reform‚ of the select committees‚ the regular questioning of ministers‚ the fact that they have‚ although it is a rarity‚ voted against parliament and the growth in use of social media has helped MP’s to become more in contact with their constituencies. Others may claim that the House of Commons is not effective as there is only limited power to challenge the prerogative powers exercised by the Prime Minister and other government ministers‚ the fusion of the executive and legislative branch combined
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Formal Documented Essay The Bahamas after Independence I strongly believe Independence has become both a blessing and a curse towards the Bahamas. Prior to receiving its Independence‚ the Bahamas was first a crown colony government under the British in the year 1718 and were encourage to abide by all rules and regulations that were pass on to them. The British offered the Bahamas protection‚ wealth and power. After many years of being supported by the British government‚ the Bahamas believed
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was the 26th prime minister‚ born in Melbourne on the 11th of July 1916‚ the son of a solicitor who became a leading public servant; his background was abnormal for a Labor man. He joined the party in 1945 as he joined the APL in Sydney. In those days‚ many of the leading Labor personalities were Irish Catholics from working class background. Whitlam‚ an intellectual from an intellectual family‚ had never needed to sweat for his salary in the dust and heat. Whitlam was prime minister of Australia
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In The prime of Miss Jean Brodie‚ Muriel Spark uses certain narrative techniques which reflect the ways of manipulation used by the title character of her novel. On one hand‚ an omniscient third person narrator is a way for the reader to experience all the character ’s thoughts and views so that as the novel proceeds‚ the reader can observe the different views of Miss Jean Brodie by every girl from the set and analyze all the different aspects of Miss Brodie ’s character. On the other hand‚ the
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Churchill Churchill‚ by Arthur M. Schlesinger‚ is an autobiography on the world-renowned British Prime Minister‚ Winston Churchill. Winston was born on November 30‚ 1874‚ and although he would go on to accomplish many different things‚ he started out unsuccessful. Even though his father scolded him for his behavioral and academic issues‚ Churchill strove to try his best‚ and wanted to win the approval of his father by becoming a politician like him. Yet‚ his grades were his setback‚ so Churchill
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Introduction: Kevin Michael Rudd was Australia’s 26th Prime Minister who held office for two and a half years. Kevin Rudd became Prime Minister in 2007. He is the first former Prime Minister to return to the office since Robert Menzies in 1949‚ and only the second Labor Prime Minister to do so. Kevin Rudd is one of the most significant Australian Prime Ministers of his time. Kevin Rudd made many contributions to Australia’s post-war development after WWll some of the contributions include Environmental
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13th and current Prime minister of the country. But in the past one year he has been heavily criticized and he has ended up facing a lot of flack from the opposition as well as the citizens of the country. But is this enough to say that he is a weak PM? No I don’t think so‚ while criticizing him we all are forgetting the good work he has done for our country. What a lot of us don’t know is that before becoming the prime minister of the country Manmohan Singh was the finance minister of our country
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Prime Minister Project 1. Name: Mr. Edward Gough Whitlam. 2. Date‚ Place of Birth and Education: Gough Whitlam was born on the July 11th 1916 at Kew in Victoria. When he was two‚ he moved to Sydney with his parents‚ father Harry Fred Whitlam‚ mother Martha and a younger sister‚ Freda. He attended Knox Grammar school and joined Canberra Grammar school when he was 11. At 18‚ he studied Bachelor of Arts at University of Sydney and graduated in 1938. Now Whitlam has two sons‚ Tony Whitlam and
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Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi were both polarizing figures in their countries‚ who left behind controversial legacies. Both of these influential leaders seized opportunity when it appeared‚ and overcame the obstacles of being female politicians during some tremendously difficult and trying times. However‚ both of these women proved that leadership is not dependent on gender‚ yet on the determination and passion one has for their country. On October 13‚ 1925‚ Margaret Thatcher was born in
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Gandhiji’s martyrdom on January 30‚ 1948 this day was declared as the Martyrs’ Day. Since then every year the Nation pays homage to the Mahatma and other martyrs on this day. On Martyr’s Day‚ the President‚ the Vice President‚ the Prime Minister‚ the Defence Minister‚ and the three service Chiefs gather at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and lay wreaths on the Samadhi decorated with multi-colour flowers. The armed forces personnel blow the bugles sounding the Last Post. The inter-services
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