Should The British Empire Be The Best Form Of Government?

The U.S. government is a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central government. It is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the federal courts. The separation of powers, which neither any branch working alone can change the U.S. constitution, is a kind of harmony that is similar to what is described in Plato’s aristocratic regime, where each class minds their own jobs to keep the state functioning. Besides, in my opinion, the current U.S. government is a combination of timocracy, oligarchy and democracy, which of four regime types of Plato.

In The Republic, Plato presents a dialogue of Socrates, in which he seeks to uncover truths about what constitutes a just society, and what kind of men would rule such a society. As such a society would require a sound government, Plato, through Socrates, presents five possible types of governments, which involve varying levels of liberty and justice. Although the arguments demonstrate that aristocracy is the ideal form of government, all forms of government have fatal flaws that lead to continual replacement by other forms.

There are many different forms of government and many different types of leaders. A constitutional monarchy is the most functional form of government. This form of government is best because it has one distinct leader, a parliament that helps the monarch, and there is a balance of power throughout the government.

            On the contrary, Plato's idea of the ruler is almost exactly the opposite that of Machiavelli's.  Plato's reason for his ideal ruler and state was to explain the meaning of justice. One must examine what it means for a state to be just and what it means for a person to be just to truly understand the meaning of justice.  According to Socrates, ??if we first tried to observe justice in some larger thing that possessed it, this would make it easier to observe in a single individual. We agreed that this larger thing is a city?(Plato 96).?  Plato?s ideal ruler must have a good mind, always be truthful, have knowledge and discipline, and not be afraid of death.  The ruler is a philosopher that satisfies the four virtues of wisdom, courage, moderation/self-control, and justice.

In The Republic by Plato, Plato constructed an ideal city where Philosophers would rule. Governed by an aristocratic form of government, it took away some of the most basic rights a normal citizen should deserve, freedom of choice, worship, and assembly were distressed. Though the idea of philosopher kings is good on paper, fundamental flaws of the human kind even described by Plato himself prevent it from being truly successful. The idea of an ideal democratic government like what our founding fathers had envisioned is the most successful and best political form which will ensure individual freedom and keep power struggle to a minimum.

The colonies turned away from Britain’s monarchy and started to lean towards forming a Republic. The colonists wanted to form a republic that allowed all the citizens to have a voice in government. According to the British, the only ones who were allowed to have any kind of authority was the King and

In his 2nd Treatise on Government, Philosopher John Locke states that the government should protect its people and their property, and if government does not fulfill this obligation then it must be overthrown. In other words, the government is not allowed to go on a tyrannical power trip. In various aspects, the British Empire did exactly this. According to the Declaration of Independence: The king has appointed "swarms of officers to harass our people," has harbored "armed troops among us," has imposed "taxes on us without our consent," "has taken away our charters, abolished our most valuable laws," and reformed "the Forms of our Governments." He has "plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, . . . destroyed the lives of our people," and "incited domestic insurrections amongst us." These are all acts that were out of line, caused by several power trips. This was the reason why America desired Independence. They needed to make it clear to the king that they need to be happy and out of harm’s way, which are basic human rights. All kings have a duty to

One reason why a monarch’s authority to govern should be absolute is because the interest of the state must come first. This means that the nation as a whole is more important than the individual opinions and thoughts of the citizens. In document number three it says, “The more you grant [to the assembled people], the more it claims… The interest of the state must come first.” This quote means that people are greedy and will take what they are given. If you award them too much freedom, they will take advantage of it. This would compromise the success of the country. Allowing the citizens to do and take whatever they want will leave less for the nation. (Document #3)

During the mid-1700’s, British American Colonists were questioning their place under the British crown. The Colonists were proud to be part of the British Empire, especially after the recent victories of the French and Indian war, which gave the colonist a sense of pride and patriotism. However, British Parliament began to pass legislation that had laid a burden on the Colonists, as well as oppression. The Colonists began to question the power of the Crown, whether the idea of a Monarchy was a primitive style of government. They believed officers passing/enforcing laws were neglecting the authority of the King, which lead some radical Whigs to accuse the King of being an incompetent enforcer of human rights. Bridges built between the colonist and the mother country were beginning to deteriorate as colonist began to realize that the King was not concerned about the interests and concerns of the colonies. This would eventually lead to protests and a movement to establish a government that was influenced by the people of the colonies and not by civilians of the mother country.

This allows for the monarch and family to be the almighty family and to control the lands and lives of all others within their county (Monarchy Pros and Cons List, 2016). In addition, if the monarch decides to be a tyrant or an oppressor, there is no person or persons to stop him/her (Monarchy Pros and Cons List, 2016). Finally, the monarch is the determinate regarding the laws of the land and how those laws change, remain in existence and are exercised, which removes freedoms from the citizens within the country(Monarchy Pros and Cons List, 2016). If a person is deemed to have been disloyal to the monarchist, the fate lies solely within the monarchist's power, judgment, and final discretion (Monarchy Pros and Cons List,

During the seventeenth century, England experienced periods of growth and decline due to the presence of absolutism in the government. The weaknesses of England’s absolute monarchies led to the creation of the constitutional monarchy, which remains as England’s form of government in modern times. Through influential events such as the English Civil War, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution, England made reforms to political hierarchies.

The Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman governments paved the way to our form of government. They both had similarities and differences, so being a Democracy or Republic, it led to our blending of the two, choosing the Democracy over the Republic in most cases. Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman governments both had great influences on the formation of our government. By giving citizens the right to vote and be represented in government was a model our forefathers followed. England, who ruled the early colonists, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson was a monarchy.

The people are not allowed to meddle with creating and fixing laws. The life of a monarchy government is an expensive life. Thus requires the king to tax his people. When the monarch is oppressive this is when the people have no voice. Any demonstration or outcry by the people will get shut down quickly. They can stay in power for decades only death can stop a monarch. If the monarch is a tyrant like leader the people must endure these hardships for as long as that monarch is alive. Monarchs successors can sometimes be not the brightest individuals. They might not possess the actual knowledge to functionally run a country. Not one person can run a country. The old style of monarchies and governments did not produce order. Most of what they produced were wars and taxes on the people. Depending on the monarch they may be lenient or they might be controlling in the rights and laws for the people. This infringes on the natural rights and laws people are granted with. A monarch could take away the laws and rights that we are born with a simple word uttered by him. Rights and laws given by nature to all humans could be taken away in a split second by this monarch.

Compare and contrast monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy as forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states. The government of these two city-states were not much similar because each of them has its own strict and severe policies to which nobody might escape. According to the kings who have governed a set of loyalty decree belong to their assembly must be respected by the population. That is the reason why many type of political hierarchies of government exist in order to represent the will of the king of each city.

James II was the starting points of a constitutional monarchy due to take longer claim to absolute rights of monarchs do not get the strength to break with the British monarchy claiming the divine right of a king abdicated in 1689 as a result of the Bill of Rights. Began 500 years ago, the British monarchy, with the king standing, powerful scepter will not function. They will not continue the absolute powers of the future British monarch to parliament for the first time it was an opportunity consists of a compromise between the monarch and Parliament Glorious Revolution. The Glorious Revolution through the enactment of the Bill of Rights will be able to prevent the monarch James II's abuse of its previous and power. In conclusion, this era has been switched from absolute monarchy to parliamentary government in British