Tsarist autocracy

In this day in age technology is seen as a good thing we see it as progression in our evolution, should we change this view? American children in this generation are more fluent on how to work an Iphone or tablet before they are fluent in their primary language. We see that as a good thing rather than bad. Technology has been a number one priority to most of the human race for a long time. We might not think about it but to the French in the late 1700’s the Guillotine was the latest technology.…

Canovan in her article ‘Trust the people’ writes how she is sceptical of populism. Although highlighting many negative points of populism she suggests it reinvigorates democracy and is always inevitable. Like Canovan I am sceptical of populism, as she calls it the “shadow of democracy” but I go one further to believe populism does indeed have no place in a well-functioning democracy. Firstly, one must define a well-functioning democracy: this allows the demos to limit government power due to…

How does Russia’s democracy compare to the U.S. democracy? The U.S. government is a true democracy out of fear of a monarchy. On the other hand, Russia’s government changed repeatedly for the past thousand years but maintained its nationalistic view. The Russian government began with the ruling of imperialistic Tsars. After World War I led to the communist era, which then made a major shift to a liberal economy. Today, Vladimir Putin, president of the world’s largest country, holds power. People…

The best society for one to live in is the democratic society. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, democracy is defined as a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections (Merriam-Webster). The democratic society is superior to other societies because democracy protects the rights of citizens, promotes equality, and ensures fairness in…

It is common for democracy to be thought of as a form of government, where elections are held, and the voices of the constituents are amplified and brought to power by their representatives. This form of government has been embraced by much of the modern world, as it is thought to be associated with ‘freedom' and ‘equality', but the problem with this assumption is that so long as the people are governed they are not all equal. So long as there are those making the rules and enforcing them while…

Democracy is a modern idea that has been shaped throughout history by a dissatisfaction in the people with their appointed rulers. Monarchs ruled Europe for centuries before other modes of government were introduced. These rulers often viewed themselves as appointed by God, an idea some of their subjects agreed with, but most ridiculed. This conflicting opinions of the people and the rulers was the focal point of debate between the upper and lower classes. While kings and queens focused on…

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…

From previous chapters, we can define democracy as, “a regime in which citizens have basic rights of open association and expression and the ability to change the government through some sort of electoral process (Drogus & Orvis, 2015).” This means, that people living under a democratic rule have the liberty to express their thoughts and ideas—along with other basic human rights—and the ability to elect and choose new representatives if those currently surviving are not properly fulfilling their…

Aristotle explains that there must be many forms of government because every state is composed of a unique combination of elements. He addresses the perspectives of other writers; Aristotle mentions Plato’s books in particular. Plato recognizes four principal forms of rule. These forms are monarchy, oligarchy, democracy, and aristocracy. In The Politics, Aristotle includes a fifth form of government. This form is termed polity, or constitutional government. Although it is uncommon and is not…

Henry Thoreau believes that the government must be better, not just for the majority, but for all those that are part of it. He begins his civil disobedience essay by stating, “the government is at it’s best but expedient ,” this is implying that government fails to resolve the issues that the people quickly, making whatever provided “worse than the evil.” Thoreau believes that a government runned by the majority, does not necessarily make the decision fair and just, it simply means that it is…