EUROPE-ASIA STUDIES Vol. 57‚ No. 8‚ December 2005‚ 1143 – 1167 Legislative Accountability in a Semi-Presidential System: Analysis of the Single-Member District Elections to the Russian State Duma DINISSA DUVANOVA & JAKUB ZIELINSKI THE CENTRAL PROPOSITION OF MODERN DEMOCRATIC THEORY is that repeated elections function as a mechanism of accountability. The underlying logic behind this claim is simple: if politicians want to be re-elected and if voters condition their ballots on policy outcomes
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It is clear that there were a number of reasons that caused the Tories to loose the 1906 election. One reason was the tariff reform act but there were many others such as the Boer war which went on from 1899 to 1902. The Boer War took place In South Africa under the command of the then Prime minister Lord Salisbury and was mainly started to gain access to South Africa’s cheap raw materials‚ especially gold and to add another colony to the empire as the conservatives who were
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‘Voting behaviour at UK elections is determined more by issues of personality and image than on the basis of policies or performance in office’. Discuss. In recent times it may be argued that personality and image has played a huge part in the voting behaviour of the electorate in the UK. The personality and image may refer to the personality of the party leader and how they present themselves in their campaign. This is a short-term factor and in a time where long-term factors are not said to play
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The 3rd May 1979 saw the greatest parliamentary swing since the war‚ with the Conservative Party polling 43.9% of the vote; thereby winning 339 seats (up 62 since the last election). It is due to these figures‚ therefore‚ that historians such as Eric Evans believe that it was the strength of the Conservatives under their new‚ forward-thinking leader‚ Margaret Thatcher that led them to victory. However‚ when one looks at the context of the time itself‚ it seems apparent‚ as Marr sums up‚ that ‘it
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How important was Hitler’s personality compared to the Wall Street Crash in his election to the role of Chancellor in January 1933? By Arizona Calliope There are many factors that contribute to Hitler’s rise to power from his personality to the Wall Street Crash. They are all important factors that helped him win the elections and become Chancellor in January 1933. The point of this essay is to describe how Hitler’s personality‚ the Wall Street Crash‚ the Political Crisis‚ the Nazi’s being Anti-Communist
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What explains the decline of voter turnout in parliamentary elections over the last 40 years? Discuss with reference to at least Three West European states In the following essay I will discuss the reasons which could be responsible for the decline of the voter turnout in parliamentary elections over the last 40 years. I will reference to the following countries‚ the United Kingdom‚ Germany‚ Italy and also France and Switzerland for a better understanding of the subject. First I will give a short
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Voter Turnout in Federal Elections In the past half of the twentieth century‚ researchers observed a decline in the voter turnout in federal elections. It has also been observed that the voter turnout has been higher in presidential elections than in midterm elections. The main factors of the declines are the citizens’ negative public attitudes and the widespread political "apathy". On the other hand‚ the difference between presidential and midterm election voter turnout was caused by what I call
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Would the use of a majoritarian electoral system rather than proportional representation for parliamentary elections in South Africa create a more accountable and more representative government? DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL STUDIES STUDENT NAME: Thembelani STUDENTNUMBER:………… PRCTHE002 TUTOR:…………………………………………… Senzo TUTORIALNUMBER:…………………………………30 ASSIGNMENT: final class essaY Plagiarism Declaration 1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another’s
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The election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800 was one of the most major turning points for America. America was only an official country for 24 years and we were about to make some of the most important decisions that would affect us to this day. Thomas Jeffersons economic view that farmers were the most productive and trustworthy citizens‚ yet recognized that we needed a machine-based economy along with Albert Gallatin issuing the‚ “Report on Roads and Canals‚” leading to the creation of a national road
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During Jefferson’s Presidency two things changed “Jeffersonian Democracy”‚ the War of 1812 contributed because until the war hawks and a growing desire to obtain Florida and Canada Jefferson did not want to get involved in war with Europe‚ and the Louisiana Purchase also changed his views because he was very Constitutional and when the treaty for the Louisiana Purchase was presented it was argued to be Constitutional. Americans in the South wanted to gain Florida and the people in the North wanted
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