Members of Parliament (MPs) formally appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The other members of the House of Lords are people who have inherited aristocratic titles such as “Lord” or “Lady”‚ Each MP represents a constituency‚ electors vote using a “first-past-the-post” system. Each elector has one vote‚ and the candidate with the highest number of votes is elected as MP for that constituency. Laws are created through Parliament known as Acts of Parliament and formed
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Introduction The European Union remains one of the most controversial political projects in the modern world. It is usually portrayed as a symbol of European unity: the triumph of voluntarily shared sovereignty over excessive nationalism‚ ideological division and imperial ambition.1 Herman Van Rompuy2 once said that: “The age of the nation state is over and the idea that countries can stand alone is an ‘illusion’ and a ‘lie”3. One of the most Eurosceptic politicians‚ Nigel Farage‚ the leader
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matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. | Citation | Act No 21 of 2000 | Enacted by | Parliament of India | Date enacted | 9 June 2000 | Date assented to | 9 June 2000 | Date commenced | 17 October 2000 | Amendments | The Information Technology (Amendment) Act‚ 2008 | The Information Technology Act 2000 (also known as ITA-2000‚ or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified on October 17‚ 2000. This act is being opposed bySave Your Voice campaign
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Indian constitution closely follows the constitutional system of (a) USA (b) U. K. (c) Switzerland (d) Russia 5. In a parliamentry form of government‚ real powers of the state are vested in the(a) council of ministers (b) President (c) Government (d) Parliament 6. The Directive Principles of state policy included in the constitution of India have been inspired by constitution of(a) U. S. A. (b) Ireland (c) Canada (d) Australia 7. What is the minimum permissible age for employment In any factory or mine
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A Look at the Modern Institutions of the World Western Governors University In this paper I will be discussing the characteristics of a modern nation-state‚ the European Union‚ and a couple of the foreign policies of the United States. By the end of this paper there should be an understanding of what makes a modern nation-state and also some examples of countries that are either a nation or state. To understand what a nation-state is‚ you must first understand what both a state and
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SOCIAL POLICY 1. Private troubles can become public issues when there is a problem that has moved from a micro level to a macro level in society. This means that personal problems can start to affect a small number of individuals and their immediate relations. When the number of individuals who have the same problem rises on a larger scale‚ and it impacts on more than half of society‚ it then becomes a public issue. An example of this could be a massive company who went into liquidation‚ causing
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afforded to me throughout this academic year. I would also like to thank my family and friends who have always supported me. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The subject of this paper is the analysis of the change in mutual relation between the European Parliament‚ European Commission and European Council after the Lisbon treaty on the example of the bilateral trade negotiations. Thus‚ author seeks to answer two questions; firstly‚ how the EU institutions involved in bilateral trade negotiations adapted themselves
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Article I Overview: A democratic nightmare Critics beleive the European Union is a project devised by and for the elites‚ lacking democratic legitimacy. Turnouts for the direct elections to the European Parliament has been consistently falling since they were first instituted. The parliament has never had more power‚ yet trust in the EU is seems to be at an all-time low and the economic crisis is making this problem more severe. Even Enrico Letta‚ Italy’s prime minister‚ reckons Eurosceptics could
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tolerate the Scottish telling them what to do‚ while the Scottish would tolerate no such interference? This question was originally raised in the 1970s‚ but it was essentially a moot point. After all the Scottish narrowly missed out on their new parliament and so the English had just as much say over the Scottish as the Scottish had over the English. In 1998 that changed when the Scottish and Welsh voted for their own devolved assemblies. Again this was not a big issue except when there were a
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Kisan Baburao Hazare (born 15 June 1937)‚ popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist and a prominent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement‚ using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Hazare also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi‚ a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district‚ Maharashtra‚ India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan—the third-highest civilian award—by the Government of India in 1992 for his efforts
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