Bureaucrat

bureaucracy. The Han bureaucracy consisted of upperclassmen and people who could pass the civil service examination. Emperor Wudi established this exam, that tested law and Chinese literature. Emperor Wudi also established a training school for bureaucrats. The exam and training school served as a way to allow individuals from lower ranks of society to rule, while simultaneously limiting the power of the emperor along with the upper-class. Qin Shihuangdi provided a single law code for the entire…

began advocating for political, social, and literary reforms. As part of their reform efforts, they formed a society – later called the “academy of fists” – which waged war against what they saw as disorder in the economy of Milan, the tyranny of bureaucrats, the narrow-mindedness of religious institutions, and intellectual pedantry. Beccaria became a member of this forward-looking and revolutionary group, attending…

The “Fall” of Rome is a huge mystery so anything could have happened to make one of the most powerful empires drop into ruins. But there are still many huge pieces of evidence to back us up for the critical events that made them feel defeat. First of all, the reasons why Rome was weakening was the economical problems. According to Document E it states, “...taxes were severe” In other words, this shows that the emperors taxed heavily to pay for their own personal uses like throwing festivals and…

One of Tsarist Russia’s hallmarks, apart from its autocratic power, was its reliance on a bureaucracy to implement imperial policies. By nature, autocracies like Russia lacked the political interest groups a weaker, decentralized state might rely on to carry out political policies. As a result, Tsarist Russia relied on the bureaucracy to fill this void and carry out its orders. As a result, members of the bureaucracy didn’t just implement orders; they formed the country’s political elite, and…

trial questioning his responsibility as a bureaucrat under the Nazi regime. Eichmann keeps claiming throughout his trial, that he is not the one who was responsible for the Nazi’s holocaust, but he was just following orders as an obedient servant. He reveals his disappointment on the judgement of the court as he was found guilty. He did not know or did not care much about what was going on, and decided to just follow the law and orders, as a perfect bureaucrat, practitioner of the law. The same…

campaign in no way relied upon persuasion or voluntary compliance. Many of the diverse enforcement techniques became outstanding. The one-child policy was launched in 1980 actually date from this “later, longer, fewer” campaign of the 1970s. State bureaucrats in charge of enforcing birth control then oversaw grass-roots birth planning workers in each village, urban work unit and neighborhood. These birth planning enforcers kept detailed records on each woman that was old enough to…

China. The Qing Dynasty consisted of Manchu rulers. These rulers were taught Confucian beliefs and then they applied these ideas to governing China. The Qing followed behind the Ming dynasty and ruled through a highly centralized system of scholar-bureaucrats. Socially, many changes happened during the Qing Dynasty. Firstly, wealthy families could own slaves (servitude), then the artists and peasants were second to the bottom of the social ranking. Next were the nobles and laborers, and finally…

Confucius spent thirteen years after serving in the government traveling to various Chinese states and sharing his ideas, hoping that they would be put into practice. Sadly, he returned home unsuccessful and spent the rest of his life, which lasted until 479 BCE, teaching and working on the Five Classics. Not unlike another famous religious figure, Confucius’ legacy and teachings were continued by his followers, most notably Mencius and Xunzi. While Mencius and Xunzi both had different ideas…

“We will have so much winning if I get elected that you may get bored with winning.” Donald Trump is a businessman, author, politician, television personality, and now, the Republican Party nominee for the President of the United States. Trump believes that America has become a nation full of fear, but he vows that he will “make America great again.” This Candidate has strong views and agendas concerning illegal immigration, education, and the economy. Trump is most well known for his plan to…

Introduction Patterns in Classical China • China born from isolation Isolation caused China create its own identity Invasions from neighboring regions happened rarely With the decline of the Shang dynasty there was relatively little chaos • Intellectual theory and heritage Harmony of nature Ying and Yang, everything is balanced by an opposite Dao used to appreciate, but avoid excess appreciation of opposites • Patterns in Government Dynasties or family of…