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Q: Why is Empire incompatible with democracy?
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Is democracy incompatible?

In order to discuss incompatibility, you need to have two distinct things. Democracy is incompatible with other forms of political theory, such as abolutism, military rule, or theocracy, but it is compatible with most everything else, such as different economic systems, social organizations, religions, etc.


what city state had the first democracy?

No empire established democracy. The first instance of democracy was in the city-state of ancient Athens, which was a republic. Since democracy means rule by the people, the terms democracy and empire are a dichotomy.


Who was first the roman republic the roman empire or the athenian democracy and in what order?

Athenian democracy, Roman Republic, Roman Empire


Who is Israel's empire?

Israel doesn't have an empire. It is a parliamentary Republic with representational democracy.


What type of democracy did the Roman Empire have?

The Roman Empire was not a democracy, there were no votes and no voted elected officials. It was however designed as a Republic which had appointed representation, Senators.


Can a democracy exist in a country which has adopted Shari'a as civil law?

No. Sharia Law is incompatible with Democracy as practiced in the majority of non-Islamic nations in that its doctrine leaves no no room forr an independent Judicial Branch.


Why wasn't roman empire able to implement a direct democracy?

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Was the ancient Aztec civilization a democracy?

No. The Aztec Empire was a monarchy.


How were the political systems of the Roman empire and the Roman republic different?

the Empire was virtually a Dictatorship and the republic was a democracy


What rights did the Mayan empire have?

The Mayan Empire was not a democracy. Do not assume that there were ANY rights as you now know rights.


Why didn't the democratic ideas of Greek city-states spread throughout the empire of Alexander the Great?

Democracy in the Greek world was short lived - Alexander himself was running an empire with no democracy, and his successors set themselves up as kings. No room for democracy there.


Why didn't the democratic ideas of Greek city-states spread throughout the the empire of Alexander the great?

Democracy in the Greek world was short lived - Alexander himself was running an empire with no democracy, and his successors set themselves up as kings. No room for democracy there.