THE CONSTITUTION OF MALAYSIA The Constitution is a document that contains the highest laws of the country. No other law can contravene the constitution. The Federal Constitution (Malaysia) we have today is based on the Constitution of the Federal of Malaya presented by the Reid Commission in 1957. The 1957 document was amended to suit the requirements of the enlarge federation and put into effects as the Constitution when Malaysia was proclaimed on 16 September 1963. SOURCE OF LAW IN MALAYSIA
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Prior to 1863‚ Cambodia had a monarchical government by King Norodom. In 1863 Cambodia became a protectorate of France‚ although Cambodia retained quite a lot of autonomy. Once France colonized Cambodia they installed a “Resident-General” who had a significant amount of power. In 1884‚ King Norodom signed a treaty giving the French near total control over Cambodia. In 1897‚ the ruling Resident-General asked the French authorities if he could take the kings power‚ because he felt that the king
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Student Teacher Class Date English VS. Spanish Colonization Although the English and Spanish both sought to sail across the Atlantic and explore to conquer the New World for their own unique reasons‚ the conditions and experiences they faced differed greatly. Spain claimed to have conquered the New World first with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492‚ while the English claimed to have done so with the establishment of Jamestown in 1607. Spain and England both colonized the Americas and
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History Russell McGillivray Kenya The British colonization of Kenya destroyed the culture and economy of the native people‚ but it established a democratic government and left Kenya a more modernized country.[1] During the 1880’s through 1914‚ the start of WWI‚ was an age of imperialism. One place that felt victim to this imperialism was Africa. At this time Africa was a wholly unmodernized continent. The reason the Europeans went after Africa was the introduction of the idea of
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Thirsk‚ Robert.‚ Andre Kuipers‚ Chad Mukai‚ David Williams. Canadian Medical Associations Journal: “Spinoffs from Space”. 6/23/2009‚ Vol 180‚ issue 13. Pg 1324‚ 1325. Turek‚ Phillip A. “A New Method of Space Travel Optimized for Space Tourism and Colonization.” AIP Conference proceedings‚ 2006‚ vol 813‚ issue 1. Pg 1162-1169.
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The role of slavery served as a big economic incentive. Brazil’s lush agriculture made it a desirable place for the Portuguese to establish themselves. Slavery‚ however did exist before the Portuguese started their colonization. The Portuguese were among the powerful nations that were attempting to create many colonies for themselves. Brazil was one of the most important colony to them because of all the resources they could export and make a profit from. The land was fertile and in addition to having
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Astronomy 305 Term Paper Insight and Speculation on Getting a Man to Mars Mars has been a fascinating topic of discussion for a long time now. Every aspect of the Red Planet is mysterious when you think about the history of it. It is extremely similar to the Earth in a lot of ways. It experiences seasons just like the Earth due to its tilt. It also has many mountain ranges‚ giving evidence for some plate tectonics‚ but not a lot of evidence. Due to Mars’ very thin atmosphere there is very little
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During Colonization there were troubles with Native Americans (disease‚ Indian Wars‚ Massachusetts Bay)‚ John Winthrop and the city on a hill‚ Puritans‚ Role of religion in society‚ the American Dream (social mobility‚ land‚ and a fresh start.) During the Revolution the main people were Benjamin Franklin‚ John Locke‚ and Phillis Wheatley. Some ideas during this time were the Enlightenment which was the belief of science and guides to life. Finally for Popular Sovereignty it was for the Kansas/Nebraska
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During the 19th century‚ the role geography played in the European colonization of Africa encouraged European efforts to control the massive continent of Arica. This document based question can be split up into three groups of documents: hindered‚ encouraged‚ and ignored efforts. The Europeans came together and created a conference called the Berlin Conference in 1884 in order for them to split Africa and prevent disputes (Document J). This encouraged the European efforts to colonize Africa because
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European colonization had a huge impact on North America. This impact had an disturbing impact on the native population. In a small period of time the native’s way of life was changed forever. The changes were caused by many of factors‚ including loss of land‚ disease‚ enforced laws which violated their culture‚ food and self sufficiency. When the Europeans arrived they brought with them various disease to the natives such as smallpox. The natives had no immunity to these different diseases and
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