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Improving America's Democratic Government

in society and in the courts. The failure to do so has allowed injustices and inequities that have persisted since the founding t...

THE POTENTIAL FOR A CHINESE DEMOCRACY

that the sheer size of the country created what Saich dubbed as a "system of vertical control," in other words, specialized bureau...

Democracy versus Republic in 2001 America

The differences between a democracy and a republic are the focus of this paper containing five pages and examples illustrate how A...

Sociology Summary Five Articles

is truly public (Escobar, Gondicas & Vernay, 2010). To do so, everyone must participate in managing the affairs of the community....

Comparing Huntingdon and Fukuyama in the Post 9/11 Environment

west to spread democracy and aid in economic modernization are making the situation worse as these are related to the differences ...

Muslim Majority States

This essay discusses the issue of democracy in a Muslim majority state. The report compares and contrasts two journal articles on ...

American and Greek Democracies - A Comparison

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at American and Greek democracies. The Republic of Plato is also presented in summary-f...

Corrupt Officials in the World

The UN reported there was an inverted U-relationship between democracy and corruption in public officials. Numerous reports do not...

Aspects of Terorism

that it is caused by having no means of expressing dissatisfaction. Democracy Provides an Environment for Terrorism There are ...

Principles of Democracy

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at the principles of representative democracy. Flaws inherent in the system are examine...

Democratic Governance and Maintaining Morality

This research paper/essay presents an argument that maintains that it is necessary to go beyond a perspective that focuses solely ...

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (Qaddafi), Dictator of Libya

region. However, this period of calm was fleeting because when the Turkish Empire wrested control from the Arabs, a prolonged per...

Mass Democracy and Andrew Jackson

with Jackson, and this led to what became known as the "corrupt bargain" of 1824. Clay drummed up support in the House for Adams, ...

Athenian Imperialism and Democracy

the war with Persia Athens started to rebuild, but there was an interesting imperialistic view, perceiving all other Greek states ...

The Reforms of Cleisthenes and the Importance of the Trittyes

determined by birth were disposed of and ten trittyes (thirds) were created each called after called after local heroes (Leveque a...

Hesiod's Fable and Other Similar Works

Four political works in ancient history are examined. Athenian democracy is part of the inquiry but many issues pertinent to polit...

Democracy in Europe

and perhaps within nations will act as springboards to the transfer of power to the centre in Europe" (Siedentop, 2001; p. 25), su...

Why Freedom of Speech is Vital to Democracy

apparel policy" ("Court cites landmark student free speech case in finding district unlawfully suspended students for protesting s...

A Comparison Between the British and French Governments

that of Britain. In France, there is the idea that the power is with the people, but in Britain there is a sense that one institut...

Is the Future Predictable after the 2016 Presidential Election?

This paper attempts to answer three specific questions regarding the government's role in promoting cross-cultural understanding, ...

Should Power in a Democracy Be Diffused or Concentrated?

opposition. If the government behaves in a way not seen as fitting, either personally or by them way in which they are using their...

Great Britain's Conservative Politics and Democracy from 1911 to the Early 1930s

voting public, there was created a greater sense of fairness, accomplishment and "political vision of liberty."3 However, too man...

Nineteenth Century American Racism and Alexis de Tocqueville

new "homes," black slaves suffered. Plantation overseers thought nothing about whipping slaves to make them work faster (they wer...

Critical Analysis of the First Past Post Process

member of Parliament, he/she has to gain more votes than anyone else in their district(Past the post 2002). This simple sounding s...

Democracy Problems of Campaign Contributions and Funding

In fifteen pages this research paper ponders the problems that campaign funding and contributions cause democracy with case study ...

Democracy According to the Social Contract of Jean Jacques Rousseau

in embracing a direct democracy. It is not feasible, even in Rousseaus time and place. Rousseau writes: "In every real democracy, ...

Western Civilization of the Future

countrys blossoming authority. The two incidents that prompted such a drastic stance toward foreign policy dealt with Russi...

Concept and History of Political Development

In six pages political development is examined conceptually and in terms of its contemporary historical development and includes s...

Nineteenth Century Imperialistic Activity

counterrevolution against communism, which stemmed from it a radical rejection of liberal constitutional politics, the fascist mov...

Democracy According to Socrates and Henry David Thoreau

pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...