SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION SENATOR CAROL LIU‚ CHAIR BACKGROUND INFORMATION REQUEST You may download a copy of the background sheet from the Senate website at www.senate.ca.gov under committee information. Measure: Author: Sponsor: List your name and all contact information (office‚ cell‚ etc.) for individual staffing this bill. Name: Office Telephone #: Cell Phone #: Other: 1. Origin of the bill: a. Who is the
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divisions and political participation. The countries in the third wave were driven to democratization by external influences‚ although in many cases specific events or groups from within also drove them to democratize. Huntington describes the basic forms of transitions during this time in three categories. Most countries during this time frame fall into one of these categories‚ although these categories overlap for particular nations. Linz has alternate names for these transitions‚ although they hold
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Big Brother Form of Surveillance – Workplace 2). In relating your answer to the ideas of your chosen theorist you will need to say how the surveillance relates to at least two of the following: (a) caring‚ (b) control‚ (c) risk‚ (d) knowledge‚ (e) security‚ and (f) health. 3) Discuss how this surveillance relates to your own experiences. Say how it affects you. Does it improve your security? Does it restrict your freedom? Is it good or bad for you? Has it improved your lot? 5) Discuss
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Governments should spend more money on education than on recreation and sports. Do you agree or disagree? Do you believe that government should focus on education rather than recreation? Education is a learning process for every citizen composing a nation . Perhap‚ a nation cannot produce a good citizen for giving full attention to education without recreation. I believe the children is our future‚ the pride of our nation‚ teach them well and give the way they must possess inside. The amount
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did an experiment in direct democracy‚ as opposed to the representative democracy. AnswerParty! Translated from Latin‚ the word "president" means "sitting ahead." The development of this political institution started at the end of the 18th century and coincided with the appearance of the first democratic systems in the countries of the Old and New Worlds. In the 18-20th centuries‚ the institution of presidency became an integral part of the republican form of government and an important feature of
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Democracy vs. Dictatorship. From the beginnings of the times‚ from ancient civilizations dated as back as 2000 B.C.E.‚ the world had been based upon political systems and philosophies of governments. A country’s philosophy of government determines the economic system and the amount of rights that people have within that country’s borders. As people can see‚ in the article written by Severine Deneulin “Democracy and human development”‚ she explains the complexities of the relationship between
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Democracy vs. Absolutism During the 1500’s there was a debate if the government should be Absolutism‚ or Democracy. There both really good ways to live but Democracy had a better limit. Democracy gave the people and the government freedom of speech‚ it limited the power of the government‚ and it protected them. Absolutism had a absolute monarch running the country. Democracy gave the people freedom of speech. Everyone deserves to speak their mind. Voltaire said “I may disapprove of what
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Democracy - the best government system Democracy- the best way to govern. The term ‘democracy’‚ like many other political terms‚ was first discovered in Ancient Greece. It consists of two short words: ‘demos’ which means either ‘a citizen in a particular city-state’ or ‘the lower orders’‚ and ‘kratos’ which means either ‘rule’ or ‘power’ - but these two are not of the same meaning. The original meaning of democracy is the rule by the poor or by the rabble. Aristotle had a clear argument stating
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FORMS OF SUBSTRUCTURE Tutor: David Brooke Submission Date: 14 December 2012 FORMS OF SUBSTRUCTURE * Table of Contents Site 1 1 Site 2 2 Site 3 3 Precautionary actions and temporary works 4 1 Bibliography 5 * Site 1 Dry compact gravel‚ or gravel and sand subsoil’s are usually suitable for strip foundations. Mostly 700mm to 1000mm deep foundations are acceptable as long ground has suitable bearing capacity. If the water level is high than the bearing capacity will reduce
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“Democracy is a system of government in which political authority is vested in the people” (Bardes‚ Shelley and Schmidt‚ p.8). Democracy is the people have the power and authority. Democracy opens doors to lots of opportunity because of the first amendment rights and the three branches of government. We are one the luckiest countries in the world because we are under a democracy rule and not hierarchy system or the socialist or communist system. This paper will explore the greatest impact that the
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