liked by the public mostly for its conflict ions with the states political culture. This constitution gave to much power to the state government. The Governor was given a term of four years and‚ extensive appointing abilities. It restricted state legislature to meeting only once per calendar year. And being as the majority of power was held by the state‚ local governments were extremely powerless. These were some reasons that majority of people disliked this constitution. The constitution in 1876 was
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right to seek information from any government department. The Law is applicable to all constitutional authorities‚ including the executive‚ legislature and judiciary; any institution or body established or constituted by an act of Parliament or a state legislature. RTI Act not only covers the executives rather the judiciary and legislature are also under its strict regulations. There is no gap in the process of formatting a corruption free and transparent government. It defines the
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first three chapters of the Constitution are headed respectively "The Parliament"‚ "The Executive Government"‚ and "The Judicature". These chapters define the doctrine of the separation of powers and give us the names for each political branch; Legislature‚ Executive and Judiciary. This has been inherited by the British Westminster system upon which Australia’s political system is based. The separation of powers doctrine is an essential principle of law that ensures that all three political branches
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Established our first governing doc. Articles of Confederation Lasted 1781-1789 Was written in 1777 Purposely kept the national gov’t weak Created a Unicameral Congress 1 House/ Congress Each state had one vote Delegates were chosen by state legislature What gov’t could do under AC Conduct Foreign Affairs Wage War Could create postal service Borrow money Determine the value of money What the Nat’l gov’t couldn’t do under AC Power to enforce policies on states Federal gov’t couldn’t collect
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and Presidential democracies are forms of government that similar in some respects and differ in others. The Parliamentary system like the Presidential is divided into three separate arms of Government‚ the Legislature‚ Executive and the Judiciary. Both democracies have a bicameral legislature‚ often referred to as the House of Representative and the Senate. The House of Representative is elected and the Senate is appointed by the Head of State on the advice of the Prime Minister in a Parliamentary
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Parliament and Welsh and Northern Ireland assemblies. This system is called the Parliamentary form of Government since under this system the Parliament is supreme. Under this system there is a close relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. In fact‚ the Executive is a part of the Legislature-the
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office. The functions of an election are: (i) To give the voters a choice of who should represent them in the legislature or government; (ii) To elect representatives who will act on behalf of their constituents in relation to government decisions‚ policies and government agencies; (iii) To produce a legislature that reflects the main trends of opinion among the electorate; (iv) To form a government that is in accordance with
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Introduction The idea of Separation of Powers suggests that governance of the State should not fall solely under one organ of the State which could be identified as the Executive‚ Legislature and Judiciary. Aristotle in his Politics submitted this theory but the most famous version was being suggested by Montesquieu in ‘De L’Espirit des Lois’. His arguments indicate that there were three functions of government‚ Legislative as the law-making body‚ Executive as the law-applying body and Judiciary
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Articles of Confederation‚ the legislature of each state had no specific means of choosing voters. The delegates of each state were to sign the Articles‚ but only do as directed by their legislature (Young‚ 1977). Their legislature did not provide for them to vote in such agreements thus‚ they only wait until instructed so. This shows that the Articles of Confederation did not provide how it could be ratified‚ but indirectly implied it the duty of the legislatures of the various states. This meant
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CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA‚ 1996 (English text signed by the President) [Promulgation Date: 18 December 1996] [Commencement Date: 4 February 1997 – unless otherwise indicated] as amended by: Constitution First Amendment Act of 1997 Constitution Second Amendment Act of 1998 Constitution Third Amendment Act of 1998 Constitution Fourth Amendment Act of 1999 Constitution Fifth Amendment Act of 1999 Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001 Constitution Seventh Amendment Act of 2001 Constitution
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