Government

The Best Government According to Waterman Lecture Notes, (1-3), Aristotle felt that the best government was the monarchy, a political system in which a state is ruled by a monarch, especially a king or queen, (governed by one)and by hereditary rights, followed by the aristocracy (governed by few) , people of the highest social or people of noble families or the highest social class, and that these type or class of people are the very best person or people, would most justly and effectively rule…

The Purpose of Government The Constitution is an amazing document that was an aspiration of the founding fathers and the included preamble outlines the freedoms they sought out. The preamble begins with “We the People of the United States…”, our founding fathers created a list of actions they wished to pursue within the beginning of the constitution. The dysfunctional colonies were inspired by their words and in turn become united for a new cause. Clearly, the government over seas wasn’t…

There are many forms of government practiced in Renaissance Italy. With this in mind, the main functions of the government were to create and enforce laws and institutions (republics); as well as make laws by decree (signori). (Najemy, pg 195) Also, the government’s were responsible for public order, control of violence, justice, military/war, tax/finance, and diplomacy. (Najemy, pg 195) Thinking about this, enforcing laws and institutions, as well as making laws by decree are both very…

Taoist and Machiavellian Government There are different communities and groups all around the world. Each one of these groups need a leader. Not every leader will lead the same way and there are different ideas about how communities should be governed and structured. Lao Tzu and Niccoló Machiavelli were two people that had their own idea of how a government should be ran. Tzu was a taoist and followed the Tao Te Ching. Machiavelli on the other hand, followed his book, The Prince. Both men…

Key Factors for the Sustainability of Governmental Systems In the modern era, an effective and efficient governmental system is essential to a nation’s prosperity and well-being. Even with the inclusion of these key components of government, a society still has the potential to collapse. As demonstrated in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of boys struggle to maintain law and order after a horrific plane crash leaves them to fend for themselves and create their own functioning society…

The definition of government is the action or manner of controlling or regulating a nation, organization, or people. There are many different forms of government such as dictators, monarchy, communism, and the U.S. has Federal republic. I have interviewed many people of different ages with different viewpoints. The opinions I collected were stunning. The age went from my peers to 85. There is no doubt that those people would have different opinions because the older interviewees have witnessed…

To assure our country's freedom, the government should be able to spy on its citizens. This is absolutely not right! Always being watched by the government becomes fear not freedom.Also there are plenty of ways for the government to ensure freedom without spying on citizens. On top of that freedom means the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without restraint. Spying on the citizens is taking that away from them.If the government does not trust its people then they need to find…

kings and queens, and finally modern society has presidents and the government. Every government is different in each nation on the earth. Some of the governments act as a person who the citizens discuss with about politics. However, there have been some governments that rule over all of the citizens without questioning their citizens. They only care about what they believe is best and achieve it in any way possible. Government, today, should discuss with their citizens to decide what their…

as opposed to a divided government. Generally, unified government describes that only one political party controls all other branches of government. First of advantages of having a united government is, since the voters wanted a united government, they believes divided government interrupt the U.S. government based on the past facts of the United State government history. The most successful US governments and presidencies happened when they applied the united government. That is why, just as…

Emotionless Control From century to century, the government and its control over society seems to be becoming more and more prevalent. What people may or may not realize is that they could be under surveillance all the time. The government has the ultimate power over all of the citizens in a country, possibly forcing them to believe or act a certain way that they want them to. As seen in 1984 and Divergent, the two governments do everything in their power to control the people. Even though…