To what extent are the two chambers of Congress equal in power (15 marks) One factor which could be seen to imply that the two chambers of Congress aren’t equal in power is the contrast in importance of the political decisions they get to vote on – and for this reason the Senate can be seen as superior. Senators hold exclusively the ability to ratify treaties as well as confirming the President’s nominees for position such as Supreme Court justices and leading roles within the government‚ and they
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To what extent should referendums be used in the UK? Referendums are used frequently in the UK. They can be seen as advantages for the democracy but also as disadvantages. Referendums in a direct democracy give the general public direct and unmediated control over government decision-making. Therefore this means that politicians who claim to ‘represent’ the public are not distorting them as it ensures that the public’s views and interests are properly and accurately articulated. By comparison
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To what extent are cognitive processes influenced by emotion? The debates surrounding the argument that emotion can influence cognitive processing are a matter of contention and cognitive psychologists understanding of how emotions can influence cognition is an area of debate in its infancy. Research studying emotion was previously negligible until methods by which emotions could be measured were devised‚ such as through brain imaging techniques. The essay will discuss whether emotions can influence
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Assignment 1.1: Industrialization after the Civil War Thesis and Outline Christopher Burnett Professor Alan Rogers Strayer University January 20‚ 2015 United States was growing before and during the Civil War however it was growing slowly. After the Civil War‚ industrialization increased rapidly with the rapid change of handmade production to machines in manufactures. With the increase of industrialization‚ this brought many opportunities and problems. Industrialization affected many groups which
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candidate. With this‚ it is systematically corruption which means they depend on the government to ensure the people that they protect the government. An example that Lessig gave was Yeltsin‚ a Russian president who had problem with alcohol‚ shortly after his seating as the Russian president. He was viewed as a drunk. Lessig said Yeltsin was considered to be a “good soul‚” but because of his wanted and worked to do good for his nation‚ he failed to follow because of a dependency that conflicted with
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To what extent is Lord of the flies a warning to its readers? William Golding fought in world war two as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy‚ when he returned from war he said that he was disgusted by “What one man can do to another”. Some people say that lord of the flies is a warning to its readers as shows them how the ‘innocent children’ changed into savage animals. It shows that even the most kind hearted of people have the ability to kill if they in a certain environment or put under certain
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To what extent do you think Kritios was a revolutionary sculptor? Kritios was an Athenian sculptor‚ whose style and technique during the late archaic period helped revolutionize the archaic period into the Classical period. He has two main statutes that I am going to examine the first of which being the Kritios boy. Also referred to as “the first beautiful nude art” it is very important as it is a precursor to the later classical sculptures. It depicts a young boy in an idea form (so sculpted
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The Reconstruction era that occurred in the United States after the Civil War could have been determined successful or un-successful depending on how you look at the situation. For example‚ if you look at the Reconstruction Era in terms of slavery and rights‚ then I argue the said time era was successful. Because the results that followed after the Reconstruction era produced the “Reconstruction” Amendments. The 13th Amendment established the abolishment of slavery in the United States. In addition
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To what extent is our ‘identity’ chosen for us? What is identity? Where does identity come from? For some identity is who we are as a whole and according to the Oxford English Dictionary identity is ‘prove or recognise who or what a person or thing is’. Oxford Dictionary of Sociology on the other hand starts off with a three page explanation on how identity came about. In this essay we will look at the issue of identity using the macro perspective‚ structural functionalism and hopefully reach
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TO WHAT EXTENT IS NATIONALISM A POSITIVE FORCE?Nationalism has been viewed as both a positive and a negative force‚ and both positions have been demonstrated today and throughout history. It is the biggest social and political force of the world. It unifies people and makes them stronger. It can lead to a stable economy‚ patriotism and even ultranationalism. But‚ one could argue that all these things‚ especially ultranationalism have had bad consequences such as crimes against humanity‚ fascism and
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