governments are democracy and I will give you a lot of information so maybe you know maybe you don’t they are both better so maybe you might enjoy it because I will tell how the got voted, How they got in charge,How long do they remain in charge, How laws are enforced, How are they equally treated, Do people have a voice in the government, And what countries are there. Democracy, has someone in charge and the democracy is in america so our person would be the president here so we had to vote for
Winston Churchill once said “Democracy is the worst form of government on earth except for all the rest.” He’s saying democracy is awful, but then again it’s better than every other type of government that exist. I honestly couldn’t agree more, I think our government is somewhat corrupt and very confusing, but in reality it’s ups than downs compared to other countries. With our democracy “we the people” are free, we have freedom of speech, the press, and religion. In a democracy, no one person has all
answering this question, the word democracy often comes to mind. But what makes America democratic? Common responses would most likely center around the civic opportunity to have a say in governmental representatives. Although this is all true, Nancy Rosenblum would argue America’s democratic society is not centered on the civic involvement in the government, but the democracy of everyday life in neighborhoods. In Good Neighbors, Rosenblum talks about the democracy of everyday life in neighborhoods
Direct Democracy There is a lot of controversy over which government is the best, and honestly I don’t think there really is a best form of government but I believe there that some are better than others. Direct Democracy definitely has its flaws, it is the best option open to us at this time. It gives the people the power to get what they want. America is already a form of Democracy, it’s a Representative Democracy. So direct Democracy is not too far fetched. Direct democracy, also known as pure
Democracy is defined as a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Democracy is broken down into two types: representative and direct. Representative democracy is when citizens can vote on or elect representatives to control the government, while, direct democracy is when citizens can vote on current issues happening in the government. Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century BC in the Greek city of
Democracy is the government’s way to rule the people of America. To me democracy is a government ruled by the people and for the people; a state in which the people control on how they feel and how they want their country to be ruled. Although in a democracy state, we sometimes have strict laws, but when it also comes with many freedoms that other countries do not have. It is absolutely a privilege to live in a country where you can be free to live your life the way you want to live it. According
1. Evaluate the view that democracy is the only legitimate form of government A legitimate state can be defined as “A state in which its citizens have little or no significant resistance to the public policy and leadership of the state in question due to the rightful/legitimate exercise of power.” This Legitimacy of state is often a hard term to apply to any form of government in the modern political world due to the very differing cultures between the western and eastern world. However the
Economics, Democracy and Education Catherine Allen University of Northern Colorado The U.S. public education system exists within the cultural construct of a capitalist economy, which has an inherent motive to monetize everything and ascribe value based on economic worth. When things and people are perceived as commodities they are not valued for what they actually are, in and of themselves. Natural resources, citizens, even children, are reduced to, and defined as, profit
Democracy and Capitalism Those who live in America enjoy freedom because America is a democratic nation in which the people hold the power. Is this statement truly a reality? One must consider the fact the United States is also a capitalist society and this has changed the face of democracy. Can we honestly say that the citizens of the United States hold the power when we consider the actual state of the political system? Upon closer examination, it appears that the majority of decisions
of us believe that the democracy we have in place is infallible, that nothing short of God could destroy it. And although some of us have complaints with what the government is doing, most of us believe that our voices are heard loud and clear, if only we would be caring enough to say anything. Yet I believe there are pros and cons to our "democracy", that although there is representation, powers that we cannot control keep it from being what some would call total democracy. And to its credit, it