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    To what extent is the EU now a ‘superstate’? What obstacles are there to further European Integration? (45 mark) To some extent the EU has become a superstate due to federalist features that combine the member states of the European Union closer together. For Eurosceptic British who oppose the further integration between the states have defined the EU’s superstate to be a huge‚ centralized Brussels Bureaucracy limiting the sovereign authority of member states. This can be controversial as

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    PERIOD 1‚ US HISTORY ACC. Question: To what extent was the Reconstruction a failure? Reconstruction was the period directly after the end of the Civil War (1865-1877). This era was a necessary time for the United States to restore the divided nation. The eleven rebel states that had been defeated leaving the government unsure weather to punish or pardon them. In Reconstruction era‚ the three goals emerged from the federal government: rebuild the South‚ provide and protect freedman’s

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    To what extent was the life of the Ancient Greeks influenced by religion? The lives of the Ancient Greek people were strongly influenced by religion. The gods and goddesses that they worshipped were the reasons behind everything they had done‚ were doing and had done. The gods influenced everything from law to warfare‚ medicine and general life. To the Ancient Greeks‚ the gods and goddesses created the world‚ its seasons and everything in it. Everything happened because the god and goddesses willed

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    The Progressive Era Progressivism is an umbrella label for a wide range of economic‚ political‚ social‚ and moral reforms. These included efforts to outlaw the sale of alcohol; regulate child labor and sweatshops; scientifically manage natural resources; insure pure and wholesome water and milk; Americanize immigrants or restrict immigration altogether; and bust or regulate trusts. Drawing support from the urban‚ college-educated middle class‚ Progressive reformers sought to eliminate corruption

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    country‚ the progressive era was the response of different groups to the problems present. Progressivism focused on promoting new ideas with a new wave of industrialization‚ social reforms‚ and laws. The most prevalent change that occurred in this time period was the introduction of a new idea: democracy. Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or through elected members

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    During the period of 1900 to 1920‚ Progressive Era reformers and the federal government were only able to get partial reform at the national level. Both helped with such reforms as to limit the control of trusts‚ enact child labor laws‚ improve sanitation‚ and give voting rights to women. Though‚ these changes were not as effective as they may seem‚ since corporations and individuals often neglected them‚ making them of no useful value. What is known as the time of progress was hardly of

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    Progressive DBQ At the start of the 20th century‚ the United States were experiencing many changes in the ways that their economics and politics operated. After the Civil War‚ Restoration‚ and the Gilded Age‚ the Progressive Era was a time the United States could establish the principles of the country and begin to build what America is today‚. With large monopolies running the nation’s economy‚ such as those run by J.P. Morgan‚ Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ and Vanderbilt‚ many people sought Reformation

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    To what extent is there a ‘democratic deficit’ in the UK? The extent to which there is a ‘democratic deficit’ in the UK can be argued to varying degrees of accuracy. A democratic deficit would be when a democratic institution‚ such as the UK Government or in the courts of the UK‚ breaks or falls short of its democratic principles in their principles. An example of democratic deficit in the UK is when In parts of London‚ Sheffield‚ Manchester and Birmingham‚ thousands of would-be voters had to stand

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    1) To what extent is Naturis an entrepreneurial company? In 1988 Naturis was found as a joint venture between F&P Riso Gallo‚ a well-known ialien producer of rise and Puccinelli‚ which its field of competence is in the production of dehydrated vegetables. Naturis was perceived as a research oriented entreprise which was exploring potential opportunities with regards to the dehydration process. Naturis was set up through corporate venturing which includes the creation of a new business. In order

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    Government & Politics Essay To what extent is there a democratic deficit in the UK? There is an argument that the government has the power and right to change laws and represent people without necessarily having to be elected. This can also be known as ‘Democratic deficit’. An example of democratic deficit is the House of Lords. The members in the House of Lords aren’t

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