This article examines the direction of ethnic politics in Malaysia by investigating the 2008 election results and the subsequent political maneuverings of political parties following the election. The results do not clearly demonstrate the demise of ethnic politics; however‚ the communal political paradigm of the Barisan Nasional Party (BN) has become increasingly ineffective in its attempts to appease both Malay and non-Malay communities. Following the election‚ the BN seems to have moved towards
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constitution to create a strong government without allowing one person‚ or group of people to have too much power. The framers used the Constitution to protect against Tyranny in three ways federalism‚ separation of powers‚ and checks and balances. One way that the framers protected against Tyranny was through federalism. “The different governments will each control each other‚ at the same time will be controlled by itself.” (Document A) By separating the two different governments ‚it creates a double
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The United States Constitution avoids tyranny by separation of power‚ federalism‚ and checks and balances. The creators of the Constitution made sure to safeguard against tyranny so the citizens wouldn’t retaliate again like they did with the British. One of the important steps of making the United States was the Bill Of Rights. Many states didn’t approve of the Constitution because it didn’t list any of their rights. After that‚ the first ten amendments were added. Important leaders in creating
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What is obmacare? ObamaCare is the unofficial name for The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010. Background of the topic The United States spends 17 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health care‚ by far the most of any nation in the world. Moreover‚ the rate of health care spending is rapidly outstripping the rate of growth of our economy‚ so that by 2080 health care spending is projected to account for 40 percent of the U.S. economy
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Confederation. They decided to go forward with a new constitution that would completely guard against tyranny. The Constitution guarded against tyranny in several ways such as federalism‚ separation of powers‚ checks and balances‚ and the equality of large and small states. The first guard against tyranny was federalism which means the division of power between the state governments and the central government. Certain power is given to the state governments‚ certain power is given to the central
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At last the campaigning is over‚ and $4bn (£2.5bn) later - more than 10 times the money committed by the United States to fight Ebola - the candidates fighting for 33 of the 100 seats in the US Senate and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives will await their fate as the results begin to roll in on Tuesday. That’s not all. Voters in more than half of the US states will also be electing governors‚ as well as other state office-holders such as secretary of state and attorney general.
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Representative government: Selection of representatives in "free" and scheduled elections Governing with the consent of the governed Federalism: power-sharing between national‚ state and local government Historical pattern of increasing the powers of the national government at the expense of local autonomy Supreme Court’s role in ongoing debate over federalism: Early cases—McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)‚ Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) Selective Incorportation (14th Amendment) Substantive due process
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Why the ratification of the constitution was a good thing The Constitution of the United States is one of the first written constitutions and one of the ‘oldest’ to have been made on the national level and applicable today. It was developed and adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May and September‚ 1787. The Constitution of 1787 followed the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4‚ 1776. The U.S. Declaration of Independence‚ as the
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The two candidates for president are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. If Hillary Clinton is elected president‚ she will gain more scientists votes because has she will address the scientific issues in America and fix them. Hillary Clinton has the best science platform because she will lower the cost of healthcare for everyone and make sure every person can afford it. Then she will also make sure energy is reduced in homes‚ school‚ hospital and offices. also make sure to provide STEM programs to
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Looking back in history‚ America has always been under the federal government system. The federal government was establish by the Founding Fathers in order to create balance between the national government and the state government. Before a federal government in the United State‚ it was only two types of government; unitary and confederate. Looking at history‚ I agree that the federal structure fits the United States better than any other structure. What is a unitary and federal government? A federal
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