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    to different parts which were Athens and Sparta. Neither one of those two sides got along. Supposedly the Greeks had a democracy. Or did they? In their so called democracy women didn’t have democratic rights, men were held to a higher standard than women, and slaves were not allowed part in it. The Greek democracy mainly depended on the athenian side of Greece. The Greek democracy developed around the 5th century B.C. . In the athenian part of Greece people had certain rules. There were rules that

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    ideas of democracy traces back to the ancient Greek word ‘dēmokratía’, meaning the people hold the power. From this many forms of democracy have come to light and are now used globally. Looking at the types, there are about five main types of democracy; including direct, representative, parliamentary, constitutional, and presidential. Each form has its upsides and its downsides, and the form which a nation follows should be completely up the nation. Starting off, direct democracy is a form

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    the voting booth, he was delighted, because there was a new government. A democracy. 6th century B.C.E. Athens the first democracy was born. That was in the 6th century, zooming to 2016 we have a variety of governments but Canada is the modern democracy. There have been many forms of democracy. Two main types are the democracy of modern day canada and old day Athens. Athenian democracy was more effective but Canadian democracy was more fair. Here’s the evidence: How where politicians elected, who can

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    Democracy is a political system in which the power belongs to the people by which majority rules. The source indicates that freedom of choice is an essential component to a liberal democracy as it gives the power to the people by having multiple political ideologies to choose from and elect as their government. When there is competition between multiple parties, each party has a critical opposition that can hold each party accountable and restrict their power within government. This gives the power

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    Creon, as he is the government of Thebes. Through the use of rhetoric and logical fallacies, Sophocles shows the faults of Creon’s power and Thebian monarchy, and hints at the more effective system of Athenian Democracy. Through a comparison between the monarchy of Antigone to the democracy of the United States of America today, Creon’s rule is shown to be ineffective and problematic. In Antigone, Creon is the absolute ruler which undermines the potential of his power. In scene three, Creon demonstrates

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    Democracy varies in every country depending on the type of government or regime they have. There is the liberal democracy, which is all about giving people their rights and liberties; everything is done through fair voting and electing. The people are aware of everything that happens in their government. Illiberal democracies are basically the same as liberal, but the people in power are more secretive of their activities, and there is less civil liberty. It is essentially a partial democracy. Now

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    The Democracy of Ancient Greece was used heavily in creating modern American Democracy. From the system of creating new laws to the checks and balances that define the American government. The similarities show that the founders of America based the new democratic government on the Ancient Greek democracy that came two millennia earlier. The American government was mainly based of Greek democracy. In 510BCE the Peisistratid tyrants were expelled from Athens which resulted in a power struggle between

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    There are two types of democracies, direct democracy and representative democracy. As one would expect, the two are very similar. Direct democracy and representative democracy are both systems of government in which power lies with the people whom are govern though the power of voting. The power of voting is how both systems emphasis the importance of people’s rights. There is also a common sense of self-empowerment to the people being govern in both types of government due to this right. Furthermore

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    Today, our nation 's democracy is unarguably only alive on a small scale. Much of America 's population, does not uphold a civic role that consistently supplements a successful democracy. Corruption of democracy stems directly from Americans not being able to actively take responsibility for their own society or their own futures. As a result of individuals lacking responsibility in various ways, flaws in our society continue to define everything we are as part of America. Everyone in the country

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    Democracy is the form of government the United States uses today. A democracy is said to be a government “by the people and for the people”. So, in this way it is a government in which people get to determine how the country runs and who runs it. However, even with it being a government for the people it still has its laws to follow. The good thing is, with these laws comes some great freedoms. It most definitely is a great honor to be able to live in a place where you have freedoms to allow you

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