Essays Tagged: "form of government"

Democracy in Ancient Greece

Prof. Hiltz The Greeks were very advanced for their time. They realized that they need a new form of government and they were able to invent the first democratic government in the world. The de ...

(3 pages) 130 1 3.6 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

The Structure of the Canadian Government

The Structure of the Canadian GovernmentCanada's "Fathers of Confederation" adopted a federal form of government in 1867. A federal state is one that brings together a number of different politi ... present a recognized political party and the party that wins the largest number of seats ordinarily forms the government. Its leader is asked by the Governor General to become Prime Minister.The real ...

(4 pages) 114 0 3.9 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

ELECTORAL REFORM IN CANADA: AN EXAMINATION OF PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

Democracy is often said to be a form of government in which the population as a whole chooses between public policies or among those ... ocracies, electoral systems have frequently been the focus of intense scholarly debate. Electoral reform in Canada has been a main focus of these debates and "proportional representation (PR) is curre ... ne whether or not such a system can work for Canada.1. Canada's Electoral System and the Need for Reform1.1 Canada's Electoral SystemThe first-past-the-post (FPTP), single member district electoral sy ...

(11 pages) 294 3 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

e subject of justice and government. Socrates belief on this matter was that democracy was anunwise form of government. He thought that the electing of the people was unfair justice. Plato had some of ... hat a job should be done only by those who are best suited for it. To him aristocracy was a perfect form of government.The point of Socrate's philosophies were to make people think about the questions ...

(2 pages) 274 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

debates the womans right to abortion according to Bush and Gores opinion and personal opinion

oman does not feel capable of bringing a child into the world, her decision should be respected. No form of government should step in the way and say that a woman may not have an abortion. If someday ... u believe that the highest number of abortions is around the age of fifteen? 77.5 abortions were performed in 1992 alone. Too many teenagers are having babies when they are babies themselves. The main ...

(8 pages) 154 1 3.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

more of an in depth idea of womens rights based on gore and bush's opinions on abortion

oman does not feel capable of bringing a child into the world, her decision should be respected. No form of government should step in the way and say that a woman may not have an abortion. If someday ... twenty one of them had abortions(Abortion). Can you believe that the highest number of abortions performed in one category is age fifteen? 77.5 abortions were performed in that age group in 1992 alone ...

(9 pages) 130 2 3.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Direct democracy -vs- representitive democracy. Contains the ideas of Rousseau

y is derived from two Greek words, demos, meaning people, and kratos, meaning rule. These two words form the word democracy which means rule by the people. Aristotle, and other ancient Greek political ... cracy are Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy. Clearly the arguments for and against each form of democracy are plentiful. However, it is my belief that theoretically, Direct Democracy is th ...

(4 pages) 185 1 4.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Formation of an individual: cases, terms, and tools. About formation of human thoughts / polity, how we exist

eds a polity, and in the same way a polity needs man. This is the focus of the first chapter in the formation of an individual. The formation of an individual is a very complicated process, yet it is ... n individual is a very complicated process, yet it is a process that is very necessary. Through the formation of some types of government man tries to form himself from his acquired beliefs. The most ...

(11 pages) 101 0 3.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Accountability to the Canadian People

- -Accountability is the essence of our democratic form of government. It is the liability assumed by all those who exercise authority to account for t ... Because a minister is usually not specialized in his portfolio he usually has to rely heavily on information acquired from his senior officials. Therefore Ministerial responsibility is closely tied t ... l, at this time, to outline general procedures for policy making and implementation. Cabinet is the form in which new governmental polices are developed. These policies are then conveyed to individual ...

(11 pages) 96 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The Caine Mutiny, Evaluating the Performance of a Government

he arrangements of the community with other political entities. In the movie, 'The Caine Mutiny', a form of government plays an important role to everybody aboard the ship. There were certain hardship ... captain. With all of this happening, it was hard for the sailors aboard the ship to appreciate the form of government and their leader.The constitution for many countries, hold the rules (may be writ ...

(3 pages) 48 0 3.7 Sep/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Pros and Cons of Judicail review

ulty in imagining a government set up to limit the power of itself,but others would argue that this form of government best works for the people, and not against them. The treatment of the Constituti ...

(4 pages) 107 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Governments in the movie "Star War" vs governments in the home

nments In Star Wars V.S. Governments in the HomeIn the movie "Star Wars" their exist many different forms of government. In this essay Iwill be comparing those forms in the movie to the ones found in ... aring those forms in the movie to the ones found in the home. I will be startingwith the most basic form of government and working up to the most complex.The most basic form of government is anarchy, ...

(4 pages) 43 1 2.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

John McCarthy

Democracy is a form of government that is ruled by the people, usually through electedrepresentatives. It epitomize ... it has a very powerfuland unreasonable foe: communism. Communism in the post world war two era is a form of governmentin which the people are ruled, used, and controlled by a totalitarian government. ...

(11 pages) 77 0 2.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Democracy

nt PeopleDemos Kratia, or democracy, as it is used today, means " the people rule."A democracy is a form of government is run by the people of that country throughelections and representation. A democ ... etter thenthe judgment of a few people. Political parties keep one government, or idea ofgovernment form holding all power. These features let the people to governthemselves without the country being ...

(6 pages) 230 2 3.3 May/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The Constitution

d it equally as hard to get along without this government overseeing them. In order to create a new form of government there were many issues that needed to be addressed and many compromises that need ... delegates had to say and they were all willing to accept the fact that if they were indeed going to form a new government that it would be absolutely necessary to cooperate and be willing to make comp ...

(3 pages) 69 0 4.4 Sep/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

This paper discusses the insights of The Prince by Machiavelli

ol, regardless of the means, is the subject of Machiavelli. Though personally favoring a republican form of government, he saw in politics a struggle for power in which the end did justify the means. ... d States. A man would do evil such as steal to provide for his family. According to Bible that is a form of evil but a man would do it anyway.Machiavelli's view of an ideal leader is strength of chara ...

(3 pages) 151 0 2.8 Oct/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

An Argument For Marxist Socialism In Canada. Provides a Brief, but fairly in depth arguement FOR Canada's conversion to a marxist government.

An Argument For Marxist Socialism In CanadaMarxist Socialism is the ideal form of government in Canada. Through this egalitarian way of governing, Canadians could solve virtu ... p our dollar has been in. As shown by the Soviets for many years by using their work force as their form of capital they were able to control the economic rises and depressions that usually occur and ...

(2 pages) 104 2 3.5 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

An essay analyzing Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and the effect it had on colonial Americans.

opinion of American independence, was just plain common sense.There was discussion about the proper form of government in Common Sense. Paine argued that government was "a necessary evil" (p74) that " ... 05), properly, without a king, without hereditary succession, but with the "charter of government...formed first, and the men delegated to execute them afterward." (p105) The entire setup, from the co ...

(3 pages) 144 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Jean-Jaques Rousseu, Wes Civ 190. Includes link to sources for The Social Contract, Discourse on the Origin of Social Inequality, and Faith of a Savoyard Priest!

aws, and respect for ministers was key to survival, whereby a republic should not only be the ideal form of government, but should also be an example to other nations. His warning to this was to watch ... up these rights would giver the power of government to the people as a whole where groups would be formed to have equal say when considering liberty. An example of this is paying taxes when the money ...

(2 pages) 57 0 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Pre-Civil War Study Notes 1776-1861. A comprehensive guide to major events, laws, and important people before the Civil War.

roclaim their independence from Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence was adopted in final form on July 4, 1776.The Northwest Ordinance- 1787 The ordinance provided for the formation of not l ... the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, and created a stronger form of governmentThe Constitution- system of fundamental laws of the United States of America. The ...

(5 pages) 132 0 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars