Dutch Republic

The Republic is Plato’s magnum opus and has become essential to political philosophy. For the greater part of Plato’s Republic, it is goal of Plato, using Socrates as his mouthpiece, to analyze justice by looking at the complex aspects of the just city in reference to the aspects of an individual’s psuché or soul. This is commonly known as the city-soul analogy. The analogy is used in order to define the nature of justice but also serve as justification. The Republic claims are built on the…

this time, the idea of unanimous voting to elect people for government positions became popular. This was a popular system that is quite present in society today. Only those deemed “active citizens” could vote. Annual taxpaying citizen of the French Republic were considered active citizens. Although the constitution of 1791 lasted a short time, it established the ideals of lessening the monarch’s power, unanimous voting, and having equally represented bodies of government…

History of Brazil’s Government After gaining independence on September 7th, 1822, Brazil became a Federal Republic (University of Oregon, 1995). When under Portugese rule, Brazil’s capital was Salvador, but after gaining independence from its king, son of a Portugese monarch, Brazil’s capital went inland to Brasilia (Gale Sites) (Pimlott, 1988). Today, a female president governs Brazil, her name is Dilma Rousseff. Economy Brazil has an extended amount of exports due natural features in the north…

become a republic nation rather than being ruled by Britain monarchy. First of all what is the actual meaning of a republic, according to the oxford dictionaries a republic means “a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch” (Oxford dictionaries). So republic is an independent country chosen by the people and this is called referendum. So should Australia become a republic not a…

known as the Gilded Age, the system of governance in the United States could most aptly be described as a democratic republic. Under a democratic republic, ordinary citizens elect representatives to support their interests in government. But is that still the case? Recently, a number of academics have made the argument that the United States is no longer necessarily a democratic republic, but is more similar to a plutocracy, or a government structure in which the wealthiest citizens control key…

After undergoing Chavismo for twelve years, the truth is unveiling itself and the faults and errors of Hugo Chávez are understood. Infusions of chas funneleed intno social programs, the signs of decay are all evidnet eventhough Venezuela had underwent the largest oil boom in its history. During Chavismo, The policies and idiologies of Hugo Chávez (Oxford Dictionary, n.d.), the number of homocides had reached an unimaginable extent. Reports indicate that during an average weekend there are more…

The recent reports that the United States of America has been overthrown and, in its place, a benevolent dictator by the name of Christobal instated as Supreme Leader are false. The New? People’s? United States of America has no benevolent dictator, we the people have adopted democratic confederalism. We believe in self-government, autonomy, and independence; equality regardless of gender, religion, and ethnicity. Our revolution began from the bottom, contrary to the belief that a revolution…

The French Revolution was a political movement that spurred an incredible number of changes such as equality before the law, a stable economy, no unjust imprisonment and a government where the people have a say. After the revolution had succeeded, the new Directory held power in France. However, many French citizens felt like they were back at square one, with power abusing oligarchs, inequality, and an unstable economy. This changed, however, when Napoleon Bonaparte decided to take the reins…

The America I Believe In When asked, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" Benjamin Franklin responded with, "A republic, if you can keep it." With those words Franklin taught us all something. If there is a lesson in all of this, it is that to keep a republic government, it requires the constant attention and devotion of all citizens. The America I Believe In allows for individual liberty. We should appreciate the country we live in, every day people…

Political Influence In this day and age there’s so many similarities between the Australian and United States political systems. Even though there are similarities there are also some differences. Australia and the United States has a system of government that preserves the concept of indirect democracy. Australia and the American system both are based on principles of political equality, majority rule and the preservation of minority rights. In today’s world the oldest continuing democracy…