The Philippine Commonwealth (by law: Commonwealth of the Philippines) was the name of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when it was still controlled by the United States. The Philippine Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act‚ which was approved by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L. Quezon became president in 1935‚ he was the first Filipino to head an elected government in the Philippines. The President of Philippine Commonwealth had strong control of the islands and was guided
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Colonial Fashion Fashion is built upon different‚ new and occurring trends. Some trends last for decades and others a few days. It all depends on society and the people in it. But where did all these trends come from and what did they build on? I believe that colonial fashion is the answer to that. Colonial fashion during the Revolutionary War is far from what fashion means now‚ in 2016‚ but statements such as how clothes were adorned according to social class‚ clothes of the workplace of men and
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The collapse of the democracy in Germany between 1928 and 1934 was not contributed by one single event but by a wide ranging‚ and large number of factors‚ making it vulnerable to sudden shock. In some ways‚ the complexity of contributing factors to the collapse of democracy can be depended on the shaky foundations‚ lack of a democratic tradition and flaws within the constitution. Like the article 48‚ it created opportunities for the corrupt high commands to abuse the democratic authority‚ the appointment
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American Democracy: A Real Democracy or Hidden Oligarchy? The United States was founded with the intent that class distinction and rigid social structure were the things left behind in the old world. Life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness were the basis that created the American dream from the very beginning. The state where people face promise of political democracy‚ wide range of civil liberties‚ opportunity for economic prosperity‚ and equality between each and every citizen. “Government
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Democracy without discipline is a body without soul. If there is no discipline in the country‚ democracy will degenerate into a monocracy i.e.‚ a Government by a unruly crowd. In fact‚ in Greek ‘Demos’ means crowd. The word ‘curacy’ is from the Greek word ‘Krait’ or ‘Cratos’ which means power. A lack of discipline in democracy justifies Plato’s criticism that democracy is the divine right of the ignorant people to rule ignorantly. 6It is true that democracy is based on the free will of the people
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but on the other narcissitic and self important “we broadcast to our friends instead of learning from strangers”. In his eyes‚ the consecuence of this is the fragmentation of society‚ making all truths personal‚ therefore‚ taking a step away from democracy. “The web is the next stage of capitalism” he says in his interview on BBC Radio 4‚ explaining that the foundation and the values of the Internet‚ which can never be detached from it‚ are obsessed with being decentralised or ’on the edge’‚ and that
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Widest range of colonization‚ from the tip of South America to the current American southwest and throughout the Caribbean Sea. Emphasis/Focus of Colonies Early attempts at discovering rich Indian cities diminished by 1560 as Spanish sought to defend their colonies and pacify tribes through Franciscan missionary efforts. Portugal Brazil The Netherlands New York‚ Delaware‚ Caribbean islands‚ Dutch Guiana in South America. France 1st permanent settlement at Quebec
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Industrial Democracy By Bertell Ollman Democracy‚ industrial‚ is the application of the doctrines of democratic theory to people’s lives as workers. Democracy is always rules by the people‚ and the key questions it raises are which people? Over what range of problems are they to rule? How much power should they have? And through what mechanisms and procedures should these powers be exercised? Industrial democracy is the attempt to supply answers to these questions in regard to people’s lives
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So‚ the question asks are elections good for democracies? When I analyze this question‚ I immediately think about the word democracy and the type of democracy that is implemented within the U.S. The website “whatisdemocracy.net” describes democracy as the government by the people. The website also explains how people should be able to have their say in one way or another in everything that affects their lives. Which Is why democracy is either direct (by every member of a community having the possibility
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The Philippines And the struggle for democracy The second half of the 20th century brought many new countries in Southeast Asia. A majority of these countries began to use western democracies to shape their government. The Philippines is among the newly democratized developing states. The Philippines has been directly influenced by the United States in developing its autonomy as a democracy. Because of continuing corruption and dynastic rule‚ contradictions in political culture‚ and semi-authoritarian
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