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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 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...

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...

Rising Inequality/Threat to Democracy

on the non-working poor" and that adults should be able to support themselves (Burtless 547). However, this position overlooks the...

Democracy Defined

for a third alternative to what he sees as the two ways of looking at democracy, either as a having "negative rights" or "positive...

Brazil's Democracy Obstacles

that Brazil has instituted some democratic reforms (Baiocchi, 2003). Yet, problems from the nations past invade the resolve of the...

'Live and Let Live' and Stephen Carter's Etiquette of Democracy

social theorists for over a century. Perhaps one of the best approaches to addressing the concept of democracy, though, came not ...

Democracy and Mexico

if it failed; 2. a high level of economic development; 3. a favorable international political environment, with outside assistance...

"The End of Democracy?"

into the Constitution, thus making it impossible to legislate against virtually anything-"doctor-assisted suicide? Or drug use? Or...

Democracy and Education by John Dewey

educated people, saying they live in "ivory towers" and dont understand whats going on in the real world.) Dewey believes that the...

Varying Countries' Democracy Prerequisites

Great Britain is a nation that perhaps clearly fits within this sort of category relating to democracy. We further note that in...

Sowing the Seeds of Democracy in China by Merle Goldman

up information that is broad and generalized and thus perhaps unbiased, her intention is to inform the reader that she believes Ch...

Effective Democracy Developed by Ordinary Americans

so the development of the three branches of government and the distribution of power reduces the chances of too much control falli...

Mancur Olsen's Dictatorship, Democracy and Development

try to find a theory that would incorporate both and work well in a system of government. Olsen (1993) recognizes that "The star...

Iraq and Democracy

a lot. Lives were lost in the struggle. Some do not think it was worth it. In understanding democracy and the process of democra...

The Threat to Democracy from Police Brutality

in this case reduced the problem to "four empirical questions" that, when answered, might shed light upon the issue, the two most ...

Democracy and The Role of the Citizen

2006). Hudson (2006) acknowledges that he used to support the idea of removing barriers to increase voter turnout, but notes that...

Rich Media, Poor Democracy by Robert McChesney

Those matters of legislation and financial interests which do touch on this topic, and cannot be censored directly, can therefore ...

Western Europe's Blend of Socialism, Capitalism, and Democracy

The many political faces of Western Europe are glimpsed in order to feature the argument that socialist systems can exist within a...

New Technolgies and the Democracy of Communication

In five pages modern communication and its effects on democratic society are examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliography...

Factors That Shape Arabian Democracy

In seventeen pages the Arab world's political landscape is examined in terms of long time democratic existence with advantages and...

Alexis de Tocqueville, Robert Dahl, and Joseph Schumpeter on Democracy

In five pages similarities and simplicity are examined in a comparison of the concepts espoused by this trio of political philosop...

The Influence of Media on Democracy

This paper consists of two articles addressing the ways that communication technology and the media influences American citizens. ...

Comparative Analysis of Volumes I and II of Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

of the lower classes in civilized countries. This, then, is one of the central themes to Volume one, which is the nature of equali...

Q and A Format on Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy by Moore

revolutions each culminating in democracy, fascism and communism respectively (413-414). Winners are those who gain power and the ...

Democracy Italian Style by Joseph LaPalombara

reality? This question calls for an opinion and the student researching this topic should definitely offer personal insight on ...

Distribution of Wealth and Democracy

1929. While profits soar, wages have steadily decreased and workers systematically laid off. The United States is predicated u...

Democracy in Latin America and the Military's Role

In ten pages this research paper discusses the military's role in the democratization of Latin America in an overview of changes a...

Democracy for the Few by Michael Parenti

In five pages the political process and its implications are examined in a critique of the text by Michael Parenti. There are no ...