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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...

The Digital Divide - 6 Blogs

information and communication tools, such as the Internet, and those who cannot" that was given by The Digital Network; which is a...

What Herodotus' The Histories Teaches Us About Government

chosen, and the people give over their will, that is good too (Herodotus 185). It suggests that others can have democracy, but the...

Philosophical Critique of Iris Marion Young’s Concept of the Distinction Between Self-Development and Self-Determination

later. In each, she focuses on what she regards as the two most significant values that must be preserved if social justice is to...

US-China Trade 2008

Chinas "Exports to the U.S. rose 9.9 percent in the first seven months of 2008 from a year earlier after gaining 8.9 percent in th...

Suggestions for Optimizing Workplace Supervision

The workplace presents several concerns as to how to best...

Counterterrorism and Legislative Action

our own acts of violence against perceived threats to American security. The period following the 9/11 attacks was filled with in...

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...

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...

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...

Political Systems Comparison

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

Political and Social History of Greece

in ancient Greece comes to us through their stories, their tragedies. "Greek tragedies dealt with universal themes that are still ...

Practicality of Democracy Everywhere Assessed

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

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...

Democracy, Bureaucracy, and Political Domination According to the Theories of Max Weber

influences we first need to consider aktuelles Verstehen and erkl?rendes Verstehen. The first of these is aktuelles Verstehen is o...

Ancient Philosophers on Democracy

for, but for which there were certainly problems. People too easily give up on it. In his work entitled The History of the Pelopon...

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...

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...

Democracy and Media Globalization

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

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Netherlands and Consociational Democracy

claimed that this form of democracy has outlived its usefulness. The question is, has it? If in fact there is something that can b...

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...