Forms of government

“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Winston Churchill said that in 1947, after having led Britain through the Second World War and subsequently being booted out of power by the British voters. Everyone alive in 2016 can attest to how frustrating democracy can be, but ultimately, it is the best form of governance humanity has ever devised. Period. And as citizens of a democracy, we each have a moral imperative to…

Countries all over the world are run by some sort of government. Each country has its own type of government be it a Democracy, Monarchy, or Dictatorship. Every country needs some sort of government to establish laws and ensure that the country runs properly. Without a government system a country is full of conflict and chaos. Since all humans have desires and have certain things that they want if a country is without a government system stating what is right and what is wrong there would be…

Oligarchy: form of government ruled by few but also had elements of monarchy because of the rule of kings, democracy because of the election of council/senators, and aristocracy because of the upper class ruling and owning land. Electronic: PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2016. Print: Sherman, Dennis, and Joyce E. Salisbury. "Chapter 2-3." The West in the World: A History of Western Civilization. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009. N. pag. Print. Plutocracy: form of government in which the wealthiest…

One of Aristotle’s most famous claims, in his discussion on politics, is that “a human being is by nature an animal meant for a city” (Aristotle 4). By this, he is asserting that human beings are naturally destined to live their best life in an independent political association of some sort, among and in cooperation with other humans. The main reasoning for this assertion is the natural inherent necessity for other humans that human beings require. The primary purpose of humans, in Aristotle’s…

Alexander Hamilton, George Washington’s Secretary of Treasury, was born in the West Indies. He adopted America as his home country, and contributed many ideas when it came to the creation of the national government. According to The American Pageant: 13th Edition, “Critics claimed Alexander Hamilton was invested in helping the United States as a country succeed more than the United States citizens in general.” Alexander Hamilton was indeed more concerned for the country as a whole than the…

Democracy is a political system in which the people have the power to rule the government. Citizens can influence and affect the decisions made by the government, directly or indirectly. The country we live in is a representative democracy, where we indirectly affect our government. Citizens elect an official that represents their population in governmental decisions and political issues. On the other hand, in a direct democracy each individual represents himself and can directly participate in…

Aristotle and John Stuart Mill were two famous philosophers known for their studies in politics. Aristotle believes the best form of government is a polis, while Mill believes a more laid back structure is better. He believes the people should be ruled by the harm principles. Although they have very different ideas on how the people should be ruled, there are many similarities between the two. Aristotle was a great philosopher from the BC era. He had very strong views on how the…

preference of a democracy, the type of government Ralph’s tribe has. While the philosopher Hobbes agrees with Golding’s view on human nature, he believes that an ideal government should be an absolute ruler, which contrasts with Goldings idea. Hobbes believed that from birth, humans are naturally…

the best form of democracy and the best form of oligarchy seem to be highly similar. In order to fully understand these forms of government one must be able to further understand certain topics mentioned in book IV of the ‘Politics’. First, one must comprehend the analogy of gymnastics with politics and why Aristotle used this example. Secondly, the bad forms of oligarchy and democracy and why they are bad. Finally, the good forms of oligarchy and democracy and what these superior forms of…

The fascist Norsefire government in V for Vendetta maintained complete control over its denizens by preventing the people from speaking out or expressing any form of opinion. This dystopian society was ruled by a government who strived to uphold complete authoritarian control through its usage of various oppressive tools such as monitoring the conversations and actions of its denizens. A terrorist figure named V appeared to rise as a symbol of hope to eradicate this oppression by physically…