In the movie
"Star Wars" their exist many different forms of government. In this essay I
will be comparing
those forms in the movie to the ones found in the home. I will be starting
with the most
basic form of government and working up to the most complex.
The most basic form of government is anarchy,
The total absence of government.
In the movie the
best example of anarchy is Yoda, living by himself on Dagohba without the
interference of
any one apart from self. An example of
this at home would be when children are
left at home
while their parents are away for any extended period of time. Unlike Yoda though,
the children do
not live in a total anarchist state for they will eventual have to answer to
their
parents when they
return.
The next most primitive form of government is a
direct democracy as shown by
the Ewoks. The Ewoks probably started out as many small
groups that lived separate from one
another and grew
into what they are now through the evolution theory where, over time banned
together in order
to provide an easier means to access the necessities of life for the
groups. At
the time you see
them in the movie they seem to be using a tribal form of government where the
elders make up
the governing body, but let every one
else take part in the policy making
process. Besides
using a tribal form of government they also believe in divine right, or a god
given someone the
right to rule them as demonstrated by the Ewoks immediate worship of
C3-P0 upon
sight. This can be compared to any
modern family a moving into an apartment
along with many
other families where there is a manager, but the every one living in the
building
can have a say of
what goes on with the policy for the building.
Another basic type of government is a
dictatorship where only a small group or
one person have
control of a group of people. There is
two different examples of a dictator ship
in "Star
Wars", one is the Emperor's, which will be discussed later, and that
of Jabba's. Jabba
is a gangster on
Lukes' home planet which is controlled by the empire. Jabba has a dictatorship
over a small
group of people and has a territory in which he has sovereignty, and therefore
has
all the qualities
of a state. He has total control of his
area including without having to give to
the will of the
people he governs. he also has control
of the making and enforcing of policies
which is the role
of government.
The Imperial
Empire is also an dictator ship as stated above but with a couple minor
differences. At one time there was no such thing as the
empire but through many battles the
emperor gain
control through the use of force, establishing his government as the governing
body
for the
universe. In the early days of the
empire there was an imperial senate that shared powers
with the emperor
in a federalist type of government where the different planets each sent their
own
representative to the senate. In an
effort to gain more control over the universe the emperor
destroyed the
senate by assassinating its members. As
a result of this the power than fell to a
small group of
generals who elected Darth Vader as there leader and second in command much
like a parliament
would. After the first Death Star was
blown up the emperor took total control
of the government
and using Darth Vader as his go between with his generals. As you can see
the Empire had
evolved from some what of a democracy into a unitary dictatorship where every
thing revolves
around the emperor. Given that the
emperor wasn't taking away freedoms as a
punishment but to
further his own control of the galaxy, but if you look at the progression that
took place it can
be compared to how parents might react when their children get out of
line. At
first they may
limit some of their freedoms, and then if they continue to do the things that
the
parent deem wrong
they might get all of their freedoms taken away.
The most complicated of the governments in the
"Star
Wars" movies
would be that of the Rebel Alliance.
From what you see one can conclude
that the rebels
are a confederacy born with the sole purpose of over throwing the Imperial
Empire. The reason this is the most complicate in my
mind is that they must get many different
planets to join
and contribute money and people to the cause while trying to avoid the emperor.
Also they must
elect a leader from the many different planets to head up the alliance. An
application of
this form of government could exists when the neighborhood could ban together
to protest a city
ordinance or building project. Where the
sole purpose of the group is to stop the
city or come to a
compromise that settle the matter, but when the matter is finally resolved the
group will
disband for there would be no need for it anymore after accomplishing its goal.
Over all the many different forms of government
displayed in "Star Wars" can be related
and observed
through out home life. Though there
might not be one perfect form of government
since they all
have their drawbacks it might be in the best interest to study all of the
different
approaches to
maybe come up with a combination of many different forms of governing to make
a more perfect
government., or at least be willing to change a little before a major downfall
occurs.
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