To what extent is there a ‘democratic deficit’ in the UK? The extent to which there is a ‘democratic deficit’ in the UK can be argued to varying degrees of accuracy. A democratic deficit would be when a democratic institution‚ such as the UK Government or in the courts of the UK‚ breaks or falls short of its democratic principles in their principles. An example of democratic deficit in the UK is when In parts of London‚ Sheffield‚ Manchester and Birmingham‚ thousands of would-be voters had to stand
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various reasons why the American Colonies were established. The three most important themes of English colonization of America were religion‚ economics‚ and government. The most important reasons for colonization were to seek refuge‚ religious freedom‚ and economic opportunity. To a lesser degree‚ the colonists sought to establish a stable and progressive government. Many colonies were founded for religious purposes. While religion was involved with all of the colonies‚ Massachusetts‚ New Haven‚ Maryland
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To what extent is Ethical Language meaningful? We often hear of people being told how they should behave and they should live their lives; sometimes through advice and sometimes via the governments of countries. However‚ we can never truly know what ‘good’ and ‘bad’ is‚ there is nothing that confirms or denies what each of these mean‚ there is only your opinion. Looking at the meaningfulness and usefulness of ethical language is known as Meta ethics. It also sets out to understand terms used in
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Chapter 3 Settling the Northern Colonies 1619-1700 The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism Martin Luther . He declared that the Bible alone was the source of God’s words. He started the "Protestant Reformation." John Calvin He spelled out his doctrine in 1536 called Institutes of the Christian Religion. He formed Calvinism. King Henry VIII formed the Protestant Church. There were a few people who wanted to see the process of taking Catholicism out of England occur more quickly
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What is CSR? To what extent is there a business case for CSR? In the late 1960s and early 1970s‚ the phrase ‘Corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) came into public view. This essay will describe that what CSR is and how much profits will be taken in business for CSR. Nowadays‚ companies not only sell their products but also give back to the society such as being active in the charity drive‚ solving environment problems‚ spending money to making infrastructure and helping other people achieve
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countries have been experiencing the growth of crime rate. In response many countries are building new prisons‚ but they are just increase the number of inmates instead of solving this problem. Perhaps‚ we need to look back at the roots of this issue and facing the possible causes. The TV and computer games are considered to be one of the reasons of crime level and violence increase. Violent actions‚ murders in virtual worlds or on TV screen are changing our vision of morale. I believe‚ that it is unrealistic
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university funding by both the federal and provincial governments explain higher university tuition. The federal cash transfer payments for education and training have been cut by $7 billion since 1993. In the 2000-2001 federal budget‚ only a $600 million increase was allocated for both health and education‚ with no real requirement that any of the money be spent on education. But the Minister of Finance was able to find $55 billion in tax cuts for corporations‚ the banks and wealthy Canadians. The money is
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Thirteen Colonies The thirteen colonies were divided into three regions: the Southern colonies‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the New England colonies. Each region can be characterized based on its geography‚ climate‚ economy and culture. These qualities may also be used to compare and contrast regions. One quality used to characterize the colony regions is its geography and climate. Both the Southern and Middle colonies have fertile soil and long growing seasons‚ while the New England colonies have very
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To what extent did Bismarck’s successors change his policy in the decade 1890-1900? The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 acted as a watershed in European history with the formation of the German Empire. No power alone‚ (perhaps with the exception of Russia) could defeat the new German Empire‚ and all the European powers with the exception of France were willing to allow Bismarck to consolidate German gains provided there was no further expansion. Bismarck having successfully won the Franco-Prussian
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Slavery in the British North American colonies differed depending what colony they are in. In places where slaves were the majority‚ they were treated differently as opposed to places with few slaves. In South Carolina‚ there were more African slaves than there were European settlers. In New England and the Middle Colonies‚ there were fewer slaves and fewer plantations for the slaves to work on. Virginia and Maryland had lots of slaves‚ in addition to lots of tobacco plantations to work on; but
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