To what extent is there a democratic deficit in the UK? The most telling indicator of there being a democratic deficit in the UK today is the continuing decline of voter turnout at all elections for the past 60 years. There is a growing level of general apathy towards political issues in the UK which is not just damaging to the health of a democracy but fatal. The government requires a mandate to govern‚ if they do not achieve popular consent then how are they representative of the people? The
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far was the American Civil War caused by long term divisions over the issue of slavery? In his second inaugural address in March 1865‚ Abraham Lincoln looked back at the beginning of the Civil War four years earlier "all knew‚" he said‚ that slavery "was somehow the cause of the war." This essay will endeavour to discuss the role of long term divisions caused by the slavery debate in the eventual outbreak of the Civil War. In doing so this analysis will encompass the period between the birth of
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Essay Slavery played a large role in the cotton industry‚ especially during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. Enslaved people were brought from Africa to the Americas in the Atlantic slave trade. The enslaved people were traded to the Americas from Africa in the triangular trade which involved Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas. The Europeans and Americans used the reasoning that God didn’t care for non-Christians and therefore Africans were made to be slaves. American slavery was so difficult to abolish
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What Unifies Americans? The United States is a diverse nation of people with origins around the world. Since the nation’s colonial days‚ people have moved to the United States for different reasons. Most come to seek greater opportunities for themselves and their families. They come speaking different languages‚ having different beliefs‚ and practicing different customs. The differences lend themselves to different ideas about how government should function as well. With a population well over 310
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To what extent has the conservative party abandoned Thatcherism? (25 marks) The conservative party accepts that a degree of state intervention to create more social justice can be justified. This may involve welfare‚ but also intervention in family situations‚ in education and through social services in general. There is a sense that we are responsible for the welfare of those less fortunate than ourselves. Thatcherism suggested that we are responsible for ourselves as long as we have the capability
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What role does society and politics have in our public school system and what are its ultimate affects on the children? In the 1600 ’s in the New England colonies of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire and Connecticut‚ what began as a system of primarily teaching male children to read and interpret the Bible was eventually reformed to the 19th century concept of creating a national public school system which would be used as a community cornerstone to “create better citizens‚ unite society and prevent
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a boy...like to bled to death...tore all the muscles loose from his bones-”(186). This explains what happened to Tom’s hand and that he couldn’t have punched Mayella with his left hand because he could not use it. Furthermore‚ when Tom was telling his side of the story he said that Mayella kissed him and that he tried to get away because he knew that it wasn’t right for her do that. Tom explains what happens when Mr. Ewell sees them‚
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Appeasement was agreeing mostly to Hitler’s opinions. There were many reasons why Britain appeased Hitler in the 1930s. For example‚ by giving Czechoslovakia to Germany. Hitler sought through the terms of the Treaty of Versailles‚ which took away most of Germany’s territories and inflicted disarmament and reparations. In September (1938)‚ Chamberlain met with Hitler in Munich to settle disagreement over Sudetenland. Hitler’s demand that Sudetenland be given to Germany was agreed because it was settled
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began as a small struggling nation‚ with each citizen desiring an opportunistic way of life. To achieve this way of life‚ many changes needed to be made. Different people with distinctive ideas came together‚ and although there was conflict‚ they made great changes politically‚ socially‚ and economically. Each aspect changed America tremendously in a variety of ways. Analyzing each specific change can determine the extent in which America has changed for better or for worse. The creators of the Constitution
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In what ways do the travel habits of men and women differ? What at the implications for travel industry? Author: KUANLIN CHI Module code: PSE5023B-3b Course: 3b skills for study 2 Date: 04/07/2014 Contents Summary1 Introduction1 Different ways that the travel habits of men and women 1 Conclusion4 Reference 5 Summary The report focuses on the topic of that different travel habits between male and female. The article considers that the travel industry is implicated by different travel
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