Why did Pitt the Younger become Prime Minister On the 28th May 1759‚ William Pitt the Younger was appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain. There were a number of reasons which ensured Pitt’s entry into office; however some reasons had more impact: The first reason was Pitt’s early political career‚ combined with his own ability. Due to poor health‚ he was educated at home by the Reverend Edward Wilson. Pitt‚ an extremely intelligent individual‚ quickly became proficient in Latin and Greek
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The Prime Minister in the United Kingdom is slightly different. Even though the President’s powers are limited‚ they are more powerful than the Prime Minister. The President commands the Armed Forces and can pass immediate laws in extreme circumstances. On the downside‚ as I said before‚ the President also has very limited powers and needs permission before doing nearly everything. The Minister on the contrary‚ can easily pass any legislation because they usually have the majority of seats in the
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Post War Prime Ministers Essay Robert Gordon Menzies‚ born on the 20th of December‚ 1894 was Australia’s 12th and longest serving prime minister‚ his second term beginning from 1949 to 1966. During this time Menzies made significant contributions to Australia’s Post-War development such as increasing the standard of living and preventing the communist threat from reaching Australia. Menzies had a great effect on the standard of living in Australia and realized the “great Australian Dream” for
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered the speech The Few on August 20th of 1940 as World War II began to erupt across Europe. This speech was given to help motivate British troops who were about to sent to fight for their country. Churchill describes the differences between the Great War and World War II in terms of British losses and resources they have taken into the first year of fighting. The speech begins by Churchill explaining the similarities and differences that World War II has with
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EDMUND BARTON Sir Edmund Barton was born in Sydney on 18 January 1849. He is known for being the first Prime Minister of Australia and later becoming a judge of high court. He was the ninth child in a very large family. He was educated at Fort Street High School and later at Sydney Grammar School where he was dux and school captain. Barton first stepped into politics when he was attending university and he stood for the legislative assembly but he was defeated by 6 votes. He tried for the
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‘The UK Prime Minister is the prisoner of the UK Parliament’ Discuss. Typically‚ when contemplating the word ‘prisoner’‚ one envisages someone kept under lock and key‚ detained in an institution and devoid of all freedom. However‚ the term ‘prisoner’ can be used in many different ways. To be a prisoner can simply imply having a lack of liberty and power‚ being kept in restraint against one’s own will. This more complex and subtle interpretation of the word ‘prisoner’ opens up the question of whether
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reason why prime ministers seem to be more powerful in relation to their cabinet colleagues is because of how much authority they have over the cabinet. The prime minister leads the other ministers within a cabinet (Key Point p. 102)‚ and in some places‚ such as the UK‚ are seem to be one of Europe’s most powerful. They have control over their colleagues‚ such as controlling what the cabinet does and does not discuss and having the power to hire and fire cabinet colleagues. Also‚ most ministers across
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In my essay I will discuss how “If the ministers matter so much‚ or the quality of the ministerial governments matters so much‚ why don’t we already have this government and this political infrastructure‚ which can govern us better and which New Zealand has‚ Norway has‚ the Netherlands has‚ Denmark has and a number of countries have? Why haven’t we built up a system of government which suits our needs‚ which can look after us well and which doesn’t neglect us‚ as it has done up to now?” During my
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greatest prime minister in Canada Introduction • After 143 of Canada been created by the father of confederation‚ it can be realize that nothing of this would have happen if it was for the persistence of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald • Three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces. The British Province of Canada was divided into the new Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec‚ and two other British colonies‚ New Brunswick and Nova Scotia‚ also became provinces of Canada. • Promise
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with the Conservative Prime Minister Robert Borden‚ who wanted Canada to remain in the British Empire. His government used Propaganda to keep Canadian patriotism at a high pitch‚ during the War. To maintain the strength and numbers at the front lines‚ Prime Minster Robert Borden passed the Military Service Act in July 1917. The act introduced Conscription-forced military service. The conscription divided Canada‚ but it made little difference to the war effort. In 1919 ‚ when Canada had to go the peace
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