seven judges of the High Court declared the action unconstitutional. Menzies‚ however‚ was still determined‚ and in September 1951 he called for a referendum to allow the Constitution to be changed to give the government power to make laws in respect of communists and the Communist Party. Like so many attempts to change the Constitution‚ the referendum was unsuccessful. Vladmir Petrov was an official of the Soivet Russian Embassy in Canberra. In 1954‚ Menzies told Parliament that Petrov had asked
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How is the Puerto Rican experience similar to that of the other Latin American immigrants to the U.S.? The experiences in the video portraying Puerto Ricans had several similarities to that of other Latin Americans immigrating to the U.S. The interviewers had similar stories as to either coming to the US with their parents or by their own choice. The one thing the two groups have in common is the experience of a language-barrier. Puerto Ricans are primarily Spanish speakers and English is a second
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Cripps Mission 1942: The sacred recommendations for looking for Indian collaboration for war endeavors: • Territory status • Indian sacred body to casing constitution • August states would be spoken to. The Cripps Mission arranged with Indian pioneers and issued the proposition. The Congress dismisses the proposition and requested that a mindful government would be set up quickly after the war. The protection issues ought to be under the Indian control. The Muslim Association likewise dismisses
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Brandie Torres Von Behren International Politics 14 October 2013 Indonesia and East Timor Conflict History on Indonesia: The first three hundred years of key events began whilst Indonesia was being ruled by Dutch colonials‚ Indonesia then was known as the Dutch East Indies. The Portuguese attempted to take over what was Indonesia entirely although failed because they did not have enough forces to colonize the entire country so the Dutch did. During World War II‚ the Japanese invaded Indonesia and
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their ability to create laws that don’t affect the UK. However‚ devolution has left Scotland wanting more control and has got them pleading for independence. Their plea for independence has had more support then ever before and this has lead to a referendum on the 18th September 2014. The debate to whether it would be more beneficial for Scotland to stay with the UK then leaving it is very big at this moment in time. One of the main reasons for why Scotland wants to be independent is that they feel
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Jurisprudence Carcassonne‚ G. (2002). The Principles of the French Constitution. http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/francophone/principles_en.pdf [16 March 2006] Camy‚ O. (2005). Modifier la Constitution: L ’intervention directe du peuple par la voie du référendum‚ http://www.droitconstitutionnel.net [21 March 2006] Grewe‚ C. and Ruiz Fabri‚ H. (1995). Droits constitutionnels européens. Paris : PUF coll. Droit fondamental Duverger‚ M. (1980). ’A New Political System Model: Semi-Presidential Government ’
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History Some can argue that the war has been going on since world war 2‚ when Stalin wanted the farm land in Ukraine and he had found many ways of obtaining their land such as; starving the Ukrainian people of food till they died or gave up their land or they just killed the villagers‚ since then there have been many disputes between Russia and Ukraine. Russia has always felt that they had a certain cultural connection with Ukraine because when the Russian empire rose as a great empire its capital
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In this essay‚ I would like to analyse why the reform of the British constitution is seen as unfinished business. Constitutional reform is when the system of government and how government institutions interact is changed. This has also meant the codification of some components of the constitution in the UK. Between 1997 and 2007‚ there were a considerable number of constitutional reforms introduced by the Blair governments. These reforms included devolution in Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland
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The purpose of this report is to highlight how European Law has affected the Irish Legal System and the extent to which these laws are binding in Ireland. Ireland began negotiations to join the European Union (EU) in 1972. For this to happen a referendum was taken and an amendment to the constitution had to be made. Ireland signed the Treaty of Accession and became an official member state in 1973. By joining the EU‚ Ireland accepted the supremacy of European Laws. This means that those laws are
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4. How has war shaped Australia in the twentieth century? Australia has been shaped through war since soldiers set to the First World War right up until the now with the war in Afghanistan. Aspects that made it controversial ideas from being a colony of Britain and the politics that came with it‚ development of treaties with other countries‚ social groups‚ and family honour. Being that Australia was apart of the British monarchy Australia sent many thousands of troops to fight for Britain during
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