Good evening most gracious and almighty council. I, Plato, as well as my colleague Socrates, stand before you today, to propose our idea of how the city hall ought to be painted. I guarantee you, by the time we are through with this presentation, you will be nothing but convinced to comply with our pitch. In order to achieve a more perfect and ideal society, we must base it solely on justice and human virtue. In order to achieve that, we must have a ruler ship of philosopher kings, as well as…
The tension between the “American empire and the “American republic” is based on trying to keep both an empire and republic. America was more or less forced into becoming an empire, and with that came power. Being an empire or at the top as the author George Friedman says, makes other people and other countries want to tear you down. The tensions that emerge between an empire and republic are the different ideologies. An “American empire” is based on the idea of realism. Realism is about the…
When examining documents from France regarding who has power and why, it is easily seen how this area would become such a powder keg. Each document presents a new perspective on the sovereignty of different ruling parties and ruling systems. All the documents describe a different perspective of power’s source. In “On Sovereignty” by Bodin, Bodin writes that power is divinely gifted from God to kings. Jean-Jacques Rousseau writes in The Social Contract a direct contradiction from Bodin, the…
angas In 1513, the Italian diplomat, writer, and philosopher Niccoló Machiavelli released his political treatise titled De Principatibus, or The Prince. His book not only formed the basis for political science and is considered one of the first works of modern philosophy, but also stressed many ideas that remain controversial in modern day politics. One of the more prominent ideas in Machiavelli’s masterpiece is that the ends of one’s actions justify how they got there. This idea that someone’s…
There are many different types of governments in history. When you compare a Constitutional Monarchy and a Democratic Presidency, it can be clear that the two are very different but alike. For the Democratic Party, the people hold its’ supreme power. For example, the United States falls under the Democratic Presidency. The U.S. is broken up into different levels, and three branches concluded of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. For a Constitutional Monarchy, it is the oldest…
Throughout history presidency is known as one of the most important positions in all of American government. Whoever is determined to be president has the responsibility of shaping the way people look at America as a whole through not only their actions but also through their words. I’m sure we can call agree that the essence of the presidency has certainly evolved considerably over the course of American history. Although the twentieth century is revolved around a president-centered government,…
rich blend of cultures and freedom. So if Australia cuts ties with the British monarchy and becomes a republic, what real difference will it make? Will it establish the independence and recognition Australia deserves? Will it create dictatorship that Australians cannot escape? Or will it unite Australian citizens as one, with the one common interested shared – the future of Australia. A republic is a form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body.…
His main goal with the New France was to make a republic out of it, not a monarchy. His new Republic that was called the “First Consul” was “not like Kings…who see their states as an inheritance.” As you see here is that he doesn’t want to be considered to be a king, but continually pasted so called “Constitutions” which more…
Now, that we have some background between German, France, and the United States, and the relationship they each shared, we will now get into the differences between political and government structure between these countries. Both Germany and the United States followed a democratic policy, but there are similarities and differences in how each of the countries applied democracy in their countries. For example, the U.S used the majority system, meaning that the majority of the votes win,…
Although both America and Pakistan have a Democratic Republic, both interpret the government differently. Pakistan has a Parliamentary Democratic Republic, also constitutionally referred to as Islamic Republic of Pakistan (www.pakistan.gov). This means that Pakistan functions in accordance with islam, the mainstream religion in the country. The sharia law that surrounds the government…