Making Democracy Work

the society together with the love of homeland creates such patriotism that is not apparent in any other forms of government. For example, the reason for the unparalleled patriotism in Americans is the result of their successful democracy and leadership. Therefore, democracy plays a pivotal role in establishing patriotism among the…

According to McChesney (2015), in his work titled Rich media, poor democracy: Communication politics in dubious times, the media is being used by the few wealthy people to only portray information that fails to recognize the realities of society, especially in the US. Despite the illegitimacy of the information…

Achen and Bartels’ Democracy for Realists shakes the assumptions underlying the democratic foundation on which we’ve build our country. With a career's worth of research and knowledge they strongly argue that our romantic idea of democracy in fact does not produce responsive government and never will do so. They assert that rule “by the people” is an irresponsible way to run a state--our current electorate is disinterested, uninformed, and irrational, and should not be trusted to decide the…

Recently, the rise of democratic countries have brought forth many questions and contradictions in regards to what furthers a thriving democracy and what weakens it. While there are numerous interpretations of what makes a democracy successful, it is best described by Larry Diamond 's explanation of “thick” and “thin” in his book The Spirit of Democracy. “Thin” being a democracy based on free and fair elections, and “thick” meaning a country that…

“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…

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. Any practice by the government that places citizen’s liberties in…

stable and effective government in order to form a thriving society. Democracy and communism are two of the most different systems of government that exist. Communism is a socialist movement that aims to create a classless society. It visualizes a free society without any division. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, communism is represented when the animals lead a revolution and attempt to distribute work and food evenly. Meanwhile, democracy is a form of government that gives entitled citizens an…

stop it. Lao Tzu’s thoughts on government is of a ruler that will make changes or orders that works with the natural order of things. His thoughts compares those with democracy because he describes a ruler who does not make changes simply for the fact of making changes. They should make changes for the people. The ruler should work with and not against the natural order of the universe. The ruler should work with the people and not…

identity is the efficiency of its government to function as a democracy - a system of government that asks its citizens to participate in electing politicians to represent them at a national, or even international level, - at a high standard. Canada is in fact, a better-functioning democracy, than most other countries, due to the governing body’s commitment to efficiency and inclusiveness within the political system. A well-functioning democracy in this case, refers to the political system in a…

to the conclusion as to why constitutional democracy reigns…