Is the Constitution Elitist or Democratic Apart from the most important individual values‚ optimal orgasms and a gentle death‚ the most important social values are freedom and safety. In many instances‚ safety is a prerequisite to freedom‚ which is why a strong government is usually needed. A government can come into existence via different routes. One of the possible routes is to be elected‚ more or less directly‚ by the people. This is what we call a democracy. Whether this government later
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1. What is government? • It refers to the particular group of people which is the administrative bureaucracy of a society at a given time. Each successive government is composed of a specialized and privileged body of individuals‚ who monopolize political decision – making and are separated by status and organization from the population as a whole. Their function is to enforce existing laws‚ make new ones‚ and arbitrate conflicts via their monopoly on violence. In some societies‚ this group is often
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Introduction-: Euthanasia means mercy killing‚ it is a modern terminology to the word ‘moksha.’ It is derived from Greek words ‘eu’ meaning good or well and ‘thanatos’ meaning death. In the case‚ M.S.Dabal vs. State of Maharashtra the supreme court held that -:“Mercy killing is nothing but homicide‚ whatever the circumstances in which it is affected. Unless it is specifically accepted it cannot be offences. Indian Penal Code further punishes not only abetment of homicide‚ but also abetment of
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The Constitution is the system of laws‚ principles and customs that define the infrastructure and power of the state while also acting as a regulator with regards to the government’s relation with the citizens. As Democracy is associated with high standards of legal protection of equality it is clear how theorists see it fitting together with Constitutionalism hand in hand . With the codification of such provisions it provides citizens with the ability to hold the state responsible for infringement
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women in India now are more educated and more aware of the world. they now stand equal with the men‚ in some places or careers women have even overthrown the heights the men have reached. today’s women is unstoppable‚ gone is the women who was vulnerable‚ unprotected‚ uneducated and abused. todays women stands tall‚ with pride‚ as she can achieve heights that sometimes are not even thought of. thats todays women she also knows how to handle her house. she is an all rounder. but with an increase
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------------------------------------------------- Feminism in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Part of a series on | Feminism | Women and femininity[show] | History[show] | Variants[show] | Concepts[show] | Theory[show] | By country[show] | Lists and indexes[show] | Feminism portal | * v * t * e | Feminism in India is a set of movements aimed at defining‚ establishing‚ and defending equal political‚ economic‚ and social rights and equal opportunities
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A Constitution is a collection of rules that ensures a country is running efficiently. It guarantees that the government are governing correctly and that the rights of individual citizens are being protected. Constitutions can be found in different forms. They can be written or unwritten‚ rigid or flexible‚ federal or unitary in structure. Our UK constitution is unwritten however it possesses strong core constitutional principles‚ such as parliamentary supremacy‚ a responsible government‚ the rule
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The Preamble to our constitution summarizes the founder lofty goals for America. The idealism embodied in the Preamble is both inspiring and touching. In reading one should reflect on the dream of America and the constitution’s role in molding and protecting that entirely new image of a nation. That we continue to be guided‚ more than 220 years later‚ by those rather few words is testimony to the brilliance and wisdom of its creators and to our determination to build a free‚ democratic‚ just society
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In 1782 Americans won their independence from Britain in the American Revolution. After the colonies won their independence‚ Americans created the Constitution. Its purpose was to replace the Articles of Confederation and solve its problems and more importantly to bring the states together under a single document creating a stronger union of all the states. There was one problem though: there were a few fundamental issues that the framers could not agree on. In the early nineteenth century the United
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Constitution: Checks and Balances The Constitution of the United States was created by our forefathers to ensure that not just one person could be in control or have the power to do what they see to be right. Our Constitution is broken down into three area branches that and each branch has their own powers but are checked by at least one of the other branches. Let’s take a look at why our forefathers created separation of powers‚ the three branches of our Constitution and what their duties are
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