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Political Theory
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What are the classifications of constitutions?
Classifications of Constitutions
A fundamental classification is codification or lack of codification. A codified constitution is one that is contained in a single document, which is the single source of constitutional law in a state. An uncodified constitution is one that is not contained in a single document, consisting of several different sources, which may be written or unwritten.
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The "classification of constitution" is also a Chinese term for classifying the various aspects of the human constitution (such as the nervous system or metabolism) for homeopathic remediation.
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What is the difference between a decentralized capitalist system and a centralized socialist system?
Imbeciles are usually in charge in both situations! Thus, very little difference! Laugh! Ron
What are two ways that Americans can exercise their democracy?
Two ways Americans can exercise their democracy is by voting and by freely speaking. Both are integral parts of a democratic system of government.
It is said that he died of a heart attack .
He was opposing corruption, bad policies of government and politicians, he was opposing Multinational companies who are looting India and cheating people showing advertisements.
Why does politics arise from a predicament?
When there are predicaments sometimes people have to come with ideas for solutions. People may have different ideas as to what to do. Different people may support a particular idea and so a division occurs. Each will then argue for their idea. A rivalry may even come about. You are now in a political situation.
Is the driving age determined by your state or the federal government?
The driving age and conditions for receiving a driver's license are determined by state law. A few states, like Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa and Kansas, allow people to obtain learners' permits as young as age 14, but most states set the minimum age between 15 and 16. The state of New Jersey only issues learners' permits to people aged 17 and older. Wyoming doesn't issue learners' permits.
South Dakota will issue a permanent license to drivers as young as 14; Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina and Wyoming will issue a permanent license at 15; all other states require the driver to be 16 years of age or older (number of months varies). New Jersey will only issue a permanent license to drivers 18 or older.
Additionally, each state creates its own license requirements and regulations. See Related Links, below, for more information about individual states' driving laws.
How were elections decided before democracy?
If they were held, the vote was brought to the highest government officials.
What is the meaning of the quote tyranny naturally arises out of democracy?
Plato was speaking of his idea of the natural order of the cycle of government, as he observed in history and his own life time. The progression is Aristocracy, Timocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy, Tyranny. After Tyranny the cycle starts over.
What is a society ruled by religious leaders?
A theocracy is technically a government ruled by God, and his authorities (the religious leaders) interpreting his word and administrating it for him.
An ecclesiocracy is a government in which religious leaders assume a leading role in the state, but do not claim that they are speaking for God.
Nationalisation refers to the process by which a state takes over the operations of a firm. The word nationalization refers to the process of the government taking control over an industry or company for one of several reasons.
Procedure followed to resolve important issues that concern a large number of people.
It refers to those legal activities where citizens can change public policy.
Is political party ideology dead?
tbh yes for example here in the UK our main 3 parties are all pulling into the centre, they say their left or right but really their all the same, every party no matter what they are called or what they say, what they do does not help the people at all and that's pretty much the same throughout the whole world, were turning into a centrist world, for example the European Union
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What are the pros and cons of wearing fur?
Politically, it is currently "not okay" to wear real fur. Faux (fake) is okay.
But it will keep you warm in a blinding snowstorm, thereby saving your life.
What is the difference between the democrat and republican parties?
In reality, the party which is out of power tries to find fault with the administration that is in power and make promises that will appeal to the independents and to anyone who is dissatisfied with his position in life.
On the average, the Democrats are considered more liberal and the Republicans are considered more conservative. However, there are liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats. The Republicans tend to favor less government and the Democrats tend to favor more government, when dealing with domestic problems and individual and states' rights. Republicans tend to favor economic laws that regulate as little as possible. Democrats favor legislation that regulates industry for the protection of the consumer. Democrats tend to favor some sort of government aid for those individuals who need assistance. Republicans tend to favor ways to help the states and local, private charities help individuals in need.
Is the Central Powers Communism or Democracy?
The central powers was a group of nations that were neither democratic nor communist but dictatorships.
What were the earliest forms of democracy?
The first known example of democracy was in Ancient Athens, where they had a direct democracy where instead of electing representatives the people represented themselves.
Totalitarian.
How do state and and local governments influence national policy making?
State and local governments serve as a research lab for national policy.
If a state government creates a good policy, the federal government will often use that as a model for the national system. For example, the Federal Government used the Massachusetts model for health care to draft the new health care bill.
What happens in a direct democracy?
In a direct democracy, each citizen has the right to vote on every decision and issue.
How do Trotskyism and communism differ?
Trotskyism is a strand of communist theory which does not have any real differences with the communism of people like Marx, Engels and Lenin. It does however, have a very great deal of difference with what people usually call communism, that is, Stalinism. One way they differ is on questions of democracy, Stalinism is of course very anti-democratic while Trotsky saw socialism and democracy as being inseperable.
Closed-door diplomacy is when the negotiating parties do not reveal details about the process of the negotiation to the general public. This is contrast to open-door diplomacy, where the meetings are open to the press and the minutes are publicly released. The purpose of closed-door diplomacy is that it allows politicians to be more honest with each other about their needs from a treaty than they would be able to be if there were public scrutiny. Of course, it has the added advantage of stifling criticism of the negotiations since the particulars are unknown to detractors.
Fascism is NOT a VERB... It is a NOUN! So it does not have a past tense.
