ARTICLE V Suffrage I. What is right of suffrage? The Right of Suffrage (from the Latin word suffragium‚ meaning "vote") is the right of the people to choose their officials as their representatives‚ for a definite and fixed period‚ to whom they entrust the exercise of the powers of government. This right‚ as conferred by the constitutional provision‚ "is not a natural right of the citizens‚ but a political right intended to enable them to participate in the process of government
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the US with passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Switzerland had an uninsured rate of 5% before their referendum and here in the US‚ according to the obamacarefacts.com the US’s uninsured rate is 9.2% for the first quarter of 2015. (Obamacare Facts. (2015‚ August 13). Retrieved September 15‚ 2015‚ from http://obamacarefacts.com/?s=uninsured’) The Swiss system was adopted by referendum‚ and it kept the insurance company model. However it
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and launched and guided the process to convert Australia to decimal currency. As Prime Minister‚ he oversaw landmark changes including the decision not to devalue the Australian dollar in line with the British pound‚ and the 1967 constitutional referendum in which an overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of giving the Commonwealth power to legislate specifically for indigenous
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the economy and to strengthen the pride of being Australian. The idea of six colonies uniting as one had an apeal to people which lead to motivating the spirit of Australia and being as one. However‚ it was a long process to Federation‚ requiring referendums and the Queen’s approval. Each and every colony would have had a different system whether it was their laws‚ taxes‚ railway systems‚ tariffs and transport‚ this was a problem. The transport in each colony was different such as‚ the railways.
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Student number: Why they are fighting?—Introspections of Hong Kong’s independence movements. ‘The growth of the Chinese Nation is like the development of a river basin‚ originally from Han People(the main stream)‚ and with the joining of the minorities(the contributing streams)‚ eventually it became a relative close but inclusive society.’(Ch ’ien Mu‚ 1960) Indeed‚ China is an unified country of multi-ethnicity. Throughout the history‚ every rulers in the past took safeguarding the national
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Constitution What is a constitution? Set of rules seeking to establishing the duties‚ powers and functions of the various institutions of government To regulate the relationships between and among the institutions Define the relationship between the state and the individual‚ define extent of civil liberty Types of Constitution Codified and uncodified Codified – enshrined in law and based on 1 single authoritative document outlining powers of institutions + government‚ as well as a statement
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the Australian men would be sent off to if the votes were ‘yes.’ It also included ‘blood’ trickling down from the title to emphasise the blood that would be spilt if the men were sent overseas. The referendum was held on the 28th October 1916‚ and the outcome was 48% ‘yes‚’ and 52% ‘no.’ Another referendum was held on the 20th December 1917‚ and the outcome was 46% ‘yes‚’ and 54%
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The Populist Party was a short-lived political party in the United States in the late 19th century. It flourished particularly among western farmers‚ based largely on its opposition to the gold standard. Although the party did not remain a lasting feature of the political landscape‚ many of its positions have become adopted over the course of the following decades. The very term "populist" has since become a generic term in U.S. politics for politics which appeals to the common person in opposition
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Communist Threat Essay Australia responded to the threat of communism both internally and externally. Australia responded to various external threats during the 1950’s. The first threat was the Korean War in 1950 to 1953. Following 1945‚ Korea had been divided into communist North Korea‚ supported by the Soviet Union and later China‚ and non-communist South Korea‚ supported by the United States. North Korea invaded the South‚ and gained control of almost the entire country. Us president Truman
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The United Kingdom is a unitary democracy governed within the framework of a constitutional monarchy‚ in which the Monarch is the head of state and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by Her Majesty’s Government‚ on behalf of and by the consent of the Monarch‚ as well as by the devolved Governments of Scotland and Wales‚ and the Northern Ireland Executive. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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