Evaluate how democratic in practice‚ initiatives and referendums are in making public policy. (30 marks) Initiatives and referendums are forms of direct democracy used by a majority of states in the United States. Direct democracy is a system‚ by which political decisions are made by the voting people rather than elected representatives. Throughout the US the involvement of the electorate varies‚ in states such as Alaska and Colorado referendums and initiatives are fundamental tools in policy making
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Summarise the key aspects of current legislative requirements and codes of practice relevant to your subject and type of organisation within which you work My role as a dementia awareness trainer and assessor requires me to have an understanding of the wide range of legislations and codes of practice affecting my work role. These provide guidelines to protect staff and learners‚ whilst in the teaching environment. As an assessor‚ I need to ensure the welfare and safety of learners‚ whilst supporting
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Bullying Affects Children and Adults Many problems in society need public attention‚ bullying is one of the top problems. The problem of bullying affects everyone in some aspect whether it is by being the victim‚ victimizer‚ and both the victim and the victimizer‚ friend‚ or family member of the victim or victimizer‚ or just a bystander that does nothing to prevent this problem. Bullying affects people both young and old. "When you think of a bully‚ you might not picture a young child. While
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Diversity largely affects the social work practice‚ as many clients will be different from me. Injustices regarding diversity have been occurring in our society for numerous of years and have not received the attention that is deserved. America’s history is scorching with prime examples of injustices that many populations have had to face‚ and many of these populations are groups that I will be working with in the future. Discrimination is evident through the history of Native Americans‚ the slavery
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Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedure for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety. *** Answer submitted on Apr 7 2013 4:55PM *** Every Child Matters 2005: This was put into place to ensure all organisations and agencies invoved with children between birth and 19 years should work together to ensure that children have the support needed to be healthy‚ safe‚ enjoy and achieve and make a positive contribution and achieve economic
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K3P233 Legislation covering children’s rights and laws covering equality and inclusion within your home country and how these relate to your setting K3P234 Work with children in the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child‚ e.g. the child’s right to self-expression‚ play‚ cultural identity‚ freedom from exploitation K3P235 The various forms of discrimination‚ the groups most likely to experience discrimination and the possible effects of discrimination on the children and families
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Some children may suffer from or be more prone to a condition that may make progress difficult. Some conditions that children are born with such as diabetes or a blood condition affect children from early on and have sever ramifications on their lives from birth. Other conditions may appear later‚ such as asthma‚ which children are more susceptible to if they live in areas where the air condition is poor‚ they live in damp conditions or whose parents smoke. These conditions and many others have an
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despite differences. In the UK there are many legislations that support equality‚ diversity and inclusion‚ like the Equality Act 2010 and Disability Act 1995. Equal opportunity approach is based on the principle of providing fair and similar opportunities to all and ensure people are not discriminated against on the basis of criteria such as race‚ religion etc. Everybody should have same access to opportunities and positive intervention. Relevant criteria would be inequality on the basis of skills
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Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant today because of the Many of Shakespeare’s plays explore the humanity in people. He has accurately depicted many truths about the human. In Macbeth‚ one human virtue that Shakespeare points out is that even the “bad guys” have some good spirit‚ no matter how deeply buried it is. The corrupted characters in Macbeth are shown sympathetically when Macbeth sees a ghost of Banquo‚ when Lady Macbeth goes insane from guilt‚ and when Macbeth’s conscience is so full
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1. Introduction A work-life balance policy is the one of the much talked theory in the recent workplace environment dialogue between employers & employee. So we have to know first what it is - Work life balance is about people having a measure of control over when‚ where and how they work. It is achieved when an individual’s right to a fulfilled life inside and outside paid work is accepted and respected as the norm‚ to the mutual benefit of the individual‚ business and society. But the employers
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