projects:...

challenged mankinds very conscience. He retreated to Walden Pond in order to refresh his own character and to effectively remove ...

original named Northern Rhodesia while it was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the Un...

Some values to emanate from democratic societies include the right to be heard, the right to the pursuit of happiness, and all the...

be found in existence in each. These conditions include: * Domination by a single political party; * Consistent deference to one ...