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How do people in a presidential democracy acquire power?
By having a presidential democracy, all the branches of the government work in check & balance, so no one part becomes too powerful. But, the president who is elected by the citizens does have control over more.
What outcome of the industrial revolution led to age of imperialism?
Ships were able to transport goods worldwide.
John Locke famously known as the Father of Liberalism, is equally important to social contract theory. His contributions to the classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in American Declaration of Independence.
Major characteristic of democracy in ancient Athens?
It was a direct democracy - no members of parliament to distort the public will. Decisions were made by the whole people in assembly, meting fortnightly. The council put matters before them, executed their decisions, and administered routine business between meetings.
In the law courts there were no judges and lawyers to muddy the waters. Large juries of several hundred decided on both guilt and punishment. The large juries were in effect equivalent to a modern opinion poll of what the citizens thought right.
All adult males were eligible to carry any political or public office (except generals, who were selected on ability for obvious self-protection reasons). The difference in ability of individuals was camouflaged/evened out by having panels of ten filling each office, in the expectation that at least one would have common sense. And it spread the money around, with half the populace on the public payroll.
All adult males served in the army and navy, meeting their mutual responsibility to protect themselves and the state.
It existed best when Athens had an empire it had made out of harnessing the other cities of the anti-Persian league and extorting money from them, which it used for its own benefit. This enabled the large numbers on the public payroll without crippling taxes.
Who led the Communist Party in Russia?
The "communist revolution" was led by Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party followers.
There were two Russian Revolutions in 1917. The February Revolution ousted the Czar, but was not a communist revolution. The October Revolution was orchestrated by Lenin and the Bolsheviks and ousted the Provisional Government set up after the February Revolution. The Bolshevik changed their name to Communists in March 1918.
What was the reason for the failure of Soviet-style communism?
Because if it only works on paper then it doesn't work at all. The mistake is in referring to communism as a theory when every test given this theory fails. A failed theory is a bad theory. Bad theories seek to blame reality in order to survive. Communism is not the problem it is the reality of the current situation that is to blame. If only everybody in reality would change and be more like the non reality of communism then communism could finally work. But, blame is irrelevant and if communism can't offer a system that conforms to reality instead of asking reality to stop being reality. Systems like capitalism embrace the reality of greed where communism aks that everyone stop being so greedy. But, reality being what it is, only the workers get to reject greed while those that "take care" of the workers keep on clinging to greed. Systems like capitalism understand the principles of supply and demand where systems like communism ignore demand and control the supply. Systems like capitalism understand that costs are directly related to prices yet systems like communism seek to control prices regardless of costs. Communism hopes to create a gargantuan state in order to suppress everyone in order to protect them from themselves so they can finally be free and then mysteriously claim that once that "freedom" is finally obtained this gargantuan state will just disappear into a "stateless society." The real question is not why communism fails in practical politics, the question is what practical person could possibly believe such mindless fantasy as communism could ever work?
What are two forms of monarchy?
The mian kinds are Absolute monarchy and Constitutional Monarchy. With an absolute monarchy, there is one spreme ruler who controls all of the land and the people with no higer form of government above with. With a constitutional monarchy, There is a ruler who is the leader of a government but does not have supreme power. (does not control everything but is still a part of the government)
Can capitalism and communism co-exist?
for the short term yes, communist states can exist with capitalist states, possibly for hundred of years, however if marx is right someday the revolution will be worldwide and capitalism will cease to be the domanate mode of prodution, when that day comes those is unknown and is likly hundreds of years in the future. right know humanities most pressing issue is to stope climate change from becoming out of controll.
Describe the characteristics of any enlightened ruler?
A ruler who is logical, wise, and caring of others.
Characteristics of an ideal enlightened ruler include, firstly, the ruler would use logic and reason while ruling his domain. Secondly, the king or monarch would ensure that the people have their natural rights, such as, equality before the law, freedom of religious worship, freedom of speech, and the right to own property. Thirdly, the enlightened ruler would promote and develop arts, sciences and education. Fourthly, the enlightened ruler himself should obey the law and enforce fairly upon his people.
What were the fascists doing to the Jews in budapest?
In Budapest during World War II, particularly from 1944 onwards, fascist groups, notably the Arrow Cross Party, carried out violent persecution against the Jewish population. They implemented measures such as forced labor, confiscation of property, and mass deportations to concentration camps, where many Jews were murdered. The Arrow Cross regime also conducted street roundups, leading to killings and the establishment of ghettos. This brutal campaign contributed to the significant loss of Jewish life in Hungary during the Holocaust.
When did America become a democracy?
July 4th, 1775
America is not a democracy and never has been. America is whats called a Federal Constitutional Republic. A democracy is where the people govern the nation and that is not the case in America. A republic is where the rule of law governs the nation. But here in the US not only does the law govern us but it also governs the government. It limits their power. Federal just means that we have one central government which is the federal government and separate states that can make their own laws as long as they don't interfere with federal laws. For example, states cant make laws banning guns since its written in the constitution that we have the right to bear arms. The Constitutional part means that we have a constitution that is our law that we follow. We may have democratic values such as voting for presidents, governors, congressmen, etc, but once they are elected they make our decisions. However, if they make bad decisions and the country decides we dont like that elected official, we can impeach that person but its a very hard process.
What was the proletariat according to Karl Marx?
The proletariat is a class of common workers who have no ownership or control of the means of production of the society. They own nothing but the right to sell their own labor. The proletariat is not necessarily synonymous with "the lower class," since "lower class" can mean any kind of poverty stricken class of people. And they every single day regardless of their job and country they are exploited.
The United States is not an example of a socialist country. The economy of the USA can be said to be a mixed economy that favors private enterprise. It is a mixed economy because the Federal government and the Federal Reserve System it created does play a significant role in the economy. But not significant enough to stray too far from a private enterprise nation.
Why is it important for the people to make their opinions known in a representative democracy?
so that the leaders will know what is important to the citizens of the country
Why did they want the bill or rights in the constitution?
the bill of rights was added to the constitution has helped the united states constitution to survive as the oldest functioning written national constitution in the world.......
"Without our two great political parties cutting across economic and geographic interests, democracy as we know it could never have been made to function." The author of this statement probably meant to suggest that
What ideas on government best describes the work of Max Weber?
Max Weber considered the bureaucracy or structure of a government to be the most important aspect of a society.
What are the features of a capitalistic government?
Economies can be classified as "capitalistic" however, often time the term of "capitalism" is not widely understood. A nation with a so-called capitalistic economy, is really a nation with a free market economy. Capitalism in its strict definition exists nowhere. A similar misunderstanding should be noted concerning "communist nations". As with Capitalism, no nation is a communist one. In a free market economy the government is heavily involved in economic affairs. It alters the markets via tariffs, internal taxes, and product requirements. It also sets a minimum wage structure. It even governs the so-called free markets. A free market economy does, however, allow for private property and recognizes that the means of production can be privately owned or owned publicly by stockholders, pension funds, and even government pension funds.
In terms a communist nation, the major means of production are "controlled" by the socialistic government. It is a dictatorship that exists in advance of "communism" a state of being where there is no government at all.
Why might it threaten the US to have new european colonies near them?
President James Monroe first proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 to establish a U.S. sphere of influence in the Americas. At this time, Bolivia and several Caribbean islands remained under Spanish control, notably Cuba and Puerto Rico. The United States worried that if Spain lost control of these colonies, France or Britain might gain them.
Secretary of State John Quincy Adams discussed these concerns in a letter to his friend, Hugh Nelson. He wrote that, "Such indeed are, between the interests of that island and of this country, the geographical, commercial, moral, and political relations, formed by nature, gathering in the process of time, and even now verging to maturity, that in looking forward to the probable course of events for the short period of half a century, it is scarcely possible to resist the conviction that the annexation of Cuba to our federal republic will be indispensable to the continuance and integrity of the Union itself."
The United States was also worried about European encroachment in North America. For example, Russia was exploring the northwestern coast of the continent, something Adams expressed his concerns about to the Russian minister.
Ultimately to protect their interests, the American and British governments made a joint declaration protecting the sovereignty of independent nations in the region against France and Spain. Ultimately, the American government outmaneuvered the British by declaring that all European powers (the British included) could not encroach in the region.
Technically civilization is an ancient idea that we use today. As humans we tend to start with a base then build upward to perfect a concept, object, etc. Everything you apply to anything at any time has an infinite amount of possible outcomes(if you believe in that concept). == Any modern society branches from an older society and carries on already conceived ideas then changes them to the needs of the time period. We are using ancient ideas so we do not have to start from absolute scratch, building upon and reconstructing the details but never changing the roots. You cannot change the roots without removing the whole thing and starting with a new idea. Its exactly like building the Great Pyramids, as you ascend upward creating more layers it grows in complexity. Once finished it barely resembles what you started with. Im going to have to say there is no concrete and cannot be answered correctly with the current question.
Why is Louisiana the only state with parishes?
In recognition of their history as both a French and Spanish Colony where the Roman Catholic traditions of the Parish existed. So call it tradition.
Last answer. Improved:Most of the French colonizing Louisiana were Catholic, and when they were founding Louisiana they named the "counties" parishes instead, after the Catholic religion. If you attend a Catholic church, you may hear the priest refer to to "our parish."
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