Cleisthenes was a Athenian politician that changed the political game. He brought forth the ideology of Demokratia or rule by the people‚ we know know this ideology as Democracy. Before 507 B.C. the city-states of Ancient Greece were failing to uphold control. At the time most city-states were either Monarchies or an Oligarchy‚ a government ran by a select few. But by the time of the of the collapse of the Bronze age the city states overthrew their kings and adopted a constitution. They still
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But as we know‚ Athenian democracy came to a bitter end due to incompetent leadership and rampant political corruption. This second experiment into democracy is no different‚ if we do not take care of it‚ if we do not ward of political corruption‚ modern democracy might come to an end as well. There are several factors that we can observe today leading to a degradation of democratic values
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Socrates (469-399 BCE) lived during the time of transition from the height of the Athenian hegemony to its decline with the defeat by Sparta and its allies in the Peloponnesian War. This was a time when Athens sought to stabilize and recover from its defeat. The Athenian public had started to contemplate the effectiveness of democracy as a governmental system. At the latter end of his life he was charged with teaching the youth to “disrespect” the gods of the city. Socrates was convicted of these
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Central Historical Question Democracy is a government where people control what happens. An example of an excellent democracy could be The United States of America. Anybody over the age of eighteen can vote‚ if you take a test you can become a citizen‚ and everybody is considered equal. Ancient Athens had a very interesting version of democracy in the early 300 B.C. to the mid 400 B.C. eras. Athens had a tyrant that controlled the city‚ the citizens who voted for laws to keep the government calm
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Thus‚ the Presidential system follows a track to democracy by giving the people the change to have a right in saying and choosing what they find best for their nation. However‚ in a parliamentary system the ideas are different. Its track to democracy is attempted when the people are included in the parliament and the power of implementing policies is not just restricted to one person. Also‚ the systems have in common the fact that they depend on legislature‚ which helps the systems to execute and
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Direct Democracy vs Representative Democracy The term Democracy 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 philosophers‚ used the phrase‚ `the governors are to be the governed’‚ or as we have come to know it‚ `rule and be ruled in turn’. The two major types of democracy are Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy. Clearly
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Jeffersonian Democracy vs. Jacksonian Democracy Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson were both strong advocates of a democratic government in America‚ and both claimed to be for the “common man”. They did‚ however‚ have their differences on how they believed a democracy should be run in their respective eras. Even though they were both wealthy farmers‚ Jefferson appealed more to the upper class‚ while Jackson appealed more to the lower class. Thomas Jefferson had a strict interpretation of the
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Jeffersonian vs. Jacksonian Democracy Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson were two influential political figures in two very different eras. Each formed their own democracy that helped shape the way people think about American government. Consequently‚ they had their differences‚ yet they also had their similarities. Viewpoints between the two democracies will be analyzed in political‚ economic‚ social‚ and religious aspects. The Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracies contrasted and compared to
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Origins of Democracy Democracy refers to a type of political system in which the people‚ or people they elect to be representatives‚ govern themselves‚ rather than being governed by a dictatorship or monarch. It is supposedly said that the democratic form of government began in Ancient Athens in 508 BC‚ but this form of government may have existed well before the turn of the 5th century. It is logical to assume that democracy‚ no matter how quaint or complex‚ began with the tribes. As having
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noble endeavor‚ flaws in their system allowed for larger cracks to which sowed the seeds of its later undoing. The Democracy of Athens partly existed based on the toil and sweat of slaves allowing for their owners to have the time to participate in government (Brand‚ n.d‚ p.29). Furthermore‚ Athens empire building via the Delian League provided for whole populations paying into the Athenian system‚ providing wealth and economic growth that aided in lessening the gap in Athens between those at the top
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