Christian democracy

Our concept of Modern Political Thought is mainly a derivative of the 17th and 18th century, whereas Classical Political Thought had its birth before the modern era. As a result, even somewhat politically-adept modern citizens seldom draw upon ‘modern’ philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Plato and Aristotle, who predate both Hobbes and Locke by over a thousand years, are even further from these citizens’ minds. As is stands, many individuals have difficulty finding pertinence in…

As Plato was raised in the purest form of democracy, he quotes, “Democracy...is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.” Mocking the instability of a democracy, Plato and Machiavelli both agree to leave the masses out of politics. Evident from past historical contexts, rulers such has Julius Caesar, Pericles, Napoleon, and Adolf Hitler all rose to power from a democracy. Knowing the effects of distributing equal…

would agree that all are free, others would believe democracy allows no freedom. Authors such as Smith, Marx, Tocqueville, and Dewey all have contributed their form of a reliable government and have paved the road for our government today. Adam Smith believed we have the freedom to create a living for ourselves within…

ideas that his elder cousin first brought to the table. Both Roosevelts had extremely different upbringings, although they came from the same family. Teddy Roosevelt came from the Oyster Bay Roosevelts, who’s beliefs were strongly rooted in their Christian…

within the borders of or is culturally affiliated with the United States of America, an American is someone who is a citizen of the USA. And what the citizens of the country determine is – democracy. American democracy makes a wager on its citizens – with freedom comes obligation and with liberty comes duty. Democracy is not fixed like monarchy, it is dynamic in its development, it is supposed to reflect the will of each generation…

While democracy is present in much of the modern world, it is difficult to define exactly what democracy is due to the varying ways of governing present in the world. In this paper, I will compare England and Germany according to Lijphart’s models of majoritarian and consensus democracies. In Lijphart’s model, there are two main ideas in which these two systems differ: how easy it is for a single party to take control of the government and how much a party can change policy once they have…

of government. A democratic system of government;, also known as a Democracy, is a system in which the collective majority selects the system of government to maintain civil authority. More specifically, the elected officials within the government pass and enforce laws. In the United States, this system is maintained by checks and balances across three branches of government. Abraham Lincoln brilliantly characterized a Democracy as a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people”…

The basis of society has evolved around ethics since the beginning of humanity. In the Bible, the first unethical decision was made when Eve gave into sinful temptation and took a bite from the fruit in the garden of Eden. Everyone in history has had to make multiple ethical decisions because we unknowingly deal with ethics in almost every decision we make where there are possible positive and negative outcomes. Ethics are a set of moral standards that are a deciding factor in what one thinks is…

What is a democracy to you? To many of us, it’s just a term that signifies our American government, not understanding that it is our individual freedom and the power to a voice. The political parties in our system are the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green and Constitution parties. Our American Democracy today is being affected due to the current campaign environment and is also affecting American Political Parties. Party realignment in the United States is when the balance…

Classical Greece, an ancient civilization renowned for their unprecedented architecture of the Parthenon and Circus Maximus, the establishment of philosophy, the foundation of democracy, and the enduring epic poems of The Odyssey and The Iliad, existed from 800 to 338 B.C.E.. The inspirational innovation of the Greeks, is what sustains its memory for future generations. Not only does this culture 's memory prevail, but it also continues to influence today 's world. More specifically, Greek…