In what circumstances are referendums held in the UK? Referendums are a popular vote where the people are asked to decide on an important or constitutional issue directly. The key features of a referendum are that they the questions usually asked are single questions and are put forward by the government. In a referendum the citizens make the decision and it is always a YES/NO answer. However the conclusive answer is not binding on Parliament. There are 4 main reasons why referendums are held
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How useful is the concept of a ‘people’s war’ for explaining the Labour Party’s election victory? The Labour Party’s election victory in 1945 is often regarded as a watershed moment in terms of British political history. The establishment of a welfare state‚ as a result of socialist reforms that were introduced by the newly elected Labour government‚ saw‚ what can arguably be described as a radical overhaul of British politics and society. Labour’s unprecedented landslide victory is commonly attributed
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FIGHT THE POWER Maladjusment‚ n. – a failure to meet the demands of society‚ usually reflected in emotional instability Is it a bad thing in a sociaty like this one‚ in particular? This world order‚ which explicitly treats women as weaker and less valuable than man‚ other races as weaker and less valuable then whites‚ poor as weaker and less valuable than rich‚ ironically calls itself democracy. They might call it democracy. They might call it equality. But we? We want THE TRUTH.
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EVOLUTION AND INVOLUTION IN JOSE SARAMAGO: A STUDY BASED ON BLINDNESS‚ THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS CHRIST AND THE STONE RAFT The famous American literary critic Harold Bloom has stated that he considers Jose Saramago as “The most gifted novelist alive in the world today” (The Encyclopedia of World Writers‚ 385). The concept of revolution of thought and evolution of mind and the involution of culture is central to Jose Saramago’s novels. The basic statement of hypothesis for the research-study
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The objective of this paper is to explain the psychological view of the movie‚ Groundhog Day. The main character of the film is Bill Murray and is directed by Harold Ramis and released in 1993. The movie takes place in the small town of Punxsatawney during the winter season. Although the movie has a very powerful message‚ I did not like it. Phil (Bill Murray)‚ a weather man for an American TV station‚ is sent to Punxsatawney to cover a local Groundhog Day ceremony. The very skeptical weatherman
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How successful were the labour governments of 1964-1970 in fulfilling their promise to create a New Britain? During 1964 to 1970‚ The Labour government planned to create a ‘New Britain’ under the leadership of Harold Wilson. The most important successes of the Labour government include education‚ social freedoms and the freedoms of women. However‚ the most important failures of labour included its lack of the scientific minds in the party and its failure of large economic and technological advancement
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Study Guide – CMNS 110‚ Fall 2013 The following is a hierarchical list of concepts‚ theories‚ illustrations and questions of which you will need to have a comprehensive grasp in order to complete the midterm exam. The list is exhaustive – it’s everything we’ve covered this term thus far. If you know everything that’s here (and know where to find it in our readings and lecture slides)‚ then you’ll have all of the answers you’ll need for this test of knowledge. Where relevant/appropriate‚ I
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Harold Hill and his seventy six trombones marched their way into The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts’ "The Music Man". "The Music Man" follows the story of conman and traveling salesman‚ Harold Hill. Hill peddles instruments‚ and claims he’ll form a band of all the boys in town using his revolutionary "think" method of instrument playing. His plan is to order uniforms‚ which take about four weeks to arrive‚ collect the money‚ and skip town. But his plan encounters a massive
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Has the significance of the Profumo Affair been massively overstated? V13154 Sex and Society in Britain since 1900 Tutor: Harry Cocks Student Number: 4065501 24th March 2010 Word count: 3‚013 Has the significance of the Profumo Affair been massively overstated? The Profumo Affair had all the ingredients of a classic sex scandal – “a clandestine affair‚ adultery‚ potential conflict of interests‚ second-order transgressions and a stream of revelations about the seamy underside of high
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on the basis of rewards and costs. If perceived mutual benefits outweigh the costs of greater vulnerability‚ the process of social penetration will proceed. Social penetration theory draws heavily on the social exchange theory of John Thibaut and Harold Kelley. Outcome: rewards minus costs. Thibaut and Kelley suggest that people try to predict the outcome of an interaction before it takes place. The economic approach to determining behavior dates from John Stuart Mill’s principle of utility.
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