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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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All government offices agencies and departments make up what?
Government offices, agencies, and departments make up the bureaucracy.
Why is the US government divide 3 branches?
The Founding Fathers wanted to guard against tyranny, so the government was divided into the branches. It was believed that each branch would "check" the other branches so that no one branch became too powerful.
How do citizens participate in autocratic government?
Autocratic: government power
high participation
low and citizen participation
absolute
Oligarchic:
Government power
political power
select and general citizen participation
rule by a few
Democratic:
Government ruled by the people like the US
Government power
citizen participation
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Her Majesty the Queen of Canada (represented by the Governor General) is the head of State of Canada, but most of Her Majesty's executive functions are exercised only on the advice of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. By convention, the only privy counsellors who may advise the sovereign are the prime minister (the head of Government) and other current ministers who are responsible to the elected House of Commons. These exercises of the Queen's authority on the advice of the Privy Council are referred to as the Queen-in-Council (or the Governor General-in-Council, as appropriate), and form the executive branch of Canadian government.
Current office holders in the Canadian executiveCurrently, Her Majesty Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada. The Queen's current representative is Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, the Governor General of Canada. Currently, the prime minister is the Right Honourable Stephen Harper. The prime minister currently leads a team of twenty-seven ministers, and ten ministers of State.
What is Government monarchy in the US?
The last time the US had a monarch was on July3, 1776. But before that date, there was no constitution. So the US had a monarch at one time with no constitution, then the US had a constitution but no monarch.
What is a good example of unitary system of government?
An example of unitary is system of government is the United Kingdom.
Actually, not anymore. The UK is more of a federal system with a weak state government.
A better example is France, which has a very strong unitary system, with a powerful central government, and regional governments which are directly responsible to the national government.
What is distribution of power in government?
Powers can be distributed evenly, unfairly, or just plain in the middle. Federal is not an unlimited supply of whatever your heart desires. You have rules and regulations that keep you from being in trouble with the government. Unitary is a central authority. There is no power distributed whatsoever. i.e. Socialism, Communists, and Totalitarian governments. Confederation is a blunt government. It is similar to an Anarchy government. There really is no government.
What is guaranteed to every state by the federal government?
There will be no taxation without representation.
Yes, but no. As stated by Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution, every state is guaranteed a republican form of government and protection from invasion and domestic violence.
Does your government still serve the purposes that the founders intended?
Myself It Doesn`t Have. By The Words Used In Documents Declaring Independence, And Self Governing. The Lord Was Expressed And Equility Of Men. Seldom Hear Of This Now.
ANSWER: Not even close. Look at the news today. Homeschooling declared illegal when there was no such thing as public education in the beginning, Department of Child Welfare Services, which is not at all mentioned in the Constitution is so booked up stealing children away from their parents, parents that actually want the state to take their children have to put themselves on a waiting list. The President is the most powerful man in the free world, the courts legislate law through activism and Congress gets better and craftier at writing laws that make the people think they're subject to, and ultimately do gain jurisdiction from the willful granting of jurisdiction by people who only wish to obey the law. The FCC suppresses freedom of expression, the ATF infringes upon the rights of gun owners, FEMA just flat out offends everybody and the IRS routinely investigate churches for something their pastor said in a sermon. Imagine that, a tax collection agency investigating a church for things that were said. Thank god for that whole separation of powers thing.
How many bills are introduced in congress during a term?
About 10,000 bills per session have been introduced to congress in the past fifty years. There have been 111 Congressional sessions so far, about one every two years. Since the United States Constitution went in effect on March 4th, 1789, Congress's first full year of action was 1790. It has, therefore; been about 210 years since the first bill was introduced. Even considering that there were far less introduced bills in the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as the fact that laws concerning the passing of bills have changed, there have still been 100s of thousands of bills proposed since Congress started active duty. Visit aenews.webs.com for a great newspaper. -Abhishek Kylasa
What arguments might you use to counter Thoreaus objections to the idea of a standing government?
It could be argued that Thoreauâ??s concept of a standing government should only be there as a consequence of the people allowing it to exist presupposes that all â??the peopleâ?? are comprised of those only capable of good intentions, whereas the government is not. Yet, we have seen the actions of some that can only be viewed as evil. If these bullies possess the personal power to push thru their evil intentions, are those of us lacking this ability not at the mercy of these efforts without a standing government to stop it?
Suppose a candidate, running for a office, wins %1% of the votes in California and another candidate wins 49%. The Winner - Take all system allows for the 1st candidate to receive all the votes in California, to represent the will of the majority of the people
Federalism is : # A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units. # Advocacy of such a system of government.
Federalism The doctrine of the Federalist Party.
What is the role of the head of state in a parliamentary democracy?
In countries that employ a parliamentary system of government, the head of state is a separate position to the head of government. This is in contrast to systems such as that in the United States, where the President of the United States is both the head of state and the head of government.
Typically, in parliamentary forms of government, the head of state is a ceremonial position that embodies the people of the country. For example, in the United Kingdom (a constitutional parliamentary monarchy), Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state and represents the British people. In parliamentary republics, a ceremonial president is often the head of state (such as in Germany).
Meanwhile, the head of government is usually a prime minister (or equivalent position), who holds de facto political authority.
Why did Johnson and congress clash over reconstruction?
congress was angered by johnson because he allowed the southern democrat to abuse their power.
How has the roman government changed?
For starters, most Greek city-states had democracies which meant that every citizen was part of the government and they were all entitled to one vote on each issue. Women and slaves were not considered citizens so only men who owned their own property could vote. Ancient Rome started off as a monarchy which means that it was ruled by a king. Then in 509 B.C.E. the last king, Tarquinius Superbus was over thrown and Rome became a Republic. A Republic is another form of democracy where the people elect representatives to make the decisions for them in the government. Then Ancient Rome became an Empire after Octavian defeated Marc Antony at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C.E. It remained an empire until the end of her days in 476 C.E. Also another major difference between the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans was that Greece was divided into different city-states each with it's own leaders. Ancient Rome was unified as one which in turn caused them to conquer much of the known world and rule it for over 1,000 years.
People revolt because they are unhappy with their social and economic situation and feel that the existing government has no interest in responding to their legitimate complaints and reasonable requests for reform. Once they begin to feel helpless under a particular regime, they realize that the only way to redress their complaints is to eliminate the existing government and replace it with one that will respond. That means revolution.
This is why the Declaration of Independence stated that governments are instituted to secure the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and that whenever governments become destructive of those ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish that government and institute a new one that shall seem more likely to serve that purpose.
What are the prime duty of the government to its citizen?
to challenge government to abide by our constitution n to participate in elections at EVERY level to continue our present form of government
Democracy - a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed.
In other words, A form of government where the power rest with the people, a Democracy.
Why was the branches of government provided for in the Constitution?
One reason was so that the branches could be checks and balances for each other. The founders didn't want any one group or individual to be able to accumulate too much power. They were reacting against the monarchies and aristocracies that existed at the time.
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Which statement accurately describes the influence of the petition of right?
The Petition of Right reflected a trend of reducing the powers of the British monarchy. -Apex
How do congress and the president share responsibility for nation's military?
As a commander and chief of the armed forces, the president can use the military to intervene or offer assistance in crisis at home and around the world. The president cannot declare war: Only congress holds this power. The president can send troops to all parts of the world for up to 60 days but must notify congress when doing so. The troops may remain longer if congress gives approval or declares war.
