William Pitt became Prime Minister in 1783 at just 24 years old. He came to power soon after the American War of Independence (1776-1783). Britain’s status as a superpower had been undermined by this loss‚ and she was now isolated in Europe. The war had left Britain with huge national debt‚ and the dramatic fall in exports to America meant that her finances were also in an awful state. It was in this climate of political instability that Pitt became Prime Minister of Britain. He faced huge opposition
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This paper compares presidential and parliamentary forms of democratic government‚ discusses in detail the similarities and differences of the two systems as well as their strengths and weaknesses‚ and concludes with an observation of why some states are more likely to choose a presidential system as opposed to a parliamentary system. Presidential and Parliamentary Systems: A Comparison Parliamentary and presidential forms of government are the two principal types of democracy in
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References: Office of the British Prime Minister. Number 10. Retrieved May 4th‚ 2012 from http://www.number10.gov.uk/ United States. The White House President Barak Obama. Retrieved May 4th‚ 2012 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/ UK Parliament. www.parliament.uk. Retrieved May 4th‚ 2012 form http://www.parliament.uk/ United States. United States Senate. Retrieved May 4th‚ 2012 from http://www.senate.gov/
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EXPOSITORY PHASE 1. Where is the story set? This may include several different locations. In London (United Kingdom) and Washington‚ D.C (America) 2. What is the time period? The movie itself is not set in a mentioned time period‚ but instead focuses on a hypothetical time period where the UK and the U.S are both on the verge of possibly launching a war in the Middle East. However‚ the film’s plot is a satirical version of the events surrounding the lead up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq
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affairs in good times and in bad‚ a country that is always reliable‚ then you have to have a touch of iron about you. Margaret Thatcher‚ the first woman to lead a major Western democracy‚ spoke these words. She served as Great Britain’s Prime Minister for more than eleven years (1979-1990)‚ and led with an iron fist bringing down inflation in England‚ reviving the British economy‚ reclaiming the Falkland Islands‚ and never wavering against the Soviets in the Cold War. Born as Margaret
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Society continuously changes over time‚ and the stereotypes about men and women lag behind. The human history has witnessed great women such as Margaret Thatcher‚ the first Prime Minister of the UK and Hillary Clinton‚ the powerful Minister of Foreign Affairs of U.S.A. In fact‚ men and women have become more equal today; hence‚ I disagree with the statement “Men and women are‚ and always will be‚ different in the way they behave and are treated”. To begin with‚ men and women have many things in
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SINCE MALCOLM FRASER‚ WHO HAS BEEN AUSTRALIA’S ‘BEST’ POLITICAL LEADER‚ AND WHY? During his time as Australia’s Prime Minister‚ Bob Hawke helped the Australian Labor Party win four consecutive elections‚ made changes to education and training system‚ had the highest popularity rate since the introduction of public opinion polls‚ and developed the ‘Wages Accord’. Despite this‚ Hawke’s popularity rating decreased throughout his time in power and was criticised for moving Labor away from its traditional
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is just as good as a man if not even better. The reason that I believe that she is an inspiring and independent women who showed that she is just as good as a man if not even better is because she became the first female prime minister of Britain‚ and served as the prime minister of Britain for three terms. Another reason that I believe she is an independent woman is because if when there was a planned assassination on her she continued to do her speech the following day. According to Biography.com
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that the power rests with the Prime Minister alone. Traditionally the Prime Minister would be first among equals‚ chairing debates but only ultimately has the same say on issues as any other cabinet minister‚ when it came down to voting on the issue. Badgehot says that Cabinet has become just a ‘Dignified Institution’ in the 20th century‚ and many other political commentators have echoed this theory‚ saying the power now rests firmly in the hands of the Prime Minister. There is also evidence to suggest
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