under the control of a few notable families. It is normal for a politician’s son‚ wife‚ brother‚ or other kinsman‚ to run for the same or other government office. The term coined by Filipinos to describe this practice is "Political dynasty"‚ the equivalent of an oligarchy in political science. One can trace its roots from the Spanish colonial times where favored families of the mestizo stock‚ or the Illustrados were given responsibilities of Gobernadorcillo‚ or Alcalde. As such‚ these men have wielded
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the war. • A second social impact of the war was the reduction in class barriers in Britain. During the war‚ the servant class all but disappeared. 3. There were three main political consequences of the war. • A Liberal-Conservative coalition government was created‚ led by David Lloyd George. • The Labor Party also did well out of the war‚ receiving considerable support as a result of its opposition to the conflict. It soon overtook the Liberals as the second largest party in the country. •
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The Political Representation: Meanings and Implications Political Representation: Past‚ Present‚ and Future Khaliun Magsarjav European Studies II Bratislava‚ 2013 Today‚ in countries which choose representative democracy as a form of state‚ ordinary citizens have the right to one man-one vote and thus they‚ in regular elections‚ vote for a political candidate or a political party
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industrialists by showing he was against socialists through the murder of Strasser‚ a socialist Nazi‚ and the alliance with the Conservative Nationalistic Party. He gains power over the Catholic Church by signing a Concordat that disallows priests from political activities and collapses the Center Party as well as getting the Lutheran Church to agree to a Reich Church. The army was won over since they supported the Nazis’ nationalistic aims and were obliged to swear allegiance to Hitler after he became ‘Fuhrer
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Richie Furay and Neil Young. Other members were Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer. This group gained many fans because they combined rock‚ folk‚ and country music. One of their songs which sold millions of copies “For What It’s Worth” actually became a political anthem for the turbulent times of the late 60s. Buffalo Springfield came together in 1966 but stayed on the scene only for two years because of issues which couldn’t be solved. During this time they managed to become one of the most influential
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Most people living in the country or small villages‚ People rarely strayed more then a few mile from home‚ Messages traveled no faster then the fastest horse or ship. In alot of ways the way people lived and worked over the last 250 years. Has changed. In the eighteenth century King James II stepped down to be replaced by William and Mary. They had agreed to accept a bill of rights that limited their power. In the year of 1763 colonists from Britan that our in the north america were celebrating.
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different groups of people without foreign interference. They utilized farming as the main labor but trade and manufacturing also picked up due to the end of mercantilism and the Navigation Laws. After the Revolution there was a great amount of political change both in the government and in the people governed. Now free from Britain’s monarchial rule the Americans were one of the first to rule with democracy and were able to deal with their issiues themselves. As written in the Pennsylvania Packet
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predicted that economic liberalization is the first step towards political reform and hence to democratization. The fact that all the rich countries in the world are somehow democratic is to be taken as evidence to the validity of this predicament. The process works as follows: economic growth leads to urbanization and improvements in technology and infrastructure. These improvements facilitate communication and recruitment by new political groups. Growth also tends to lead to increased investment in
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All the money the Eastern Berliners made was taken away and given to the USSR for war equipment while Western Berliners had supermarkets‚ malls and a lot of other appealing things so a lot of the eastern Berliners left to Western Berlin. K did not like this at all and he decided to build the Berlin Wall to keep people from crossing over. Families were divided and Eastern Berliners were imprisoned from the world for almost 30 years before it went down in
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background. But is this phenomenon new? Is it a product of the modern age? Certainly not‚ politics seems to run in mankind’s blood. Man being a more intelligent species realized early on that everything does not work on brawn. He realized that if you did the right thing‚ things would come to you without even moving you limbs. He realized that it was not always necessary to tackle others physically‚ a sweet word or gesture here and another there was more powerful than his muscles. Man is very much a
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