Small government

policy initiatives, rather than having the people decide directly. Direct democracy would be the perfect form of government for a small country with educated citizens. With educated citizens, the votes will be ethical and prioritized. The citizens will have a clear picture of how the government works and knowledge of what correct procedures are needed when troubles arise in the government and with the people. Some problems with direct democracy is that wealthy citizens have every opportunity to…

Athens was one of the first known democracies. “Demo” or “Dem” are greek roots meaning for people. The democratic structure from the Ancient Athenians have helped build the foundation for a government found by the people. In 507 B.C.E Greece, democracy in Athens is starting to arise. When other forms of government such as monarchy and oligarchy become flawed, the citizens are being…

different structures of power, different favored types of government, and different types of classes. Where Plato bases his ideas off of a faux society, Aristotle uses examples of past civilizations to discuss several different theories and explanations. Though Aristotle was a student of Plato, he had a very different approach to the ideal state than his teacher. According to Plato in his piece of work, The Republic, everything decays. Government is not exempt from this, which is the basis of…

A dystopia in which even the most minute details of human life are monitored by the government entraps Winston Smith in George Orwell’s 1984. Such a society seems so distant and impossible, yet instills a degree of discomfort in modern-day readers. With the current rate at which technology is advancing, many realities in Winston’s world are quickly becoming realities in the everyday lives of today. Constant surveillance is an undeniable violation of privacy globally and a Constitutional…

political party system varies but at the end each country's main objective is for their country is to succeed and to protect the interest of their people. These two countries have different forms of government, in which political parties plays different roles. In China they have a communist form of government and in the United states we have a Democratic and Republican parties. Domestic and international events affect policies in both the United states and China. A Political party is a group…

Athens: the beginning of democracy, even the kind we have today. People, only Greek citizens, (men who have completed military training and were landowners,) could vote in this government. They had control of the government. Athens was the “trial” or “beta” state of democracy. It was even a “fragile experiment.” The government was just starting out! Athenians fought for their precious democracy in the Greco-Persian War. Some citizens chose to fight against the Persians in this war; if the…

the most critical parts of Halima. Each characteristic I have chosen reflects a specific time in her life where this characteristic has been the most prominent. The first characteristic revolves around Halima’s intelligence. Ever since she was a small girl, her father sensed that Halima was intellectually brighter than both of her brothers, as well as the village children. Since, her father was relatively wealthy Halima was able to afford to go to a proper school. Whether it be middle school…

major decisions in their communities. In comparing both societies any similarities if any, will be discussed. Athens differed from other city states of its time due to the fact that it practiced democracy as their government. In order for a citizen of Athens to participate in their government, he had to have the following attributes: be a free male native, born of Athenian parents and at least 18 years old. Once those requirements were met, the level of political and military status of each…

Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-being and social support for all citizens and is sometimes referred to as public aid. In most countries, welfare is largely provided by the government and to a lesser extent, charities, informal social groups, religious groups and inter-governmental organisations. It takes a variety of forms such as monetary payment, subsidies and vouchers or housing assistance. It is time to recognise that welfare cannot be reformed; it should be ended. The…

Corinth, Thebes, Argos, Mykenae, Delphi, Olympia etc. Different states were ruled by different government systems such as: oligarchy, monarchy, tyranny, democracy, aristocracy etc. A monarchy is a rule by one king whose power was hereditary. Monarchy started in ancient Greece approximately around 2000 BC. (Kokemuller, 2015). Famous monarchy states were Macedonia, Corinth and Epeiros. In this government system, king had complete power though some of them were benevolent to the people and shared…