Political Theory

In many situations, politicians, advocates and others can and do cause confusion concerning political issues. This happens when people indiscriminately apply terms such as democracy, socialism, dictatorships and capitalism to political and economic systems. This practice tends to create defective opinions because of the lack of standardized definitions. This can be the result of the lack of knowledge concerning them and also in cases where this is done to exploit these terms as to support a political-economic bias.

Morale and Social issues aside and granting that all nations attempt imperialism, English empires are more well-off than any other Western nation. Do a caparison of Barbados vs. Haiti or Bahamas vs. Dominican Republic. English settlements turn out to have a better foundation.

people get to choose whether or not they want to vote for a president or not. people have a choice to register to vote or not

Not necessarily. Roman "dictators" were elected into office by the Senate, whereas Socialist dictators of the 20th Century Europe usually led revolutions against a sitting monarch.

They are essential so that no one party gains too much power or is able institutes ill conceived policies. They are also necessary because not everyone agrees on all things, and they would like to elect someone who agrees with them on policy matters.

They always have to.

If Lincoln hadn't jailed the pro-Southern leaders in Maryland, that state would have voted Confederate, and Washington DC would have been totally enclosed within enemy states.

I'm not going to answer your TOK essay for you. Do some research! Think along the lines of claim and counterclaims for a WoK and add in interesting examples, Can you add in AoK? Tests for truth? How about persuasion and propaganda? Finally, add your own ideas to it. Good Luck :D

Some useful indicators include: (1) Strong Political Opposition, (2) Freedom of Speech/Writing, (3) Rule of Law, (4) Legal Equality Between Ethnic/Racial Groups, (5) Freedom of Protest/Petition.

One aspect of fascism is the idea that military conflict should be used to expand a country's empire.

Life. liberty, and property. John Locke believed that all people needed these natural rights. John Locke was one of the founders of the comstitution. Living like this was called living in a state of nature.

In order for a democracy to work, it is important that the people have knowledge about the definition of democracy and how it works. Thus, it is highly important for a country to have an educated population in order for the democratic system to work. This is important because uneducated people tend to lean towards radical ideologies as these ideologies might seem to have a sufficient solution to the problems of the society, however what people usually fail to see or even ignore is that these solution are based on suppression of other groups in society which usually doesn't affect the majority.

Another important point in educating the people about the definition of democracy is that they usually tend to understand the word wrong. An example of that is that many people tend to regard democracy as a system where everything literally is allowed, this often lead to a complete chaos that devastates the order of the society rather than improving it and in that way, it leads to the opposite effect of the aims of democracy.

The Role of the People

The key role of citizens in a democracy is to participate in public life.

Citizens have an obligation to become informed about public issues, to watch carefully how their political leaders and representatives use their powers, and to express their own opinions and interests.

Voting in elections is another important civic duty of all citizens.

But to vote wisely, each citizen should listen to the views of the different parties and candidates, and then make his or her own decision on whom to support.

Participation can also involve campaigning for a political party or candidate, standing as a candidate for political office, debating public issues, attending community meetings, civic meetings, petitioning the government, and even protesting.

A vital form of participation comes through active membership in independent, non-governmental organizations, what we call "civil society."

These organizations represent a variety of interests and beliefs: farmers, workers, doctors, teachers, business owners, religious believers, women, students, human rights activists.

"DEMOCRACY: Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system."

Democracy does not mean that the majority rules, it more often means that the political group wit the most votes wins, which means that out of a choise of five candidates 21% pecent of the vote can secure contol.

Economic instablity after the massive destruction of WWI with the turmoil of the depression lead to political instablity. Extreme ideologies such as Fascism and Communism offer simple and populist solutions which quickly make broadly democratic leaders look corrupt and inept

Same o'll **** just a different day i be tryin get it each and eh way momma need a house babeh need some shoes time to get it hard guess what imma do?

Monarchy is a government type where an area is ruled by one person, who may be elected or from a family of rulers. A democracy is a type of government where everyone is allowed to vote for their leader.

Truman Doctrine

William H. Taft was Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court during that time frame.

Democracy affects not only my own life, but everyone's life who is lucky enough to live in such a place. Democracy is the concept of all people considered people (different times when this was written) will rule themselves. Basically, in a more modern outlook, everyone is the boss of themselves, and is free to make their own decisions about, who they vote for, who they like, what religion they are (if any), etc.

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3rd June 2009 The following is an outline of how the Catholic Church is organised. Parish This is the local level; each parish is headed by pastor, possibly assisted by other clergy. A parish has a council, a group of people elected the people; the council advises the clergy on almost all parish matters. The parish is where most Catholics experience Church through such things as worship, Scripture groups, youth organisations, funerals, weddings and social gatherings Diocese Parishes are grouped into a diocese, which is headed by a bishop who is regarded as the spiritual father of the diocese. It is his calling to make sure things run smoothly in his area. He is assisted by a council of priests and several offices such religious education, Catholic schools and justice + peace. A bishop is officially chosen by the Pope, but this is done only after the Pope's representative in a particular country, has done a significant amount of listening and searching. Province If there are quite a few dioceses in a country, they are arranged into geographical provinces, each headed by an archbishop (and honorary title). The province simply provides the opportunity for dioceses to collaborate. Sometimes their bishops make a joint statement on an issue that affects their area in a particular way e.g. the bishops of southern California on the matter of illegal immigrants. Conference This refers to all the bishops of a particular country. They are responsible for a variety of matters including, but not limited to: speaking out on national matters of justice, liturgical adaptations within the nation, approving translations of the Bible for use in the country and establishing relevant policies to be followed nationally e.g. Canon Law states that a boy may not marry until he is 16 and girl until she is 14; a national conference can establish its own age limits. The Curia The Roman Curia comprises several departments, each responsible for given aspect of the Church on a universal level such as: bishops, priests + religious, ecumenism, interpretation of Canon Law, justice + peace, doctrine, worship + sacraments. Each department is headed by a cardinal; the cardinals function as close advisors to the Pope. It is also their job to select a new pope after the present one dies.

1. Individual Worth

2. Individual Freedom

3. Equality

4. Popular Sovereignty

5. Majority Rule

6. Minority Rights

7. Limited Government

8. Compromise

A military junta is a group of military officers who have taken over the government of a country by force.
A military dictatorship where a single leader usually has all the power. It is an example of an autocratic dictatorship, diffwerent than a totalitarian dictatorship (ex. Nazi Germany) which is usually caused by an ideological revolution.