Does the EU suffer from a democratic deficit? If so‚ can it be solved by conferring greater powers on the European parliament? ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The ‘standard version’ of the democratic deficit formulated by Weiler‚ consisting of the increased role of the executive Commission in matters of legislation‚ the weakness of the European Parliament (hereafter the EP)‚ the lack of ‘European’ elections‚ EU distance to
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How Democratic is the UK? (25) Democracy can be understood as a process of people governing their state and managing community affairs all together‚ based on consensus. The origins of democracy lie in Ancient Greece. The very term was constructed from two Greek words ‘demos’‚ which means ‘people’‚ and ‘cratos’‚ which means ‘power’. The UK is in many ways not democratic. Firstly‚ Britain‚ amongst many other countries‚ claims to be a democracy. This would suggest that UK citizens‚ have effective
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Abraham Lincoln was considered by many American’s as one of the greatest Presidents of the United States. Having come from humble beginnings it could be said that Abraham Lincoln rose up to meet all the challenges that would greet him‚ and it could be argued that at the time the only person who could successfully guide the United States through the Civil War was Abraham Lincoln. At the time of his presidency‚ the United States was falling apart‚ with the South trying to secede from the North‚ creating
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Democratic Movement in China: 1980s Introduction Democracy movement in China has started since early 20th century. Dr. Sun Yat-Seng was considered the pioneer of democracy movement in China. As the founder of the Nationalist Party (or Kuomintang)‚ he led the first democratic revolution in Chinese history‚ which overthrew the Qing Dynasty and the final Chinese emperor‚ establishing the original Republic of China (ROC). However‚ the democratic revolution that Sun strove for ultimately did not succeed
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Powers of the President A common question today amongst the citizens of the United States regarding the president‚ especially today’s president‚ Barack Obama‚ is whether or not the President has too much power. A question even asked in one of the video which garners different opinions with many‚ including myself‚ typically saying that the President’s power may seem a bit excessive. However‚ is it necessary that the President have that much power and how exactly does he acquire all that power
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Democracy in the UK has many features‚ each one having positives and negatives points. The first feature is democratic elections. Elections in the UK are democratic to the point they are based on universal suffrage‚ free and fair‚ provide electoral choice these are the advantages of Democratic Elections. Disadvantages are that there might not be a good selection to choose from‚ choices are very limited. If the people are not happy with the result then they can re open nominations (RON)‚ this process
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Uylsses S. Grant In my opinion President Grant was a good president. One reason I say this is his comand in the Civil War. Under Grant’s comand the Union Army was sucesfull in ending the Civil War. Grant along with the sucess of the CIvil War also the confederate nationalism and slavery‚ protected African American citzenship‚ and defeated the Ku Klux Klan. In Grant’s foreign policy he sought to increase American trade and influence while mainraing peace with the world. Dispite a
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been many great Presidents in this country‚ and this essay will focus on three of the most well known presidents. Thomas Jefferson‚ George Washington‚ and Abraham Lincoln were all brilliant Presidents. Their terms as president and the things they did while president will have an impact on the country forever‚ and they have all changed the way the country is run. George Washington was the first president of the United States of America. He came up with the concept of "Citizen Presidents"‚ wich means
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“President Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino” María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino (January 25‚ 1933 – August 1‚ 2009) was a Philippine politician who served as the 11th President of the Philippines‚ the first woman to hold that office‚ and the first female president in Asia‚ though not the first female Asian head of state. Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution‚ which toppled the 20-yearauthoritarian rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy to
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victory in the Civil War‚ helped resolve the fundamental questions. One of the most important fundamental question was whether or not to grant human rights to the slaves. During the era of the Civil War‚ Abraham Lincoln tried to relate back to the fundamental questions. While he was president‚ Abraham decided to use his power to correct the government. One of his most impactful
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