Direct democracy

to organize their people. The Athenians, Sparta, and later the Roman Republic are examples of early forms of democracy. There where many systems of government in history some being oligarchy, monarchy aristocracy, and many others with slight variations. Why and how did democracy grow to such popularity, and how has democracy changed since its creation. The exact date of when democracy was first used in society is unknown but historians estimate it is approximately 500 BC in Athens Greece.…

by the president. This is a hiring process from within the government, that the people have no say over. These staff members are not bound to the same “social contract”, that elected officials are. This practice seems to be in direct conflict with the principles of democracy. Officials unelected by the general population, work alongside elected officials in matter of policy making, etc. This can be viewed as in infringement to our democratic society, because the people’s liberties are at stake.…

Tranquility shall be a place where government influence will be absolutely equal among all its citizens. In addition, current labor laws practiced in the US shall extend to children the age of ten in Tranquility. True equality is essential in a direct democracy…

civility, there needed to be certain officials that held power to make these city-states safe, and make proper decisions that benefitted them. Five of the major forms of government that once played a part in ancient Greece were Tyranny, Oligarchy, Democracy, Monarchy, and Aristocracy. Many associate the example of Queen Elizabeth when they hear the word “Monarchy”. Simply put, Monarchy is where royalty rules. Once promoted by Rome and Hellenistic kings, Monarchy was established by the London…

Theory: Populism and Representative Democracy In this section of the article the theoretical debate on the relationship between populism and representative democracy is introduced. The definition and the status of the representative democracy is not discussed in detail. It is claimed though that representative democracy as we know it in practice is party democracy. The rise of mass political parties not only has expanded the electorate but, importantly, also introduced a new kind of links…

and Athens had many differences, but few similarities. Their view on how they ran society was very different while their militaries had some things in common. A big difference was their government, Spartans had an oligarchy while as Athens had a democracy. The government was very important for both of the city states, and had very different ideas on how to run their state. Sparta was run by an oligarchy or a small group of people having control over the state. In this case Sparta was run by two…

sheet of ice. Irrigate- to water crops by channeling water. Culture-way of life. Clan-group of families that are related. Navigation- science of locating the position. Monotheism- beliefs that there is only one good. Direct democracy- system of government in which ordinary. Republic- system of government. 2. A) That people came to north America between 20,000 and 30,000 years ago. B) Some scholars believe that they crossed the arctic water by boat. 3.…

The Athenian democracy operated differently from today’s democracy, but not necessarily more effectively. Finley seems to argue that although the basis of democracy was a good idea, it had many flaws, and was a utopian system, designed for “perfect” people. It was not representative, as it is nowadays, but direct, meaning that all the male citizens over the age of 18 could participate on the decision making, as long as they had not lost their civil rights. However, people could very easily…

The respect that American democracy gives to its constitution and generally the rule of law that emanates from it forms the backbone of his power and authority in the internal. The powers are legally and legitimately founded by the sovereign will of the American people and their division keeps its balance date and ensures the system of checks and balances that since its genesis, constituted the basic contours of American democracy. This congruence between legality and legitimacy is the main…

I believe that ancient Athens was a democracy city. My Reasons for thinking this is because all men had equal political rights such as freedom of speech and the right vote. And this system mean that it is a democracy. Another fact about why it is a democratic city is that not only were the citizens in the democracy they made themselves make the decisions on how they would live. And how they would vote is that if a majority of the people voted yes then they would dispersed and came…