has remained in limbo since the June 2017 referendum held in Puerto Rico to vote on the island’s current territorial status. This current referendum resulted in 97% of the residents that voted‚ to cast their vote in favor of statehood. The governor of Puerto Rico has been promoting statehood in hopes that a change in Puerto Rico’s current political status would solve their crippling debt. Unfortunately‚ since Congress did not sanction the latest referendum‚ and the current focus is on repairing
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when in reality they have a republic or an indirect democracy. Direct democracy is such that the majority of the people vote directly determine the outcome of a case ‚ it is simply a referendum. The first referendum we had here in Norway was in 1905 ‚ on the approval of the union. We also had two EC / EU referendums in 1972 and 1994 . But what is most fair? Direct or indirect democracy? In a direct democracy voters have direct power
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causing much controversy in both Spain and Catalonia. Also‚ Catalans have been fighting for independence for years and try to set up a referendum or a direct vote for independence within Catalonia. Yet‚ the Spanish government had to consider if it was against laws. On October 1‚ the Spanish government ruled it as unlawful yet‚ over 2 million people voted in the referendum (90% voted for independence and Catalonia has a population over 7 million) and the police try to stop it. This caused a protest to
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Mark Scheme (Results) June 2011 GCE Government & Politics 6GP01 People & Politics Edexcel is one of the leading examining and awarding bodies in the UK and throughout the world. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic‚ vocational‚ occupational and specific programmes for employers. Through a network of UK and overseas offices‚ Edexcel’s centres receive the support they need to help them deliver their education and training programmes to learners. For further information‚
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Democratic World Government - An Outline Structure Introduction - problems and benefits of World Government The idea of world government has not received a good press for many years. It tends to make most of us think of Stalinist dictators and fascist domination of the globe. I wish to argue‚ though‚ that there is a viable form of democratic world government which could bring many benefits. A democratic world government that really worked would lead to a major increase in the freedom enjoyed
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To what extent is there a democratic deficit in the UK? The most telling indicator of there being a democratic deficit in the UK today is the continuing decline of voter turnout at all elections for the past 60 years. There is a growing level of general apathy towards political issues in the UK which is not just damaging to the health of a democracy but fatal. The government requires a mandate to govern‚ if they do not achieve popular consent then how are they representative of the people? The
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to the four bombers. Nationalist government in Scotland 2007 saw the first ever election victory for the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) in the Scottish Parliament elections. They formed a minority government with plans to hold a referendum before 2011 to seek a mandate "to negotiate with the Government of the United Kingdom to achieve independence for Scotland."[135] Most opinion polls show minority support for independence‚ although support varies depending on the nature of the question
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A Constitution is a collection of rules that ensures a country is running efficiently. It guarantees that the government are governing correctly and that the rights of individual citizens are being protected. Constitutions can be found in different forms. They can be written or unwritten‚ rigid or flexible‚ federal or unitary in structure. Our UK constitution is unwritten however it possesses strong core constitutional principles‚ such as parliamentary supremacy‚ a responsible government‚ the rule
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to the conclusion that Newfoundland’s best option would be to join Canada and he was determined to get a majority of Newfoundlanders to agree with him. In January of 1946‚ he proposed that confederation be placed on the ballot paper in the first referendum. His proposal was defeated 29-16 and for many Newfoundlanders‚ the fight was over but for Smallwood‚ the fight
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To what extent has the location of sovereignty in the UK changed in recent years? Sovereignty is in essence ultimate and unchallengeable power‚ in the UK sovereignty in theory lies within parliament‚ A.V. Dicey said that ‘no person or body is recognised by the law of England as having a right to override or set aside the legislation of Parliament’. Sovereignty was placed formally to parliament after the Bill of Rights act in 1688 when the monarch’s powers were removed. Ultimate power lies in parliament
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