... of Cambodia, has allowed for the present political framework of the country to be shaped. Cambodia today, is seen as a constitutional monarchy with king Norodom Sihamoni serving as the country's head of state. Moreover, the executive branch, made up of king Sihamoni as well as the Prime Minister Hun Sen, makes political decisions within the nation, with the prime minister holding ... being victims to regular guard beatings and sexual assault cases. As with many other sectors of Cambodian society, the prison system is also plagued with corruption, where guards often demand high bribes in...

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... Nečas' offices and the arrest of eight people involved due to an extraordinary spying and corruption scandal. (Freedom House, 2014) Until persistence of corruption continues to show in the high levels of government, changes cannot be expected at local levels either. Although, new legislations were supposed to limit the immunity of judges and politicians and also provide transparency, they were ... , 2014) President Komorowski remains the most trusted politician, in contrast to the declining popularity of the Prime Minister's government that voted down the petition for referendum regardi...

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... came in may 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi emerged victorious, in an election that could be described as, among other things, democratic. After that, General Hussein Tantawi, the head of the supreme council of armed forces, and Samy Anan, the chief of staff, were waiting for a chance to obtain a safe exit from the political scene, which was ceremoniously offered ... to them by Morsi early on in his rule, leading to General Abdel Fattah El Sisi's appointment as the new defense minister and head of the supreme council of armed forces. During the Muslim Brotherhood's ...

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... national government, there needed to be a firm separation of powers between the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court incorporated into the Constitution. They worried that the President would become the head of a large standing army, that Congress would tax too heavily, and that the Supreme Court would overrule state courts, and they were in favor of adding many restrictions to the ... ...

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... "What can be said for a republic that allows its laws to be interpreted by monarchist judges, its government to be administered by old-time functionaries watches passively while reactionary school teachers teach its children to despise the present freedom"Therefore showing the flaws of the Weimar Constitution such as Article 48 being against the paradigms and value of democracy ... ...

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... initiatives in this direction, there are remained the lowest socio-political activity of Kazakhs and their reliance on the initiative "from above". In addition, the next reason is that such a high degree of political apathy of Kazakh population is, primarily, due to the fact that democratic values are recognized in principle, but have not perceived the mass consciousness as a real tool ... of educational and cultural level and transformation of mass consciousness from authoritarian toward compromise, democratic one. The above mentioned innovations are extremely necessary as only industr...

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... empowerment in an Indian society still traditional and feudal in nature. Traditional hierarchies of caste existed, with low rates of popular participation through secular interest groups based on class differentiation. High rates of illiteracy persisted and the challenge of post colonial reconstruction were obstacles to the operation of democracy. They were overcome by evolution of a new model of democratic politics. First ... together across community barriers on issues such as corruption and women's rights. This reflects the declining role of traditional community ties. Indian democra...

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... to give important policy information to members of congress (Lincoln). Although this is true, there lacks a way for the average American without high levels of education or knowledge a way to properly express themselves to elected officials. People with high levels of education and social status have an edge over those who don't, which is unequal opportunity for ordinary people to have an ... ...

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... self-rule", which basically means that when the distinction between classes vanishes, false reasons of submission do too, and the resulting lucidity of those who once obeyed "the high and mighty" empowers them to contest the authority by which they had been enslaved and take the power into their own hands. 'Legal equality', thus, makes citizens question ... ...

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... usually termed advanced liberal democracies or modern democracies (O'Neil), most of which are in the global north like the UK, USA, Germany, Canada and others; by and large have relatively high levels of economic development and prosperity. It is no surprise then, that the post- cold war era saw many states democratizing since like a towering lighthouse guiding emerging States; development, just ... ...

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... 1980's military leaders attempted to challenge civilian authority and failed as the incumbent president dismissed them. At the same time, a contradictory feature of Colombia's long democratic tradition has been its high level of political violence that started on the 1940's and its has continued until today. This violence includes left-wing insurgency and terrorism, right-wing paramilitary activity, and narcoterrorism. Consequently ... ...

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