Based on the reading and personal experience I believe that a constitutional government is the best possible state that can be adopted‚ because constitutional governments allow the room necessary to form a strong middle class and gives the people a greater influence on their own governance. There are good and bad forms of everything in this universe. This type of distinction is made clear in the forms of governments. As Aristotle claims that kingship is a good form‚ but tyranny is an immoral perversion
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clearly see what happens when the government has either too much or too little control over its country. In either sense‚ it will always bring pain‚ anger‚ and rebellion. For example‚ in 1776‚ The Articles of Confederation was created as the U.S. first constitution. It was clear that The Articles made a weak federal government thus it gave more power to the states. While the U.S. used the Articles‚ it faced many economic problems due to the lack of the power of the federal government. One of the
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What is Fiscal Policy? One of the features that helps identify the economic direction of a country is fiscal policy. The government utilizes fiscal policy to control the economy through adjustment in spending levels and revenue. According to the theories of John Maynard Keynes‚ the British economist in regard fiscal policy‚ the decreasing or increasing expenditures (spending) and revenue (taxes) levels influences employment‚ inflation and the flow of money into the economic system. Fiscal policy
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Johnson Paper#1 The Expanding Federal Government For the last three class periods in our Public Administration class‚ we have discussed in depth the importance of how politics and political factions play a key role in the creation of public policy. Unfortunately‚ in America‚ our public administrators are no longer strong enough to have texture or defeat our vastly expanding federal government. The U.S federal government has grown out of control where changes in public policy are more difficult to make
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Within the framework of democratic capitalism‚ the American Constitution and government structure have a fundamentally liberal backbone. Viewed as a social contract‚ the relationship between the state and the individual is expressed in the Constitution which dictates the liberal values intrinsically woven into American history. Combined with the Bill of Rights‚ the Constitution holds the representative government accountable for its actions and sets finite limits on the power it wields over the individual
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To what extent did the development of the Cold War influence Stalin’s policies inside the USSR? Up until 1945 the tensions between the USSR and the USA had been covered by the fact that both sides were trying to fight against Hitler and therefore relations up until the war had been relaxed. However this changed after 1945 the victory against Germany brought them international superpower status giving them more control and influence over many countries especially in Eastern Europe. As a result Stalin
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What is a perfect government? Is it an ideal place for any person? A utopia? In 1984 by George Orwell‚ he portrays a totalitarian government called “Big Brother.” The crux of his government is total control with no laws‚ yet no personality or freedom. It is seemed to be all-knowing‚ all-powerful‚ and indestructible. But the question is‚ could it be perfection? The simple answer is no it is not‚ because of the harsh nature‚ the all controlling‚ and people having no rights. Forget about being just
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To what extent did war affect the course of Revolution? There are many various arguments supporting the view that the war did affect the course of Revolution and many that oppose this view. The Revolution did become more radical during the time of the war as the Jacobin terror became more prevalent‚ however some people argue that the war did not directly cause this‚ that the Revolution was moving towards a more radical stance anyway. Others may argue that yes‚ the Revolution was moving towards a
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‘Conservatives support Pragmatism over principle’ Discuss. Pragmatism essentially believes in a more practical behavior or form of policy‚ as opposed to an ideological principle. Conservatives traditionally favour pragmatism because it emphasizes the impact of applied ideas that have been tested over time- highlighting the importance of tradition (one major traditional conservative value. One-nation conservatives agree with the foundations of pragmatic ideas. Whereas the New Right was heavily
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Evaluate the extent to which the government should regulate the energy industry. (30) Government regulation is when they impose a wide range of laws and regulations to influence the way the market works. The current regulator of the UK energy industry is OFGEM‚ and they are currently investigating into all of the big 6 energy suppliers that dominate the UK market. The main reason behind government intervention is to reduce or prevent market failure. Market failure is defined as the failure to allocate
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