talked about giving the government total power. Whereas the other philosopher called John Locke had a different view on things. He disagreed and stated just the opposite. Locke is a little more practical with his philosophy. Hobbes believed in a monarchy over the people for more control in the city. He thought that a ruler should have total power over the people because he thought that they needed more control in the city. Hobbes didn’t think that people were capable to govern themselves as if they
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Collision of two cultures The Bourbon and Pombaline reforms marked the beginning of a new era for the Spanish and Portuguese monarchies. The Monarchies lost a lot of their political and economic power and were eventually faced with separation from their colonies. After the death of Charles II‚ the war of succession affected the stability of the Spanish Monarchy. The Peace of Utrecht brought many changes with it. After the Peace of Utrecht‚ Philip V took the Spanish throne. “The Peace of Utrecht
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said that the government’s power comes from the people. That is what the creators of the constitution tried to model our government after. They tried to give a lot of the power to the people; many countries at that time and some now are still in monarchies and dictatorships where the people have no say in the government. The Baron also had the idea to divide power in the government amongst three branches. The purpose of the three branches was to keep the other branches from getting too powerful.
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the characters of a sovereign or head of state who is the nominal or legal and constitutional holder of executive power; and holds numerous reserve powers‚ but whose daily duties mainly consist of performing ceremonial functions. A head of government (or head of the executive)‚ known as the Prime Minister (PM)‚ premier or first minister. While the head of the government is appointed by the head of state‚ the constitutional convention is that the person appointed must be supported by the majority of
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Gave a Detail account of the silent features of the British Constitution Introduction: The English Constitution has made a great circuit of the globe & has become a common possession of civilized man. (G. B Adams) A Constitution means certain principles on which the Government of the State is organized & which determines the relations between the people & the Government the Constitution of British is unique in nature & has provided inspiration for a number of other constitutions in the world
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state is a citizen of that country elected by fellow citizens. If birthright determines the head of state of a country then that country is a monarchy‚ which at the moment Australia is. Our head of state is currently the Queen‚ but the Governor-General‚ who is appointed by the federal government (does not need to be an Australian) represents her. We are a monarchy because of Britain’s colonisation of Australia in 1778. The British brought their way of life‚ culture and most importantly their way of government
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Social Contract Theory Amber C. Brown AJS/532 September 2‚ 2013 Cyril Vierra Social Contract Theory The social contract theory was one that emerged in response to human enlightenment and civic awareness (Souryal‚ 2007). The theory was based on the belief that natural human existence without a binding contract among those who live together would create danger (Souryal‚ 2007). Without a contact people would not be secure in their property‚ rights or claims; fights would break out in which stronger
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officers of government‚ and to define the relationship between these and the public. While some believed that a constitution is as simple as ‘no more and no less than what happens. Everything that happens is constitutional. And if nothing happened that would be constitutional also.’ Constitutional law is the body of law which determines the exercise and control of governmental power between both the institutions of government and between those institutions and the individual. It indicates which bodies
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colonists fled Great Britain to get back the freedoms that were taken away from them by the Monarchy. The pact the Founding Fathers made with the citizens to guarantee their freedom forever was the Constitution‚ whose first ten Amendments are called The Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights assures the basic freedoms of life. The right to Life‚ Liberty‚ and Prosperity. In countries where Monarchies and Dictatorships rule‚ there is little if any freedom to speak of. Citizens of these countries
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and freedoms. One argument for a codified constitution is that it would make rules much clearer. Key constitutional rules would be collected together in one single document and they would be more clearly defined‚ unlike an uncodified constitution‚ where the rules are spread across several different documents. A codified constitution would create less confusion about the meaning of constitutional rules‚ which means that they could be enforced quicker with a great certainty. Another reason why there
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