8.1.4
Describe the nation's blend of civic republicanism, classical liberal
principles, and English parliamentary traditions.
Nation, a relatively large group of people organized under a single,
usually independent government, has balanced out the superlative government they
have today by mixing civic republicanism, classical liberal principles, and
English parliamentary traditions. Civic republicanism is a form of government
where citizens vote for representatives to make decisions for them, similar to
when we vote for congress. For example people would go to a poll to vote on a
ballot for a representative or sometimes president every four years, then the
person with the most votes become president, this is how the republican voting
system processes. The representatives that are chosen would be the individual
that would make the decision on different issues and matters, for example if we
should spend more money armed forces or in school.
Classical liberal principle is an aspect where there is a semi-pure democracy since there
is no existence of a king and everybody has the right and chance to vote or have
a say in the issue. Classical liberal principle is a semi-pure democracy because
for example in the case of voting for a proposition, everyone is able to vote or
have a say in what is happening like citizens have for the government, consent
of the governed, and is not ruled by a dominant individual like a king, but
instead there is no position, almost like where everyone is the king.
English parliamentary tradition is the foundation of America’s government.
English parliament is the form of government of how England had been governed in
the past, it is mostly a monarchy because there was a king that had made
decisions for everybody even if they abhorrent towards the idea of his decision.
The decision can be from nothing to everything which means from the smallest
problems to the greatest, for example a small problem like one person doesn’t
have shelter, to a big problem where a kingdom has no more money or no one has
refuge. All three of these aspects come together as one because they are all
forms or types of governments that citizens or countries are ruled by. All
people are involved in the way of government in all of these concepts because in
a republic, people vote for a representative, and in a semi-pure democracy all
people are involved but don’t vote for a representative and instead vote for
themselves on what they want.
More Information:
1.
http://www.britannia.com/gov/gov4.html
This site gives you a brief overview of the British government.
2.
http://www.cyberessays.com/History/110.htm
This site talks a little about the English Parliament and some of it’s history.
3.
http://www.liberalsindia.com/introduction/liberalpositionpapers/liberalpositionpapers2.php
This site talks I fairly lot about liberal principles and how it relates to government.
4.
http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Meta/MetaYevl.htm
This site talks about different types of liberalism and if it’s the way to go, or
5.
http://www.lawandliberty.org/militia4.htm
This site tells you about how civic republicanism relates to the second amendment.
6.
http://www.findarticles.com/m3955/6_52/68025726/p1/article.jhtml
This site tells you how civic republicanism applies to the Czech Republic and Poland,
along with a bibliography.
Recommended Books:
1.
Civic
Republicanism (The Problems of Philosophy)
by Iseult Honohan
2.
Citizenship
and Community: Civic Republicanism and the Modern World
by Adrian Oldfield
3.
Joyce
Cary, Liberal Principles: Liberal Principles (Critical Studies Series)
by Cornelia Cook
4.
The
Liberal Party : principles and performance
by Peter G. Tiver
5.
Robert's
Rules in Plain English
by Doris P. Zimmerman
6.
English
parliamentary enclosure : its historical geography and economic history
by Michael Edward Turner