Why a Democracy better than a dictatorship Prepare an argumentative essay telling how a Democracy with a Two-party system is better than a Dictatorship with a Single/One-party.
POLS1155 Comparative Politics Generating Hypotheses The Polity IV dataset contains a variable called “polity2.” This is a standard measure that political scientists use to capture the level of democracy in a country. It ranges from -10 (least democratic, most autocratic) to +10 (most democratic). In class, we will talk about how the measure is put […]
Democracy of developing countries Describe the effect of migrant remittances in the democracy of developing countries.
Reading Discussion Description Given recent events in Afghanistan, what can we learn from the evidence that democracy can rarely be spread by force? Be sure to use support from the text and credible outside sources in your response.
Week 1 Discussion: Determining Democracy Does democracy require equality of income or wealth? Discuss why democracy might make a country more or less egalitarian.
Compare and contrast the following political systems in global perspective: monarchy, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and democracy.
Description “It’s easy to understand that the First Amendment protects speakers, but it goes much further. Having the right to speak also implies the right not to be forced to speak. Protecting free expression to promote democracy implies that listeners’ rights also need to be protected. There is a right to hear messages as […]
Description Question: It’s really 3 questions in one. (1) Which type of democracy works best for you? What is it and why? (2) If you were able to change the system you “belong” to, what three changes would you introduce and why? Be sure to cite our readings for Week 4 in supporting the proposed […]
Should prisoners be given the right to vote in the UK? An examination of whether the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights provides a wider right to democracy.
Part 1 of 2 (250-300 words): Consider the ideas about “rights” that are set forth in (a) the Declaration of Independence of the United States and (b) the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen from Revolution-era France. Does Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” represent a rejection, a […]
