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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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How do the referendum and initiative processes make Missouri government more democratic?
A referendum is voted upon by all the voters, as compared to a law that is enacted by a state legislature, which voted on by a small number of people (who were themselves elected to office by the general public). It is therefore a more direct kind of democracy. The people get to have their say.
When the first modern british parliament was formed between 1272 and 1307 who was king of England?
king edward 1
federal acquisition reform act
The social contract was a theory where the people give up sovereignty/freedom to the government to maintain social stability. The main philosophers associated with the social contract were Locke, Rousseau, and Hobbes.
Why does prices rise when the government prints too much money?
If the government prints too much money and inflation gets out of hand, investors will not trust the government and it will be hard for the government to borrow anything at all.
Burgess is a word in English that originally meant a freeman of a borough (England) or burgh (Scotland). It later came to mean an elected or unelected official of a municipality, or the representative of a borough in the English House of Commons. The term was also used in some of the original American colonies, notably for the first elected legislature, the Virginia House of Burgesses.
What was one reason government officials ignored unfair business practice?
Some companies paid them money to ignore these problems.
A system of government by groups of officials?
A system of government by a group of officials would be an oligarchy.
It helps create jobs, fortune, power, and all the qualities that makes a strong bond with unity in it's support system, thus, making a better and more organized nation! (unlike America) XD
What government is in charge of the Canadian zoos?
I think the provincial government is in charge of zoos.
How many repersentatives and senators go to Washington Dc?
The U.S. Congress consists of 100 U.S. Senators and 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
What form government did many new countries adopt after the war?
It depends which war you are referring to.
After wars countries usually have a form of government imposed upon them or one they have fought to achieve.
How does a representative government BEST serve the purpose of constitutional government?
A representative government should provide checks and balances to the branches of government.
