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US' Diminishing Democracy

freedom was only for themselves. Anyone not agreeing with the religious tenets of the Puritans was ostracized from all Puritan co...

Russia and Oligarchs as a Possible Force for Democracy

manage Russias vast territory, the awkward administrative structure inherited from the failed USSR, and hundreds of divergent ethn...

Process of Decision Making and Industrial Democracy

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

Political Systems Comparison

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

Washington Community's Importance According to James Sterling Young

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

Third World Countries and 'Democratic Fair Dealing'

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

U.S. Constitution and Classical Liberalism

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

Democracy and the Importance of Speech

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

Separation Between Church and State

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

Anthony Down and Thomas Hobbes on Political Ideology

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

American Capitalism's Tenets

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

Japan's Rise During Prewar and Postwar Periods and Its Problems

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

Democracy Critiqued by Plato

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

Democracy and Human Nature

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

Types of Leadership in Various Societies

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

US Democracy and its Legitimacy

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...

U.S. Democracy and Worldviews

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

Democratic Historian Alexis de Tocqueville

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

American Democracy Legitimacy and Global Perceptions

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright chairs the Pew Centers ongoing series of worldwide public opinion surveys. O...

Taking a Deliberative Approach to Cultural Conflicts and Its Advantages

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

Felons, Ex Felons, and Disenfranchisement Effects

the reported history of the voting tendencies of black and whites the outcome would have been different if those felons had been a...

Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number from a Political Perspective

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

Brazil's Democracy Development

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...

History of Enlightened Despotism

several of the head governmental officials during the period of Enlightenment (Enlightened Absolutism, 2005). As a respected scho...

The Wealthy and American Criticism

"aggregate" was benefiting in this period, however, others were flailing desperately in the ever-deepening economic waters just tr...

Democracy and Decision Making by the People

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...

Virginia's Way of Life and American Revolutionaries

were able, through circumstances, to identify themselves with the people. This isnt too far from the campaign run by Bill Clinton ...

Middle East, Democracy, and Islam

In Europe, however, greater religiosity tended to be linked to internationalism, European integration, and support for foreign aid...

Dictatorship, Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy According to Plato

is not clear how the lower classes are expected to live (1993). It is also noted that while Plato makes a case for communism for ...

Western Settlement, Jacksonian Democracy, Manifest Destiny, and the Expedition of Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark expedition would be on American soil right up to the point it crossed the Rocky Mountains (Fritz, 2001)....