Firstly it should be explained what Brexit stands for. Word Brexit is used to describe The United Kingdom leaving European Union. Into word Brexit is combined two separate words Britain and exit. Also earlier European Union was not called like this‚ when European Union created it was called the European Coal and Steel Community‚ and was created to end the wars between the neighbors and to unite European countries politically and economically and to avoid wars and conflicts‚ in 1950 after World War
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Why was the 1967 referendum significant in the fight for aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people? The Australian Referendum of 1967‚ called by Prime Minister Harold Holt‚ led to important and influential decisions and legislations; which ultimately bettered the lives of the first Australians. Although the amendments made to the constitution‚ were minimal and overall didn’t immediately amount to much‚ it was significant in the progression of the mentality of Australian society. One of the most
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Agenda-Setting Analysis This part of the analysis deals with how party competition influenced Cameron’s decision to promise an in/out referendum if re-elected in the 2015 general election. There are three parts to this analysis. The first part looks into whether issues related to the EU has been politicised by looking at the manifestoes of the four parties in the years of 2001‚ 2005‚ and 2010. The concepts of capacity and complexity are used in order to uncover changes in the manifestoes and a possible
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Analysis/Summary of two sources Frank Brennan’s informative book No Small Change: The Road to Recognition essentially looks at the prospect of potentially having a renewed referendum. Looking back at 1967‚ and the staggering amount of public support to both eliminate discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to include Aborigines as part of the census‚ in essence ushered rudimentary human rights laws. That being said‚ Brennan observes the same opportunity to further
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Scottish Independence and the Referendum A general overview of the upcoming referendum on Scottish Independence. Introduction Described as Scotland ’s "biggest choice since 1707" (McLean et al‚ 2013‚ p. ix)‚ the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence will provide a pivotal event for the current and future populations of Scotland as voters get the opportunity to decide whether or not they are to remain a part of Great Britain or become an independent nation. As McLean et al (2013) have
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essential that they seek to ensure that all groups in society have their interests and demands at the very least‚ considered by the government. The use of referendums also increases public participation and enhances the idea of democracy. Public participation is a key element of democracy therefore an increase in the use of referendums will result in a higher level of democracy.
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Scotland’s Future: from the Referendum to Independence and a Written Constitution Scotland’s Future: from the Referendum to Independence and a Written Constitution Contents Foreword by the Deputy First Minister 1. A Written Constitution for Scotland 2. A Constitutional Platform for Independence 2 5 10 1 Scotland’s Future: from the Referendum to Independence and a Written Constitution Foreword by the Deputy First Minister The Scottish Government has an ambitious vision of the
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use of referendums‚ compulsory voting‚ Digital democracy and finally‚ lowering the voting age. Obviously‚ all of the listed ideas have advantages and disadvantages and this is what I will explain in this essay. The first way in which the UK democracy participation can be strengthened is increasing the use of referendums. A referendum is asking a political question to those eligible to vote e.g. the AV (alternative vote) referendum in 2010. An advantage of an increased use in referendums would be
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To what extent are Referenda Harmful in a Representative Democracy? Referendums are very harmful to a Representative Democracy. They undermine Parliamentary Sovereignty‚ allow our politicians to abdicate responsibility for major political decisions‚ prevent them from exercising their informed judgements‚ and can be manipulated by Governments. This is to say nothing of the premise of allowing important decisions to be made by an uninformed electorate that can be swayed by the Media Industry at
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The referendum was however defeated with 1‚087‚557 in favour and 1‚160‚033 against. Following this there was another referendum in 1917 because Britain wanted a sixth Australian division for active service. Unlike the previous referendum in 1916 Britain now wanted Australian to to provide 7000 men per month to meet their request. As like the previous referendum they continued to lag in recruitment and on the 20 of December 1917 Prime Minister Hughes put a another referendum to the people
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