How democratic is the UK? Democracy is a difficult concept to define‚ but as a simplification and a conventional definition‚ it is the people’s right to choose and the right to say how the country is run. Democracy falls into many categories and comes in various different forms. One form is when power is in the hands of the population as a whole and political decisions are made themselves‚ this is known as direct democracy. An example of a direct democracy currently present in the UK is a referendum
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Non-Western Environments October 4‚ 2013 The Democratic Republic of Congo France originally colonized the Democratic Republic of Congo. French is still one of the main spoken languages there. The Democratic Republic of Congo is located in central Africa. This location allows grief from neighboring countries on the other hand it is in an ideal location by way of trade routes to other countries and access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Congo River. The Democratic Republic of Congo is also dense with valuable
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“Oliver Cromwell was a great leader” Is this interpretation of Cromwell as a leader accurate? Oliver Cromwell was a loved and historical leader but also one of the most hated leaders. He was a very strict‚ brave and tactical leader. But was it because of his tactics he became a brilliant battle leader. In this essay I will be explaining why he was a great leader or not. Using the three sources including a drawing. Cromwell is the man that fought in many major battles and won them. He helped
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beginning of history to the year of 1800‚ the work of man was done by hand tools. However‚ during the year of 1800 the shift from hand tools to power machinery occurred and was called the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution grew gradually out of the technical practices of earlier times. The first country to be affected by the Industrial Revolution was Great Britain. First‚ Great Britain practiced the policy of mercantilism. Great Britain expanded her Atlantic economy by mercantilism. The British
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Festival was a complete failure in comparison to the Woodstock Festival’ is accurate to a high extent. Although both festivals were similar in nature‚ intentions and time frame (both occurring in 1969)‚ the two demonstrate a contrast‚ and are often compared on the overall success‚ the Woodstock Festival named one of ‘The Top 50 Moments That Changed Rock and Roll’ by The Rolling Stone‚ and the Altamont Festival described as “a funeral of sorts” (D Talbot‚ 2012). The Altamont Festival was a free concert
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Revolution was actually not revolutionary at all. In their view‚ colonials rebelled against Britain to keep things the way they were‚ not to change them. Do you agree? Use relevant facts about the social‚ economic and/or political situation in pre-Revolutionary America to argue your point. The not so revolutionary‚ some historians claimed this about American Revolutionary. Accordingly‚ they argued that the colonials rebelled against Britain not to change then but to keep things are. This paper aimed
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SOCIALIST The word socialist was added to the Preamble by the 42nd amendment act of 1976‚ during the Emergency. It implies social and economic equality. Social equality in this context means the absence of discrimination on the grounds only of caste‚ colour‚ creed‚ sex‚ religion‚ or language. Under social equality‚ everyone has equal status and opportunities. Economic equality in this context means that the government will endeavor to make the distribution of wealth more equal and provide a decent
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Conflict of Orders. The million dollar question is whether or not Rome is Democratic. I believe that the Roman Republic was Democratic in most ways‚ but they had many flaws that needed revising. According to Fergus Millar‚ “The Constitution of the Roman Republic made it a variety of democracy.” Having a Constitution does give you checks in the Democratic column‚ but only allowing Patricians to vote on the laws that go in this Constitution isn’t quite a Democracy characteristic. In order to be a true
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ascends the gladiatorial battlefield to challenge him once again. The movie was made in the year 2000‚ and was shot in three separate locations spanning from England‚ Malta and Morocco. The characters in the play were depicted by actors such as Russell Crowe as Maximus the betrayed general‚ Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus the emperor’s son and Connie Nielsen as Lucilla Commodus’ sister. Gladiator in my opinion‚ is a moderately accurate historical representation of the events that took place in the latter half
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How democratic was the Roman Republic in the 1st Century BC? By Joe Harris F6 Plan – 1500 words Introduction: 150 words Para 1: 250 words – Tribunes: Peoples voice in the tribunes/stripped under sulla Para 2: 250 words – Democratic institutions: voting‚ law courts Para 3: 250 words – Biased towards the aristocracy Para 4: 250 words – corruption/ voting syndicates Para 5: 250 words – relative to other empires of the time Conclusion: 150 words Introduction: The definition of a democracy:
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