constitution is supreme and all the authorities function under the supreme law of land. ➢ Separation Of Powers : Tripartite division: ❖ Legislature It involves members of both Loksabha and Rajyasabha. A legislature is a type of deliberative assembly with the power to pass‚ amend and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. Legislatures are known by many names‚ the most common being parliament and congress‚ although these terms also have
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The normative claims of Brazil’s democratic ethos: Bourdieu’s habitus‚ critical theory‚ and social philosophy As exigências normativas do ethos democrático brasileiro: O habitus em Bourdieu‚ teoria crítica e filosofia social Nythamar de Oliveira* Abstract: This paper argues for an interdisciplinary interlocution between social theory and social philosophy in order to recast the problem of normativity in social practices‚ especially within Brazil’s democratic ethos. By resorting to insights
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75 EDUCATION‚ SCHOOLING‚ AND CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: THE COMPLEXITY OF HOMESCHOOLING Robert Kunzman School of Education Indiana University Abstract. By blurring the distinction between formal school and education writ large‚ homeschooling both highlights and complicates the tensions among the interests of parents‚ children‚ and the state. In this essay‚ Robert Kunzman argues for a modest version of children’s educational rights‚ at least in a legal sense that the state has the duty and authority
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Foreign Policy Analysis (2010) 6‚ 277–296 Groupthink‚ Iraq‚ and the War on Terror: Explaining US Policy Shift toward Iraq Dina Badie University of Connecticut Existing scholarship on the Iraq War decision-making process generally treats the event as a logical extension of pre-existing ideas and policies. This paper considers the Bush administration’s decision to absorb Iraq into the broader War on Terror as a deviation from long-held views of Saddam Hussein. I argue that the decision to incorporate
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Pol. Sc. Paper II (Q) Discuss the origin and growth of regional parties in India. (marks 6) (A) When Indian democracy had its first elections in 1952‚ there were hardly any regional parties. That trend has changed considerably today and there are 47 regional parties and over 400 smaller parties. The main reasons for the origin and growth of regional parties in India can be summed up in the following points. In a large democracy like India‚ smaller parties always have a place and crucial role
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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ISSUES Vol. XL No. 1 March 2006 What Are Institutions? Geoffrey M. Hodgson The use of the term institution has become widespread in the social sciences in recent years‚ reflecting the growth in institutional economics and the use of the institution concept in several other disciplines‚ including philosophy‚ sociology‚ politics‚ and geography. The term has a long history of usage in the social sciences‚ dating back at least to Giambattista Vico in his Scienza Nuova of 1725
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The New Politics of Consumption Why Americans want so much more than they need. Juliet Schor I n contemporary American culture‚ consuming is as authentic as it gets. Advertisements‚ getting a bargain‚ garage sales‚ and credit cards are firmly entrenched pillars of our way of life. We shop on our lunch hours‚ patronize outlet malls on vacation‚ and satisfy our latest desires with a late-night click of the mouse. Yet for all its popularity‚ the shopping mania provokes considerable dis-ease: many
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MECHANISMS AND DRAWBACKS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Introduction Public participation is a fundamental underlying principle of effective environmental laws. Policies and decisions affecting the environment have the potential to impact the public at large‚ whether in a positive or a negative manner. It is therefore of significant importance that the public is engaged in the formulation‚ implementation and enforcement of environmental laws‚ particularly where the public‚ or
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Political Marketing in India By Prof. Gurinder Singh Ahluwalia GJIMT‚ Mohali. Abstract Political Marketing has already become a subject of serious study and research in the US and the West but not quite so in India in particular. Political parties prefer to rely on the experts from within the party to design its campaign strategy though advertising is outsourced to the professional advertisers. India’s oldest political
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Challenge to FISA Amendments Act; EFF ’s Lawsuit Over NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Remains." Electronic Frontier Foundation. N.p.‚ 27 Feb. 2013. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. Dennis‚ Steven. "NSA Reform Effort Dies in Senate Vote (Updated)." The World ’s Greatest Deliberative Body. N.p.‚ 18 Nov. 2014. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. Doherty‚ Carroll. "Balancing Act: National Security and Civil Liberties in Post-9/11 Era." Pew Research Center RSS. N.p.‚ 7 June 2013. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. Elliott‚ Kennedy‚ and Terri Rupar. "Six Months
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