Saint Vincent and lastly Trinidad and Tobago. The total population of the West Indies Federation was between three (3) and four (4) million people‚ and contained around twenty-four (24) inhabited islands with the largest being Jamaica. The Federal Parliament was bi-cameral consisting of an elected House of Representatives and a nominated Senate. Sir Grantley Adams‚ of Barbados was the one and only Prime Minister of the Federation‚ Queen Elizabeth II was the Head of State and the Federal capital was
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A constitution is the fundamental‚ foundational and basic law of the land. It is the law on which all other laws are based. It is the foundation which the law‚ politics and economy of the state rests. The Constitution’s provisions are rooted in the soil Constitutional law is linked with many other fields of knowledge including history‚ politics‚ economics‚ culture and philosophy. The glittering generalities of the Constitution are silhouetted against the panorama of all the fields. More than
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Houses of Parliament A couple of prominent things that come to mind in pondering about architecture from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century are British works of architecture. British architecture‚ as any of its form‚ reflects change and transformation through time. History shows an evolution of design through adaptation to the environment. This adaptation revolves within an atmosphere of mood and discovery. The Ironbridge from the late 1700s and the Houses of Parliament from the early
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motion (notice that they will present the Bill in Parliament). Can introduced as/by: • Government Bill; or o may cover any policy area over which the Commonwealth has jurisdiction (ie generally s51 Const. matters). • Private Members/Senators Bill; or o Ie Smoking and Tobacco Products Advertisements (Prohibition) Act 1989 banning cigarette advertising was a private senators Bill. Passage of a Bill through Parliament The Bill may be an entirely new law‚ or be amending
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English 112 In the advertisement “Parliament Lights: The Perfect Recess”‚ I found that the three most important appeals of the advertisement are the need for affiliation‚ the need to escape and the need for sex. However‚ the one that appeals the most when looking at this advert is ultimately the need to escape. In the advert‚ there looks to be a couple outside a luxurious place full of wonders relaxing on the beautiful view and it looks as though they have found the perfect
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‘In the United Kingdom Parliament is supreme in all legislative matters; a written constitution could never be introduced because it would always be subject to express or implied amendment or repeal’ ‘Parliament is the only body which can make laws in the United Kingdom (UK)‚ and is therefore sovereign. No other authority can over-rule or change the laws which parliament has made. Political commentators often say that parliament can do "what the hell it likes" in terms of law making. This by and
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Before evaluating whether or not Parliament is sovereign‚ it’s important to define what sovereignty means. Sovereignty can be split into two; political and legal. Legal sovereignty is the ultimate power to make laws which will be enforced within the state. Members of Parliament and the Prime Minister have ultimate legal power because they propose and enforce legislation. Citizens have no legal sovereignty because they don’t play a role in the legislative function even though pressure group activity
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VCAA 2001 Question 8 A. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of parliament as a law-maker. Illustrate your answer with a comparison of law-making by courts. (12 marks) Parliaments primary role is to make laws on behalf of the community as the need arises. Parliament can also change the law as the need arises. Eg//cloning. As parliament only sits for a small portion of the year they cannot always change the law as the need arises. They also may not be able to foresee all future circumstances
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England‚ Parliament was more than justified in executing Charles I due to the divergent and passionate views of law and life between the people and the king in politics‚ society‚ and religion. Parliament never desired a position where they could control England with full-fledged power. They simply wanted enough limitations on the king’s power that would guarantee the people certain rights that the king cannot take away‚ which juxtaposes the belief of divine right. Parliament tried numerous
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by: Shakir Jahangir Tim Schouls in his essay‚ “Why Group Representation in Parliament Is Important‚” argues that the parliamentary representation in Canada is unfair because it doesn’t represent Canada’s social diversity as a whole. He believes that democracy in Canada can be considerably deepened and enhanced when the composition of the House of Commons substantially reflects the social diversity of Canada (for example‚ Aboriginals‚ ethnic minorities‚ visible minorities‚ gays etc.) instead
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