Direct democracy is the purest form of democracy and it is when the people of the state are directly consulted by the government on issues. The people themselves have the the choice and can influence the government. This can be achieved through referendums. One argument for the greater use of direct democracy is that is can increase legitimacy as the government is getting direct consent from the people through such methods such as referendums. Another reason is that if the government is spit
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Evaluate the view that the education system in modern industrial society enables the intelligent to succeed. (25) The way that the education system functions and is set up in modern industrial society allows the intelligent to succeed. Intelligence can be defined as the ability to discover rules‚ patterns and logical principles underlying objects‚ events and the ability to apply these discoveries and solve problems (Arthur Jensen‚ 1973). Intelligences can be measured using the intelligence test
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Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (Internal Assessment) Topic: “An investigation to critically assess the effects of drug abuse among youths between ages 10-25 of my community of Bonne Aventure” [pic] [pic] [pic] CANDIDATE’S PROFILE NAME OF CANDIDATE: Boshanie Patloo NAME OF SCHOOL: Marabella North Secondary School REGISTRATION NUMBER: TERRITORY: Trinidad DATE SUBMITTED: Monday 20th April
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Discuss how rising oil price might affect the macroeconomic performance of an economy (25 marks) In economies‚ oil is a highly desired resource that plays a key role in the production of goods and services and in the provision of energy‚ meaning that even small fluctuations in its price can lead to supply side shocks for nations as well as lower demand for imports as a component of aggregate demand. A supply side shock is a shock that will shift the Aggregate supply curve and in the case of oil
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Devolution is the transfer of political power from central government to subnational government and within that is parliamentary sovereignty which is where the parliament is the supreme law making body. The United Kingdom is officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles and consists of three nations: England‚ Scotland and Wales. British Identity has been built around symbols of the UK state such as the monarchy‚ the Westminster
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With reference to specific river basins examine the need for management in resolving issues resulting from their development (25) River basins need to be managed to resolve the two major issues which result from their development which include high flood risk and the conflict caused. The development of river basins such as the River Colorado‚ USA (an HIC) has led to unequal water distribution and many environmental problems downstream due to lack of scientific knowledge‚ which has caused conflict
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the claim that the main aim of education policies in the last 25 years have been to create an education market Over the last 25 years many policies have been introduced in education. Some critic’s say that an education market has been created but others disagree and say that the policies have helped create equality of opportunity. Marketisation policies have been introduced‚ some examples are league tables and open enrolment‚ these aim to increase
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Regeneration refers to in the investment of capital in the revival of old and declining urban areas either by improving what is left behind or clearing away and rebuilding. Often it may be accompanied by reimaging to change the dominant perception of an urban area. Such regeneration efforts can be seen in the town of Syracuse in New York. Between 1970s to 1990s‚ it started to experience urban decline. Economic decline happened as a result of deindustrialisation. As Syracuse was previously the largest
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During the 1500s there was widespread hatred for the Roman Catholic Church. The German people resented the Church for their ecclesiastical corruption and there was huge amounts of anti clerical anger. It was Luther who was at the forefront of the Reformation and his anger‚ caused by the selling of indulgences during his visit to Rome‚ which sparked the Reformation in 1517. For this reason corruption of the Catholic Church was a very important cause of the Reformation in 1517. One of the key
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“WHICH IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FASHION COMPANY IN THE DEPARTMENT AND GENERAL STORE SECTOR OF THE UK FASHION INDUSTRY FOR MEN AGED 25-34” CONTENTS 0. DEFINING SUCCESS…………………………………………………………………………. pg 3 1.1 Market Research……………………………………………………………………….. Pg 3 2.0 Secondary Research Findings…………………………………………………………. Pg 5 2.1 Horizontal Analysis……………………………………………………………………. Pg 5 2.1.1 Turnover……………………………………………………….....………………. Pg 5 2.1.2 Gross Profit…………………………………………………………….…………
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