Speaking of money‚ the congress did have the right to print its own currency‚ but so did the states. In the states in which the creditor classes controlled the legislatures‚ high taxes and a tight money system made it impossible for debtors to repay their debts but in the states where debtors did have a heavy influence over the legislatures‚ the amount of paper money became excessive‚ which led to high inflation. Under the Articles of Confederation‚ Congress had very little power and because
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their surroundings. If an individual has calm surroundings‚ the mind is restrained and he adheres to laws. If his surroundings are embroiled in turmoil‚ the more disturbed he is likely to be. It is amidst this background that legislatures are framed and passed; legislatures that aim to protect an individual from untoward happenings. However‚ laws have their limitations; they cannot transform the substance that is inherent in an individual. For example‚ consider the example of corporate governance
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Introduction “A constitution is a thing antecedent to a government and a government is only the creature of a constitution.A government without a constitution‚ is power without a right”. A written constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. An important theme in the literature is that the UK lacks a codified. A distinction is drawn between a constitution as the rules determining political conduct‚ which the
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is that in presidential type of government both the executive and legislature are independent of each other and each having certain checks on the power of other and in parliamentary type of government both the legislature and executive are unified and controlled by the same person. Parliamentary government is always democratic although a presidential system is never parliamentary. Within the parliamentary system‚ both the legislature and the chief executive must be in agreement on policy‚ and if they
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Assembly. Malaysia’s Parliament is a bicameral legislature constituted by the House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat)‚ the Senate (Dewan Negara) and the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. As the ultimate legislative body in Malaysia‚ Parliament is responsible for passing‚ amending and repealing acts of law. Parliament has the exclusive power to make federal laws over matters falling under the Federal List and the power‚ which is shared with the State Legislatures‚ to make laws on matters in the Concurrent List
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provides examples of Virginia and Pennsylvania in which the powers of the legislative were not protected against and the executive branch was usurped by the legislative. In class‚ we also discuss that there were three important things that prevent legislature to intimidate and control the behavior of the executive which means Congress controls over the President. First‚ elections which nor the president or the congress can control them‚ there are elected independently. Second‚ Salaries which means that
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and principle of law that should be followed‚ however they do not seem enough of a deterrent to reduce or eradicate the illegitimate‚ illegal‚ manipulative‚ selfish‚ self serving‚ patronage‚ and entrenching actions of (some or most) those in the legislature of the government. The book demonstrates and presents the flaws‚ dealings‚ requisites‚ anomalies and various other deeds that have taken root and have become day to day practice in the Philippine Congress. It was never intended to be the
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An Introduction IS INDIA A NATION ? NATION: “a large body of people united by common descent‚ history‚ culture‚ or language‚ inhabiting a particular state or territory” (Oxford Dictionary) In India we have….. • No. of religions • Diverse physical features - Dry deserts‚ Evergreen forests‚ Fertile plains • No. of languages (200) and dialects (1400) • No uniform civil code • Diversity of clothing and attire • Diversity in food habits • Numerous tribal cultures Emergence of a Nation
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Parliament’s the source of constitutional legitimacy in Britain. Parliament has four main functions: Formation of government Representation Legalisation Scrutiny The British Parliament is a bicameral (e.g. two chamber) legislature consisting of the elected House of Commons‚ the Monarch‚ and the appointed House of Lords made up of life peers (barons mainly)‚ Bishops‚ together with a few hereditary peers aswell as for temporary Lords Laws. Its most important functions
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Constitutional law The Mauritian Parliament has inherited much from the Westminster Model. The Westminster Model is characterised by: * Parliamentary Sovereignty * Separation of Powers between the organs of the State. A. Parliamentary Sovereignty In any state you will find one ultimate source of legal authority. In countries with a written constitution‚ it will be the constitution which has ultimate authority as in Mauritius. In the United Kingdom‚ with its uncodified constitution‚ ultimate
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