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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1) How you celebrated Independence Day in your school essay? Answer: The Independence Day is the national festival of India. On 15 august 1947‚ the citizens of India got free from the British rule. Last year on 15 august ‚ in my school this day was celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm. There were so many preparations in the school like dance competition‚ speeches etc. I was been selected in the dance competition and in the speech. The speech which i got was very good and very big also. On
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The greatest Prime Minister of Canada was? Mackenzie King our 10thPrime Minister of Canada and by far one of our greatest. William Lyon Mackenzie King accomplished a lot in his twenty-0ne years of ministering our Country Canada! "It is what we prevent‚ rather than what we do that counts most in Government." (Mackenzie King august 26‚ 1936) This statement sums up the best secrets of Mackenzie King’s success as prime minister‚ and perhaps‚ the key to governing Canada effectively. King’s record of
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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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Professor Walkes English 119 May 29th‚ 2013 The Advantages of a Female Prime Minister in The Bahamas. Imagine The Bahamas‚ landscaped with over 700 hundred breathtakingly picture- perfect islands governed‚ lead by a female prime minister. Yes‚ a smart‚ confident‚ strong‚ yet passionate‚ sensitive soul who is leading this chain of islands forward‚ upward‚ onward‚ and with Bahamians‚ together. In the past‚ The Bahamas and from a global perspective‚ the male was always portrayed as the more
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commission is a very fitting way to remember Margaret Thatcher’s time in the House of Commons and I am very pleased to welcome the statue joining those of the other Prime Ministers of the 20th Century in Members’ Lobby.” Rt. Hon. Michael Martin MP Speaker of the House of Commons Baroness Thatcher is the latest 20th Century Prime Minister to be represented in Members’ Lobby immediately outside the House of Commons Debating Chamber. This over life-size bronze statue by Antony Dufort recognises her
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the head of Her Majesty ’s Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior ministers‚ who are government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Monarch‚ to Parliament‚ to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The current Prime
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In the UK‚ the Prime Minister is now effectively a president and has gained more presidential powers because nowadays the prime minister performs most of the functions of a head of state. The media tends to concentrate on the prime minister as the personal spokesman for government now‚ as they also dominate foreign and military affairs‚ usually the functions of a president. The absence of a codified constitution means prime ministers can act their role as they feel suits them. It has been argued
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for being the controversial figure at the centre of the dismissal of the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975‚ an event which sparked the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history. On that day Kerr dismissed Prime Minister Whitlam and appointed Malcolm Fraser to form a caretaker government‚ pending elections. The dismissal was the most dramatic event in the history of Australian federal politics. For the first time since Federation‚ the unelected representative
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