... imperialistic'.7 This was not, however, where the political shortcomings of the Diet ended. The executive integrity of the parliament was stained with seemingly commonplace allegations of corruption, bribery, and graft.8 Popular opinion of the democratic organ appeared low; it was held that politicians used power for their own gains, standing against the people rather than the old absolutist bastions of court ... consciousness that ideas of rights, autonomy and liberty simply did not gain much attention outside of a small circle of the educated middle-class. One of the most important f...

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... , which have made their political transitions very unique, and have also influenced and contributed to the present political problems of each particular country. As a result of these problems, most of Latin American countries' political and social stability are now in great disorder. Three interesting cases worth exploring are the ones of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. These countries have ... The elite managed to retain control over the political system by designating representatives of the middle class, labor class, and the peasantry. Furthermore, the Guerrilla insurgency has been on...

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... confers legitimacy on regimes normatively. Lipset's belief that legitimacy "involves the capacity of the system to engender and maintain the belief that the existing political institutions are the most appropriate ones for the society"1 may appear inadequate for the reason stated above regarding totalitarian states. This conferral of legitimacy on totalitarian regimes (provided that the population ... committed against the citizen and maintaining legitimacy that way. However, if such offences were committed on a large scale in a non-democratic country there still remains the threat of po...

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... 1688, had tried to install authoritarian rule by abolishing the self-governing Puritan colonies and replacing them with the Dominion of New England. Aside from distaste for James's Catholic values, popular rebellions erupted in Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York emphasising the public abhorrence for anything other than this seemingly private rule they had become accustomed to. Economics also contributed to this ... of main ports therefore unnecessarily prolonging the war. The colonial militia was also despondent as their lack of quality and quantity was met with stark criticism from ...

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