There are different ways that MPs hold the government to account; there are debates‚ select committees and questions‚ however there are many reasons in which these methods can be seen as ineffective. Accountability is forcing the government and it’s ministers to justify their policies‚ for opposition parties’ accountability may imply alternatives to the proposals of the government. When debating MPs are able to express their views to influence policy in the debates on current events and actions
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16. Which of the following federal officials is a "principal" of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program who considers and approves or disapproves accounting and reporting standards recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board? A. Chair of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. B. Secretary of the Interior. C. Comptroller General. D. All of the above. Content: Concept Level: Easy Wilson - Chapter 12 #16 17. FASAB has identified four major
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below the poverty line so as to focus attention on areas that are spatial poverty traps. Those unable to access even two square meals a day are considered to be the most severely deprived and hunger exists even in the supposedly better parts of India. Policy action is needed to address this. Attention is also drawn to the importance of identifying those who are vulnerable to extreme poverty due to inability to absorb the impact of shocks. Poverty is the sum total of a multiplicity of factors that include
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determined to implement a foreign policy of containment towards the USSR since the beginning of 1945. The US disagreed to requests Stalin made at the Yalta and Potsdam conference‚ which served to limit Stalin’s power and control over Europe. President Truman became even more concerned after receiving George Kennan’s Long Telegram in February 1946. This telegram was sent by the US ambassador in Moscow‚ reporting on the destructive intentions of the USSR. Truman made his policy clear the next year as he declared
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Fried’s essay claims that Minimal Art (which he prefers to refer to as literalist art) is largely ideological. It defines its position as neither modernist painting nor modernist sculpture‚ but rather art which is whole‚ without parts. The shape and presence of the artwork has to be whole‚ one. By contrast‚ modernist painting must be pictorial and defeat its objecthood. The objecthood of Minimal Art (and the fact that it does not transcend it) is a plea for theater. Minimal Art necessarily includes
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The government plays an important part in the economy. There are different types of organisations like the Local‚ UK and the European government which control businesses. They try to make sure most people are employed‚ and they encourage new businesses to start in the UK. The government also calculates the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) which is the total amount earned or produced by the country. They calculate this in three ways‚ by expenditure - how much people in a country spend in a year
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The American West was viewed as a land of opportunity and success for many people of different racial and financial backgrounds during the time between 1865 to 1890. However‚ the extent of success from the opportunity varied on multiple factors. For the homesteader‚ opportunity was based upon good weather conditions and hard work but mostly only large scale corporations succeeded. Mining provided little for the average miner; large mining industries profited instead.. At some point West was the land
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To what extent was Germany responsible for the tension between the European powers (1900-1913)? Tension was rife between the main powers within Europe and their hold over their empires and states. Many of the alliances of the time created enemies‚ generating huge tensions‚ with Germany often feeling isolated and betrayed. Germany gravely feared an encirclement and attack upon her borders; it was evident that war was going to break out‚ it was just a matter of when and how‚ leaving many tactics
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always been arguments over what power the state governments should have‚ and the powers the Federal Government should have. More recently there have been instances where the Federal Government was questionable in some of their actions. Today’s Federal Government has too much power because issues such as gun control and healthcare would be better handled on the state level. One example of an issue that would be better handled on a state level is gun control. One reason this should be up to the states
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The Spanish Golden Age:In the context 1474 to 1598‚ to what extent did Ferdinand and Isabella lay the foundations for a Spanish Golden Age? By the end of the 16th century Spain had within the space of 100 year risen to become the greatest power in Europe and as quickly and dramatically as it had risen out of a divided peninsular it came crashing down back into despair. By the end of Philip II reign the country had been become bankrupt several times due to excessive spending through his
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