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    sensationalized celebrity news. Same sex marriage has just been legalized. The basic human right to wed can now be exercised by millions of couples. This very scene has unfolded in thirty-seven of fifty states here in America. Some would say that this is democracy working at its finest- states are implementing what is right for the people by the people. So what is the big deal? At its core, marriage between two consenting parties is an internationally recognized human right that is “essential…

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    Even Genius People can be Wrong (An Argument against three points in Plato’s The Republic) “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” (Vonnegut) Plato explains the perfect city and their perfect kind. He follows the idea of Vonnegut’s stable community and uses many different ideas to explain how to create this perfect city. Some of his best…

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    rights advocate who championed non-violent opposition to Burma’s (Myanmar) military government and helped establish the National League for Democracy (NLD). Despite being Burman by birth, Suu Kyi was educated overseas and until the late 1980’s lived in the UK with her husband and children. However on a return visit to Burma, Suu Kyi observed police terror, political turmoil and calls for democratic reform in the country. These were emphasized by the massacre of pro-democracy protesters by the…

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    In Plato’s The Republic (Translated by Allan Bloom) the topic of choosing the ruling class is a very important one as well as one of the most vital aspects of building an ideal society. In books III through VII, Socrates argues that the most effective rulers of his perfect society are philosopher-kings, chosen by previous rulers of the city who were also philosopher-kings. Throughout the majority of the prospective rulers’ lives, they are trained academically and physically in order to prepare…

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    Mena Theory

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    For the second part of this project, I will be designing a process tracing research design for the theory regarding resilient Monarchs as stated by Menaldo (Menaldo, 2012). The theory states that countries in the Middle East and North African region (MENA) that are monarchies will have a higher level of political stability, when compared to the MENA republics. My research question will therefore be ‘How are Mena monarchies able to remain politically relatively stable, when compared to the…

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    Presidential Democracy

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    The function of a constitution in a democracy is to limit the power of government from infringing on the rights of the people, states, and different branches of government. It sets forth the basic rights of a citizen: life, liberty, right to property, and pursuit of happiness. It also has the fundamentals to establish responsibility for the government to protect those basic rights. It can also serve as a limitation on how those in government may use their power, with consideration that they must…

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    Throughout history there have been great social changes whenever it came to the rights that privileged citizens held over others. As disparages between social classes grows there is an outcry for the same privileges that had long been privy to a certain percentage of the population to be shared. Great Britain however began to change in regards to this social norm when the Reform Bills were introduced. In Britain the Reform Bills were brought into being for the sake of suffrage regardless of…

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    education, and the willingness to restructure the government so as to be a system in which individuals are directly effecting the government, a call for direct democracy on smaller levels as opposed to the current republican system. This is what makes the concept unlikely, the membership and power is too massive for the frame work of direct democracy to reconcile and appreciate, fully, all views of political order where power is concentrated in few positions that are dependent on influence,…

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    In the latter half of the 18th century, there were many questions regarding absolutism, the church, and the individual’s role within society in both Europe and the Americas. This period referred to as the Enlightenment brought religion, economics, government, and the role of society and it’s people into question. Born in 1712, Jean-Jacques Rousseau helped to vocalize the Enlightenment ideals of natural rights, equality, and the importance of individuals living in communion with one another. Born…

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    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…

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