"There should be mutual understanding and support amongst the Executive‚ the Legislature and the Judiciary institutions."Xi Jinping Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China during his visit to the Hong Kong SAR on July 7th‚ 2008 made the above statement that hit a raw nerve in the public. In response to concerns in the fundamentals of Hong Kong’s legal system‚ Hong Kong Bar Association issued a statement to clarify that the judiciary independence is "firmly guaranteed" by the Basic Law‚ which
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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/717803/presidency-of-the-United-States-of-America What is PRESIDENT? One placed in authority over others; a chief officer; a presiding or managing officer; a governor‚ ruler‚ or director. The chairman‚ moderator‚ or presiding officer of a legislative or deliberative body‚ appointed to keep order‚ manage the proceedings‚ and govern the administrative details of their business. The chief officer of a corporation‚ company‚ board‚ committee‚ etc.‚ generally
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The British democratic parliamentary system of government (termed the Westminster system after the Palace of Westminster‚ the seat of the UK Parliament) is a series of procedures for operating a legislature. It is used‚ or was once used‚ in the national legislatures and subnational legislatures of most Common wealth and ex-Commonwealth nations‚ beginning with the Canadian provinces in 1867 and Australian colonies in 1901. Important features of the Westminster system include the following:
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independence from England. Traditions and ceremony are rich in both countries and the legislatures formed to govern them. Despite the differences‚ the Congress of the United States and the British Parliament remain connected through fundamental principles. In this essay‚ I will compare and contrast the two legislatures to illustrate. Congress and Parliament both have a bicameral legislature or a two-house legislature. Parliament’s two houses are the Lords and the House of Commons. Members of the House
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presidential and parliamentary systems. They are the two most popular types of democratic governments. They have common and dissimilar features. In both presidential and parliamentary systems the chief executive can be removed from office by the legislature but the way of it is different. Dissimilar feature is the election of the chief executive and the debate styles. I present the two best examples of these systems: the USA (presidentialism) and the UK (parliamentary system). Consequently nations
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16th Amendment- Status of Income Tax Clarified. Ratified 2/3/1913 What it is- The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes‚ from whatever source derived‚ without apportionment among the several States‚ and without regard to any census or enumeration. Reason for ratification- In 1895‚ in the Supreme Court case of Pollock v Farmer’s Loan and Trust (157 U.S. 429)‚ the Court disallowed a federal tax on income from real property. The tax was designed to be an indirect
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branch were in the making‚ and as John Adams would have said‚ “the delegates had ‘crossed the Rubicon’.” (70) Madison‚ and his fellow republican delegates‚ arrived at a quick consensus “that the greatest powers must reside in the representative legislature” (72). However‚ the delegates were aware that the excessive power in the hands of any government body was an inducement to tyranny. But the diffusion of power among three branches‚ Madison suggested‚ legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial‚ would halt
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set in the Australian Constitution and nevertheless to say parliament‚ the states of the nation have their separation of powers as well. It was set into three branches of parliament one is the legislature they make the
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have led him to the conclusion that the state legislature was not at fault and did not warrant a rebellion.
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Carolina Rodriguez POL 103 Final Exam 1 A) Andrew Mark Cuomo born December 6‚ 1957 is the 56th and current Governor of New York‚ He was the 64th New York State Attorney General‚ and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Born in Queens‚ New York‚ he is the son of Mario Cuomo‚ the 52nd Governor of New York (1983–1994). A member of the Democratic Party‚ he was a top aide to his father during his 1982 campaign for Governor. Andrew Cuomo was appointed to the Department
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