Democracy
Political Concept
Saturday Interview: Brian Gunderson...ailing ... After spending a good chunk of the past few years in the Middle East trying to promote democracy as U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice's chief of staff, Brian Gunderson's new job is to criss-cross the United States... In this article: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United States, Capitalism, Condoleezza Rice, Barack Obama, Wall Street, Minnesota, and Democracy |
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The Stanford Daily | October 20, 2009
Professors of Summer
...my life on a five-year plan. Never. Only on a one-year plan," she said. After she finishes her books, Rice plans to analyze the global state of democracy. "No one would argue that people aren't ready for democracy," she said, "though...
In this article: Condoleezza Rice, New York City, Vermont, Hoover Institution, and Alexander the Great
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ABC | October 22, 2009
Condoleezza Rice: U.S. must stay the course in Afghanistan
...more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan, now one of the longest in U.S. history. Rice said democracy takes time, as it did with the United States. The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. A few decades later, she was the first...
In this article: Condoleezza Rice, Afghanistan, United States, The Dallas Morning News, Norman Brinker, Stanford University, Voting Rights Act, and Barack Obama
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www.washingtonpost.com | May 31, 2006
Hijacking Harry Truman
...still one Democrat Republicans love: Harry Truman. Last December, on this page, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declared the Bush administration's democracy promotion efforts "consistent with the proud tradition of American foreign...
In this article: Harry Truman, United States, NATO, Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, Communism, and Totalitarianism
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America.gov | June 18, 2008
U.S. Secretary of State Praises Strength of Kenyan Democracy
...AP Images) Washington -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised the "strength of Kenyan democracy" June 18 while announcing that she will co-chair a round table on Zimbabwe in the U.N. Security Council on June 19. Secretary Rice...
In this article: Condoleezza Rice, Raila Odinga, Kenya, United States, Washington, Zimbabwe, State Department, and Mwai Kibaki
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Egypt Resists Linking US Aid to Rights
...Strip. In 2005, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made Egypt a focus of the Bush administration's goal for greater democracy in the Middle East, but the administration backed off public criticism when Egypt resisted the pressure. Egyptian...
In this article: Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Ayman Nour, United States, Middle East, Cairo, and Allegation
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Cuba Solidarity Day Offers Hope for Cuban Political Prisoners
" Gutierrez co-chairs, with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba, established in October 2003 to explore ways the United States can help bring about a transition to democracy in Cuba.
In this article: Cuba, Carlos Gutierrez, United States, Raul Castro, State Department, U.N., and Condoleezza Rice
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Rice Puts Japan At Center of New U.S. Vision of Asia
...rich fishing area. Rice cited Japan as a model for "political and economic progress in all of East Asia" and lauded it as a partner in the administration's global war on terror and push for democracy in the Middle East. "Japanese leadership...
In this article: Condoleezza Rice, United States, Japan, China, Asia, U.N. Security Council, North Korea, George W. Bush, and Tokyo
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Rice Praises Pakistani Progress Against Extremism
Washington -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised the progress Pakistan has made in combating extremism over the past six years and called for free and fair parliamentary elections as a step toward the restoration of democracy. "I...
In this article: Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, United States, State Department, Condoleezza Rice, Washington, Iran, and Best interests
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A New Mideast, or Wishful Thinking?
...by Baker and co-chair Lee Hamilton in their Iraq Study Group report. They want Rice to talk with Iran and with Syria, which is busy undermining democracy in Lebanon. They speak more broadly for the burgeoning Washington consensus that the...
In this article: Condoleezza Rice, Middle East, James Baker, United States, Lee Hamilton, Saddam Hussein, Iraq, Iran, and Syria
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Democracy is a system of government in which either the actual governing is carried out by the people governed (direct democracy), or the power to do so is granted by them (as in representative democracy). The term is derived from the Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía), "popular government", which was coined from (dêmos), "people" and κράτος (krátos), meaning "power" in the middle of the fifth-fourth century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC.
In political theory, democracy describes a small number of related forms of government and also a political philosophy. Even though there is no specific, universally accepted definition of 'democracy', there are two principles that any definition of democracy includes, equality and freedom. These principles are reflected by all citizens being equal before the law, and having equal access to power. Additionally, all citizens are able to enjoy legitimized freedoms and liberties, which are usually protected by a constitution.
There are several varieties of democracy, some of which provide better representation and more freedoms for their citizens than others. However, if any democracy is not carefully legislated to avoid an uneven distribution of political power with balances, such as the separation of powers, then a branch of the system of rule could accumulate power and become harmful to the democracy itself.
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