Democracy

because the democratic society is what most of the presidents are :)

Both of them, eventually. They're the same country now.

The first side to be a free state, as opposed to a Soviet puppet state, was the western side, the BDR (Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or Federal Republic of Germany).

because he was a major hero to our government because he was a major hero to our government

After the wild days of Athens from about 440 BCE, they learnt that having the popular assembly make up policy on the run was not a good thing, leading Athens into defeat in the Peloponnesian War and loss of it's empire.

So a system developed where motions were put to the assembly by the Council and the assembly could vote yes or no for each motion, not make up their own wild schemes as they came up in discussions

A presidential legislative democracy is a system of government that has a legislative branch that makes laws. The presidential or executive branch carries out the policies and laws.

every free man has the right to self-repesentation in deciding government policy and law

Jacksonian Democracy refers to the political philosophy of United States President Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson. Jackson's Democratic Party was resisted by the rival Whig Party. More broadly, the term refers to the period of the Second Party System (1824-1854) when Jacksonian philosophy was ascendant as well as the spirit of that era. It can be contrasted with the characteristics of Jeffersonian democracy, which dominated the previous political era. The Jacksonian era saw a great increase of respect and power for the common man, as the electorate expanded to include all white male adult citizens, rather than only land owners in that group. In contrast to the Jeffersonian era, Jacksonian democracy promoted the strength of the executive branch and the Presidency at the expense of Congressional power, while also seeking to broaden the public's participation in government. Jacksonians believed in enfranchising all white men, rather than just the propertied class, and supported the patronage system that enabled politicians to appoint their supporters into administrative offices, arguing it would reduce the power of elites and prevent aristocracies from emerging. They demanded elected (not appointed) judges and rewrote many state constitutions to reflect the new values. In national terms the Jacksonians favored geographical expansion, justifying it in terms of Manifest Destiny. There was usually a consensus among both Jacksonians and Whigs that battles over slavery should be avoided. The Jacksonian Era lasted roughly from Jackson's 1828 election until the slavery issue became dominant after 1850 and the American Civil War dramatically reshaped American politics as the Third Party System emerged.

* People are fearful and predatory

* Secular reasons for government * Supremacy of government bound by natural rights

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Upbringing plays a huge role in limiting an individuals personal freedom. Some children are brought up in very strictly controlled households. They may be home schooled, kept from television, music, and movies, and spend most of their time with just their immediate family. These children would not grow up with much personal freedom. All of their decisions would be made for them.

All of these are reforms introduced by the Progressives.

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yes the us is democratic and capitalist

It prevents political leaders from breaking laws to oppress citizens.

The role of voters in an election is to get out and out. You also want to make sure you have looked into the items that are being voted upon before you get to your poling station.

In at least two significant ways, Imperialism as a central economic and political impetus could threaten the American democratic system in an essential way. First, it could weaken the commitment of ordinary citizens to democratic processes and values. Second, and more drastically, it could cause sudden changes to governmental policies and powers through the action of elected and appointed officials -- which would weaken, eliminate, or otherwise transform constitutional checks and balances and other democratic 'basics' in the American system.

America was founded in the Enlightenment Age giving its ideals a very progressive way of thinking.

It was not so much as the political ways of colonial America that gave rise to a democratic republic, because that is truly what America is, but the age in which her founding father's were educated in. when George, Thomas, and John were attaining their degrees of higher education the likes of John Locke were being published on a wide spread basis. These books were read and re read and were tested on by students wanting to become lawyers or politicians in the 17th and 18th centuries. Enlightenment Age philosophers were the first to have their works published widespread and accessible to the masses, the majority of the population whom they strictly addressed in their books. This meant that the young minds of who would become our founding fathers were forever engraved with the beliefs of John Locke.

Their idealistic beliefs of natural rights of every man instilled by such men like Locke enpowered them overthrow the oppressive rule of a monarchy and have a government "of the people, by the people and for the people".

The common man must be protected from the tyranny of the aristocrats.

Rome's influence is minimal. The Romans system of government was different than the modern ones, stemming from an ancient society which was totally different than ours, and unsuited for modern societies.

The period of the Roman Republic had a degree of democracy. The popular assemblies elected the officers of state and voted on bills. However, despite this, Rome was an oligarchy, where the aristocracy and the wealthy elites wielded power. Moreover, the system of direct democracy, where the people voted on bills themselves, of both the Greeks and the Romans was rejected in favour of representative democracy, where bills are voted by elected representatives, such as congressmen, MPs or senators. The officers of state, unlike in the Roman Republic, are not elected. They are appointed by the government.

The Roman Republic was a source of inspiration for the independent city-states of Italy in the Middle Ages, whose systems of governance was modelled on that of this republic.

Neither - bot had slaves, upper classes and lower classes.

making informed decisions when voting

Those who passed laws obligated to represent the views of those who voted for them -apex

There are a number of problems associated with running a direct democracy, including voter apathy and the ability of a majority to remove the civil rights.

A common definition of “republic” is, to quote the American Heritage Dictionary, “A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them”

In a Democratic Republic, citizens vote in elections that determine who will represent them in the government and make major decisions about law and governance. In a direct Democracy, citizens themselves would vote on every issue and bill, without the aid of representation.