... was less expensive and many middle class workers did not meet the requirement, while in the South rent for the middle class would commonly be over that amount. For the upper middle class an additional vote was given under the stipulation that the tenant's rent must exceed £50 per year. The 1832 Reform Act also expanded suffrage by the redistribution ... formed a plural voting system in which a voter could travel to different districts and cast many votes therefore some voters exercised more power than others. This was particularly good for the upper classes because if there was a requi...

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... our beliefs today, and in a sense our beliefs are fictional or at least fraudulent. This smaller section of the line is lacking the size of the upper because it is of less importance than the upper. The upper of course is dominated by the ideal state of being the "Chief Good". Consisting of intellectual states and forms, which are understood, in a more geometrical ... ...

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... of the people, who supported the bank, he believed that it was corrupt and that it was also unconstitutional. He wrote that it was ruled and governed by only the upper richest class and foreigners. He also wrote in his veto message that the bank directors were chosen only by the stockholders and only a few were chosen by the government. In ... his eyes this was not what they people wanted and he immediately killed the bank. This was not a wise decision for Jackson, it turned the upper class against the lower class, and vice versa. Each felt that it was the others fault for the dismantle...

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... more educated to win. Entrepeuners would get 3 votes, managers-2, teachers-4, college teachers-5, philosophy teachers-6, and workers would get 1 vote. This would truly be a "Middle Class Society." Socialism gets rid of upper and lower class because you get rid of unemployment. Everyone works 10% less and no one will loose income. Socialism is against welfare because everyone who is able to work ... will work and then get what they work for. The upper class is the entrepeuners, the middle class is the worker and the lower class is the lazy and untalented people. Socialism is truly and na...

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... limited to its political aspects. Jacksonian Democracy felt that any white male should get to vote thus getting more of the nations opinion. Jeffersonian Democracy decided that only well educated, upper class, men should get to vote. During Jackson's term as President he accomplished many goals. As soon as he was appointed, he took out those government workers who made a career ... were working for women's rights, the abolishment of slavery and free public education. All of the proceedings were basically the beginning of modern democracy. Under a Jeffersonian Democracy only the wealthy ...

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... . --Milton. The definition of democracy implies a notion of majority rules. However, in the third world the majority is stricken with ignorance and poverty and is unable to defend themselves. The upper class then takes over dominance and has the ability to do as they wish. There is a large gap between the classes which lead to a virtual lack of a middle class, which ... take control while maintaining the majority in poverty and ignorance. Such people are not capable of governing themselves and the powerful were not interested in making them capable. The powerful upper class thought it ea...

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... Mills called representation "the grand discovery of modern times". He was probably bias toward this statement because of the belief at the time that the public needed representation by the upper classes. Rousseau on the other hand believed representation to be altogether impermissible. He believed that self government was the way forward. This was not really viable and John Stuart Mill ... there are the few and the many. The first are rich and well born; the other, the masses of the people". In reality what he was saying is that the upper classes had the birthright to govern the people ...

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... , Mexico, India, and Brazil etc. Elitism, what is it. Whereas plurality emphasizes the majority, elitism favors the few, the rich, the high in society, the elites. The elites are the upper socioeconomic classes that control political and economic affairs. Elitism is derived from the elite theory, which has it that society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power ... (businessmen) didn"t. Why is it the elite have such a great influence you may ask? What makes them have the edge? The answer is money. Here in the United States the upper class owns the major share of corporate...

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... were elected, Athens is said to have been the birthplace of democracy. Despite this, only around 10% of Athens actually had voting rights (not to mention all of them were upper class citizens who were over 30 years old), which wouldn't technically make it a "true democracy". Both Athens and Sparta had an Assembly, whose members were elected by the ... ...

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... city state. The area must be small in order to ensure everyone is virtuous and equal. When there is discord, the people would form factions and somebody would gain the upper hand and the minorities would get trampled. Montesquieu's idea of democracy was adapted by James Madison for the United States. Madison believed in extended republic which is greatly increasing the ... ...

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... , the writings of an English philosopher named John Locke, and the theories of a Frenchmen named Montesquieu, among other things. The Founding Fathers faced another dilemma. They were members of the upper class and strongly distrusted the common folk. Nevertheless, they believed that the people deserved to have a say in matters of government both at the national and state level. The answer ... ...

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... . When civil war almost broke out in Athens the codes and laws were once again revamped. This time a pathway was attempted to be laid down that would accommodate both the upper and the lower classes. In the end four classes were developed to rank the male citizens of Athens based on their income. The five- hundred-measure men, horsemen, yoked men ... ...

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... the majority the majority gets. A majority rules policy seems to be very good but it is not fair to all. When there is more middle class citizens then there are upper or lower class then the majority may make decisions that could hurt the minority, even though the majority thinks that they are doing the right thing. Another problem with a majority ... ...

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... 's eligible voters are male. Reasons for misrepresentation of some groups may be due to the location of where I conducted my poll "a small Wisconsin town of primarily Caucasian, middle to upper-middle class residents. In addition, my sample was volunteer-based, and certain groups of people were generally are likely to volunteer than others. Question Wording Question wording plays an important ... ...

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... owner. In fact, the framers of the constitution gave African males only a 3/5 vote because they were declared less than human. The framers feared political equality because they wanted only the upper-class and highly educated to represent America. The first three words of the constitution are "We the people". By these three words of the preamble, the founding fathers meant that ... ...

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... city state. The area must be small in order to ensure everyone is virtuous and equal. When there is discord, the people would form factions and somebody would gain the upper hand and the minorities would get trampled. Montesquieu's idea of democracy was adapted by James Madison for the United States. Madison believed in extended republic which is greatly increasing the ... ...

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... were much more prepared, and therefore had established better settlements and individuals survived for a longer period of time. While the Puritans had a somewhat democratic political system, the Southern colonies had upper classes where only a few people could vote. All of these factors had contributed to the formation of two very different societies and cultures in America. ...

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... support e.g. extreme right wing like BMP national front would have little chance of winning seats under normal circumstances. The power in FPTP lies with the electorate and not with the upper class rich people (Fat Cats) clearly the electorate chooses their MP from the constituent election. Whereas in systems such as The National List it is the party that decides which ... ...

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... always had a democratic form of government and it is "rule by the people". There are three types of social groups in each society. In America and Athens, there is the upper class which is the wealthy, middle class which are the average people, and lower class which are the poor people. Sparta also had three social groups: the equals that controlled ... ...

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... it on Marilyn (on Marilyn).. and the heroin Where were the parents at? And look where it's at Middle America, now it's a tragedy Now it's so sad to see, an upper class ci-ty". (www.ohhla.com/anonymous/eminem/marshall/the_way.mnm.txt) In this small phase of a four-minute song he takes two major incidents and made them national ... ...

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... reason perhaps why they failed to achieve their aims by 1914 was because women were viewed as second-class citizens - not as important as men. A male dominated Government, comprised of upper class men, considered women unworthy of the vote. That domination made it easy to stop women's suffrage. It would take a radical change in the beliefs of men before women stood ... ...

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... American life. The previously disenfranchised middle class voted for people more like themselves -- for those who would uphold their interests. This resulted in a group of leaders very different from the upper- class founding fathers -- a group of men who would do anything to avoid being thought aristocratic or elitist, or even non-middle class. These changes promoted social mobility and a more democratic ... ...

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... less because they are too busy trying to survive day to day problems. Also, they feel like politicians do not target them. Politicians seem to pay more attention to the upper class more. This brings us to the elderly population often linked to citizens with higher income. Whereas the youth of today is polled as having a significantly lower participation percentage. There ... ...

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... less because they are too busy trying to survive day to day problems. Also, they feel like politicians do not target them. Politicians seem to pay more attention to the upper class more. This brings us to the elderly population often linked to citizens with higher income. Whereas the youth of today is polled as having a significantly lower participation percentage. There ... ...

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... city state. The area must be small in order to ensure everyone is virtuous and equal. When there is discord, the people would form factions and somebody would gain the upper hand and the minorities would get trampled. Montesquieu's idea of democracy was adapted by James Madison for the United States. Madison believed in extended republic which is greatly increasing the ... ...

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