Legitimacy enables a state to depend not on shear force or coercion‚ rather the idea of consent of the governed. Consent of the governed is a principle that goes back to the English philosopher John Locke‚ stating that a government’s legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and legal when it is consented by the people or society that the power is being exercised over. Consequently‚ this makes legitimacy an integral component of any successful modern state. Various forms of political
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Title: The title of my book is That was Then‚ This is Now. Author: The author of my book is S. E. Hinton. Main Characters: The Main Characters in my book are Brian‚ Mark‚ Charlie‚ Eminem‚ Cathy‚ Angela‚ Chepard‚ and Also the Mom. Setting: The setting in my book is a lot of different places‚ the main place was at the Inner City. It also took place at the Bar and in Mark and Brian’s house. Most of the time it took place at the house. Conflict: The conflict is that the two best friends Mark and
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To what extent was Mussolini an all-powerful dictator? A dictator‚ by definiton‚ is an authoritarian ruler who assumes sole power of a state. By 1926 Mussolini had achieved this ambition and established a personal dictatorship over Italy. However when considering the nature of Mussonlini’s power it is important to remember Italy still remained officially a constitutional monarchy during this period and was far less brutal and totalitarian than its German equivalent. In theory Mussolini’s
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spreadfrom the Niger Delta to virtually all nooks and crannies of the country‚ with some states of course being hotspots. Similarly victims have changed from being predominantly foreign oil workers to Nigerians‚ including parents‚ grand
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The United States and Kenya are two separate countries‚ on two very separate continents‚ yet they are not that different from one another. In Kenya‚ the people celebrate different holidays‚ have different cultures‚ sustain a different lifestyle; and yet the things we do each and everyday remain the same. We all attend school with the same intentions‚ we all get a job for the same reasons‚ and we both have a government put in place for the same purposes. Although we are thousands of miles apart from
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Operation Barbarossa was the major turning point of the European War. As the European War progressed‚ early German advances and gains were decreasing by the mid-years of the war as it became evident the tide was turning against the Axis powers and in favour of the Allies. Operation Barbarossa and the entire Russian campaign can be seen as one significant turning point that helped to change the course of the war and yet it can be argued that this was not the sole and most major turning point. The Battle
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from various countries including Great Britain‚ the United States‚ and Canada stormed the beaches of Normandy hoping to overthrow the German forces occupying France. Years of meticulous planning and seemingly endless training had finally come together to form the operation known as D-Day‚ the invasion of Normandy. Many different operations and brilliant leaders helped to contribute to the victory at Normandy. D-Day was not only a turning point in the War‚ but it forever changed the course of history
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in Cuba was a total failure. To what extent do you agree with this statement? It is often said that the containment policy during the Cuban missile crisis was a success on America’s part‚ but was it really? America lost a loyal ally‚ almost caused a nuclear war and Cuba still stayed communist. America had to promise never interfere with Cuba again‚ and hence‚ America would not be able to regain any control or get rid of Castro as it had set out to do before the crisis. Containment was an American
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The United States Government has 27 expressed powers. Almost all of the expressed powers of Congress are found in Article 1‚ section 8 of the Constitution. Expressed powers are those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out in the Constitution‚ they are also called the "enumerated powers"(McClenaghan). Three powers that stick out from the rest of the 27 are the commerce power‚ the borrowing power‚ and the power to declare war. Commerce is defined as the buying and selling
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Bryon and Mark go to the hospital to see Bryon’s mom again. She notices the stitches on Mark’s head‚ and he tells her that he was in a fight. She accepts the explanation without question‚ and Bryon tells us that his mother never gets hysterical over her boys fighting. Like drinking‚ she would prefer they didn’t do it‚ but also seems to understand that she can’t stop it. They stop by Mike’s room. He’s upset because his father recently visited and yelled at him. Mike says that he wishes he were
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