VARIABLES THAT INFLUENCE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT Abstract: Women are consistently underrepresented in political systems around the world. In this research‚ I examine factors such as the gender equality scale‚ education‚ ratio of female to male income and cultural diversity and their impact on the percentage of women in government. My findings reinforce my hypotheses; all four independent variables have statistically significant effects on women in parliament‚ with the ratio of female to male income
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Thursday‚ 20 February 2014 Public Law! The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011 - Enacted on September 15 as part of the Coalition’s agreement of constitutional and political reform. This act removes the Executives prerogative power to dissolve Parliament and states that Parliamentary general elections will instead take place every 5 years under S1. Prior to this‚ the Septennial Act 1716 extended the maximum duration of Parliament from 3 years to 7 years. Dicey used this as a prime example
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1. What were the ’disasters’ that Europe suffered during the fourteenth century‚ and what were their consequences? (Short Answer). There were many disasters during the fourteenth century for instance‚ The Black Death and the revolts and repression‚ The Hundred Years War‚ The Babylonian Captivity‚ and The Great Schism all of which lead to many consequences. The Black Death was a horrible plague that hit Europe in the 1200 to 1600 time frame‚ wiping out about a third of its population. The disease
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Analyse the main factors that limit the effectiveness of parliament? (25) 1. Point-discipline exercised by whips and party leaders prevents MP’s and peers operating independently. Divisions and standing committees are usually strictly whipped. Political information – the lobby fodder issue‚ where many MP’s are newly elected or too scared to stand up against their party in fear of demotion- Patrick Mercer Analysis- this shows that many MP’s are too scared to go against the party line‚ mainly
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The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement initiated by French philosophes that encouraged the common people of the time to analyse and reason for themselves‚ rather than accept traditional ideas. This brought about the development of the individual person in eighteenth century France‚ causing them to question the authority of people such as divine ruler or religious leader. Man began to perceive daily life through his own eyes rather than viewing it through an authoritative figure because of the
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In the nineteenth century‚ China‚ Korea‚ and Japan‚ as well as other Asian nations faced European imperialism. However‚ only Japan transformed its traditional society and became the only country in Asia that had colony outside. In my point of view‚ the Japanese success is depending on determination of the government and the strength of it reform. So what makes Japan have the determination to reform the whole traditional society entirely? Opium War: In 1840‚ Britain started the Opium War
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1. Assess Chaucer’s contribution to the development of English literary tradition with reference to ‘The Prologue’ to The Canterbury Tales. Ans: Chaucer is commonly hailed as “the father of English poetry” who in such works as his masterpiece‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ significantly contributed to the development of English as a literary language. The “General Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales has often been praised as “the most perfect poem in the English language.” The Canterbury Tales and his other
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continent that underwent many developments throughout history through conquests‚ expansions‚ and innovations‚ which affected much of the rest of the world. In particular‚ the European conquest of the New World was very significant‚ as it expanded their empire overseas so that they ruled over part of the eastern hemisphere as well as the Western. Throughout history‚ Europe continued to build and expand their empire‚ influencing many other areas‚ such as the Americas during the Age of Exploration‚ which
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was a journey requiring days or weeks to travel‚ often through harsh and unfriendly terrains. These conditions happened not so long ago‚ before commercial air and automobile travel. The development of railroads in America during the mid to late 19th century had a profound impact on the growth and development of the country by making personal travel easier‚ which in turn impacted the growth of corporations‚ changed how Americans perceive time and promoted the diffusion of technology and ideas throughout
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The significant impacts of English on Vietnamese education in 21st century Ngo Cao Ngoc Mai Academic Writing--K52-BFA Foreign Trade University—Ho Chi Minh city Abstract In globalization world‚ English has great impact on human race. The vital concern of this reasearch paper is the impacts of English on Vietnamese education in 21st century. Several educational aspects influenced by English are explored in this article. Some of these factors include examination system‚ pedagogy and syllabus
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