with unitary government‚ and even with military dictatorship‚ the Parliamentary system was fundamentally changed. The Restoration of Charles II did not reintroduce a balancing factor. Charles was perfectly clear that he reigned at the pleasure of Parliament. His unfortunate brother James did not understand this‚ and his obstinacy led directly to the
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Government What is the Parliamentary form of Government? This system of Government is named after the term ‘Parliament’ which is derived from the French expression ‘parlement’ which means ‘speaking’. This form of Government can be traced back to the medieval days when the King of England had to consult the Great Council of Barons (the British nobles). By the mid-14th century the Parliament/Council was organised into two Houses-the House of Commons and the House of Lords. And in the course of time
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Evaluate Parliament as a lawmaker Parliament is the supreme law making body consisting of all elected members of both houses. Its main role is to make laws‚ laws that not only protect society and individual rights but reflect the societies values. Parliament can be viewed as an arena for debate where new ideas for laws and proposed laws are discussed and debated on their purpose for an effective law to be delivered. Thus lessening the chance of an unjust law being created. However‚ parliament is not
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A King at War With Parliament The English Civil War began in 1642 between King Charles I and Parliament. Wealthy nobles‚ known as Royalists‚ supported the king. Supporters of Parliament included Puritans‚ who were led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell eventually became commander-in-chief of Parliament’s army. A number of battles took place between the king’s troops and Cromwell’s army‚ some of which are shown on the map below. The first battle‚ which took place at Edgehill‚ did not gain ground for either
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the purposive approach. (10 marks) There are many advantages to the purposive approach. Firstly‚ it gives effect to Parliaments intentions and avoids injustice‚ so the judges can avoid obvious absurdities and injustives so enables them to comply with Parliamentary sovreignity by doing what Parliament would have wanted; even though it’s ignoring the clear meaning of the words Parliament used. For example‚ in Coltman V Bibby Tankers when they had to interpret the word ’equipment’. Secondly‚ it give flexibility
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It is argued that the doctrine of parliament supremacy practised strictly by adhering to the concept that the parliament does not use its sovereign power instituted by the legislature‚ in an oppressive and tyrannical way. In the absence of a written constitution it is possible for the legislature to use its powers in an unauthorized manner. Even if this could be identified as the matter due to the presence of the conventions we believe that parliament would not do this due to principles of constitutionalism
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of government‚ in which in order to control power and delegate functions the government is divided in three organs; the judiciary‚ the legislature and the judiciary. Firstly the procedural aspect will be dealt with. The constitution vests‚ in parliament alone‚ the power to make laws for South Africa in accordance with the procedures set out in the constitution. The separation of powers serves to protect the integrity of the legislative process. This is because if it is adhered to then the law making
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branch and in a parliamentary government the people can only pick the legislature (Parliament) while the Parliament chooses the executive (Prime Minister). In both governments they are chosen by the people; however the parliamentary government confines its people to being (indirect) represented in choosing the Prime Minister. In a way the Prime Minister is pressured to choose his cabinet based on whether or not the Parliament will contradict him because they could overthrow him. The Chief Executive in
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-Only G-d could remove him from the throne. The people could not remove him. In theory he ruled as absolute power (absolute Monarch) - monarchy in which kings power is unlimited. - Legislative - the Estate General (Parliament) had not met since 1614 - lit de justice - overule the Parliament -Judicial - lettre de cachet (a letter that could put a person into prison without a trial -Executive - unlimited executive B. Clergy - first estate -Upper clergy -Lower clergy Upper clergy -e.g. Archbishops
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person. The Prime Minister is the Head of Government‚ and is given this position when he or she has confidence of the house.2 This is conducted by having a general election‚ in which after‚ the Head of State‚ the Governor General‚ asks a Member of Parliament if he or she can form a government. He or she would then need to keep what is known as confidence of the house‚ in order to maintain his or her position.3 In theory‚ this would be the Governor Generals decision. However‚ in practice this is typically
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