The state as the basic unit -The state: a set of governing institutions with control over defined territory and population -State is often but not always associated with certain national or ethnic group: the nation-state Sovereign state system The spread of the system Displacing other kinds of political government structures‚ from local and community governance to empires and colonies in 1945‚ 51 members states of the united nations in 2013 193 UN member states Sovereignty as the norm:
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1. There are many ways in how a congress person can represent the American people. There are two kinds of representation for a congress person‚ which are sociological and agency. Sociological is type of representation‚ in where representatives have the same cultural background or traits as their constituents. For example‚ if a congress person has the same ethnic as their constituents‚ the people will feel that they are well representative at national level. The second principle is called Agency representation
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The bicameral structure of Congress was designed to enable the legislative body and its members to perform certain functions for the political system. These functions include lawmaking‚ representation‚ service to constituents‚ oversight‚ public education‚ and conflict resolution. The first of the functions of Congress is lawmaking. Lawmaking is the process of establishing the legal rules that govern society. This function is one of the two most important functions Congress‚ without lawmaking‚ society
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Upcoming Practices: April 4 - 12 ALWAYS STRETCH THROUGHLY BEFORE EACH PRACTICE!!! Beginning Throwers Goals: 1. Throwing through the point 2. Keeping the javelin fixed during the approach 3. Plant step and power position Corresponding Drills: 1. Chop drills – take javelin and while standing in end position simply toss the javelin into the ground‚ but make sure the javelin travels through the point and athlete is keeping arm in an overhead position. 2. Rhythm runs – thrower
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Sarah Rimmer‚ Gloria Carneiro‚ Mikaela Hall Cuevas 22 February 2012 European History AP The Success of the Congress of Vienna The Congress of Vienna‚ held in Austria from September 1814 to November 1815‚ was a conference held by prominent European powers of the day. The Quadruple Alliance‚ consisting of Britain‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ and Prussia‚ enacted the congress in order to reinstate peace throughout Europe after the tiring Napoleonic Wars scourged the continent. The Napoleonic Wars
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The congress has special powers spelled out within the constitution. The most important place that the powers are in the constitution is article one‚ section eight. In this section‚ it lists powers of congress and what they entail. Congress in a way has more power than the president because after congress comes up with a law it is then taken to the president and if the president vetoes the new law‚ congress can still override the president’s decision. In addition‚ if the congress wanted to they
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1. ________ is an early aid to counting. (a) Calculators (b) Organisers (c) Fingers (d) Computers 2. The Abacus is a ______ device (a) Modern (b) Mechanical (c) Electrical (d) Chemical 3. Among the following‚ who is a French man (a) John Napier (b) Blaise Pascal (c) Gottfried Leibniz (d) Herman Hollerith 4. Early men started counting by using (a) Abacus (b) Computers (c) Blocks (d) Fingers 5. Abacus is an instrument known to have been used for counting as far back as
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American Government Research Paper Why do you think so few women and racial minorities have been elected to Congress? That is a question that can come with many different answers. In my opinion‚ I believe that there is a different reason between women and minorities for their lack of success in Congress. Both reasons involve the past‚ but in different ways. The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States‚ consisting of the House of Representatives
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Tamara Keith talk about women in congress and the reasons why they is under represented in conventional delegation. Today they are women in congress and it is the highest ever‚ but they only represent 19.4 percent of the total congress. In Texas they are only 3 congress women out of 35 congress delegates. The first woman to survey the House of Representatives was in 1917 and since 1991 it got tripled compared to the previous years. In 1992 female voter turnout was the highest and that year is called
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agreed on‚ while establishing the Congress of Vienna to deal with whatever remaining problems they still had. The Congress of Vienna consisted of these four major European powers‚ whom of which were all intent on creating a balance of power to preserve the peace in Napoleon’s absence; ultimately‚ the Congress of Vienna would achieve all of their goals‚ culminating in peace and the prevention of general war for a hundred years. The Congress of Vienna was an international
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