Democracy Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

Introduction

Each and every education system in the world is designed to suit the explicit desires of the ruling class and regimes. Evidently, there are nations whose major goals that shape their education towards the pious person. This scenario could be the opposite for other nations whose main goal of education is geared to war-like informed individuals and graduates. Other governments concentrate their systems to produce the industrious man who loves quality in all dimensions that is, taste, character and knowledge.

In reality, Socrates identified four regimes that are revolutionary and dependent on each other with time. These are Timocracy, Continue reading...

Abstract

This paper will discuss the argument of why a country should be ruled by Monarchy. The first section of this paper will discuss how patriotism is better in case of a monarchy from the citizens. The second section of this paper will discuss the advantage of civilization in case of monarch rule. The third section of this paper will discuss the advantage of the qualification in case of monarchy. The final section of this paper will discuss the disadvantage of corruption that comes with monarch rule.

A Country Should Be Ruled by a Monarchy.

Introduction
Monarchy is a form of government where total sovereignty is placed in Continue reading...

The Queen v Dudley and Stevens

It is imperative from the onset, to appreciate the postulation of this paper which is in favor of the decision by the seamen to eat one of their own.
The facts of the case in Queen v. Dudley and Stevens are interesting and intriguing as they are unimaginable in the current world setup. However, a reasoned moral dilemma presents itself given the factors that confronted the men at sea. This paper rests its argument based on the utilitarian principles enunciated in particular by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mills. It is instructive to appreciate the common denominator in their Continue reading...

Introduction

Every government, business and society in the country has to follow the rules and regulations imposed on them by the federal administrative agencies. If they violate these rules and regulations in any way then they are held accountable for their actions and will get punishment by law.
The federal administrative agency design laws such as civil rights, public health and safety laws, consumer protection laws and many others to restrict individuals from committing actions that could harm others or the whole country. These laws are important for a thriving development of the country. However, laws do not always remain Continue reading...

The enlightenment refers to the sprawling of intellectual, social, philosophical, and cultural movement that spread through France, England, German, and other parts of Europe during the 1700s. Enlightenment thinkers advocated for self-autonomy in thinking, free of the limitations of traditional authority. The process of “modernity” traces its origin to this movement, as an heir, with seeds implanted in this period. Evidently, the process began with a vision of an autonomous free individual, but later contributed to the instrumental means-end thinking that has shaped modernity. The writers of the enlightenment mastered everything they regarded as worth learning, ranging from science Continue reading...

Philosophy

The argument is based on the discrimination between people, and this argument has been extended to non-human animals which are as much terrestrial beings as humans are. The liberation movements have yielded golden results in different parts of the globe, be it the Apartheid or the ones that fought against foreign imperialism. Women got their right, but they had to wage a long standing battle to be finally considered at par with men. The darkly skinned people had to snatch their rights, and so was the case with those countries that were ruled by foreign power. The subject in Continue reading...

WHY WAS JAMES II DEPOSED IN ENGLAND IN JANUARY 1689?

Why was James II deposed in England in January 1689?
Religion had played a key role in the development of many nations, and some have met immense criticism and opposition, especially in countries wherein ideology clashes with religious tradition and teachings. In Great Britain, new religions brought into the country had been met with reluctance and even severe opposition, such as Catholicism. Catholicism had met both support and opposition especially in the time of James II in the 17th century. However, while the monarch had embraced Catholicism, his subjects did not and opposed his desire to make Catholicism be Continue reading...

Introduction

Republicanism remains America’s ideology to date. USA is a democratic country whose sovereignty is exercised through two levels of governments- the federal government and the state government (Jillson 14). The nation as endeavored to regulate the influence of money in politics and election outcome through federal provisions and state legislations. However the influence of money in voting habit cannot be actively changed unless spending by candidates and political parties is regulated. Money cannot equal a vote. With inadequate public funding, parties(s) and individual candidates who cannot access other sources of funding may not reach out the voter- Continue reading...

Pragmatism is a renowned concept of great relevance and application in the modern society. Sentiments presents by other American philosophers incline towards a reformist approach in addressing sociopolitical issues. Pragmatists are constantly motivated by a desire to find solutions through practical application. The idea of pragmatism can successfully be utilized in explaining and understanding socio-political issues and in building knowledge of about effective governance. Understanding the idea of pragmatism especially in America is essential in building knowledge of the current and history issues of social inequality. The paper focuses on establishing whether classic pragmatic have geared adequate effort to Continue reading...

Recent findings indicate that many Americans have increasingly become distrustful of their government. In fact, only a quarter of all citizens have anything positive to say about the government (Volgy 27). The president’s office is usually held in high esteem but currently, it is facing increasing criticism, and this has been the trend for the last few decades. For instance, President Dwight D. Eisenhower who was an American darling when he first ascended to power found his approval ratings dwindle five years into his presidency. Things were even worse for President Clinton whose honeymoon with the American public Continue reading...

Introduction

Political process is the process in which few representatives of certain political parties or independent candidates are nominated to be elected by general public. The turnout in elections mean the percentage of people from the total eligible population coming out and casting their vote during elections. The number of people participating in the process of electing a candidate depends on various factors. In recent decade, a large number of people have been avoiding to participate in political process due to several reasons. These reasons may include economic, cultural, and many other aspects of life. This paper is aimed at Continue reading...

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are two English philosophers of the 17th century, who explored the nature of political processes such as the emergence of states and the subordination of the individual or society to political power. Although they used the same philosophical and scientific instruments and share categorical apparatus, their conclusions are quite different to each other. The fact that their ideas influence the political process in England at that time indicates the historical importance of their ideas. The fact that these ideas have been adopted by different political groups indicates a significant difference in the estimates. Hobbes Continue reading...

The evolution of Frederick Douglass from a slave to a man is evident in “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.” As a documentation of slavery in Antebellum America, mainly in the south, thoughts of freedom appear as the redeeming feature for the blacks. Born into slavery, Douglass gives his readers insight into how slaves lived under the rule of the whites as his owners send him from one farm to another courtesy of his masters’ whims. However, unlike most of the slaves, Douglass portrays his need to be free throughout the book by questioning the perceptions of the Continue reading...

With the developments of technology, it is imperative to denote that issues deemed relevant particular those that relate to human rights have since merged and made apparent. Anonymity as it relates to internet means being unacknowledged and unknown. An anonymous can make comments, post opinions while his or her identity remains concealed. With the above said, laws in regards to the same have since emerged owing the need to protect the privacy and freedom of speech of the anonymous. Anonymity as it pertains to internet being huge issue of concern, this paper will present arguments in favour protection of Continue reading...

Globalization has been taunted as a positive development due to the increased interconnectivity of many parts of the world. However, like many such developments, there are upsides and downsides to it. One of the major disadvantages of globalization to the American economy in particular is the proliferation of products that have been imported from other countries. This affects the market for American produced products. This paper will make arguments supporting the promotion of buying of products that are made in the United States of America. Many studies have been carried out to investigate the preferences of American consumers and Continue reading...

Introduction

The history of American Revolution; that is how the original colonies fought for freedom and broke ranks with the Britain and formed a new nation called the United States of America is well documented and widely known. However, what the African American thought and felt about it is less known. Moreover, their role in the revolution is even lesser known or at least ignored. This paper seeks to establish the blacks’ as well as the whites’ perception of the Revolution, the reality in relation to the ideas and ideals of freedom and to raise a case based on the Continue reading...

Law 4900

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Introduction
In the United States (US), the judiciary holds the authority to conduct constitutional decision-making, in which they interpret the US Constitution accordingly whenever they confront specific cases that involve its provisions. There are at least three approaches to constitutional decision-making: originalism, living constitutionalism and minimalism. Each of the three approaches of constitutional decision-making have different ideological bases – originalism deems the meaning and intent of the framers of the US Constitution as important, living constitutionalism takes into consideration the various societal changes and minimalism emphasizes the importance of case-specific interpretations, being perhaps the most moderate approach. While Continue reading...

The ways in which people interpret the past are often colored by the ways in which they see their contemporary times. One of the more colorful phenomena of American politics in the early twenty-first century has been the emergence of the Tea Party, a group that appears to want to roll back the role of government in American affairs much like the American colonists wanted to roll back British influence in North America. When a group of colonists stormed Boston Harbor in the guise of Mohawk Indians, bent on throwing a load of British tea into the harbor in Continue reading...

The two-party system in the United States arose out of an ideological debate on the nature of government and the country’s historical circumstances. While the parties were viewed as both sinister to the existent of the state by the founding fathers, the two party system was borne out of a debate pushed by Washington’s supporters including Madison and Hamilton. The parties emerged as a temporary solution to provide an ideological vehicle for voters to express their preference on whether they preferred a big government or not. The Federalist Party, led by Hamilton favoured a strong government and Continue reading...

Naomi Zack introduces the aspect of normativity in the seventh chapter to indicate some of the issues related to the Whiteness in the society and discrimination of the other races. She implies that the Normativity is all about having an attitude of things being in a certain condition though they are usually taken for granted and not the way they ought to be. The aspects related to White Normativity can be initiated using three important establishments. The first issue deals with the American whites acting in the normalcies of whiteness. It is followed by the American whites enjoying the Continue reading...

First of all, in the scope of this paper, it is essential to put an emphasis on the fact that there is a set of scientific researches, dedicated to the investigation of the question of whether the difference between parliamentarism and presidentialism matters. This question is considered to be critical for the set of the issues - such as the major reasons for democratic collapse, whether democratic consolidation is more likely to be promoted by certain institutions or not and whether regime type matters for governability and policy output (Samuels and Eaton 2).
While conducting an analysis of the Continue reading...

Introduction

The Edward Snowden scandal exposed massive electronic surveillance operations by the National Security Agency, which may have involved considerable violations of individual rights to privacy (Puddephatt, et_al, 2012). Privacy is an inalienable human right, whose meaning has, however, defied cross-generational efforts to understand and assert. It underpins other fundamental human dignity, integrity, freedoms and rights, including the freedom to belief, association and expression. Despite the difficulties in defining and understanding privacy as a construct, especially in the context of constantly changing technologies, it is easily acceptable that it amounts to the ability to communicate/live with/in anonymity, without governments or Continue reading...

Free speech is considered as a part of fundamental rights. Books are a medium of expressing views of authors. Censoring books is not new, and it has been practiced by dominant groups or governments since centuries. Books are censored in order to prevent specific ideas from spreading. Books are censored by governments or other powerful people due to different reasons. This paper intends to discuss book censorship along with discussing how productive or counterproductive book censoring is.
Books are a source of knowledge and educate people. Censoring books deprives people of knowledge and learning, but this is only aspects Continue reading...

What role does 1) institutional choices (parliamentary vs. presidential system in Eastern Europe and type of electoral system) play in post-communist democratization?
Institutional choices, such as political regime types or electoral system designs, play a significant role in post-communist democratization in Eastern Europe because they are in the position to steer these countries’ political direction. Electoral systems play a more significant role not only in the degree of democratization, but also in the extent of representation (Andreev 2003, p. 12). Similarly, the political regime type, i.e., parliamentary or presidential, of governance also significantly impacts the democratization process, in some Continue reading...

The main purpose of consolidation of a democracy is to ensure that the new democracy matures in a way that it cannot revert back to dictatorship without an outward shock. A government can only be considered consolidated when it moves away from problems such as concern for overthrow of the government. Unconsolidated democracies, therefore, suffer from official but intermittent elections and clientelism. The process of moving a country to become a polyarchy is consolidation. This is the point in which a country can have free and fair elections and the freedom of citizens to expression and choices on the Continue reading...

In this paperwork, I am going to discuss one of Thoreau’s main points in his essay- On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. It is important to note that Thoreau wrote the essay, on the Duty of Civil Disobedience, as a remonstration against an unfair, but fashionable war and the perpetual, but admired organization of slave possessing.
The work of Thoreau, according to my observation, is, more, based on political theory. In the essay, Thoreau depicts several hypothetical claims about the scenery of democracy and the connection between the inhabitant and the government. Thoreau argues that the government should Continue reading...

The American constitution guarantees the freedom of speech in the part of the bill of rights. However, the constitution does not define it and the task is left to the state assembly and the judicial system. These branches of the state are responsible for the interpretation and application of the law in solving disputes. In its analysis, the Supreme Court has interpreted speech to include art and music, clothing, internet communication, as well as symbolic speech (Rudstein, 54). Freedom of speech is believed to have a number of benefits such as bringing a peaceful social change hence promoting peaceful Continue reading...

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In his essay, ‘Discourse on the Origin of Inequality,’ Rousseau considers how man seeks freedom in the discourse and the social contract. However, the realization of liberty is hindered by supremacy of inequality and property, characteristic of capitalism as expressed by Karl Marx in the Communist Manifesto. The freedom expressed by Rousseau is not entirely political but also freedom from the need and psychological. In the novel, Their Eyes were Watching God, by Zara, the character Janie is in the journey to achieve freedom from male domination, true love and self-independence in a world of racism and female subordination. Continue reading...

Freedom of speech should not be free.

Freedom of speech is the right to express oneself without limit. Everybody is entitled to freedom of speech as they are allowed to air their views on issues and topics surrounding them. This sees to it that democracy is exercised. Speaking freely ensures that everyone’s opinion is considered. In this manner, there is equity in the society. However, what people fail to understand at times is that, freedom of speech is not only about speaking freely to ones level best but rather putting the right to use responsibly.
A cartoonist may draw an offensive comic and claims that Continue reading...

Indonesia over time has been described as democratic power house of East Asia Nation States, mostly by western countries, until in recent times that the position has been questioned by many. The earlier description had been attributed to the country’s tolerance of diversity in terms of racial and ethnical lines, which allowed even the minority to have their say in situations that majority had their way. Almost all the countries and States in the world have laws, rules, and regulations that govern and determine how issues and affairs are conducted within and without their territorial borders, which has Continue reading...

Kate Chopin’s "The Story of An Hour" is one of her most celebrated works. It reflects the kind of life that women had to undergo in the 1880s male dominated society where women were expected to be highly subjective and any questioning of a man’s decision was actually considered to be a down casting act and anyone who did that was essentially considered to be an outcast. Mrs. Mallard, being a woman who suffered from a heart attack, experienced lots of difficulties in her life due to lack of freedom. She considered herself to be among the Continue reading...

Are ethical actions valued by their natural aspect without qualification? Are ethical actions said to ethical, simply because they are morally accepted because of the results of actions? There are many ethical theories which have attempted to explain what actually is moral and what is amoral in the society.
This rule requires one to act in accordance to ones expected, if the action was directed to the actor. Therefore humans based on their ability to empathize, determines the ethical system has to be followed. But Immanuel Kant claims good will, is good regardless of the results of its action. Continue reading...

Compare James Baldwin's view of personal liberation with Jamaica Kincaid's

Compare James Baldwin's view of personal liberation with Jamaica Kincaid's

Introduction

In this paper, the ideas of liberation have been discussed from the perspective of James Baldwin and Jamaica Kincaid. The ideas of both these authors have been derived from their writings. The writings of James Baldwin, which have been used to understand his point of view, include, going to meet the Man, This Morning, This Evening, So Soon, and others. The movie of James Baldwin i.e. the Price of the Ticket has also been analyzed. On the other side, Jamaica Kincaid’s book Lucy has been used for this Continue reading...

The Story of an Hour is an acclaimed literary work by Kate Chopin. Kate is well known for writing story emphasized on freedom or independence of women during the 1890s. Kate’s works were written before any feminist movement was begun. During that time women were considered as property of their husband. This fact impacted author on great way hence she emphasized on liberalization of women in her stories. Throughout the story of an hour, Kate utilizes various literary techniques to display forbidden joy of women’s freedom in male oriented society.
Kate’s short story revolves around a Continue reading...

This is one of the theories in normative ethics which holds that a proper course of action is that which maximizes utility. It can be defined in simple terms as a theory that maximize happiness and reduce suffering. The most influential contributors of the theory are Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. In his book Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill stated that, "In the golden rule of Jesus of Nazareth, we read the complete spirit of the ethics of utility. To do as one would be done by, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, constitute the ideal perfection of Continue reading...

Academic freedom refers to a very old debate which has evolved over the centuries to having become an integral part of constitutions around the globe such as in the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure in the United States, the 1996 Constitution of South Africa, the German Constitution and the 1987 Philippine Constitution, all referred to the right to academic freedom in their own specific manners. In actuality, it means the right to research and convey new ideas through teaching without any inconvenience regardless of the ideas being controversial (Encyclopedia of Ethics 10). There is though, Continue reading...

Introduction

Governance remains an indispensible component in any given state as it promotes economic development. It is within the facet of governance that a country implicitly and explicitly maintains the rule of law, status quo, and order; an idea that promotes political stability and goodwill in the region. Many nations understand the importance of exercising good governance and have adapted and subscribed to various forms of governance, but democracy remains the dominant form of governance, worldwide. Democracy refers to form of government where all citizens participate in decision-making process and in the development, implementation, and enactment of laws and policies Continue reading...

Introduction

Exercising the right to vote is one of the people’s privileges as citizens of the country. It is an act of including themselves to many citizens who want their individual voice be heard in the form of having their votes be counted during the election. Voting is a decision regarding people’s nomination of a person, who will represent on their behalf about a wide range of social issues. Some citizens, however, are not exercising their right to vote, which at some point, a waste of opportunity given as a registered voter of this country. In this writing, Continue reading...

Many scholars admit that the study of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an exploration of the American society. The book revolves at the very heart of the American physical geography, political beliefs, and moral consciousness. In addition, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn probes readers to redefine the meaning of the conventionally held perceptions about civilization, freedom and the concept of right and wrong. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885 and documents the stories of a pre-civil war society and the controversy over slavery. The central conflict is the permeable idea of freedom is questioned in Continue reading...

This paper will show how the issue of love can be cast in two alternative terms depending on the beliefs of an individual.
Love is an affectionate feeling that every human being aspires to have. This is because with love an individual feels contented with life because they that someone appreciate them for who they truly are. There are many types of love but the one that really generates much debate and controversy is the one between a man and a woman that results in the two having an intimate relationship. There are those of the notion that true Continue reading...