Karl Marx and his theories, Background, The Russian Revolution, SOSE: History, Year 9, NSW Introduction: Karl Marx's life The German philosopher Karl Marx became one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. Karl Marx was born in 1818 in Germany. He studied law and philosophy at university in Germany. See image 1. Marx associated with the influential philosopher Friedrich Engels. Together they developed and built on theories of capitalism, socialism and historical change. Marx's most influential theories were published in the Communist Manifesto (1848) and the Das Kapital (1867).
Democracy (Greek: Î´Î·Î¼Î¿ÎºÏÎ±ÏÎ¯Î±, DÄmokratÃ­a literally rule of the commoners), in modern usage, is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body, such as a parliament. Democracy is sometimes referred to as rule of the majority.
Educational Videos, Lessons and Games for K-12 School Kids. Democracy is a type of government in which the people of a country hold the power to rule by electing representatives. In modern democracies, the legislature, composed of people's representatives, is elected by popular suffrage. The executive head of government is either directly elected by the people, or chosen by the legislature according to the country's legal procedures. Certain social liberties such as freedom of speech and political expression, and a free press are essential precursors to democracy.