Democracy vs. Dictatorship. From the beginnings of the times‚ from ancient civilizations dated as back as 2000 B.C.E.‚ the world had been based upon political systems and philosophies of governments. A country’s philosophy of government determines the economic system and the amount of rights that people have within that country’s borders. As people can see‚ in the article written by Severine Deneulin “Democracy and human development”‚ she explains the complexities of the relationship between
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is a government by one man or a group of persons who acquire power either through force or by force and consent both. In a dictatorship‚ power is exercised in an arbitrary manner.In a democratic government‚ people elect their representatives and every person enjoys equal political rights; in a dictatorial form of government the head of the state is not elected. In a democracy people enjoy rights and liberties. These are guaranteed in the constitution. But in a dictatorial form of government there
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I choose democracy as a more efficient type of government over dictatorship for these three simple reasons right her equal rights for all people‚ political freedom‚ and freedom of choice. I know you as a reader notice how every reason has the word freedom in it. This is because with a dictatorship there is no freedom‚ which show the ovbious reason why democracy is suprior. Democracy is a system of government in which political authority is held by the people. Democracies typically feature constitutional
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Democracy in any country is based on principle of representation. The legislature is attended by elected representatives. The people (citizens) of country vote in an election. The citizens have power to vote and change their representative in next elections. It is the government of people. Democratic government guarantees freedom of thought‚ action and speech. Hence it allows the individual to grow freely. The citizens
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step into the voting booth your ballot only lists one candidate to choose from. Or perhaps your ballot lists four candidates‚ but they are all from the Liberal party. Dictatorships are one party political systems that are ruled by one leader or an elite group of people under the principle of authoritarianism. Some feel that dictatorships are the most effective form of government because decisions are made quickly and extreme nationalism benefits the military and economy. These individuals value order
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depends on the people‚ and what language they understand. Personally‚ I prefer a democracy for a number of reasons. In a democracy‚ everyone is their own master. They have the ability to practise the religion they please‚ preach the religion they want to preach‚ have the right to free speech‚ and more importantly have the right to vote‚ and choose their representatives to government. A good argument for dictatorship would be that people would do as they please‚ would not be an asset to society
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Differences between Monarchy and Democracy 1. Democracy is a type of government that emanates from the constituted powers that are elected‚ depending on the system (presidentialist‚ parliamentary‚ constitutional monarchy‚ semi presidentialist‚ semi parliamentary‚ etc...) directly or indirectly by the people. Whereas in an absolute monarchy‚ an absolutist regime exists and is in power because of family lineage. 2. In democracy three state powers(in most cases) exist as a checks and balances
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The Dangers of a Theocracy A theocracy is a form of government where a priest rules in the name of God. In a real theocracy‚ God is the head of the state. In a pure theocracy‚ the leader is believed to have a personal connection God like a prophet. The government claims to rule on behalf of God and divine approval of government institutions and laws. This is dangerous because you live in a place where laws are handled by people who say they are prophets of the religion.
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the pros and cons of democracy and monarchy.I will also explain what government is better for my country. First‚ there are two types of democracies direct and representatives. “ A direct democracy has no representatives and the citizens are involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country “. And a representative democracy is “ citizens who elect leaders to represent their rights and interest in government “. A direct democracy is different from a representative democracy because in representatives
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In this paper‚ I will be going into detail about the following form of government‚ Aristocracy‚ Oligarchy‚ Democracy‚ and Monarchy. Each form of government has many aspects to cover and a lot to learn about. After the summary of all four forms of government there will be a form in which I will learn more about. In this section I will go further in detail and explain more about that form. Below are the four forms of government. Aristocracy was founded by Plato a Greek philosopher. It means rule of
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