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    Between 1676 and 1739 there were a lot of rebellions‚ uprisings‚ wars‚ and revolts in colonial America. Two specific rebellions are Bacon’s Rebellion‚ which occurred in 1676‚ and the Stono Rebellion‚ which occurred in 1739. These two rebellions were caused by pent up anger and tension between slaves and indentured servants and white people. Both Bacon’s Rebellion and the Stono Rebellion were the cause of Native American and Slave tensions. Bacon’s Rebellion started when the Susquehannock people of

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    Compare and contrast the Articles of confederation and the Constitution‚ especially in regard to the specific powers granted to the national government.The formation and ideals of the Articles of Confederation and its successor‚ the Unites States Constitution‚ varied from each other in terms of a stronger or weaker federal government in dealing with issues. The Constitution gave more power to the federal government‚ while the Articles of Confederation involved a very weak government with primary

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    TDA 3.2 6.1 National government Department of Education (DfE) have a role to lead the whole network of people who work with young people and children. This means being responsible for drawing up education policy for example Early Years Foundation and the National Curriculum from which nurseries and schools operate. Also it looks at new ways of developing the quality of services available to children under the five outcomes of Every Child Matters. The Department of Education has also set up and

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    separation of powers. The powers of our federal government have been divided into three branches. One branch is the Legislative branch they make the laws. The second is the Executive branch they make sure the laws are carried out. The third is the Judicial branch they evaluate the laws to make sure they do not infringe on our constitutional rights. Then we have our state government which have their own set of laws to follow as well. The state and federal governments have separate powers of authority

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    How much power should the government in general and the President in particular be given in times of national crisis? The powers and duties of the president are defined in Article II of the Constitution making him commander in chief of armed forces‚ chief diplomat‚ nominating judges‚ presenting state of union to congress and having the power to pardon and veto. However‚ the Constitution grants far less powers to the nation’s president in Article II than it does to congress in Article I. Throughout

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    experience can be shaped by those with power. From governments‚ to police force and even including fiction writers and the media‚ they have the ability to influence the reality experienced by different people in society. This power manipulation extends to those with different ethnic backgrounds‚ socio-economic status‚ and religion. Chloe Hooper‚ in writing‚ The Tall Man‚ had the power over the reader by selecting what to include in her story. In the book Chloe also shows the power that the police force

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    Evaluate the effectiveness of the South Vietnamese government in maintaining power until 1968. Your response should be a minimum of approximately 750 and should not exceed 1200 words. The South Vietnamese government had a substantial amount of success in keeping power up until 1968‚ surprisingly. This was done in a number of ways such as; government policies‚ fighting tactics/strategies and the aid of other countries e.g. America. On 26th October 1955 Ngo Dinh Diem won a referendum which appointed

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    Continued Rebellion: The Conflicting Legislation of National and State Governments Following the end of the Civil War‚ the newly reformed nation began efforts to mend wounds opened during wartime. In the wake of these reconstructive efforts new laws were created by the national and state governments. Two examples of laws made at this time are the Black Codes of Mississippi written in 1865 and the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction written by Andrew Johnson in 1865. These two documents demonstrate

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    US CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT Federalism- system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units Articles of confederation- he agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of 1788 US Constitution- United States Constitution: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified

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    with the coming domestic issues in the next 100 years‚ US government used various ways to get through the conflicts‚ are their decisions as beneficial as people thought? Is the US government actually effective on solving these problems? It is clear that the presidents have the greatest control of the government‚ it is them who made the decisions during all the depressing era. Therefore‚ the best way to evaluate the effectiveness of US government is to figure out the advantages and disadvantages that

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