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    Parliament of United Kingdom

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    PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Nobody set out to create Parliament. It developed naturally out of the daily political needs of the English King and his government. The modern British Parliament is one of the oldest continuous representative assemblies in the world. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts created a new unified Kingdom of Great Britain and dissolved

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    European Union

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    state European construct DEF.->EU family of liberal-democratic countries‚ acting collectively through an institutionalized system of decision-making. > Joining members agree to EU treaties‚ legislation‚ norms‚ shared values(democracy/human rights etc.) > 28 member states‚ + 500 million people > Hybrid international organization+ state - EU institutions= > The commission‚ Parliament‚ Council‚ Courts‚ European Council(defines general political direction+priorities/own president)‚ European Central

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    government can be dated back to the government that started in kingdom of Great Britain during the 17th and 18th century. Several countries gradually adopted and reformed the system to best align with their political background (Dyck‚ 2006). The parliament usually consists of two chambers which are elected lower house and upper house. The representatives in the lower house are elected directly by the public as their political representatives‚ but the senate in the upper house are appointed or elected

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    What are the functions of parliament? Parliament is the highest legislative authority in the UK. It has responsibility for checking the work of government and examining‚ debating and approving new laws. It is also known as the legislature. The key features of the parliament are the legislation‚ representation‚ scrutiny and oversight‚ recruitment and legitimacy.  Parliament makes laws; this is why it is classified as a legislature. Parliament is the supreme legislature in the UK‚ in that it

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    influences on parliament

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    Influences on Parliament Pressure Groups Pressure groups are organisations of people who believe in the same cause. They have strongly held views and wish to influence some aspect of society. Groups of people working together usually have more effect than individuals. Pressure groups have the right to criticise the government‚ hold meetings‚ protest and make their views known by using the media. They have the responsibility to base their criticisms on facts and their meetings should be peaceful

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    ‘good kicking’ during European elections‚ as seen in the UK‚ Spain and France‚ rather than vote on a broad manifesto of ideas. This is fuelled further by MEPs campaigning on local issues rather than European ones.” This is an example of part of the democratic deficit in the European Parliament. To further show how there is a democratic deficit in the European Parliament I will explain how it is largely inaccessible to its European citizens and how the European Parliament lacks the power that it

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    Indian Parliament

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    PARLIAMENT IN INDIA AND SHORT NOTES ON OTHER PARLIAMENTS By‚ T.Vishnu‚ IX A. The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. The parliament house originally known as ’Council House ’‚ founded in 1919‚ the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and

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    describe the impact of international factors on a selected business. M3 – assess the impact of changes in the global and European business environment on a selected business. Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This amounts to an average of five per cent over the five-year period

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    Mother of Parliaments

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    Mother of Parliaments Great Britain is known as Mother of Parliaments. This is because in the Western world since the downfall of Rome‚ she was the first to introduce a workable body‚ an assembly of elected representatives of the people with the authority to resolve social and economic problems by free debate leading to the making of law. The Parliament‚ consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords‚ is the centre of British politics. One of the fundamental principles of the unwritten

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    role of parliament

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    Parliament examines what the Government is doing‚ makes new laws‚ holds the power to set taxes and debates the issues of the day. The House of Commons and House of Lords each play an important role in Parliament’s work and it make parliament what it is. Both parties have a role in keeping the executive into check by scrutinising them‚ also making them accountable is such things as question time and taking some of the power away from the executive to stop any possible coercive power and to Firstly

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