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Political Theory
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How did limited government help guarantee democracy?
If you looked up this question you are dumb and smell like cheese
What is the difference between Russian communism and Vietnamese communism?
Russian Communism (the Soviet Union) is a Traditional Communist State and Vietnamese Communism (People's Republic of Vietnam) is a Leninist Communist State.
Traditional Communist States: Traditional Communism requires an autocratic government ruled by the Communist Party, but primarily guided by individual politicians. The government is required to collectivize private property and redistribute wealth. Stalin's Soviet Union and Cuba are often seen as examples of traditional communism.
Leninist Communist States: China and Vietnam are Leninist Communist States. Leninist Communism is the political theory that a single party called the Communist Party rules the government and governs all affairs as opposed to individual politicians. Although the single party in a Leninist Communist State is the the Communist Party, the party need not practice Communist political theory. In both China and Vietnam, there is a state-directed, right-wing economic and political theory.
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What do Pharaohs have to do with democracy?
Nothing. Pharaohs were theocratic rulers and did not submit to the will of the people, which is required in democracies.
the ruling class would not willingly give up its power and position in government
What is the significance of elections?
The understanding of the relationship between government and citizens of independent states has been gradually changing since the American Constitution was adopted. The simple realization that governments should be there to empower citizens and not the other way around is now the popular view of the relationship. Elections are an important part of that relationship. Elections serve as a method of empowering government to serve the people. If government doesn't empower the citizens, but instead reduces their lives; the citizens can use elections to change the direction of government.
Elections give credibility to governments, that is why they are popular even in governments who abuse their citizens or seek simply retain power so that the government might enrich a narrow part of the population. Sham elections are used in many governments that wish to continue in power but need the credibility of citizen partication.
The best elections are free of interference, have good information flow, have easy access to the ballot both as a voter and as a candidate. Citizens need access to pubilshed information about all the candidates. This access is provided by freedom of the press in the United States of America and in Europe. Limiting the press and what is published is one method dictatorships use to control sham elections.
What is the meaning of a Democrat a libertarian a republican and a conservative?
A Democrat and a Republican are party members. Currently Democrats believe in a strong central Government that should control all items the society. Republicans were fairly conservative until recently. There new ideas and views seem to fall fairly close to the Democrats.
A liberal believes that all things should be regulated and controlled by the Government. They believe that the Federal Government should have absolute control over the States.
A Conservative believes that we should have fairly limited Government. That the States are often more capable to determining our best interests then the Feds.
A Libertarian is an ultra conservative. They believe that the Feds and State should be VERY limited. Drugs, for example, should be legal. It should be your responsibility to stay away from them and the Government should not be a babysitter. They also believe that the Government should not supply you with money when you retire or if you screw up your life. They are the total freedom people of the list above.
To put the list on a scale you have Liberals that believe you should have zero roights and supplied everything on the far left, Democrats that are almost there, Republicans which are almost there now, and liberatarians at the far right that believe in total freedom and rights. The further left, the more freebies, the furher right the more freedom and less freebies.
What is the public's interest and public's best interest?
The public interest is a decision making mechanism used by legislative bodies to develop and implement a policy that is supposed to benefit a majority of the people, or protect the safety of a minority group without negatively impacting the majority. Here the gainers gain is more than what the losers will lose. An example is health concerns for the minority as against economic advantage for a majority.
To develop the public interest ensure that the issue is brought to the public to be voted on. Ensure the proper education of the people who are going to decide if it is in their interest on the issues. Ensure equal and appropriate representation in the selection of people to make decisions. Ensure that equal weight is given to all present so that we will feel they have been heard and their concerns taken into consideration even if they decision is not in their favour.
Costs and benefits should also be brought into the decision making.
Balance should be given to all competing views.
In terms of the public's best interests, after a series of choices of decisions emerge for the public interest, then the one that trumps all of them is picked as the one in the public's best interest.
According to Thomas Aquinas how does natural law limit the power of government?
Essentially, natural law is distinct from the civil law of the ruler because, as rational as any human law may be, human beings are 'imprinted' with laws into them, in the sense that they always act toward certain ends. These ends can neither nor should be restricted by the ruler in Aquinas' view.
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Yes, Edison married twice in his lifetime. The first was on December 25, 1871 to 16-year old Mary Stilwell. She died on August 9th, 1884 from a brain tumor. He remarried again in 1886 to Mina Miller.
Spartan half-citizens were free but?
Spartan half-citizens were free, but they could not have any political power. They were the second-class citizens below the nobles and above the helots that were slaves.
Why was the creation of parliament important?
It was important because it was a milestone for England at the time, it leveled out the playing field for everyone.
What is the Liberal and Marxist perspectives of the State?
The liberal conception of the state is of a limited organization that represents popular will. The state plays a minimal role in the directing of society and economic affairs, but can play a significant supporting role in modern liberal (social liberal) theories. Classical Liberals favor a minimal state that only provides for basic services such as defense, enforcing contracts and protecting property rights. Social liberals accept more roles for the state, primarily in the economic sphere, such as regulation of capitalism in order to protect consumers and workers, welfare programs to help the poor and disadvantaged in society and public services that benefit everyone. To liberals, the state plays a supporting role in society, and is usually left to operate in the political and social spheres.
Marxists conceive of the state as an institution of capitalism that can be transformed to benefit the working class, as the state is the only institution that is capable of organizing and managing the economy on a large scale. The state would be radicalized in that the workers and people would control it through direct democracy or council democracy. The state becomes an integral part of the economy in that it owns the means of production in the phase of socialism. Marxists see the state as becoming unnecessary when the productive forces develop and authority on the state level is no longer required, leading to the disappearance of the state and social class. This society is called communism, where the means of production is owned communally but operated and managed by cooperatives.
Socialism is an economic system whereby either the state or worker cooperatives own and control the means of production, strategic resources and major industry. The principle of socialism is to organize the economy in a rational manner that avoids the pitfalls of capitalism and the free market through planned or state directed economic systems. Socialism can also utilize the market mechanism to distribute goods and services in the form of market socialism, while the state or public retains ownership of major economic institutions. The revenue generated by the state economy would be used to finance government programs, potentially eliminating the need for taxation. A private sector for non-heavy industry can exist in a socialist system, but the state, public or cooperative sector would play the dominant role in the economy. To socialists, the state is a part of the economy and the state plays a dominant role in structuring economic and political affairs.
How did such developments as Communism Fascism and the two World Wars influence artists?
developed futurism artistry, they no longer looked at the past as it was a waste of time in their minds. they wanted to move forwards and make their country progress.
How did the economic system contribute to the Mayas not clustering in cities?
The Mayans economic system was a 'world-system'. World-system means a socioeconomic system, one encompassing part of or the entirety of the globe.
Who were the students for a democratic society?
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) were an organization of students and other young people from the early 1960s until 1969. SDS organized protests in favor of equal rights, crime prevention, anti-poverty movements, etc. After about 1965, SDS began to focus less on Black rights and more on anti-war activities. The Berkeley Free Speech Movement is generally associated with SDS. SDS had an extremely radical element that was sometimes blamed for domestic terrorism but the accuracy of these claims is uncertain. The organization disbanded in 1969 but some youth continued to identify with it.
The name Students for a Democratic Society has been re-used in recent years by an unrelated organization.
Why did Plato reject democracy as a form of government?
Because it persacuted his teacher, Socrates. Also he came from a household that looked down upon democracy. His ideal government was a small group of wise leaders.
How did communism in China begin?
The rise of Communism in China is largely due to a man named Mao Zedong. He was poorly educated as a child but highly intelligent. Zedong left home and had become a member of the Nationalist Army as the Revolution began around 1911. He was soon introduced to and became powerfully influenced by the philosophies of Marxism.
Following the Boxer Rebellion1 of 1900, (ridding China of all foreigners, massacring all missionaries and Christian converts), China's citizens experienced starvation, extreme poverty, and grief resulting in the loss of many innocent lives. This set the stage for the acceptance of men like Zedong and the godless Communistic philosophies of Karl Marx. After being under the rule of warlords around 1916, many Chinese began joining revolutionary groups and political parties in hopes of changing their country. During and after the Great Revolution (1914---1918), China saw several movements which strongly fostered a path into Communism.
These times of chaos and despair played a large role in acceptance of Mao. He had the support of roughly 85 percent of the nation who were poor farmers. Zedong started a society for the study of Marxism, and in 1921 its members started the Chinese Communist Party. "Mao Zedong led the communists after the army successfully finished the Revolution by defeating the nationalists. Then once Mao was in control, the Chinese loved him and gave ample support in 'return for better changes for the peasants,'" says writer Christopher van de Merwe.2
The basis of traditional communism is common ownership and production. Karl Marx started communism as a journey into rational eschatology. But through (Lenin's) Soviet communism, this was discarded and only atheism and tyranny were left. Marx believed that a man's worth reflected his efforts and that the state of equality was one's "final stage in life." This philosophy shows Communism to be not only anti-Christian, but anti any divine deity.
What are the three reasons of western alienation?
There are a large number of reasons for alienation. A few include:
- Partial Production: Each person only contributes a small part of the whole product that is brought to market, creating a disconnect between the individual and the final product.
- Indirect Communication: People are increasingly using methods of communication which allow much more anonymity and weakening of relations.
- Abstract Science: The scientific discoveries that now power our world are beyond the knowledge and comprehension of the average person, making people separated from their preferred means of production.
