Should proportional representation be introduced in Westminster elections? The current system under the Westminster elections is first-past-the-post. This is a majoritarial system in that winner-takes-all. Those who are in favour of PR argue that the FPTP system is under-representative towards minor parties and votes are then typically ‘wasted’. However those who are in favour of the FPTP system point out that it leads to a strong government‚ a clear outcome and keeps extremist at bay. Proportional
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Westminster is the location of the Houses of Parliament‚ where the majority of political decisions (other than those for devolved states) are made for the nation. The current Westminster electoral system is First Past the Post (FPTP) which is used for general elections every 5 years (due to the new fixed-term parliaments brought in by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.) The FPTP system is constituency based‚ each person votes for a representative for their constituency and whichever party
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CHAPTER 1 - MALAYSIA POLITICAL & LEGAL SYSTEM 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Formation of Malaysia Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963 by federating the then independent Federation of Malaya with Singapore‚ North Borneo (renamed as Sabah later) and Sarawak. On 9 August 1965‚ Singapore separated from the federation and became a fully independent Republic. Malaysia now comprises thirteen states and three Federal Territories. 1.1.2 Political and Legal System Malaysia has a bicameral Parliament consisting
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. . . . . . . . 6 Quorums and Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Sessional Agendas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Committee Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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This visibly shows that the war on drugs has not cut drug usage‚ but instead has led to organized criminals growing and importing cannabis‚ whilst most likely causing a great number of deaths in the process where rival gangs meet. In the current system‚ if found with 112 (or more) grams of cannabis‚ one can receive a maximum of 14 years in prison for intent to supply‚ and with the cost of keeping a prisoner being roughly £40‚000 per year‚ I again ask; Should the law be changed? Surely it makes more
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326 majority to be able to form a government. This system creates a dominance in the house of commons if that majority is achieved sufficiently‚ as with Tony Blair’s landslide in 1997 where he had over a 150 seat majority‚ it is this kind of one party dominance I am going to be discussing in this essay and whether or not it limits parliaments main function to represent constituents and pass laws which benefit them. Power in theory in this system should lie with the commons and the chamber as they
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with Bush. House of Lords intended to scrutinise work of government‚ has power to veto legislation for a maximum of two years. No longer any hereditary peers in House of Lords Parliament fails to be entirely representative. First Past the Post System‚ e.g. Labour receives 55% of the seats but only %35 of the votes. Background of typical MPs‚ in 2001 out of 365 MPs‚ only 118 female. Only 12 MPs from ethnic minorities‚ representing 2% of the 5.5% of ethnic minorities which the population consists
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Rummel describes political systems as “the formal and informal structures which manifest the state’s sovereignty over a territory and people”. Now‚ sovereignty in politics is said to be concerned with the ‘right’ of a given country to have national control over a country’s territory. Norman Grindley and Anthony Woodburn‚ in an article published in the gleaner on February 14‚ 2002 describes a political system as “one which seeks to identify and satisfy the demands of its citizens as best as possible
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Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes YEAR 12 LEGAL STUDIES NOTES UNITS 3 AND 4 Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes AREA OF STUDY 3 LAW-MAKING Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes AREA OF STUDY 1 PARLIAMENT AND THE CITIZEN Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes The Principle of Responsible Government • Our government is answerable and accountable to parliament‚ therefore to the people • It must act fairly and responsibly • If it doesn’t it will lose the support of the parliament/people and
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judiciary * The essence of the doctrine is that there should be a clear demarcation of personnel and functions between the legislature‚ executive and judiciary in order that none should have excessive power and that there should be in place a system of checks and balances between the institutions…there will be significant departures from the doctrine under the UK constitution Historical Developments * The identification of the three elements of the constitution derives from Aristotle there
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