Introduction…………………………………………………………………………p.g.2 2. What is local government?…………………………………………………………….p.2 3. Hierarchy Roles of local government…………………………………………………p.2-3 4. Functions of local government………………………………………………………..p.g.3 (4.1) Line functions………………………………………………………………………p.3 (4.2) Supporting functions……………………………………………………………….p.3 5. Values and principles for local government…………………………………………..p.4 6. Challenges that affect local government………………………………………………p.5 7. Strategies to overcome these
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Kat Pardo P.7 Forms of Government – Assess your knowledge of Government Types Know it: YES Sort of ? Definition Democracy: A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state‚ typically through elected representatives. The people are granted supreme authority. -direct: a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on‚ form consensus on‚ etc.) policy initiatives directly. -indirect: A representative democracy‚ in which people
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Justice‚ equality‚ civil liberties all of these are examples of values and rights that are protected by the government. Often‚ the government is the only institution capable of making these core political values a reality. Without the public sector in play‚ these values usually come in short supply. The governments goal should be to do what is best for the people by installing a healthy and active group of leaders. Take for example the first words expressed in the U.S. Constitution‚ We the people
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NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS 13 2 Not-for-profit organisations Key points Many not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) feel they are poorly understood by government and the general public. Pressures to be more efficient have seen overhead spending reduced at considerable detriment to effectiveness and improved resource allocation over time (allocative efficiency). The sector is diverse‚ but NFPs display some common behavioural patterns: – Whereas the behaviour of for-profit business is driven mostly
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why are so many citizens looking to the government for help with today’s economic situation? Only people can have a responsibility and the government is not a person. It gives the wrong impression of what government really is and sends people looking for assistance in the wrong direction. I believe that Americans are divided as to whether or not the Government has an economic responsibility to bail out those corporations in financial trouble. Government is an instrumentality; it is a means that
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Collective choice exercised through government structures offers the possibility for correcting the perceived deficiencies of individual choice. However‚ government intervention sometimes fails to promote social values in desired and predictable ways as individual choice does. Public policy should be informed not only by an understanding of market failure but of government failure as well. Definition: Government failures arise when government has created inefficiencies because it should not
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people and the United States government and can be the focal point in what makes or breaks our current society. Resistance can be demonstrated in all types of ways such as The Boston Massacre in a cruel and gruesome battle‚ or Rosa Parks rather peaceful incident of the bus boycott back in 1955. Both forms of resistance but the specifics in how each of these took place is crucial to the argument debating whether peaceful resistance can be progressive for our government and the answer to whether I lie
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the sovereign to impose burden or charges upon persons‚ property or property rights for the use and support of government In order to enable it to discharge its function. Nature of Taxation Power * The power of taxation is both inherent and legislative in character because it has been reserved by the State for it to exercise * It is inherent because the sustenance of government requires contribution from them. * The power of taxation is legislative in character because only the legislature
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Canadian’s and their trust in government following the 2015 Federal Election. During the election‚ The Liberal Party of Canada used Canadian’s diminishing trust in the Harper Government to develop a campaign based on change and an open and inclusive government. Canadians responded well to this approach‚ and this was demonstrated through an increase in voter turnout and a majority government for the Liberals. I developed this survey out of interest specifically in trust in government following this election
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Comparative Government The ways that countries shaped are mostly influenced by their economic and social beliefs and it also make a difference between countries’ foreign policy. In the Islamic Republic of Iran with 70 million populations‚ there are full of mountains and desert. The climate in Iran is variable. The supreme leader of Iran is Ali Khamenei. The supreme leaders can be elected‚ but most of them are chosen by the last supreme leader. The second leader of the country is the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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