Essays on Political Systems

Democracy is Dying Introduction Democracy is the most typical system of government around the contemporary world. It can be defined as a system of governance whereby power is exercised by the citizens of a country through the process of fair vote casting (Freedom House 2018). The voted candidates represent the needs of the majority who...

Education is an essential element and a need of any society, and education is the vehicle that drives knowledge, and the self-preservation that every member of society needs for integration. The wealth of a country is assessed because of resourceful human beings that the country has rather than the physical and material wealth. Education can...

Introduction COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic when it became clear that the illness was severe and that it was spreading quickly over a wide area. Amid...

America’s democracy came late compared to its independence as it wasn’t quite accepted in 1776 when the declaration of independence was created, but it was introduced at George Washington’s farewell address in 1796 as he finished his second term in the presidential office. He stated in his speech: “To the efficacy and permanency of your...

Central Theme Volume I of Democracy in America included a wide selection of topics. The first chapter describes the geographical layout of North America, in great detail. Following this chapter is a discussion of the social conditions of Anglo-Americans, judicial power, the Constitution, freedom of the press, and the positives and negatives of a democratic...

Statistics from V-dem, a multidimensional dataset that represents democracy globally demonstrate that democratic backsliding has caused the number of liberal democracies to fall from 39 to 44. Despite the fact 16 states have converted to democracy over the 25 years (including Nigeria) there is a reasonable level of instability. In 2013 alone, 5 converted to...

Democracy The UK is a democratic country, this entails the way in which society is governed by the government, giving the people a chance to contribute to the running of the country, a key example of this is the First past the post system, this enables all people eligible to vote to cast their say...

After Italy’s failure of effective control over its colonies because of military defeat during WW2, Italian decolonisation is generally characterised as precocious. Both anti-fascism and the decolonisation movement are interlinked through the role of nationalism, as they both focus on the victimisation of the oppressed and how they are civilised through their struggles. One may...

Direct democracy Direct bigger part rule government or unadulterated vote-based system is a sort of vote set up structure wherein individuals settle regarding plan practices plainly. Pros of Direct Democracy Straightforwardness Various organization structures outfit their peoples with certain information, yet not all information, about what’s happening the planet. Inside a prompt vote-based framework, all...

Ferguson’s and McNally’s article (F&M) ”Precarious migrants: gender, race, and the social reproduction of a global working class” in Socialist Register is an example of Marxist analysis because it discusses immigrants who come to another country for work and how low standard of living they are provided in the welcoming state. It also states that...