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Government
Questions and information about the structure and history of legislative systems and ruling empires of countries other than the United States
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What words that start with letter d that relates to government?
- delegate
- democratic process
- districts
- democrat
- democracy
Is parliamentary democracy a gateway to good governance?
yes ,its true but it depends on country people who are ruling.
What type of government did Queen Elizabeth I run?
A monarchy. She was the queen and she decided things.
What is the democratic stance on Medicare?
The Democratic Party is committed in protecting medicare and maintaining its solvency well into the future. That makes sense, since it was them that created Medicare back in 1965, with the support of Republican liberals and moderates. Today, there are no GOP liberals or moderates left in the House or Senate. Instead, you have extremist conservatives that have taken over the Republican Party and are intent on getting rid of Medicare. All you have to do is read Congressman Paul Ryan's Healtcare Proposal. He would give senior citizens around $15,000 in the form of a voucher for all their medical expenses and then they would have to shop around in the free market to buy private insurance. A person who is 85 and has a history of medical problems will find it impossible to find affordable insurance. It will be a nightmare for these people and would be at total injustice!!! Ryan was the GOP's point man and after finding out what this does, the leadership pulled the plug and will not allow it to get out of committee. The 2012 election is so important to the future of our country. Obama and the Democrats have been doing a great job in repairing the damage left by Bush and his cronies in 2008. We still have a lot more to do but its the Democrats that have proved to be the party of fiscal responsiblity and strong in foreign policy, like the killing of Osama Bin Laden!
Judges are appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Attorney-General, a member of Cabinet.
The convention in New Zealand is that the most senior members of the Court of Appeal are appointed to the Supreme Court as judges on that court retire or resign. Judges in the Court of Appeal are appointed from the High Court, and judges in the High Court are appointed from senior members of the legal community.
What is the role of Canada's Governor General?
The key role of the Governor General, as the representative of Her Majesty the Queen of Canada, is to ensure that Canada always has a prime minister. The Governor General invites the person best able to command the support of a majority of members of the House of Commons to become the prime minister. When a prime minister resigns, or dies, or is dismissed, the Governor General must immediately appoint a replacement pursuant to this convention. The Governor General may exercise a degree of personal discretion, however, when no party holds a majority of House of Commons seats.
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Does Somalia have an operating government?
Somalia does in fact have a government other than the extremist group call Al-Shabaab, but it only spans about three blocks in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The rest is taken over by extremist groups all vying for power.
What kind of government does Thailand have?
Thailand is a kingdom - an absolute monarchy - Thailand is not a democracy. Its head of state is King Bhumibol (Rama IX).
Occasionally elections are held in the country but if the King does not like the result he immediately dissolves that government.
See Wikipedia entries on 'Fascism', 'Imperialism' and 'The May 15 Incident', for futher reading on this government type.
Why do French politicians need to form coalitions to rule?
There is no party able to secure a clear majority in France, so the best-placed one has to pick allies and form a coalition to rule. . The current (2012-2014 and maybe more) government is led by the Socialist party, which rules with the help of a minor centre-left party and Ecologists. The Communist party, the far left, all of the right wing parties are out of the current coalition and majority.
What are some basic principles of utilitarianism?
Bentham founded a philosophy called utilitarianism: A political system that tries to benefit the greatest number of people. Bentham said that people are basically selfish at heart. Without rules to guide them, everyone will look out for themselves at the expense of others. At the same time, Bentham agreed that too many rules would unfairly limit individual freedom.
So he came up with a simple test to decide if a law was necessary and fair: Did it provide the greatest good for the greatest number of people? In other words, if a law helped only a few people and hurt many others, it was unfair. Laws that applied to a lot of people but didn't really help anyone were just useless.
1. The reason for stripping people of free will is to make (near) total control easier. Rebellion is impossible. 2. The second point is trickier. You say 'controls them without them realizing it'. To some extent, surely, they are aware. They know that they can be observed and they know about the dreaded Ministry of Love and so on ... However, one of the key tricks is to deprive people of knowledge of any real alternative. The wretched world of the novel is the only one that people know. There's no question of travelling to another country; there's also no way of travelling into history, into the past. That is why the Party controls all history books and so on. Winston Smith is, for example, unable to find out minor details, such as whether capitalists really did wear top hats or whether it was simply a way of indicating capitalists - what we would now call an icon. One of the key devices for controlling the people in most totalitarian states was to reduce the scope for knowledge of alternatives.
What is British monarchy in the Canadian government?
The British monarchy and the Canadian monarchy are mutually exclusive. The British monarchy does not form a part of Canadian government.
Her Majesty the Queen is head of State as the Queen of Canada, exclusively of Her Majesty's role as the head of State of other nations. The Queen of Canada is represented by the Governor General, appointed by the Queen on the sole advice of the Canadian prime minister. The Queen's Canadian executive functions are exercised on the advice of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (as per ss. 11 and 12 of the Constitution Act, 1867).
Name the 3 branches of government?
The 3 branches of the US federal government comprise the Legislative Branch which makes laws, the Executive Branch, which enforces those laws, and the Judicial Branch, which ensures that those laws meet the requirements of the US Constitution.
How is it decided who forms the Canadian government?
Each general election largely indicates which party is to form the Government of Canada.
However, the constitutional authority to select the prime minister rests with the Governor General of Canada (as the Queen's representative), and the viceroy or vicereign may sometimes need to exercise personal discretion where an election does not return any clearly victorious party, or where a new prime minister cannot secure the support of the House of Commons to govern. Normally, the leader of the party who is supported by a majority of members of the House of Commons is asked by the Governor General to form a Government and to become prime minister.
How does the south African government differ from the US government?
Both are ex-European colonies. Both started as partly Dutch colonies, and then British colonies. (The USA would be the 13 original colonies, and South Africa would be the Western Cape.)
The Crown is an institution of the Commonwealth Realms (independent countries that used to form the British Empire and still share the same monarch) that exercises executive, legislative, and judicial authority throughout the Realms. As a legal concept, it is a corporation whose sole officer is the Monarch of the Realms, currently Queen Elizabeth II.
Authority only belongs to the Crown on behalf of a given jurisdiction. The Crown acting on behalf of a jurisdiction is termed the Crown in Right of that jurisdiction (e.g. the Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, the Crown in Right of New Zealand, or the Crown in Right of Queensland). The Crown in Right of a jurisdiction is controlled by the laws and institutions of that jurisdiction, and is legally distinct from the Crown in Right of any other. For example, the Crown in Right of Canada can make and execute laws in Canada, but only with the advice and consent of the Canadian Parliament and Privy Council, respectively, and subject to existing Canadian laws, including Canada's constitution. Since no Realm has jurisdiction over any other, this makes all the Realms independent.
Government property is also owned by the Crown, but only in Right of a jurisdiction, and its use is subject to that jurisdiction's laws. The jurisdictions of the Crown include each of the Realms, as well as any subdivisions thereof that draw authority directly from the Crown, such as Canada's provinces, Australia's states, the United Kingdom's Crown Dependencies, etc... The relationships among a Realm and its subdivisions depend entirely on the constitutional structure of the Realm. Each jurisdiction, other than the United Kingdom proper, typically has an official who represents the Queen, termed Governor-General, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or simply Queen's Representative, whose role varies from place to place.
Because the Realms are all legislatively independent, the law controlling succession to the throne must be amended separately in each. As the Crown is shared, the governments of the Realms must agree on any changes, and the changes have to be ratified by all the Realms' legislatures before they can come into effect. Each Realm can change its succession laws independently, but only if it first chooses to leave the shared Crown arrangement.
When do Nebraska's legislature meet and for how long?
They meet for 90working day in odd numbered years, and 60 working days in even numbered years. The 2010 Session was from Jan. 6- April 14, 2010.
What characteristic can be used to describe the people?
funny,depressed,happy,jolly,joyful,caring,nice,trustworthy,untrustworthy,friendly
anything that describes a person
What rights should the government protect the most?
by not making stupid decisions, remove illegal immigrants who drain our resources and cause crime, stay out of foreign affairs unless asked to by that government, less strict gun laws that already have no purpose, less involvement in the public laws, and more effort in fixing the economy.
Does France have a vice president?
France has a President, who at this time, March 2009, is Nicolas Sarkozy.
What two provinces have the most seats in the house of commons?
The provinces with the largest representation in the House of Commons are Ontario (represented by 106 seats), and Québec (represented by 75 seats).
What kind of government does Zimbabwe have?
Uganda is a republic.
It's president is Lt. GeneralYoweri Kaguta Museveni(since seizing power on January 26, 1986).
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