Essays on Democracy

With the media constantly covering wars, regional conflicts, and political instability around the world, it is easy for citizens of ‘1″I world’ countries to believe that western society is exceptional in comparison to the rest of the world. The truth is that peace and political stability in Western civilization is a relatively new development. It…

According to Rawls, because of the vast number of beliefs and world views that result from reasonable pluralism, political legitimacy due to coercion is not possible. This is partially solved by the idea of overlapping consensus, which states that even though people of different beliefs cannot be coerced by others, they can reach agreements by…

The AntiFederalists best represented the interests of the people in the argument over ratification by Supporting the people’s rights and make everyone equal. The AntiFederalists wanted to protect the rights of the people by creating a Bill of rights. Though the Federalist would disagree and say that the rights have already been said in the…

I think the main concern for establishing a government should be the effectiveness of the government, rather than responsiveness to the voters. I will first go over the arguments each side presents: why the Anti-federalists disliked any branch of government that was not directly, elected or responsible to the people, and why the Federalists liked…

During the formation of the United States in the late 1700s, there was a group of people who believed that the Constitution should be ratified and a group of people who opposed this ratification of the Constitution. The group who approved of the ratification of the Constitution was called the Federalists. They had multiple reasons…

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalist: The Constitutional Debate The road to accepting the Constitution of the United States was neither easy nor predetermined. In fact during and after its drafting a wide-ranging debate was held between those who supported the Constitution. The Federalists, and those who were against it, the Anti-Federalists. The basis of this debate regarded…

It is in this vein that a country drafts legislation to protect the rights of their inhabitants. In the United States there is the Bill of Rights of 1781, which consists of a preamble and the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, 1787. In Canada there is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms,…

“Why can’t we all just get along?” Is a famous quote from the lawyer Rodney King, it may be very new in nature but in all actuality it has very deep roots. Back in the revolutionary time period between 1788 and 1800 there was a lot of arguing and verbal fighting going on in America….

A comparative chronology of democracy/election and how it has and will influence politics in France between the time period of 1970-2020. In 1958, the highly centralized Fifth Republic was created, which lasts to the present day. Its constitution is characterized by the strong executive powers vested in the presidency. This constitution was approved by popular…

To improve the overall conditions of the Sudanese state, and to realize the potential of your country, democracy must be promoted and encouraged. The ultimate goal of this proposal is to promote democracy and human rights for the citizens of Sudan. There are many facets of the current Sudanese government and economy that could be…