Essays on Parliamentary Democracy

The period between the begin of the World War I and the end of the World War II can be compared with the Thirty Years War because the reasons behind the conflict were the same foremost for the German states n the center of Europe: to gain domination over the continent. This is purely geopolitical approach. There have been no world wars, but one that lasted from 1914 to 1945. This "second Thirty Years War" was a war provoked by globalism to shoot down political systems incompatible with its global project. The official narrative segments divide the 1914-1945 period ...

Introduction

The paper will examine Germany’s culture and include various different aspects of the overall countries circumstances. One of the economically most successful European countries will be presented through the aspects of political makeup and background of the political system, the most important holidays and celebrations, their religion, art and architecture, the country’s customs and practices and their cultural contributions to a global society. One of the most successful countries in the world has a specific culture, customs and practices in which the diverse art and architectural designs can be found from different periods in history.

Political system in Germany

The Federal ...

Sovereignty: The word sovereignty means having paramount authority over a polity. The concept is, if a land is sovereign, then no external force has the right to intervene in the internal matters of the land.

International Organization: International organization has international presence, scope and membership. Such organizations operate across various nations. There are two categories of international organizations: INGOs and NGOs.

Actor: Any force that takes part in any political scenario, and has a role to play in it is known as an actor.

Anarchy: Anarchy is the absence of any government or the condition of disorder that ...

Located in the North America, Canada has the world’s largest land border in its common border with the United States. The country runs a parliamentary democracy. The system of governing in the country holds the law as the supreme authority where the law stipulates that the country runs under one parliament (See 45).The parliament consists of the crown, the senate as well as the House of Commons. Although the three bodies are distinct, law-making responsibility falls under one federal government, ten provincial governments and three territorial governments. Selected individuals that represent the Canadian people hold the responsibility of ...

Introduction

“The rule of the people” best describes the concept of democracy. In a democratic state, the people have the right to elect their government, to exercise the power of government (Palmer & Palmer, 2004) and they do so through a secret vote during a given period of time. This essay analyzes the form of government of New Zealand and examines whether the country is a democracy.

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As Abraham Lincoln defines it in the Gettysburg Address in 1864, democracy means “government of the people, government for the people and government by the people” (Behrouzi, 2006, p. 16), mentioning the main roles of the citizens in ...

Financial institutions the world over have evolved depending on the economic policies of the government of the day as well as other economic imperatives. This has been accompanied by ideological and philosophical differences in banking policy. In this paper, I shall seek to examine the evolution of these financial institutions in Burma in three epochal periods namely- the colonial era, parliamentary democracy era and the era of military rule.

Colonial era

During this period there were hardly any indigenous banks in Burma. Those that were existent were western banks mainly British banks that served the elite class. The exchange banks mainly ...

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This essay explores the following cultural aspects of Great Britain: the political system and government, the economy, education, transportation, policing and crime. Under the first sub-heading “Political System and Government the essay explains that the fundamental principle of the government of Great Britain is that of a parliamentary democracy, but with Queen Elizabeth II ruling overall as the titular Head of State, then continues to summarize the make-up of the government, the roles of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and more. The second section discusses Britain’s economy, its global ranking, its relationship with the European ...

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Communism has been a sworn enemy to many fascist regimes, especially Hitler's, Mussolini's and Franco's despite many arguing that they are somewhat related to each other. From the word "communisme", communism advocates for equal class structure and control over the problem of poverty. Meanwhile, fascism came from the word "fascio" and advocates the creation of a nation that runs similar to a corporate setup. However, their belief regarding the state eliminates all form of similarity: communism denies the state while fascism bows to the state as its supreme entity. There is also the case of their political spectrum as fascism incorporates both ...

The British political system is based on a parliamentary democracy with a first past the post system although there have been talks of this being modified. The system does meet the benchmarks employed by political scientists when they test democratic credentials in the sense that proportional representation ensures that the people’s votes are properly represented.

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The British parliament is made up for 650 seats in one chamber elected from 650 separate constituencies from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. This ensures that each candidate who is eventually a Member of Parliament represents his/her constituency in Parliament. Bills are passed with a simple majority ...

Why did America's Founding Fathers design a system of separate institutions sharing power? Is this system still appropriate in the age of the welfare state and nuclear weapons? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the American constitutional structure as compared to parliamentary government? Which system would you recommend to emerging democracies, such as Iraq? The American Constitution is a masterpiece in the sense that it manages to balance out the three branches of government in almost equidistant measures. The Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary balance themselves out so nothing can really be achieved without the other’s co-operation. ...

Are Democratic Rights Necessary for a Strong State?

There are various democratic rights that people have in the countries who chose democracy as their form of government. Whether it is necessary to choose democracy to turn into a well-developed country can be seen on the examples of the strong countries, especially if compared to the ones that experience major problems in different spheres of life. In this paper I am going to analyze examples of four countries, two of them being strong (Norway and Canada) by different criteria, one medium (Venezuela) and one weak (Zimbabwe). On the basis of this examples it will be possible to see how following of ...