US History 7.1 Industry and Transportation The Transportation Revolution Improving the Roads Turnpike Roads - users had to pay a toll only a few made a profit‚ didn’t do the intended purpose National Road - only decent road‚ made of crushed rock The Steamboat Goes Commercial main advance in transportation made it easier and faster to travel Canals Boom canals made it easier to transport between farms and cities Erie Canal - best known canal of the era Railroads Further Ease Horses
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The effects of Globalisation on Education Globalisation is a new concept that was developed in the 1980’s and is now a familiar term worldwide. A reason for this popularity could be due to the fast development of communication technologies‚ which have made impressive progress from the 1980s to the present day. Communication has developed from archaic hand written information to instant messaging i.e. Twitter‚ Facebook and BBMs. Through these mediums people from across the globe are able to communicate
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Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony set in central Africa‚ which started in 1908. In 1960 it got independent to what is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Before Congo got colonized the only language that was spoken was the Kongo language‚ but when the Belgians came‚ the French language was introduced and taught to Congo. The same thing happened with religion. When Belgian came‚ Congolese were first introduced to Christianity which is now the most practiced religion in Congo.
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Jillian Vo Period 5 How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Andrew Jackson was a much known president‚ to the point people still wanted him to be president even after he had passed. Although people might think he was a democratic‚ he wasn’t. Jackson had a brutal childhood‚ his father died around the time he was born and he wanted to go into the war. After the many battles he has fought in it changed the way he thought. When he returned his mother had died and he was on his own once again. He proceeded
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Sovereignty‚ and State are divided over Nkurunziza’s decision. While some argue that following the principle of Democracy that the Majority rules‚ and that the element of Sovereignty of State that the Burundian population can decide who lead them and how to utilize the constitution to suit the needs of the masses. This essay will start
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of an election is arguably the campaign process. Once a candidate is nominated in a presidential election‚ the next step is to move forward with the steps of this process. Each of the candidates will have the opportunity to use recourses‚ no matter how scarce they may be‚ to attempt to overcome their opponent with votes. Running a campaign is something that takes a lot of responsibility and a good team of people. They will have first put together a campaign strategy where a detailed comprehensive
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UK constitution COMMON LAW Laws not passed by parliament (traditional laws) - Monarchy - 2012 Changed that it does not have to be the eldest son that takes the crown but eldest child regardless - Sovereignty - Royal Prerogative: the formal powers of the crown. - Traditional Rights and Freedoms: everything is permitted if it is not prohibited. STATUE OF LAW Laws passed by parliament that affect the political system • Made by Parliament. • Primary Legislation/Acts of Parliament.
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To what extent have constitutional reforms since 1997 made the UK more democratic? There have been many constitutional reforms since 1997 that is progressive towards a more democratic system‚ however it is not a complete democracy and there are still parts of the constitution could be improved. In 1997 Labour government came to power‚ with tony blair as prime minister‚ later Gordon Brown came to power between 2007 to 2010 have made a series of constitutional reforms. This was due to the fact that
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Critically assess the tenets of democratic peace theory The impression that democratic countries are known to be more peaceful than non- democratic countries have been argued by most theorists‚ who have brought about the liberal understanding of international politics. This is understood by Immanuel Kant’s edition of democratic peace theory; DPT (Shimko 2009). This composition critically analyses the democratic peace theory that is comprehensively argued by theorists and academics‚ studied by
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Explain the term democratic overload? Federalism and the separation of powers mean that there are numerous elections at different levels of government and for different offices as well as primaries and direct democracy. Americans vote ‘for the president to the local dog catcher’ in 80‚000 units of government‚ leading to ‘permanent’ campaigns and ‘bed-sheet ballots’‚ leading to a sense of ‘democratic overload’ due to more than 100‚000 elections taking place annually which may lead to voter fatigue
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