Achievements of Prime Ministers John a Macdonald and Laurier Sir John a MacDonald was the first prime minister of Canada and was the dominant representative of the Canadian confederation. He was born on the 11th January 1815 and passed on 6th June. His term in office was 18 years long which places him to the second longest serving prime minister in Canada. He is the only one to ever win six majority governments (Hennessy 12). As for Sir Wilfrid Laurier‚ he was the seventh prime minister‚ Born on 20th
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Why did Pitt the Younger become Prime Minister On the 28th May 1759‚ William Pitt the Younger was appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain. There were a number of reasons which ensured Pitt’s entry into office; however some reasons had more impact: The first reason was Pitt’s early political career‚ combined with his own ability. Due to poor health‚ he was educated at home by the Reverend Edward Wilson. Pitt‚ an extremely intelligent individual‚ quickly became proficient in Latin and Greek
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Many people would like to believe that the president is the most powerful person in the world. However‚ the structure of America has put restraints on the president that a Prime Minister would not have. There are many differences between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada. These differences include regulations‚ term of office‚ powers‚ and cultures. Throughout this paper you will learn that just being the leader of their country is about as similar as these two people
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In Canada’s responsible government‚ the balance of power between the Governor General and the Prime Minister is vital for upholding democracy. When the Prime Minister acts out of political motivation or undermines democratic principles‚ the Governor General has the right to deny such advice to protect responsible governance. I argue that the Governor General should act on the Prime Minister’s advice to prorogue or dissolve Parliament only when it serves to protect the democratic process and uphold
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Post War Prime Ministers Essay Robert Gordon Menzies‚ born on the 20th of December‚ 1894 was Australia’s 12th and longest serving prime minister‚ his second term beginning from 1949 to 1966. During this time Menzies made significant contributions to Australia’s Post-War development such as increasing the standard of living and preventing the communist threat from reaching Australia. Menzies had a great effect on the standard of living in Australia and realized the “great Australian Dream” for
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The Prime Minister in the United Kingdom is slightly different. Even though the President’s powers are limited‚ they are more powerful than the Prime Minister. The President commands the Armed Forces and can pass immediate laws in extreme circumstances. On the downside‚ as I said before‚ the President also has very limited powers and needs permission before doing nearly everything. The Minister on the contrary‚ can easily pass any legislation because they usually have the majority of seats in the
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Canada has had many prime ministers throughout its history; many were successful and were great leaders and other were not quite as successful. Out of the many Prime Ministers of Canada‚ William Lyon Mackenzie King was considered one of the greatest leaders of Canada. King held the position of Prime Minister of Canada for the longest time in Canadian history. He was Prime Minister for over 22 years and was leader of the Liberal Party of Canada for over 29 years and was Prime Minister from: 1921-1926
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered the speech The Few on August 20th of 1940 as World War II began to erupt across Europe. This speech was given to help motivate British troops who were about to sent to fight for their country. Churchill describes the differences between the Great War and World War II in terms of British losses and resources they have taken into the first year of fighting. The speech begins by Churchill explaining the similarities and differences that World War II has with
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Prize for Peace in 1957 for resolving the Suez Canal crisis.1 He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada‚ in which his liberal minority government “left Canadians with a legacy of peacekeeping‚ humanitarianism and a strong sense of international responsibility that lives on to this day.”2 His introduction of the Royal
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reason why prime ministers seem to be more powerful in relation to their cabinet colleagues is because of how much authority they have over the cabinet. The prime minister leads the other ministers within a cabinet (Key Point p. 102)‚ and in some places‚ such as the UK‚ are seem to be one of Europe’s most powerful. They have control over their colleagues‚ such as controlling what the cabinet does and does not discuss and having the power to hire and fire cabinet colleagues. Also‚ most ministers across
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