EFFECTIVE PARLIAMENT; Parliaments organize themselves effectively to carry out their key functions. Although ‘effectiveness’ may not at first sight seem a distinctively democratic value‚ it becomes so where the functions performed are those necessary to the working of the democratic process: law making‚ oversight of the executive‚ financial control‚ and so on. Electorates are not well served if parliaments do not have sufficient resources to carry out these functions‚ or are wasteful or ineffective
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Chapter 4: Separation of Powers A. Historical Development 1. The Politics‚ Aristotle proclaimed that: "There are three elements in each constitution in respect of which every serious lawgiver must look for what is advantageous to it; if there are well arranged‚ the constitution is bound to well arranged‚ and the differences in constitutions are bound to correspond to the differences between each of these elements. The three are‚ first‚ the deliberative‚ which discusses everything of
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or she is effectively a president. The Prime Minister is the most important person in British politics. The Prime Minister appoints his cabinet and makes the final decisions on major issues. The Prime Minister cannot become a President as the UK system would not allow it but in the recent years‚ people have criticised that our Prime Ministers have increasingly become more of a presidential figure in Parliament. Some of the ministers that have been referred to as presidential include Margaret Thatcher
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Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act‚ 2010 President’s Assent Received: April 19‚ 2010 A Bill further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the purposes hereinafter appearing; AND WHEREAS the people of Pakistan have relentlessly struggled for democracy and for attaining the ideals of a Federal‚ Islamic‚ democratic‚ parliamentary and modern progressive welfare State‚ wherein
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The supreme command of the defense forces of the Union is vested in the President but the exercise of the supreme command is to be regulated by law. The executive power of the Union is vested in the President. Yet he is intended to stand in relation to the Union administration substantially in the same position as does the king under the English Constitution. He is nominal or constitutional head of the Government. His position is not like that the President of the United States of America who is
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Charter schools (Kura Hourua) in NZ is being pushed by the Party Act Party to get the go-ahead. The issue that is ascending within the NZ education sector is that charter schools are being established in NZ because of underachievement within the current system and these schools are alleged to particularly focus on Pasfika‚ Maori‚ learners from low socio-economics backgrounds and learners with special education needs. Bibliography: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Z30CXVAjw http://www
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action‚ especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states. First past the post: A first-past-the-post election is one that is won by the candidate with more votes than any other(s). Two Party Dominance: A system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections and as a result‚ all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties. Backbencher: A member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader.
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Canada is a federation‚ governed not by a single level of order of government‚ but by several different level of government. The federal government was created by the states. There are thousand of local government including municipalities‚ local boards and agencies . While the preuse power of these local forms of government rance from province to development. There responsability are national defence‚ civil right‚ labour‚ copyright ‚ finance‚ laws‚ social assessment‚ banking. Each level of government
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n lokpalThe Lokpal Bill might have power concentrated on a single institution which is not healthy for a Democracy. Lokpal shall have powers to direct the Judiciary . This will compromise the independence of Judiciary. Even if this proposal were to be accepted‚ many Constitutional amendments have to be made.. These points have to be taken note of. The LokThe word Lokpal means an ombudsman in India. The word hs been derived from the Hindi words “lok” (people) and “pal” (protector/caretaker).
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To that extent is the House of Commons effective in carrying out its various functions? The House of Commons holds both legislative functions and is also designed to hold the executive accountable. It can be argued that due the introduction‚ and reforms‚ of select committees and the regular questioning of ministers the House of Commons is effective. However‚ it could also be argued that party loyalty and whips have become more important than effective scrutiny. The House of Commons can be seen
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