7b) A demerit good is a product or a service that goes against common interest of a population and is related to promoting negative externalities. Examples of demerit goods are alcohol‚ fast food and cigarettes. All of these are goods that mostly cause problems in health and as a result they are causing a negative externality of high health costs to the NHS. These costs need to be covered by taxation and other sanctions which ultimately aim to reduce the consumption of demerit goods. T.V can be
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Philippines: Martial Law Regime or Democratic Country Before the Filipinos attained the democracy of their country‚ they first experienced the different kind of discipline the most of their leaders gave‚ the Martial Law regime. Martial Law (Batas Militar) refers to the period of Philippine history wherein Philippine Presidents and Heads of state declared a proclamation to control troublesome areas under the rule of the Military‚ and it is usually given when threatened by popular demonstrations
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Demerit point system Demerit points are added to your driver’s licence‚ if you are convicted of breaking certain driving laws. The rules are different depending on if you are a new driver or have a full licence. You don’t lose demerit points on your driving record. You start with zero points and gain points for being convicted of breaking certain traffic laws. They stay on your driving record for 2 years from the date you received the offence. For G1 and G2 level drivers‚ the licence is suspended
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“How do the rule of law and accountability operate within the United Kingdom constitution? Does the reality match your picture of how a democracy should work? Explain your reasoning drawing on relevant material you have studied.” The concept of accountability and the rule of law in UK is a quite controversial topic of discussion. There is too much debate whether or not there is a good resemblance of the doctrine of democracy in accordance with these two topics in reality. Accountability‚ as well
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“Government under the law and the protection of rights and freedom are twin pillars of the rule of law. Without the separation of powers‚ neither of these principles would be realized. Governments perform three functions namely executive‚ judicial and legislative functions. The role of separation of powers involves the diffusion rather than concentration of powers within the state. Thus‚ these branches should be separate‚ unique and equal. The underlying principle of the separation of powers is
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fundamental fact that decides the type of regime and‚ by extension‚ the type of laws that the regime should have is the structure of authority in the regime. The two most common types of regimes are democracy and oligarchy. All regimes desire to be wealthy‚ therefore all regimes are oligarchical to some extent‚ but more specifically oligarchies are regimes where the wealthy rule. Democracies on the other hand are defined as the rule of the majority‚ which is assuming that the majority ruling are the poor
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Introduction: When we talk about democracy we automatically draw up the fundamental belief that each individual has a value. Compared to dictatorships‚ oligarchies‚ monarchies and aristocracies‚ in which the people have little or no say in who is elected and how the government is run‚ a democracy is often said to be the most challenging form of government‚ as input from those representing citizens determines the direction of the country. The basic definition of democracy in its purest form comes from
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to the Rule of Law & the modern definition. Rule of Law in the layman perspective is the principle that nobody is above the law and that every man’s act is subject to the law. The law referred‚ in our context‚ is the Malaysian Constitution which embodies the definition‚ expressly in many of its provisions. The constitution has the absolute power as against the arbitrariness and discretionary power of the government. This concept is commonly practiced in democratic countries. Rule of Law and Rule
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independent body apart from Britain. One of his letters is mentioned in the Annals of America‚ which is article number seventy located on page three hundred and eight in volume number two. This article is written by John Adams‚ and is titled "The Rule of Law and the Rule of Men." In his article‚ Adams debates if Parliament has the right to regulate trade between America and Britain. If America is part of Britain‚ then America should have a voice in Parliament. As America grows the ratio between Britain
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and exercise of the royal prerogative give rise to serious constitutional questions concerning the rule of law in a democratic society.” Critically assess this statement. The first task of this essay is to say what the royal prerogative is. Then this essay will attempt to examine the scope and exercise of the said royal prerogative. Lastly this essay shall consider what issues regarding the rule of law are touched upon by the vexatious issue of the royal prerogative. The royal prerogative is a series
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