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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 would it be like to live in a Communist country?
Not very fun. Read the book Animal Farm and my point will be proven.
True communism wouldn't be too bad, but all the major communist/socialist leader d-bags have gone farther than true communism. They killed anyone who disagreed with their new system and made sheep who obeyed it. They ruled with fear, and that never works for very long. Look at Hitler and his empire. It didn't survive a single war.
Look at the Soviet Union. It disbanded before it was 70 years old.
Except.. Look at North Korea. Its leaders know how to make sheep! Brilliant men-- but with the wrong intentions.
What year did the government mandate that automakers install seatbelts?
1966 across the US - other states i.e. California had the law in effect much earlier I believe.
Whats the upper house of congress?
The House of Representatives is the lower house. The Senate is the upper house.
What documents have influenced the us government?
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Advantages and disadvantages of republic democracy?
advantages:
- people can participate in government and give opinion
- no dictator
- elect representatives
disadvantages:
- majority wins so many do not have preferred representative
- vote for bad representatives
Who is part of the executive branch in Canada?
The executive branch is made up of the cabinet and PM. The cabinet runs the day-to-day business in government and are appointed by the Prime Minister.
They put laws into action and propose most of the ideas that become laws.
What is one of the main duties of the national government?
the powers of the legislative branch is to make the law for the nation *
What is the form of government in Brazil?
Brazil, officially known as the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the fifth largest country in the world. Its type of government is a Presidential system, Federal republic, Constitutional republic.
When technical data is developed with a combination of government and contractor funding the government initially gets what rights to that data?
Is Libya a limited or unlimited government?
This question is rather difficult to answer since, as of 2016, Libya is in the midst of a civil war. However, the last stable government in Libya was the government led by the Caudillo Qadhafi. That was certainly an UNLIMITED GOVERNMENT; there was no rule of law when applied to Qadhafi or those he deigned to support.
What are the two major ways that the government intervenes in the marketplace?
Defending the property, wealth and power of the capitalist class.
Does Cuba have a presidential or parliamentary system of government?
No it has a communist government
How does the government tax if you earn 2.00?
No tax.
Fining and payment of taxes is reserved for those earning above certain amounts...generally about 12,000 a year.
However, those earning less may benfit, that is receive money, by filing.
How did the citizens of Greece begin to participate in their government?
The citizens of Greece began to participate in their government in the late 6th century BC when reforms were enacted that allowed the citizens of Athens to have a more direct role in their government. This reform was known as demokratia which translates to "people power". The citizens of Athens were able to participate in their government through:
- Citizens Assembly - all citizens over the age of 18 were able to participate
- Boule - a council of 500 citizens chosen by lot who met every 10 days to discuss issues
- Courts - citizens could serve as jurors and judge cases
- Council of 500 - a smaller council of 50 citizens who served for one year and had more power than the Boule
The citizens of Greece were able to elect their leaders and participate in decision making processes which is a form of democracy that has continued in Greece to this day.
What were the intolerable acts of 1774?
The "Intolerable Acts" were the name given to five laws that were designed as punishment of the American colonies by King George III and Parliament. They were enacted in 1774.
(See below and the related links for information about each of the acts.)
- Boston Port Act
- Administration of Justice Act
- Massachusetts Government Act
- Quartering Act- Forced the colonists to house "quarter" British troops.
- Quebec Act
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The Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts), were passed after the Boston Tea Party, the 1773 act by radical colonists who broke into three East India Company tea ships and destroyed 342 chests of tea. (This was done to protest the Tea Act of 1773.) Enraged, the British Parliament instituted the five Coercive Acts to punish the mutinous colonists. The colonists, however, were even more angered by the new acts, which stripped the colonist of many freedoms and replaced them with limitations.
- The Boston Port Bill - June 1, 1774. Closed Boston Harbor to all but British ships until the cost of the Tea Party tea was repaid.
- The Quartering Act - March 24, 1765. Forced colonists to house and feed the British troops.
- The Administration of Justice Act - May 20, 1774. British Officials could not be tried in colonial courts for crimes. They would be taken back to Britain and have their trials there.
- Massachusetts Government Act - May 20, 1774. The British Governor was in charge of Boston, and the colony had no more self-government.
- The Quebec Act - May 20, 1774, the Canadian borders became off limits to the colonies of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Virginia. The province of Quebec was enlarged southward into the western frontiers.
A series of punitive laws were passed by the British Parliament following the Boston Tea party in 1774. American Patriots referred to these as the Intolerable Acts. Three of these were the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Acts of 1767, and the Declaratory Act of 1766.
The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws sponsored by British Prime Minister Lord North and enacted in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. The laws were these:
- Impartial Administration of Justice Act, which allowed the royal governor of a colony to move trials to other colonies or even to England if he feared that juries in those colonies wouldn't judge a case fairly
- Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act made all law officers subject to appointment by the royal governor and banned all town meetings that didn't have approval of the royal governor
- Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston until the price of the dumped tea was recovered, moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem, and made Marblehead the official port of entry for the Massachusetts colony.
- Quartering Act, which allowed royal troops to stay in houses or empty buildings if barracks were not available
- Quebec Act, which granted civil government and religious freedom to Catholics living in Quebec.
These Acts were the harshest so far of all the Acts passed by Parliament. The closing of Boston's port alone would cost the colony (and the American colonies as a whole) a ton of money. The Regulating Act was aimed at curtailing revolutionary activities. The Quartering Act angered colonists who didn't want soldiers (especially Redcoats) in their houses. And the Quebec Act was a direct insult to Americans, who had been denied the same sorts of rights that the Quebec residents now got.
What are the responsibilities of national government?
National defence
Environmental Concerns
Space Research
How many people in the US have a Top Secret clearance?
For reasons that should be obvious such statistics are secret.
