The New Republic

common interests. This is one of the reasons why Madison wanted more territories, more states, and more districts in the United States to prevent having a majority and separate powers. Furthermore, he did not think democracy would efficiently work in such a large country like the United States since the territory is overly large to keep all men in politics. Democracy only efficiently worked in small states because everyone was able to participate in politics such as Athena in ancient Greece.…

France has a long history of problems, wars, and conflict that have led the country through many regimes including: monarch, empress, republics. To start off I will discuss the French Monarchy and how the end of the Monarch was a direct result of the French revolution. During the 18th century the French government, or King Louis XVI, tried to raise taxes as a direct result of war and court life costs. The French citizens did not like this and thus they revolted which leads to the French…

Without the efficacious presence of an absolute monarchy only chaos, war and hardships could arise. Multiple nations divided and in misery, different opinions everywhere one went and no definite resolution, some had no intention of following the law, all these conflicts sum up to the state of Europe before the emergence of absolute monarchy. When the ideal government finally surfaced in the 1600s and 1700s religion, fear and repercussions were elements utilized by a ruler to manage a harmonious…

This essay addresses what I believe the purpose of the government and which institution is best for a functioning democracy. I believe the basic and fundamental purpose of government in a society is to protect individual’s natural rights. Natural rights are also known as the fundamental rights. John Locke states these rights as right to life, liberty and property. I strongly believe that the main purpose of the government is to make sure that there is equality and protection for the individuals.…

In what sense are all men created equal according to the Declaration of Independence? The majority of the Declaration of Independence is a listing of all the injustices that the King of England has committed against the colonies. However, it is important to understand why these injustices are deemed unjust by Jefferson and the other writers of the Declaration of Independence. All the reasons can be boiled down to the statement that Jefferson makes proclaiming that “all men are created equal.”…

of a republic system that is successful for that specific population and culture. They have some similarities to each other, but they also have differences that enable success across the country. There is not a wrong or right way to have a government, but there is always room for improvement. The purpose for government systems is to help people in an organized manner, so it should have the good of its people as a priority. Russia’s government is the Russian Federation, prior to the republic,…

The English bills of rights were written in 1689 after King James II was replaced by Mary, the king’s daughter, and her husband William of Orange. According to the article “English Bill of Rights 1689,” the English Bill of Rights of 1689 was basically British law, passed by the parliament of Great Britain. These laws stated the people’s right and liberties. These laws also laid the foundation for the US Constitution as well as constitutional monarchy in England. (English Bill of Rights 1689,…

monarchy, there was a financial crisis, plight of the peasants and dissatisfaction of the middle class. The French Revolution caused radical turns in the French government, the Republic lead by Maximilien Robespierre took power and implicated many reforms such as public welfare, education and giving land to the poor. From the Republic Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power through the military and would lead France to conquer major parts of Europe. “The Grievances of Carcassonne” is a list of…

ask the average American whether the United States was a republic or a democracy most would answer, a democracy. In the Gettysburg address Abraham Lincoln called America a: “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” When just reading this statement it sounds as if Lincoln was the president of a democracy. Surprisingly, however, the United States is not, and never has been, a democracy. The United States is primarily a republic, and not a democracy, because of the Founding…

many different ways. The National Liberation Front, referred to as the FLN, conducted one of the successful revolutions in history, removing the French from power in Algeria in 1962. This revolution was conducted militaristically and employed many new strategies to help them gain their independence, but when we look at it retrospectively we wonder whether the FLN actually needed to gain independence through violent means. We must look at their situation very thoroughly and understand their…