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What are the two houses of congress and how is the size of each decited?

According to the Constitution there should be one representative for every 30,000 people in a state. This determines how many representatives are sent for each state.

Which of these describes the city commission model of government?

The executive and legislative branches are blended into one unit.

What is the principal governing authority of a county?

The principal governing authority of a county is referred to as the county council. This will represent the central government at county levels.

What is a form of government that is often totalitarian and authoritarian and can be led by one person or many people?

Yes, because neither government mentioned here is a 'base form' of government, but is instead an administrative form it can find many different base forms to support it.

What is a bicameral system of government?

The bicameral system of government is one that provides two houses of legislature. It provides equal representation under the law. All of the states are represented in Congress. It provides election by the people to select their representatives in Congress.

What is a general rule of conduct enforced by the government?

You should expand on your query. This is not only vague but humorous because there are countless rules.

What do you think would happen if there were no government?

It's hard to say since no truly modern society has existed without government. Life would likely maintain some order and structure of authority via alternative institutions (e.g.) markets, churches, unions, etc.).

What is the title given to the head of the executive branch of the U S government?

There are several titles for the head of the executive branch of a national government, e.g., prime minister, premier and president.

What makes a government non democratic?

China is a communist country that is ruled by a dictator, called a Chairman. The government, controlled by The Chairman, owns every media outlet and many manufacturing and industrial firms. The state mandates every aspect of the lives of it's people, including the oppression and torture of those who dare to speak out against it. The Chinese Communist Party enacts genocides to prevent any question on it's authority, then uses it's control over the media to convince it's citizens that it is protecting their best interests (by calling the groups eradicated, "Evil", "Cults", "Spies", etc. and portraying them negatively on TV, radio, internet, and newspaper). Although China makes American goods available through an economy that is gradually capitalizing, it holds a iron stake at the heart of freedom and fearlessly plunges it's filthy fingers into the eyes of those who dare oppose it's absolute rule.

Who is your member of provincial Parliament?

The Queen's provincial representatives: Lieutenant Governors

There is one Lieutenant Governor for each province, who acts as a representative for Her Majesty the Queen of Canada for that province. The Lieutenant Governor is appointed by the Governor General, on the advice of the prime minister (usually having consulted with the provincial premier). There are ten Lieutenant Governors at the moment:

  • His Honour the Hon. David C. Onley, O.Ont., Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
  • His Honour the Hon. Pierre Duchesne, Lieutenant Governor of Québec
  • His Honour the Hon. Graydon Nicholas, O.N.B., Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
  • Her Honour the Hon. Mayann Francis, O.N.S., Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
  • His Honour the Hon. Philip S. Lee, C.M., O.M., Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
  • His Honour the Hon. Steven Point, O.B.C., Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
  • His Honour Col. (Ret'd) the Hon. Donald Ethell, O.C., O.M.M., A.O.E., M.C., C.D., Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
  • His Honour the Hon. Gordon Barnhart, S.O.M., Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
  • Her Honour the Hon. Barbara Hagerman, O.P.E.I., Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
  • His Honour the Hon. John Crosbie, P.C., O.C., O.N.L., Q.C., Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
Members of the Senate of Canada

There are 105 members of the Senate of Canada, each of whom is responsible for the representation of an entire province (senators of Québec, however, are responsible only for a senatorial district, and not Québec as a whole). Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the prime minister. For current senators, please see sources and related links.

Members of the House of Commons of Canada

There are 308 members of the House of Commons, elected to the House using single-member plurality. Each member of the House of Commons represents one electoral district of a province. The Government of Canada must always have the support of the House of Commons, else the Government is expected to resign, or to seek a dissolution of Parliament for a general election. For current members of the House of Commons, see sources and related links.

What causes the federal government to borrow money?

Increased in value of money. If the currency increases in value then that means the amount owed by the government also gains in real value as well. As a result the government will do whatever it takes to inflate the debt away.

In which type of government is society run by the leaders of a religion?

Theocracy is a form of government in which a deity is officially recognized as the ... is a situation where the religious leaders assume a leading role in the state.

Can the senate refuse someone a seat even if they are elected?

According to the Constitution, Article 1, Section 5, the senate (as well as the house of reps) is the judge of the qualifications of its own members. If they don't want to seat a member, they will simply say he's not qualified.

Beyond that, if they DO seat a senator, they can still expel him with a 2/3 majority vote.

How do you become a city commissioner?

It depends upon the jurisdiction. In some, commissioners are appointed, often by the mayor or similar official. In others, commissioners are elected. Likewise, in some places, races for the city commission are partisan and in some, non-partisan.

In cases where seats are elected, not appointed, it may be necessary to mount a campaign--if there is an opponent for the seat. This involves fund-raising, appearance at groups, and before the public.

It is vital to familiarize yourself with the election law of the jurisdiction. These laws likely dictate timetables for declaring candidacy, how and from whom campaign funds may be raised, the filing of accountings by the campaign of where and how money was spent, and various other factors.

Whether or not the seat is contested, the candidate must be familiar with the issues upon which he/she is expected to address. His/her positions must be grounded in fact and principle, and must not be grounded only to advance his/her own interests.

How might the system of checks and balances increase public confidence in the government?

The checks and balances could increase the public confidence in the goverment, because they could believe due process was happening. However, if any portion decided to, they could all but completely halt any actions the government could take.

What does the Department of Education do?

The Department of Education regulates exactly what, when and how children are being educated within the public school system. It is immensly important so to secure the integrity and promising future for the next generation who will become leaders, buisnessmen and influential people. It sets course outlines, draws the fine line between evolution and creation and sets those miserable SATs everyone hates to take.

What is a way to describe the social contract theory of government?

A government that claims authority granted them by the "will of the people" yet in turns grants those very same people rights, certain rights, that can be taken away by the very same government. It is a social construct where the collectives rights claim supremacy over the rights of the individual. The government that follows is one form of tyranny or another. Hitler was elected democratically, made dictator by "the will of the people". The United Soviet Socialist Republic which was the "will of the people" placed the iron hand of Vladimir Lenin as their dictator and later the "will of the people" demanded Stalinism. The French who incubated and concocted much of this "social contract theory" went through many mindless and destructive revolutions, writing and rewriting constitutions, throwing away the older attempts like it was toilet paper until they finally created a constitution that granted rights to the people and found the authority to do this through the "will of the people". France now prohibits strange and scary ideas because the "will of the people" have demanded it, they ban burkas because the "will of the people" have demanded it, they are the government of France.

The thing about contracts is that in order for them to be valid all parties must acknowledge and agree to the terms of the contract. Inferred tacit or implicit agreement is a convenient excuse for usurpation of power. If you haven't signed any social contract make sure somebody else didn't sign for you and avoid signing any kind of contract with governments, it's much like frogs who agree to transport scorpions across the river. Both parties are doomed under this agreement.

The parliamentary form of government gives most of the power of government to the executive?

The statement, "The parliamentary form of government gives most of the power of government to the executive" (that is, to the executive branch of the government), is in fact generally false. While an executive branch of a parliamentary system may in fact have tremendous freedom to act politically as its particular genius dictates, it nevertheless receives legitimacy from the legislative branch of the government, which retains the power to revoke the power of the executive branch by formal schedule, in identifiable emergency-situations, or otherwise.