This allowed men from all classes to vote rather than the richer classes having the majority of voters meaning that Germany was starting to become well represented in parliament. Voting also included a secret ballot which meant that German citizens could vote without the fear of persecution, so the votes would be the honest opinions of German citizens. This links in with the idea that citizens were starting to take advantage of Rechtsstaact, the turn out for Reichstag elections increased substantially from 50% in 1871 to 85% in 1912. The growth of the Social Democratic party was also a clear indication for the growing parliamentary democracy and the nations want for change. In the 1912 election the SPD polled 4,250,000 votes and became the largest party in the Reichstag with 110 deputies.
These include the franchise, a fair voting system, accountability, a choice of party, access to information, a national party system and participation – the right to stand for election to parliament. Historians debate the extent to which Britain had become a fully democratic country by 1928. This essay will argue that whilst Britain was essentially a fully democratic country by 1928, a number of imperfections remained to be addressed within Britain’s democratic system. Arguably, the most important hallmark of a democracy is the franchise. For a country to be democratic there should be universal suffrage – all adults should have the right to vote.
Representative democracy has been able to flourish in recent years as elected individuals who make decisions are arguably more knowledgeable than the electorate themselves. There is a greater sense of accountability to elected individuals to the public and more responsibility taken by those in power to protect the interests of the people by limiting the power of the government. Arguably, the question posed is of popular interest today as Britain has been described as a largely consultative democracy. A representative democracy is advantageous compared to a direct democracy as elected MPs are of sufficient educational backgrounds and are more superior in knowledge at making the most effective decisions. Arguably the elected MPs are the reason that a representative democracy flourishes with the elected MPs superseding the knowledge of the public.
As well as this, Gladstone also wanted to improve landlord and tenant relationships as the landlords could easily evict tenants randomly as it was a very unfair controlling system. The Irish Land Act meant there were limitations on the land lords’ eviction power and compensation was given for tenants who had been evicted. Numbers of lordships complained as many Protestants were absentee landowners so it was an incredible achievement to get the reforms through. Gladstone’s First Ministry could be considered successful in many ways. He improved efficiency and tackled the issue of
Supporters would argue that referendums should be used in the UK. This is for many reasons, such as allowing the public to have control over decision making. In doing so, making that decision is far more representative because it would be the popular choice, therefore making it far more legitimate. Also, because they’re secret ballots it means the voters can be non-partisan furthermore granting the final outcome to be a more justifiable choice due to f the vast amount of voters. In addition, referendums are a form of direct democracy, consequently giving the public control over decision making.
All of the citizens could belong to the Assembly, and they voted by lottery because they thought election favored the rich, and they wanted it to be equal. They also had a system called the ostracism, in which the citizens would write the name of an undesirable politician and if they person's name appeared more than 6,000 times, he could be removed. The conflicts Athens and Sparta caused many important events in World History. Their lack of unity as a region hurt, but also at the same time helped both city-states and the region. Even though the city-states had many differences eventually they united as and are still united
REFERENDUM INTRODUCTION Referendum is a type of a direct democracy as it is a process that allows regular citizens to vote on laws and issues in their states. This process allows people to vote on constitutional amendments, new laws, recall of public officials and controversial issues. In the United States, referendums have become an accepted part of legislation in some states since 1904. Today, more than 20 states in the U.S, including Massachusetts have incorporated a type of direct democracy as part of their law making system. ADVANTAGES OF REFERENDUM The main reason referendums have become so popular is because they are seen to boost democracy among citizens.
Although there failure of completely vanquishing the warlords there can be little doubt that Chiang was fairly successful in solving this domestic problem and the effects it would have on the country as it is probably that without him stabilising the political and social unrest civil war would have broken out in the country much early than it did. The GMD was able to successfully implement new and improved transport links throughout the country. The three thousand mile railway track connected North and South which helped Chiang to begin re-unifying the country and the people. However there can be little doubt that the transport was created for sole purpose of the urban rich who were the majority of his supporters and it only aided them to become
For a start, the fact that there were such committees and councils called ‘Dumas’ in 1906, such as the First Duma – 27th April 1906, showed that there was significant improvement in the political system in Russia as this had never been done before. By introducing Dumas into the Russian political system, it created a platform of which Russia could build on it for a better political future. By doing so this limited autocracy which had controlled the country since the Tsarist regime had originally started 300 years ago. It also allowed for more political parties to get involved in the running of the Dumas such as the Kadets and Octoberists who were part of the Lower House in the Duma, thus showing that the introduction of the Dumas improved and set up the political system in Russia during the period 1906-1914. Furthermore, the establishment of political parties becoming legal in Russia by 1914 was an improvement in the political system in Russia.
We had a stable political system which was a huge advantage, because in other countries they still had monarchy and if one person disagreed with the king the he would be beheaded. We have had a government since the 17th century with Oliver Cromwell and the civil war. Britain was the first nation in the world to industrialise, with the invention of a steam engine. The invention of the steam engine led to the invention of the train and factories. This meant faster transport and with the invention of the factories economic growth as well.