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    To what extent is the current government achieving 4 macro objectives The current UK government is currently operating as a mixed economy‚ but more in favour a capitalist style. There are 4 macro objectives that the government aim for. These are: * Balanced economic growth * Low unemployment * Low trade deficit * Low Inflation Starting with the current economic rate of growth‚ the government is currently nowhere near to achieving its objectives‚ as of right now the economy isn’t

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    To what extent do the advantages of referendums outweigh the disadvantages? (25 Marks) A referendum (sometimes referred to as a plebiscite). Is a vote in which the electorate can express a view on a particular issue of public policy. Referendums have become more widely used since 1997 and have helped to decide controversial policies. The advantages of referendums are great‚ however so are the number of disadvantages. This essay shall include how the electorate could be affected by the positives

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    groups is due to the fall of the socialist countries which demonstrates the need for a global society. This led the economists to recommend the need to liberalise the economies by minimizing state intervention and maximizing competitiveness. Bolshevik Russia provided a key lesson in this when the peasants used to feel deep injustice as their produce was taken to a state run distributor meaning they were not paid accordingly to their work load. This eventually drove them to burn their own crops so

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    1900’s america was in a state of reform or change. It was called the progressive era. Where they changed‚ edited‚ or made rules for education ‚ the environment‚ and for workers . These reforms try and changed the way america worked.and because of the progressive era the U.S. has changed. During the progressive era education laws have changed to better help america’s education for the better. Such as the third reform made for education during the progressive era‚”School is a free requirement for

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    Progressive Era The period between 1900 and 1918 was known as the progressive era in the American history. It was during this brief time that America was completing its quick change from an agrarian to an urban society. For most Americans of this generation‚ early 20th-century America was the start to a relationship between a democratic government and its masses. This had a very positive impact on them. The progressives as they called themselves worked for a revival in the working conditions in factories

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    constitutional developments that irrupted conflict were the secession of the confederate states‚ the Emancipation Proclamation‚ the three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction. Some social developments that caused conflict were the Freedmen’s Bureau‚ the Black Codes‚ and the Ku Klux Klan. It was a result of these developments that the Revolutions of the Civil War‚ Reconstruction‚ and the Redeemers would take place. The great change these revolutions brought about were vital in the development of this country

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    To what extent was Martin Luther responsible for the ’revolutionary’ Protestant reformation in Germany? In this essay‚ I will attempt to assess the extent of Martin Luther’s role in the Protestant reformation that took place at the beginning of the sixteenth century in Germany. Luther’s name is synonymous with the religious Reformation of the sixteenth century‚ or the ’evangelical movement’ as it is sometimes called‚ but the actual details of the Reformation itself are somewhat lesser known. Luther’s

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    To what extent are floods necessary for the formation of river landforms? River landforms are formed by either depositional methods or erosional methods‚ and the landforms that floods are necessary for are formed by depositional methods‚ but there are landforms that are formed by erosional methods where floods are not needed to create these landforms. The main landforms that are formed by floods are levees‚ floodplains and oxbow lakes. The most obvious example of a landform where

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    that their rights to slavery were in jeopardy with the election of Republican‚ Abraham Lincoln. However‚ the election of Lincoln was not a mandate for the abolition of slavery in the United States. Lincoln’s primary platform while running for president was to stop the spread of slavery‚ not to abolish it. His Republican principles were the foundation for his disapproval of slavery. However‚ Lincoln realized that slavery was protected by the constitution and that he did not hold the power to abolish

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    Before the Progressive Era women found themselves in traditional roles raising the family and keeping the families moral compass pointing in the proper manner. Many of them never considered life outside of them home‚ as this was how they were raised. In the advent of the beginning years of the Progressive Era with many of the largest companies controlling the largest chunks of America’s financial interests these same women were looking outside. By this I mean‚ the very important job they had raising

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