Authoritative Government

On the other hand, Lao-tzu admits that being the best leader, partly depends on how people feel about him/her. As he said in his book, “Next best is a leader who is loved. Next one who is feared. The worst is one who is despised.” (Lao-tzu 17) There are many examples of how successful leaders can be when they are being loved by their people. It is a natural act that affects them in being let to stay in power or not. Similarly, governments at the moment face this fact too and as we see throughout the world, governments are being overthrown because of their people’s distaste and hate. That is

Each type of government holds different views as to the role the leaders and citizens should perform in their country .Different types of government include, oligarchy where the government is run by the best leaders, Tyranny, where they believe those in power should have complete control over its people. In the United States of America, we believe in democracy, rule by the majority. The main problem with our type of government is maintaining it. Our government and its citizens have lost sight of their roles and responsibilities, in government.

During the Enlightenment it was thought political power should be divided between different classes and the laws of a government should not urge any man or women to rebel. The philosopher Montesquieu thought to in order to avoid tyrant, you needed to not have laws and rules that restrain the people too much.“A government may be constituted, as no man shall be compelled to do things at which the law does not oblige him.” In society today, our laws are made and enforced so no one should feel confined but also people feel safe and protected. Montesquieu also thought that the way to prevent abuse was to separate governmental

Over the length of this course, we have discussed several aspects of politics. We have studied citizenship and obligations to society as a citizen, justice and what it means to us as individuals, and how to go about enacting change within a community and around the world. Some of the most important topics from this class included the characteristics, duties, and obligations of rulers of government. In addition to the concept of rulers, we also studied the notion of authority and the moral and metaphysical implications of authority to individuals ' autonomy. Within each concept of study, we read works from many authors with conflicting ontologies, constructed from their differing views on human nature.

Right now, the society that we all live in secretly oppresses the people and is slowly taking away our freedoms, yet we do not notice it. In a controlled environment, the one who holds power is usually the most corrupt and conceitful one of the group. Power and authority may seem like an easy stick to wield, but unfortunately, that is not the case. With great power comes great responsibility is a quote that echoes this predicament. Though power and authority may seem like it is an almighty power to behold, only a minute amount of people carry it, while the majority live under it. If a majority gets upset or aggravated over the misuse of power and authority, a rebellion is bound to happen. Freedom is the sweet nectar that many throughout history

Alexander Hamilton states that the government should have a strong power in order to help the United States become a more centralized country. In the document, Alexander Hamilton Vs Thomas Jefferson on Popular Rule (1780’s-1820’s), document B, says, “As the thing now is, however, I acknowledge the most serious apprehensions that the government of the United States will not be able to maintain itself against their influence. I see that influence already penetrating into the national councils and preventing their direction.” Hamilton distrusts and fears the states because state governments would be too democratic. Hamilton argues that people needed to be govern because they can become too controlling. For example, document A states, “The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right.” In other words, citizens can

People have their own perspective of a government that they envision for their people. Thomas Jefferson has been the president of the United States and ruled under a monarch. Jefferson couldn’t tolerate the abuse from a monarch, so he rebelled against the British crown. In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence, and declared the colonies were free from British rule. Before he became the author of The Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was established “ as an ardent republican and revolutionary” (Jacobus 77). Jacobus states Jefferson is, “one of the most versatile Americans of any generation” (Jacobus 78). In The Declaration of Independence, Jefferson and the founding fathers envisioned a government that would

The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. The very idea of the power and right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government.

There are several reasons I believe it is important to keep the leader from becoming too tyrannical. One of which is that the whole reason we broke away from England was because we wanted to get away from a system of government in which a single person rules

A ruler needs to maintain a positive public image and please as many of the population as possible. It is impossible to please everyone whether you are an effective or ineffective ruler, but maintaining the support of the majority of the masses is of paramount concern in being a successful leader.

There are many forms of government around the world. The United States is a democratic republic. North Korea is governed under an authoritarian dictatorship. Some countries are monarchies governed by hereditary rulers. But whether these are good forms of government depends on whether they achieve the purposes of government. For example, the Apostle Paul said that the purpose of government was to punish evildoers, or said another way, to secure the peace. (Romans 13:40) Another example is the US Constitution that says government has six purposes: to secure unity, justice, domestic tranquility, defense, general welfare and liberty. (Preamble to the US Constitution) To achieve any of these goals, the best government would be able to identify

people and countries want things like power and money and how your government’s decisions can influence

As Habermas puts it “the relationship of the individual to the state has increasingly become one of client or consumer services, rather than citizen” (Roberts & Crossley, 5). Due to the limited agency (citizens’ roles) within this sphere, we can conclude that the ongoing competition and negotiation for a role in the public sphere ends with strictly dominant views. In such a monarchy, ordinary citizens such as lower classes and women have limited input when debating politics among other things. The ideal of a place where all opinions are counted, so to speak, fails to provide a sense of individual identity. This is due to the fact that it is pre-destined by the state itself and then turned back to the people- telling them what they will think about particular issues; shown especially through the controlling lens of the media.

For all of history there has existed the struggle between the strong and the weak. The establishment of government gives the power to a particular group to decide the amount of freedom the majority is allowed, however, though not ideal it provides necessary order. The benefits of security that limitations on freedom provides must be balanced with the individual's pursuit of happiness for citizens to be content. To prevent the governed majority from destabilizing the rulers and seeking power, the government will oppress political and personal freedom of thought. In result, the majority will live under the illusion of contentment and not wish to revolt; those enlightened to the idea that the government should be ruled by the governed, would associate happiness only with ignorance and consequently seek freedom.

We believe it's the people’s choice of who they want in charge. The people look for a person who is responsible and have the characteristics of a strong leader. The longest a person can be a leader is 2 years before we have to vote for another. We do this so that our leader doesn't misuse his or her’s power and become a tyrant.