What are the functions of parliament? Parliament is the highest legislative authority in the UK. It has responsibility for checking the work of government and examining‚ debating and approving new laws. It is also known as the legislature. The key features of the parliament are the legislation‚ representation‚ scrutiny and oversight‚ recruitment and legitimacy. Parliament makes laws; this is why it is classified as a legislature. Parliament is the supreme legislature in the UK‚ in that it
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The time period of 1754-1763 eventually led the American colonists to realize that they did not need the British any longer. The colonists felt that they themselves‚ were not Englishmen but members of their own society within the American colonies. By winning the French and Indian war the British were entitled to the land east of the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains. As the Americans began to move westward thinking that if they fought the war in the colonies‚ they were entitled to
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PM limited by European Constitution which defeats Parliamentary Sovereignty. Limited by scrutiny of Parliament (apparently). Foley‚ political scientist since days of Margaret Thatcher‚ remarked on her presidential style‚ believed this had increased with Tony Blair. Reduction of cabinet meetings to half an hour per week‚ informal attitude to discussion (‘sofa’ politics)‚ disregard for cabinet agenda (Millennium Dome – cabinet wanted it “fired into space”‚ Blair went along with it anyway)‚ appealing
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The colonists were justified in dumping the tea into Boston Harbor. This is because‚ they already had the Stamp Act‚ they didn’t want the tea in the first place‚ and they were just trying to prove a point. If you were forced to do something that you didn’t have a say in‚ would you be angry? If everything you could possibly do to make it stop backfired‚ would you do whatever it takes? This is exactly the kind of frustration the colonists were experiencing. The colonists already had the Stamp Act‚
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THE REASON WHY THE COLONISTS WERE RIGHT: The American Revolution was the major conflict that will forever change millions of people all around the world. The American Revolution was the major conflict because the Colonists were angry‚ they had no self government which made the taxes go up and the British made their own laws that the Colonists had to follow‚ and thought they were paying the government with no representation at all because they did not have a government to control all of the bad things
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views of the Boston Massacre‚ the pro-colonist view and the pro-British view. Neither of the views are entirely accurate‚ the true events of that night are found in the ‘middle ground’ of the accounts. No matter how truthful one account is believed to be‚ it is impossible for it to be entirely accurate because they couldn’t know the intent of the opposing side. The popular pro-colonist view is that the colonists were completely innocent and that the British officers attacked them. Paul Revere’s etching
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The Construction of the Scottish Parliament Building: Poor Planning of Costs Introduction This essay discusses poor cost planning when the new Scottish Parliament Building was built. It was poorly planned beginning with the design of it to when it was handed over. I chose to discuss this building located in Edinburgh EH99 1SP which is adjacent to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This is found at the Royal Mile‚ at the bottom of it to be be precise. Because it wasn’t planned well‚ the costs reached
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First‚ the debt of the British had doubled in a short time. The Cider Tax had proved highly unpopular and many people were getting eager to removed it. Britain was also running short of credit with banks. In order to curb spending the British government believed that further attempts to tax the homeland would fail. They decided to seize Opportunities for income such as taxing the American colonists in order to pay for the army protecting them. Before the war started most of the colonies had directly
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Friend of England‚ 1776 I know it is hard to believe we (the colonists) would be on the verge of a revolution against our own homeland. My father has explained to me the reasons we deserve independence from God‚ the King‚ and the British people. There are many things going on in the colonies to lead us to our current thoughts. The British people have imposed many Acts upon us colonists. In the year 1767‚ British parliament passed Mr. Charles Townshend proposed taxations upon the colonies
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Before 1763‚ the colonists of America were doing completely fine underneath the rule of the British Empire. Throughout the years many events took place that started an ideological struggle over the concept of government within North American colonies. The Writs of Assistance‚ Proclamation Line of 1763‚ and the British Army were the events that set in motion the resistance. However‚ the events the actually carried out their independence were‚ the Stamp Act‚ the Townshend Crisis‚ the Tea Act‚ Lexington
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