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Define democracy. Ancient Athens was a democracy; but it was a very different beast than that which emerged after Charles I's spat with Parliament. [A thought strikes: the fact that one faction was led by Parliament rather implies that a form of democracy was in existence when the Civil War started]. The English Parliament of the seventeenth century was pretty much based on Simon de Montfort's model of the late thirteenth century - and that in turn grew out of the Curia Regis, a Norman institution. Nor has Parliament (or the powers of Parliament) remained unchanged since the Civil War. The Great Reform Act of 1832 springs to mind. (The English) Parliament has changed much over the centuries. The Civil War was an important milestone on this road; but it is hard to believe that we would not be living in a democracy had it not happened as it did.
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Why do we use democracy's today?
You live in a democracy and without it you would be living in another form of government.
How would life be without democracy?
The world would never be the same, ancient Greece wouldn't have been the same either because democracy mostly came from them. It wouldn't be the same because nothing would be in order. Nothing would be fair, democracy is,a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. You need democracy for everything to be fair because if nothing is fair people would probably go crazy and the world would be worse, more than what it is already.
How were you affected by the Declaration of Independence?
without the declaration we would have no rights, nor a democracy
What do you call a country without a monarch?
A country that is without a monarch can be called a democracy. If a country has a monarch it would be referred to as a monarchy.
Why was democracy developed in Athens and not Sparta?
Sparta already had a limited democracy - it had to consult its citizens who formed the army and would not fight if they didn't have a say in military and political decisions. Athens developed its democracy after several false starts to throw off the oppression of its oligarchs who tried to keep the citizens under tight control and manipulate its resources to their own benefit.
What was the response to the civil war?
racism? Europe wanted the Confederacy to win because that would show how little of a chance democracy had at surviving.
What is soul of democacey?
According to Aristotle it would be the democratic process itself, the act of democracy would be its soul. Plato may argue that there is an 'absolute essence' of democracy and that would be its 'soul' Generally in modern western language the 'soul' of democracy would be the 'idea' of it and the 'foundation' of the idea in individual rights and a mutual rule. But without runoff elections you cant have real democracy or at least not much of a soul in it.
What was the form of government in Athens during the golden age under Pericles?
Radical Democracy, The Golden Age was funded by the funds levied from the 180 city-states which were part of Athens' empire.
Would there be any way to create true democracy in Central Asia without full scale violent revoutions?
It does not seem possible or probable that true democracy could be created in Central Asia without full scale violent revolutions.
Why do you think democracy developed in Athens and not in Sparta?
Sparta had a limited democracy - they had to as the citizens would not fight if the citizens didn"t have a say on both war and the important issues of government. Athens developed from a limited democracy to a radical one as the citizens were sick of the rule and exploitation by the aristocratic oligarchs. After an initial limited democracy under Cleisthenes, and the return of the oligarchs during and after the Persian invasion, Ephialtes restored democracy, was murdered for it, and his deputy Pericles took over, developing it into a radical democracy where the citizens in fortnightly assembly made the decisions and the council implemented them.
Would the commercial farms have developed in California without the gold rush why?
they woul not have becuase they would loose buissness
Did the Karankawa Indians have a democracy?
The members of the Karankawa tribe would choose a civil leader. To that extent, it is a democracy. The war chief was always the son of the oldest man of the tribe. That leans towards being a monarchy. Women did not have any power. The tribe is now extinct.
