Participatory democracy

have changed? Become more educated and wise like a philosopher? Or, what would Athens have changed? Increased their military training? Polybuis, a Greek historian, once said, “Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos.” When we look to city-states Athens and Sparta, their government and history of war, do we see where this quote offers truth? Let’s look at each trait separately to see the differences and commonalities Athens…

de Tocqueville wrote a book titled Democracy in America, in which Tocqueville describes his residency in America, as he concluded to why democratic change in the United States of America was successful. Tocqueville, was sent from France to examine why democracy flourished so peacefully throughout America, unlike in France. During his hospitality, Tocqueville toured around America, studying how the citizens, were so adoptive of this newly form concept of democracy. As Tocqueville traveled around…

Now, how many of you know who this guy is? Uncle George, our first president. In 1796, in Washington’s farewell address, he mentioned four separate times. Do not make political parties. They will create geographical stereotypes and divide the country politically “They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force, to put in the place of the delegated will of the nation- the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community.”…

Herodotus in the The Histories Book V, claims,“There is nothing in the whole world so unjust, nothing so bloody, as a tyranny” Greece, in 500 BC was under the rule of one such tyrant, Pisistratus. In order to stay in power, tyrants of ancient Greece created a prosperous society which would please its citizens. Tyrants created a prosperous society by establishing worldly order, redistributing power to the middle class and creating a unified society. To start, tyrants in Athens created relations…

What are the Responsibilities of an American? America has come a long way from where we started to where we are now. All the wars and events that have happened, all the good and bad things have shaped what we call home today. There are a lot of things America had been through, and because of that there are a lot of responsibilities we have. As an American there are many responsibilities we have such as obeying the law, voting in elections, and being a good person. As an American we have the…

Prior to playing the gerrymandering game, I knew that it was the manipulation of districts in order to gain a political advantage of some kind. It is possible to do this because the districts have to be redrawn based on updated census data, as population is always changing. I also knew that it is difficult for the opposing party to win an election when the controlling party gerrymandered the district to favor them. While playing the game, I learned that it is difficult to adjust the districts…

Winthrop’s idea on keeping peace with the Puritans decided to make their government a democracy. Luckily, Winthrop was elected governor more than once and picked eleven other members of the Massachusetts Bay Company to create laws and authority.(Morgan,77) It is one of the best ways to start a community by making laws because it makes the Puritans…

Campaign funding is one of the most important factors in the success of a person's political campaign. In today's world of politics money is one of the most important factors for the success of a political candidate and the strength of their campaign. In order for candidates to win today they must be able to win the heart of the masses and more importantly have the money in their pockets to do so. Through careful spending, advertisement, and propaganda, political candidates are able to become a…

Student ID Number:91403392 'Explain how Natural Law is important for understanding rights' As a nation, we take the rights and freedoms we hold for granted. Daily, we make decisions without interference from the government or the monarchy. In contrast, our ancestors didn’t enjoy the freedoms and rights that we enjoy today and lived their lives under dictatorship and tyranny. However, through The Age Of Enlightenment, philosophers such as John Locke, began to question the suppressing treatment…

Parthenon, a Symbol of Democracy Today, after intense investigations into the Parthenon, it has been discovered that the construction of Parthenon involved intense, complicated work. Much of the work about Parthenon has been attributed to Pericles in the past. However, Pericles was simply one of the many officers involved in the construction of the Parthenon. The construction of major building in Athens involved many people since Athens was a democratic state. Parthenon construction involved…