Do you agree with the view that the Conservatives were certain to win in 1979? Thatcher offered different and better ideas for the country and government which many people believed an improvement‚ gaining her a lot of popularity amongst the public but before the Conservatives were in government with Thatcher‚ the Labour party had a few difficulties (such as the winter of Discontent) whilst in power‚ which is possibly why the Conservatives won the General election. However this win could be purely
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How far do you agree that world war one was mainly responsible for the 1917 revolution? World war one was one of the main reasons for the breakout of revolution in 1917‚ however other factors can be brought about to suggest that it wasn’t only the main reason for the breakout of revolution in 1917. Aspects such as the decisions and actions of Tsar Nicholas can also be identified as important features for the breakout of revolution alongside the social and economic strains and the lack of political
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numbers until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. 2. The landmark civil rights bill that allowed widespread African-American political participation in the South was Voting Rights Act of 1965. 3. What is the central idea of a democracy? Ordinary people want to rule themselves and are capable of doing so. 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? Democracy in Ancient Greece was more a set of utopian ideas than a description of real societies. 5. The struggle for democracy
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Political Philosophy - “…nation shall not lift up sword against nation…” (Isaiah‚ 2:4) Superficially‚ political pacifism is often discarded due to its lack of practicality. However‚ my primary goal throughout the course of this paper is to prove pacifism is rather practical. This is not to be mistaken. I am not deeming political pacifism as correct or incorrect but more so asserting its practicality by imparting thoughts in support of properly warranting consideration. In a primary sense
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How far do you agree that the years 1945-1955 saw only limited progress in improving the status of African-Americans? By 1955‚ Civil Rights for African-Americans had still not fully been achieved in northern and southern states but there had definitely been some improvement in the status of black people. The main factors preventing equality for black Americans in 1945 were casual discrimination and legalised segregation permitted by Jim Crow Laws‚ which continued through to 1955. This‚ along with
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’The challenges of multiculturalism far outweigh the benefits.’ To what extent do you agree? (40 marks) Multiculturalism is complex in that it has numerous definitions and has a different meaning‚ whether positive or negative‚ depending on individual opinion and governmental ideologies. The main idea is that different ethnic‚ racial‚ religious or cultural groups coexist‚ not necessarily in harmony‚ alongside one another and a county’s system promotes ethnic diversity within its society. Multiculturalism
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not envision the development of political parties when they were forming the country. They had their minds set on Britain’s government before the revolution and still did not see political parties in the future after the revolution‚ although they did envision their own government. Because of the Articles of Confederation pertained the idea of a weak government‚ it had no room for political parties. The Constitution of the United States had the place for political parties‚ but when James Madison wrote
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2008 Political Events *Jan 1st - A New Hampshire law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples comes into effect. May 15th - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state’s own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. *Feb 24th - Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years. *Mar 17th - New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute
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The Study of history is important only because it helps pupils to become better citizens. How far do you agree with the statement? The Study of history goes beyond just making us becoming better citizens. The study of history inculcates in us the sense of loyalty‚ perseverance‚ tolerance which is essential values of becoming better citizens. For example through the learning of the heroic acts and selfless sacrifice of our War hero‚ Mr. Lim Bo Seng. Despite being tortured by the Japanese‚
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POLITICAL LANGUAGE Language is the life blood of politics. Political power struggles‚ and the legitimisation of political policies and authorities occurs primarily through discourse and verbal representations. Power can either be exercised through coercion or what US commentator Walter Lippman termed in the 1930s the manufacture of consent. Largely unable‚ and hopefully unwilling‚ to coerce; political authorities in so called democratic polities often need to manufacture consent in order to
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