Social democracy

representative democracy is unfair. They believe the only truly fair way to voice opinion is through a direct democracy. But, the truth is, American citizens would not be able to function efficiently in a direct democracy because our political culture is far better suited for a representative democracy. Our form of government as a representative democracy works so well because the majority of Americans agree on the same views. Culture in America tends to be more suited for a representative…

Grace Tosi PHL 232-201 Professor Pepe First Short Essay Assignment Analysis of The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy In the first two chapters of Carl Schmitt’s “The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy”, Carl Schmitt shares a lot of information on his views of democracy and parliamentarism (liberal) by comparing them and also showing their differences. Schmitt states that since the early 1800’s individuals believed that in order for Europe to function, the country has to become democratic…

reform and democracy are just another example of this. These two men, both extremely influential in their own way, have conflicting views of liberty, democracy and largely the revision of the constitution and its consequences or lack there of. James Madison, Father of the U.S. Constitution, believed that constitutional revision should be infrequent. While John Dewey argues for change, while not specifically on constitutional revision but rather for “effective liberty” for the state of democracy…

of the few truly robust findings in international relations is that established democracies never go to war with one another” (Lagon 1). The promotion of democracy to foreign countries will create less conflict and develop positive relationships with countries where conflict currently exists. Any activity improving the entire body of a population is desired by the majority of the society; the promotion of democracy to other countries can help the moral body and can provide civil rights to the…

John Adams, the second President of the United States once said, “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide”. In this quote, Adams explicitly acknowledges that democracies always eventually collapse. Adams included the words ‘murders’ and ‘suicide’ in his diction to imply that once a democracy collapses, it turns into extreme chaos. William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies, shared a…

“We the People”. It’s about control of the government body by its own members - citizens. Citizenship is a bond that extends beyond basic kinship to unite people of different genetic backgrounds. It is a legal status defined by civil, political and social rights. It generally describes the relationship between a person and the overall political ruling body. In other words, it signifies a membership in that body, on the basis that the people generally have some political participation.Citizenship…

The Democratic Evolution in America Before the year 1650, the American democracy did not yet develop into the sharing of power among all American individuals. Only the higher class of society was given the upper hand, restricting most people from being given their respective natural rights. But due to lower class oppression set by major, earlier democratic events, such as the qualifications for voting rights set by the House of Burgesses, as well as the Maryland Act of Toleration, the lower…

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…

The democratic evolution in Latin America is captivating when learning its struggle to strengthen democracy. Latin America was beginning to implement democracy in all its regions and now it is struggling to ensure democratic rule stays, when it should be discovering ways to further reinforce the system. To first understand what is occurring, it is essential to comprehend the history that brought democracy to Latin America. The most widespread wave of democratization that Latin America has…

American democracy is under threat as discussed by both Matthew Spalding and William Hudson. In their books, We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscovering Our Principles, Reclaiming our Future and American Democracy in Peril: Eight Challenges to America’s Future, written by Spalding and Hudson respectively, they list their reasons for this view. One leans more conservative and the other liberal yet the both reached the same conclusion in that American democracy is going through troubling times.…