... of a government official charged with corruption. This lack of compromise and will to battle against such an important obstacle to democracy like corruption has led to Cambodia being ranked 164th out of 182 countries on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index in 2012 (Transparency International). Therefore, in order for Cambodia to combat corruption and thus make significant steps towards the establishment of ... disseminated. Additionally, civilians are given no opportunities to obtain any form of compensation after their political rights have been infringed upon. Cons...

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... was beginning to show outward signs that it was embarking on a path towards political modernization and a model of relatively liberal democracy. Indeed, the previous decade had seen the nation's masses call for a 'constitutional government' and, by the beginning of the 1920's, elected politicians had come in from the peripheries to wield considerable, actual power. Rapid industrialization developed both a moneyed bourgeoisie and ... that the military had no obligation or accountability to it. The Meiji Constitution dictated that the military answer only to the emperor, and so any is...

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... on the idea of "self-government" that produces "institutions guaranteeing that rulers remain responsible to electoral majorities" 6. The differentiation between these two types of what I would call democratic incarnations is done by emphasizing the inevitability of democracy "in a social sense" as a phenomenon naturally emergent from and alongside the modern world, whereas democracy in a political sense ... by the press, also ensuring that "the uniformity of opinion to which democracy is vulnerable is constantly broken up and has to reform against opposition". As Ryan points out, in Toc...

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... ) where there has been no historical basis for the growth of liberal, individualistic values it seems wrong to lay our values as a standard by which to judge their system and call it wrong. We must be wary of simply describing all regimes different from our own as illegitimate. Lipset's definition, however, comes into conflict when considering the international relations of political ... revolution and then subsequently leading the people towards their goal, whether the people wanted it or not. In this case although democratic legitimacy has been usurped entirely, ideological legitimacy ...

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Is the army on the right road to democratization, or is it risking what some call "restoration" of the authoritarian regime in a new form? The internal affairs in Egypt, after the 25th of January uprising, have been in a state of political and social turmoil. ... after what has been described as the biggest revolution in Egypt's modern history. However, is it right to assume that the army, as an entity, has been a uniform body acting out a certain agenda throughout that period, or is it that the army's position has changed since Mubarak's rule to the present day as a result of the changes in...

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... to military power. Ever since 1958 until very recently, the democratic parties were able to dominate the Venezuelan government. However, as the major countries of Latin America worked their way out from authoritarianism through "transition" to democracy, and hopefully toward democracy's consolidation, Venezuela, has moved in the opposite direction. Since its democratization, its political arena and social peace remained stable ... of bad administrated politics, a political crisis with a hopeless and desperate society looking for a drastic change, a rejection of the old political parties...

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... media criticism was apparent after clientelist practices in the allocation of public funds. However, as referred to by Transparency International (2014) corruption in the political sector is difficult to cast out as the judiciary is the weakest institution of the country due to a high number of political interference. Furthermore, Slovakia has the highest percentage of minorities compared to its overall population ... ...

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... supports is the flexibility to allow a third candidate to run for presidential office. This third candidate would be able to show moderation between the two major parties. 19 million citizens out of a total of 103 million (roughly 18 percent) voted for the third candidate, Ross Perot, in the 1992 presidential election. The Electoral College, however, didn't allow even one vote to ... ...

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... the hand of privatization and organized based through a system of communal federations from the bottom up. Extending upon anarchical structures into existing forms, Australian political scientist Morgan Rodgers Gibson points out that the structures of anarchy may also be seen in existing actors protesting authority such as the Occupy Movement. With these three examples, it easy to see what principles civilization ... ...

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... in their election into office and thus ensure genuine and unbiased decisions. In each of the ten main meetings of the assembly, the question,"were the office holders carrying out their duties correctly?" was openly raised in the agenda. This was done by the assembly to scrutinize the elected officials before, during and after holding office. This process was ... ...

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... of citizens may support an interest group, without money, it is unlikely to get the support it needs. The advantage certain interest groups are able to have over another by out-contributing them or having more money is completely undemocratic and corrupt. Further, another issue with pressure groups is their ability to force candidates to support an issue they may not ... in their respective specialized areas of concern, and they tend to present a united front against "outsiders" who attempt to invade their turf and alter established policies that have been worked out by years of private...

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... wake of the devastation brought on by the effects of the second world war. The United States used this angle as their "trump card- to pressure de Gasperi into weeding out leftist opposition in his cabinet. The withholding of United States aid and the cancellation of one billion dollars worth of debt owed to the United States relied exclusively on the ... communism, or does it go deeper than that? Could the Christian Democrats have won the election without the help of the United States or could the Popular Front have squeezed out enough votes to gain total control of the Italian governme...

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... the many," by the people. In the United States of America, we define democracy as a government in which the people hold the supreme power through elections, the right to speak out, demonstrate, petition, or run for public office. We are free to make our own decisions, both political and religious, however, many feel that our democracy is under attack by the ... nations. Our country, by definition has a very healthy democracy; the individual can have a voice, is encouraged to participate in public decisions, and most importantly to vote. Our leaders have set out to teach the importance o...

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... and promoting equality the correct way. Those who propose that politically correct language is the solution to racism and intolerance wish to deal with the problem with an adolescent "out of sight, out of mind" approach, but it is clear to the rest of the world that a problem that is not being talked about is still a problem. Fact of the matter is ... a violation of the rights that have upheld democracy. Perhaps comfort and sensitivity are beginning to upstage the real issues of prejudice. In "In Defense of Prejudice" Jonathan Rauch tactfully points out that soon, "any criticism of any ...

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... coalition. Its origins stretch back to the democratic stirrings of the American Revolution, the Antifederalists of the 1780s and 1790s, and the Jeffersonian Democratic Republicans. More directly, it arose out of the profound social and economic changes of the early nineteenth century. Recent historians have analyzed these changes in terms of a market revolution. In the Northeast and Old Northwest, ... had built formidable national followings and had turned politics into a debate over the market revolution itself. Yet less than a decade later, sectional contests linked to slavery promised...

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... essential in order to ensure that the ruler be close to the people so that the people would be able to impede the ruler if necessary. In response, Madison pointed out the danger of the government being in close proximity to the people because the government would be easily influenced by the transient passions of the people, which would create complete ... disorder. Madison further supported his argument by pointing out that just as there was a need to prevent against the corruption of public officials, as the Anti-Federalists acknowledged, there was an equal need to recognize the possib...

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