can u help me with a history question? ... was early america a democracy or was it a working democracy?
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Welll, I'll give it a go.  I think early America -- meaning pre-1776 (before the Declaration of Independence and the advent of the Constitution) -- was a "working democracy".  Technically, during this time, most of the country was under the monarchy of the English king.  And, the British Parliament increasingly enacted most of the laws that governed the area.  So, I would say it was not a democracy; it was, in fact, a monarchy under a king.\n\nHowever, the reason I believe it was a "working democracy" is because the colonists, being far from their homelands, had to rely on each other and, in effect, form a working democracy to communally enact laws and rules of living in order to survive the harshness of their circumstances.  In doing so, they became fiercely loyal to each other, rather than to the King.  They also loved the freedom they were experiencing, despite the hardships.\n\nAs time went on and the colonies grew, the British Parliament became ever more intrusive into their lives.  They began to resent the ever-increasing restrictions, rules, and especially taxations burdened on them by the British Parliament.  And so, they joined together to rid themselves of the British monarchy forever and to form a new nation.  They formed the "United Colonies" and then the "United States.  \n\nI'd say they were a working democracy (meaning that the people, i.e., the colonists, from the very first settlement in the New World formed their own  government of the people and by majority rule, based primarily on the need for the majority to survive) that then became a formalized democracy through the Declaration of Independence and the enactment of the Constitution.
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Jesuits were generally expelled in the 19th century from Latin American missions.\n\nAs to what year was the discovery and conquest of America, this is a really poor question.  It is true that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, but the conquest took a lot longer than that.  As to the discovery, there are a lot of historical arguments that show that the Old World had met the New World on many occasions prior to Columbus.\n\nWhen were the independent wars against Spain? Well, again this depends on the country, but most were in the first 50 years of the 19th century.\n\nWhat century did the first democracies start to arise? Are you talking about democracy as we know it today, or are you talking about the roots of it in Greece?  Democracy is a conglomeration of a lot of political ideas from many countries and it comes in a lot of forms.  So it's very hard to say when it arose unless you are more specific.  Some argue that the US, in 1776, was the first "democracy."\n\nWhen did the indigenous people live in America? Well, that would be about 15,000 BC until the present.  But the 15,000 BC date is quite obscure and there are a lot of arguments for dates before and after that.
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I think there is a combination of socialism and democracy that has yet to be realized. As for America, you alsom must realize that all empires eventually fall. Be it in 100 years or 1000. Nothing lasts forever.
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Hey .. hey .. wait a minute \n\nWhat .. Democracy .. is it Georgie W and Mafiooooos kind of Democracy ur talking about .. ??\n\nIt is non of ur business anyway ..
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The ancient Greeks, who invented democracy, had a philosopher who said." every government tends to fail by excess of its own basic principle". I cannot recall his name.\n\nThe USA was an experiment in government modeled partly on ancient Greece as revealed to europeans again during the renaissance when monks found old greek teachings and lore in Muslim libraries during the crusades that were translated and taken to Europe. This ended the dark ages in Europe.\nAlso the USA copied some native American government models.\nThe basic principle of USA is democracy rather than Monarchy, so it is this very aspect of our own government that threatens to topple it. Certainly it is made worse by ignorant masses that vote, but it is the power to vote that makes this ignorance dangerous. Not the ignorance per se.\nIf USA were an enlightened dictatorship, then this would not be a problem as the wise and kind ruler would protect the idiots from themselves.\nBut we let anyone vote. They need not own property, or be educated,or even be literate. They can still vote at age 18. This has made the gathering of the votes of morons a big business. This democratic system will be the undoing of USA as the morons are led to the slaughter by the evil geniuses that manipulate them and eventually will enslave them. Part of the con is to make working for the man a moral obligation (ha ha) Then paying taxes to a corrupt government becomes a growing legal obligation. Then obeying religious leaders and tithing. The rest is like taking candy away from a baby. The only reason the trap is not yet sprung is because evil factions are still fighting over the slaves. Once they end their war or have a truce, USA and all its freedoms is doomed.\nOH YEAH, they also do not want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg so it is better to let the fools think they are free as long as possible. We dont want no revolution! First thing to do is to distract them with drugs, TV and false issues to divide them. Then ruin the schools so nobody will ever get smart enough to see what is happening. It is really easy and almost done. so long suckers!
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Will this help?\n\nhttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=What+democratic+laws+did+the+English+establish+after+their+Glorious+Revolution&btnG=Search&meta=
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Unsordid is not a word.  I think you mean sordid.\n\nIn response to your question, I don't really know the history, but I will say that the fact that the USA was insturmental in the early aspects has no affect on what they are today.  Very morally confused.
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The early fathers feared a true democracy. \nThey felt that "mob rule", was counter to a nation.\n\nFor example if we all voted that you should be tortured and killed that would be democratic, but not "right"\n\nA republic allows the will of the people filtered through the funnel of education and wisdom.
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The definition of a democracy, in its most basic form, is a government of the people, meaning the people make the decisions.\n\nIn Athens, the people who were included were free men of 18 or older. Slaves and women were not allowed to vote. The men gathered together and everyone was allowed to speak his mind on an issue. After everyone who wanted a say had had time to speak his mind, the entire group voted on the issue at hand.\n\nModern democracies tend to be representative democracies. Both men and women are allowed to vote after they reach the age of 18. Usually, they vote for representatives who represent them and speak for them at government meetings. There are a few isolated small towns in the US that still practice the older form of democracy. They hold town meetings and everyone who wants to speak gets a chance, and then they vote on the issue at hand. But for the most part, in a modern democracy, decisions are made by representatives. At the local level (state, county and city) people often vote directly for an issue that has been proposed by representatives, such as tax levies for schools or roads, amendments to state constitutions, etc. But issues at a national level are decided by elected representatives.\n\nTo sum up, the biggest difference between the two kinds of democracy is that the Athenian democracy was a direct democracy, where each individual was allowed their say and voted directly on the issue. Modern democracies are representative democracies, where the people vote for a representative who speaks and votes for them when it comes time to decide an issue.
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Would it amaze you to hear that the US is not a democracy? I heard a great quote once by HL Mencken: "Democracy is a form of religion. It is the worship of jackals by jackasses."\n\nIn the US, the founding fathers feared "Democracy" - as nothing more than mob rule. It's three hungry wolves and a sheep voting on tonight's dinner - guess who loses in that system?\n\nSo yes, I'm a Democracy hater as much as it means majority rule. Majority rule can never be sustained - because we'll get policies where 51% of the population rake the other 49% over the coals.
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I see many similarities between Ancient Rome and America today. Both expanded their holdings using War, and then assimilated the populations into their own, whether they want to be or not. Both rule absolutely depend-less on how their peoples feel, and America shall go down in the hands of "Barbarians" just as Rome did. Everything that is big becomes small. that is Nature.
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Really America is a Republic, so Democracy is just a myth..Right now with Bush it's a Dictatorship, and Democracy is once again a myth. Democracy means "For the people, By the people" (Abraham Lincoln), not for the corporations, and the rich people that want to rule.
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it was the first....document to unite the colonies? al i kno its that it united the colonies instead of all of them saying" im from virginia" or "im from gorgia" they all said after this documetn" im from the united states. they were alredy united before this document but they never got along. it was the first call for union beetween the american colonies. \n\nhope this helped!\n\nkarina\n\ngood luck!\n\nnina02_atx@yahoo.com
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If you're asking if America is a democratic nation, then the answer is yes.\n\nThe United States of America is actually a democratic republic.  It is a democracy, in the fact that there is direct election of representatives.  However, these representatives are the ones that actually make the decisions, the ones that make the laws (hence the Republic).  \n\nA republic is a form of government that has a special "class" or elect that make the governmental decisions (laws, etc) that govern the nation.  In our case, the elect are the representatives and senators at the federal level, as well as your local representatives (state, local) that make the decisions.  \n\nBecause these members are elected, then we have a democracy as well.  However, a true democracy would require the votes of everyone on every issue (direct democracy).  It would be a little bit tough with a population of 300 million.
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umm... well, theres a democratic republic.. that IS our government, we dont really have more than one government in America. but, each states has its own government, though not as powerful in some areas as the national government, and you also have county, city, and community governments
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Somebodies got a paper to write. There was a revolution in America?
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Actually the U.S. is a republic, not a democracy.  \n\nI'm not going to argue politics with a foreigner.