Australia should cut all ties with the British Monarchy and become a Republic – Negative Australia should not detach itself from the British Monarchy and become a republic. In doing so‚ Australia will abolish its constitutional monarchy system of government that has worked exceptionally well for it and its people. Australia does not need to prove its independence by becoming a republic. On top of this‚ a republic is a useless change for Australia‚ and in becoming one‚ many concerns and issues
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landscape in the Mediterranean‚ all the way to the development of Democracy. The Greek political system is similar to the United States but also different in many ways. The government type is a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The prime minister is the head of the government and the multi-party system. The party system is similar to the United States‚ there is a two party system. The two parties are the New Democracy and the Panhellenic social movement. The New Democracy is closely related
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Parliament and the Monarchy Starting in 1215‚ when the Magna Carta was signed by King John‚ there was a period of nearly 400 years when‚ from time to time‚ Parliament and the Monarch would disagree‚ sometimes violently‚ about which had the final say in decisions. In the 17th Century there was a Civil War in England when battles were fought between armies representing the King (the Cavaliers’) and Parliament (the Roundheads’). Parliament won and King Charles I was eventually executed‚ although
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An important site in the British Constitution‚ although far more important in the past than today‚ is the royal prerogative. The United Kingdom has a constitutional monarchy‚ not an absolute monarchy. This means that the monarchy is apolitical and impartial. The defining characteristic of the prerogative is that its exercise does not require the approval of Parliament. A V Dicey defines the Royal prerogative as ‘the residue of discretionary or arbitrary authority‚ which at any given time is legally
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British monarchy was turned into a constitutional monarchy restricting the powers of the sovereigns. Ever since then‚ the monarch’s role and functions have been by convention‚ ceremonial. The British Parliament and the government‚ headed by the Prime Minister‚ are the ones who exercise effective political power. Although the queen no longer has a political or executive role in the British monarchy‚ she is still regarded as the Head of State. Through more than 1000 years of history‚ the title as
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birthright‚ then the system of government would be called a monarchy. Australia is a monarchy and the Queen of England is our head of state. The Governor-General is the representative of the Queen in Australia and he or she is appointed by the Prime Minister. Australia is a monarchy because it was colonized by the British in 1778. With them‚ they brought their lifestyles‚ culture and system of government. This type of government has remained up to this day. The reason why some Australians say that
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Gabriel Ariza M. European History 10 Social Contract DBQ Modern day democracies have shown more efficiency over time rather than the autocratic structures. As of today‚ monarchs are just puppets handled by prime ministers. After centuries of oppressors autocracies have decreased. The question left to be answered is that which social contract is more efficient. Rulers who respect their people‚ and have more interest in their people rather than themselves prove to prospect more than autocracies
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existence but cannot enforce their principles. There are however constitutional consequences; in the case of a Ministers breach of the convention of Ministerial Responsibility‚ his resignation is expected. With the creation of the Ministerial Code ‘Ministers of the Crown are expected to behave in a way that upholds the highest standards of propriety.’ It may have clarified what Ministers should and shouldn’t do but greater effectiveness has not been achieved since the consequences remain non-legal
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time was a crime against humanity itself. In fact‚ there were even paintings made to represent that what everyone was thinking was not the right thing to think at all. As time moved on‚ there began to be even more believers of this idea‚ such as prime ministers who believed that the idea of liberalism should be spread across Europe. But during
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Independence Day of India "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance.... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and
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