Democracy 2.1.1 Government Class Text ND 2.2 Advantages Direct elections, Separation of powers, Speed and decisiveness, Stability 2.2.1 AdvantagesText A presidential democracy is great because it doesn't allow one person or a group of people to run the country, rather, it is run by the peopl...
Istanbul— Turkey's national electionswill be decided by a runoffvote as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a the toughest test of his long political career. With nearly all the ballots counted Monday, neither Erdogan nor his chief rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu had secured more than the required 50...
While it’s true that the Supreme Court has never before had to consider the question of presidential criminal immunity, there is no need for the court to invent some new analytical framework to figure out the correct answer. Whether an ex-president ought to be criminally prosecuted by a...
In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has beensteadily consolidating presidential powersfor years while attacking the independence of both thelegislative and judicialbranches, as well as restricting press andacademic freedoms. Turkey’s economy hasstruggledin kind, with gross domestic product drop...
“Campaigns are the heart of our democracy and every campaign must adopt basic cybersecurity protections. This year’s election is particularly risky for cyber attacks directed at candidates, staffers, and anyone associated with a campaign,” said Michael Kaiser, president ...
Turkey and India, according to the global think tankV-Dem Institute’s 2020 democracy report. TheEconomist Intelligence Unitalso downgraded the U.S. to a flawed democracy in 2016. Expert surveys of political scientists, such asBright Line WatchandAuthoritarian Warning Survey, also measure higher th...
While stipulating that the former president "emphatically denies the truth of any allegations in the indictment," Trump's lawyers argued that the actions underlying the charges against him were taken not just when he was a presidential candidate, but also the sitting president — a distinction tha...
Ironically, the state against which Hungary had historically defined itself — Ottoman Turkey — is now governed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is himself gripped by neo-Sultanate fantasies, embodied in his 1,100-room presidential palace, albeit more Albert Speer in looks than anything that would...
There is a lot of debate on whether the United States is better defined as a plutocracy or oligarchy, rather than a democracy. Ultimately, this depends on who you ask, and what kinds of individuals make up our current presidential and congressional administrations. ...
Some argue that it promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion; whereas, others argue that it challenges the fabric of democracy, whereby voters elect their officials. The word quota is not specific to business or trade; it can be used in many different contexts related to a target level of ac...