Australian Prime ministers after WW2. Sir Robert Hawke Born on the 9th of December 1929 Robert James Lee Hawke was born in Bordertown in South Australia. Known today as Bob Hawke he was educated at Perth Modern School and attended the University of Western Australia‚ where he completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Arts Majoring in Economics. Upon graduating he took up a research scholarship at the Australian National University. Becoming a Rhodes Scholar with his academic achievements aside
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country for 150 years. In fact‚ they came to India as ordinary traders but became its rulers. Our internal disunity offered them good scope to establish their foothold on our sacred soil. On 15th August 1947‚ Pt. Jawahar Lai Nehru‚ the first Prime Minister of j India unfurled the National Flag for the first time on the ramparts of Red Fort. Since then this day is being celebrated as our Independence Day throughout the country. It is celebrated as a National Festival. It has been declared a National
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This paper compares presidential and parliamentary forms of democratic government‚ discusses in detail the similarities and differences of the two systems as well as their strengths and weaknesses‚ and concludes with an observation of why some states are more likely to choose a presidential system as opposed to a parliamentary system. Presidential and Parliamentary Systems: A Comparison Parliamentary and presidential forms of government are the two principal types of democracy in
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1. Singapore SINGAPORE - This country was once a swampy land mass. But in the past four decades‚ this island nation in Southeast Asia has transformed itself into a major financial and trading center. It’s also one of the cleanest places in the world-- where you can be fined or arrested just for spitting‚ littering or selling chewing gum. As CBN News discovered‚ Singaporeans don’t mind the strict laws one bit. You can’t see them. But you know they’re there. Undercover. Watching. Scanning
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To what extent have Prime Ministers become more powerful in recent years? (40 marks) The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the head of government and so exercises many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign‚ who is head of state. According to custom‚ the Prime Minister and the Cabinet‚ which he or she heads‚ are accountable for their actions to Parliament‚ of which they are members by modern convention. Within the current government
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Tony Blair: Prime Minister or President? ‘Blair is by far the worst of the eight prime ministers I have known’. ‘It is the presidential system he sees emerging under Mr Blair (the fault of over-large majorities‚ the prime minister’s character and his well documented disdain for parliament) which he loathes’. Guardian article on veteran maverick Labour MP‚ Tam Dalyell‚ 29/03/05. Ever since he swept to power in 1997‚ Tony Blair’s unique dominance over his party and indeed‚ the UK’s political
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Professor Walkes English 119 May 29th‚ 2013 The Advantages of a Female Prime Minister in The Bahamas. Imagine The Bahamas‚ landscaped with over 700 hundred breathtakingly picture- perfect islands governed‚ lead by a female prime minister. Yes‚ a smart‚ confident‚ strong‚ yet passionate‚ sensitive soul who is leading this chain of islands forward‚ upward‚ onward‚ and with Bahamians‚ together. In the past‚ The Bahamas and from a global perspective‚ the male was always portrayed as the more
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If I Were Prime Minister of Canada As Prime Minister of Canada I feel that there are some things that need to be changed in this country. I think that these things would greatly benefit us better as a country both economically wise and socially wise. These things are; Expanding and securing our far North and Arctic territory by building outposts‚ both military and research‚ as well as to construct naval bases to protect our waters from invading countries such as the United States and Russia
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the powers of the prime minister. There are limitations to the prime ministers powers‚ despite the prime minister role being the highest in UK politics. The prime minister still maintains many powers but one main limitation that there is‚ is the prime ministers’ party. Ministerial appointments require some recognition of the need for political balance and administrative competence. There is pressure from colleagues or the media to appoint certain people- all Prime Ministers at least listen to
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The greatest Prime Minister of Canada was? Mackenzie King our 10thPrime Minister of Canada and by far one of our greatest. William Lyon Mackenzie King accomplished a lot in his twenty-0ne years of ministering our Country Canada! "It is what we prevent‚ rather than what we do that counts most in Government." (Mackenzie King august 26‚ 1936) This statement sums up the best secrets of Mackenzie King’s success as prime minister‚ and perhaps‚ the key to governing Canada effectively. King’s record of
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