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What are the four types of government (oligarchy, aristocracy, monarchy, democracy)?
Aristocracy, oligarchy, monarchy, and democracy are old concepts of government which can be traced back to Ancient Greece. Aristocracy is "rule by the best," and the concept comes from Plato's...
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What are the 5 most important rights provided to citizens in a democratic state (captions and brief descriptions may...
Within a democratic society, five important rights correspond to those that are listed in the Bill of Rights, or the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. The First Amendment includes five...
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What is the difference between unitary and federal systems?
The basic difference between a unitary and a federal system of government is that in the former, power is concentrated, whereas in the latter, it is dispersed. In a unitary system, you have one...
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What are some positives/advantages of corporal punishment? Corporal punishment may be divided into three main types:...
In "Talboys," the last of Dorothy L. Sayers's stories to feature Lord Peter Wimsey, Lord Peter beats his young son for stealing apples from a neighbor's orchard, much to the horror of a progressive...
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What are the similarities between Democrats and Republicans?
In the present (as of 11/6/2019) political climate, with a Democratic House of Representatives getting ready to impeach a Republican president, this is a particularly difficult question to answer....
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What are the similarities and differences between a state government and a regime?
As other Educators have pointed out, the differences and similarities between a regime and a state government are minute. In a sense, a state government can be a regime, and a regime can be a state...
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What examples are there of Marxism in society today?
Marxism in Western society is generally quite rare, being confined mainly to the groves of academe, where many professors still proclaim themselves to be followers of Marx. To some extent, this is...
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What are 3 roles of the executive branch?
The president is the most powerful public official in the U.S. The U.S. Constitution is the basis of the president's power. The President's main job is to execute the laws passed by Congress....
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What are the main similarities between democracy and monarchy?
There are more differences than similarities. A monarchy relies on the rule of one person, while a democracy rules through a consensus of the people. Even with this difference, there are some...
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How does the government protect the rights of its citizens?
The government has a wide range of means at its disposal to protect the right of its citizens. The most important is the rule of law. In the United States, citizens' rights are enshrined in the...
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What are five reasons to support the death penalty?
1). Some crimes are so serious that only the death penalty will suffice. Violent and sexual crimes against children, for example. Those who commit such heinous acts will always represent a danger...
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How does the judicial branch check the other branches?
In American politics, the US Supreme Court's most significant power, and the most important check that it has over the other two branches, is the power of judicial review. This has been in effect...
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Why and how does cultural relativism mitigate ethnocentrism? Is cultural relativism desirable?
"Cultural relativism" can mean several different things, and much of the debate over its desirability can be traced to this ambiguity. Descriptive cultural relativism is basically undeniable:...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of liberalism and radicalism?
The nature of liberalism and radicalism tends to vary, so the advantages and disadvantages of each will likely fluctuate as well. One conventional advantage of liberalism in a social and cultural...
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What are the similarities between monarchy and dictatorship?
A key similarity between a monarchy and a dictatorship is that both of these types of government have one single head of state. In a monarchy, the head of state is a king or queen, but, in a...
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What are the strengths and weakness of the legislative branch?
The major strength of the legislative branch is that it is the branch that actually has the right and the power to make laws. In the national government, this is the Congress. The Constitution...
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What are the organs of government (legislative, executive, and judiciary)?
The three main branches/organs of government are the legislative, executive, and judiciary. Very simply, the legislative branch makes the laws, the executive enforces the laws, and the judiciary...
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What is the importance of law?
Law governs much of what everyone does, day in and day out. It tell us what our rights and duties are. It allows us to assert rights that we have. It lets us know the consequences of not doing...
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What is the difference between treating people equally and fairly?
When you are talking about the difference between Equality and Fairness, what you are really talking about is Equality vs. Equity. Fairness is a relative term that is defined by the individual,...
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What are the six sources of law?
Case or Common law is a source of law that originated in England and refers to laws made by judges in the form of precedents. Rulings and decisions made by courts become binding across the...
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What are the three parts of the Constitution?
The Constitution of the United States is organized in such a way that it establishes the document's ultimate purpose, as set out in the preamble: the structure of the Federal government and how the...
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How is an executive order different from a law?
Another difference between executive orders and laws is that some executive orders aren't required to be published by the presidents who wrote them. These types of executive orders are called...
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Why is the Executive Branch the strongest branch?
The government of the United States has three branches: the Legislative Branch (which consists of the Senate and House of Representatives), the Judicial Branch (which consists of the Supreme Court...
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What is a quasi-easement?
Easements have to do with land and property rights. An easement, in general, is when one individual owns the rights to a plot of land but allows someone else to use them or access them, for...
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What are the pros and cons of being a probation officer?
Probation officers serve a very necessary function in society. The probation officer monitors people who require court-ordered supervision. People sometimes commit crimes that require some...
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Which branch of government has the power of impeachment?
The power to impeach a civil officer of the United States is vested in the legislative branch. More specifically, however, it is vested in the House of Representatives and is part of a two-part...
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Is it ever okay to break the law? Is it ever okay to break the law?
The word ok seems to imply a moral question. I do think there are cases where you have to break the law in order to make a moral decision. You have to have a higher conscience. The law cannot...
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Which branch of government at the national level is most important, in your opinion?
I believe that though it was not intended to be this way by our founding fathers, the judicial branch is the most important because of its power. While our nation was founded on the principle of a...
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What are the four main categories of computer crimes, and what is an example of each one?
There are many categories of computer crimes. For instance, the New York state penal codes establish legal definitions of various forms of computer crimes that are punishable by fines and...
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In which areas do you think people's rights and liberties are at risk of government intrusion? What solutions would...
There is a certain level of privacy that is bordering on being infringed upon with government intervention. Access to the internet, phone lines, and travel is monitored so closely that the...
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Please list 10 qualities which you believe are the most important for a prime mininster and why?
The following are not in order of importance: A) Ability to connect with constituents- All great leaders in history have had a penchant for being able to connect with their citizens. Leaders who...
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What are the duties and responsibilities of each branch of government?
The government of the US is divided into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Congress is the legislative branch, and it is bicameral: its two components are the House...
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What kind of system of government is Nigeria operating with? Because I think the presidential system they are...
Nigeria is a federal democratic republic with a presidential system of government. In a federal state, the primary political subdivision has a constitutional character independent of the central...
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What are the differences between natural law and positive law?
The essential difference between natural and positive law can be summed-up by a brief examination of Sir Leslie Stephen's famous remark in The Science of Ethics: If a legislature decided that all...
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What rhetorical devices did John F. Kennedy use in his inaugural speech?
In his inaugural address, given on January 20, 1961, Kennedy most famously used the rhetorical device of chiasmus, which is a fancy way of saying that a phrase is inverted when it is repeated. When...
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I heard that it is illegal for a teacher to not allow their student to use the restroom. Is this true?
While there is no actual law that I know of specifically stating that it is illegal for a teacher to prevent a student from using the bathroom, it is not that straightforward. A teacher, and the...
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What is the difference between deontological and teleological ethical systems for the control of ethical practices in...
A deontological system (also called virtue ethics) focuses on whether an action is inherently good or bad. A teleological system (also called consequentialist ethics) focuses on whether it has a...
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How Can Supreme Court Decisions Be Overturned
There are three major ways in which a Supreme Court decision can be overturned. If the decision is based on a law that Congress has passed, Congress can simply change the law. The Court sometimes...
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How do the articles of the Georgia Constitution compare with the articles of the US Constitution?
Both the Georgia Constitution and the US Constitution contain a Bill of Rights which is designed to safeguard the liberties of the people. The Georgia Constitution gives some limits as to how arms...
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How is modern law different from the Hammurabi code?
A major difference between the Codes of Hammurabi and the modern laws of today has to do with the nature of their punishments. Today, most criminal punishments consist of time in prison. The...
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Do you think it is important to know both sides of the story? Why?
Without knowing both sides of a story, you cannot make a fair comment on that story or pass a fair judgment. This is one of the first things that students in journalism school are taught. It's also...
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What did the phrase "parchment barriers" mean?
The phrase “parchment barriers” is one that was used by James Madison in Federalist #48. He is using it to denigrate the efficacy of written guarantees of rights. He is saying that they are only...
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Which branch of government impeaches the President?
In the American system of government, Congress is responsible for impeaching a president. Article 1 of the Constitution authorizes the House of Representatives to bring charges against a sitting...
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Federal Constitution
A federal constitution is a document that is drafted and ratified for the purpose of stating as precisely as possible the relationship of the federal government to the governed -- in effect, the...
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List and explain the three operational styles of policing as identified by James Q. Wilson. How do these styles...
In this answer, I will list and discuss Wilson’s three policing styles. Since I am not taking your course and since I do not know how you saw policing, I cannot answer the rest of the question for...
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What are the 4 essential elements of a contract?
I think that you will need to look at your own book to get whatever your book's author says are the four essential elements of a contract. This is because different authorities hold that there are...
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What are the differences between a "status offense" and "juvenile delinquency"?
Status offenses and juvenile delinquency are both law violations committed by a minor. A status offense is something that somebody underage has done that is only illegal because of their status as...
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What are important considerations for filling federal judge positions?
Positions in the federal magistracy are important legal posts that carry significant responsibilities and authority. Given that United States judges are appointed to serve for life, the criteria...
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WHAT ARE THE TEN ROLES OF CITIZENS IN A DEMOCRATIC SETTING
This question makes it sound as though you are expected to know ten particular duties that a citizen has in a democracy, a list perhaps from a textbook. Since we have no way of knowing what that...
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What are the advantages and disadvangtages to prison industries?
Advantages of prison industry (sometimes called "the prison-industrial complex" by its critics) include the following. Prisoners are busy and productive, working rather than brooding in solitude....
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