King Charles I during his rule attempted to close the rift between Catholics and Protestants. ... In January 1642, the King attempted to arrest five MP's (Members of Parliament). ... This was a definite sign of the waning power of the King. ... People began to rally behind the King. ... However, Parliament was struggling against the King to acquire more control over resources. ...
The time was 17th century England and King Charles I has been doing whatever he pleases with out consulting Parliament, illustrating the one possible downfall of Monarchy. There was no decision as to what kind of government should be put in place after the King was defeated in the First Civil War. ... This was done because Ireton was unhappy with the king having to answer to no one. ... Pericles gave his people all the power, which allowed Athens to flourish. ... In conclusion all these systems are very different but some include aspects of eachother....
This however is a huge assumption and there is also the question of whether a general will exists at all. ... In all other instances democracy is not seen as the best system of government. ... One problem he finds with Democracy is the difficulty in gathering up all the people to make each decision. ... A monarch would be seen as Rousseau's favoured choice but for the problem of finding a good king. ... Rousseau does point out many problems in finding an ideal monarch or lawgiver but his inclusion of such single person rule can give rise to worry about tyranny as it would be all to easy f...
