Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, down from 173,514 at the 2010 census. Jacksons population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any major city in the United States. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area completely within the state. With a 2020 population estimated around 600,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippis population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi.
Founded in 1821 as the site for a new state capital, the city is named after General Andrew Jackson, who was honored for his role in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later served as U.S. president. Following the nearby Battle of Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War, Union forces under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman began the siege of Jackson and the city was subsequently burned.During the 1920s, Jackson surpassed Meridian to become the most populous city in the state following a speculative natural gas boom in the region. The current slogan for the city is The City with Soul. It has had numerous musicians prominent in blues, gospel, folk, and jazz. The city is located in the deep south halfway between Memphis and New Orleans on Interstate 55 and Dallas and Atlanta on Interstate 20. Being at this location has given the city the nickname the crossroads of the south.
The city has a number of museums and cultural institutions, including the Mississippi Childrens Museum, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Old Capital Museum, Museum of Mississippi History. Other notable locations are the Mississippi Coliseum and the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Jackson State Tigers Football Team.
The Jackson metropolitan statistical area is the states second largest metropolitan area overall, due to four counties in northern Mississippi being part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area. In 2020, the Jackson metropolitan area held a GDP of 30 billion dollars, accounting for 29% of the states total GDP of 104.1 billion dollars.
Democracy
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Government by the people; a form of government in which
the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.
Democracy meaning & definition 1 of Democracy.
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Four wolves and one lamb voting on lunch.
Democracy meaning & definition 2 of Democracy.
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A form of government where the leader is chosen by popularity rather than ability to run a country.
Democracy meaning & definition 3 of Democracy.
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A common system of government directed by the whims of mobs and marked by a low tolerance for basic human rights and common sense; primarily used to incrementally transition a government ruled by common law (Republic) to a government ruled by the political law of a few elite (Oligarchy).
Individuals get one vote - the ballot box. Considering a) most elections are stolen and b) the mainstream media - whose parent corporations financially contribute directly/indirectly to the campaigns of the major party system - exclude coverage of ALL viable candidates (Libertarians, Greens, Independents, Constitutional, Socialists, etc), the individual is mostly irrelevant.
Its two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner. Tonight’s menu is obvious and leftovers provide for tomorrow’s needs. Thereafter, what can the ravenous wolves do but eat each other.
Jeopardy answer: What is - How our country fell from liberty’s wings of justice and peace into the volcano of preferential treatment and war?
Democracy meaning & definition 4 of Democracy.
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The worst system, except for all the others
Democracy meaning & definition 5 of Democracy.
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A failing system of government, which like communism works in principle but fails in practice.
ALL democracies end up serving the needs of rich interest groups and detach themselves from the populous. which inturn results in the majority of the people being governed by a minority.Democracy meaning & definition 6 of Democracy.
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Taken from the Greek demos and kratos (people and power respectively), it refers to the system of government in which the entire population effectively rules through a concentrated body which relies on the populations opinion as a source for its policies.
Democracy meaning & definition 7 of Democracy.
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What America isnt.
Democracy meaning & definition 8 of Democracy.
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The lie they tell you so they can keep getting rich.
Democracy meaning & definition 9 of Democracy.
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A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Democracy meaning & definition 10 of Democracy.
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Something [United States of America] [politicians] claims the country is built on, while every single day they make every effort to [undermine] it.
Democracy meaning & definition 11 of Democracy.
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Any of a number of forms of government which at their core have some degree of [decision-making] performed by a system of voting. Exactly who can vote (franchisement) often varies quite widely, and has historically in many countries been divided along lines of age, gender, religion, economic status, class, race, ethnic group, language, nationality, and citizenship. The degree of participation can also vary. A direct democracy, for example, would [in principle] have all decisions made by popular vote. Most democratic nations use some form of [representative democracy], whereby voters designate certain people or groups to make decisions for them.
Democracy meaning & definition 12 of Democracy.
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[Tyranny] by [morons].
Democracy meaning & definition 13 of Democracy.
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A non existant form of government in which every [citizen] would have a [vote] on every issue.
Unfortunately impossible to exist on a scale larger then a village due to massive stupidity of [general public].Democracy meaning & definition 14 of Democracy.