Bruce Stone‚ O.P. Dwivedi‚ and Joseph G. Jabbra list 8 types of accountability‚ namely: moral‚ administrative‚ political‚ managerial‚ market‚ legal/judicial‚ constituency relation‚ and professional.[13] Leadership accountability cross cuts many of these distinctions. [edit] Political accountability Political accountability is the accountability of the government‚ civil servants and politicians to the public and to legislative bodies such as congress or parliament. In a few cases‚ recall elections
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The Rise and Fall of the Constitution There were many factors that contributed to the eventual failure of the Union. One of the major controversial topics during this time period was slavery‚ because it was opposed by the North‚ but accepted by the South. Along with these disputes came rapid expansion of the United States. This “Manifest Destiny” only inflated many issues in an already divided country. However‚ when the nation searched for a solution in the Constitution‚ all that was found was
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The Constitution of the United Kingdom is creaking. Based on unwritten conventions and an ineffectual separation of powers the government fails to be truly accountable. The House of Lords remains an anachronism and our membership of the European Union raises fundamental questions relating to the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. Discuss. There are several arguments applicable to the context of the constitution of the United Kingdom (UK); the effect of the UK constitution not being composed
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The Constitution Simulation have depicted a clear an unbiased picture of the state of the land after the revolutionary war. A widely divided country with deeply rooted issues. Suffice to say the population was not very fond of government especially strong central government. The founding fathers‚ Madison‚ envisioned the new constitution as the foundation of the new republic “a mean to improve the weak”. According to the Constitution simulation‚ one of the driving force of the resistance to the new
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UNIQUENESS OF THE MALAYSIAN CONSTITUTION Malaysian constitution is unique because it able to covers all the legislative‚government and judiciary aspects and has special provisions for the application in a country with a diversity of races and religions.In addition‚the Malaysian Constitution is complete and comprehensive as reflected in its thickness and meticulous details.The most unique is the practice of the status of ‘King’ is unusual.The ‘king’ here is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong(YDPA) chosen
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form of government as it was getting difficult for the congress to regulate trade‚ negotiate foreign trade treaties‚ or in general exercise have any impact on the national economy because states had more control than government. The first U.S. Constitution‚ “The Article of Confederation” was introduced in 1771 which was later ratified in 1781. With The Article of Confederation in rule‚ what to do was still a question on national level as it also created a weak government with no executive or judiciary
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Religion and the U.S. Constitution HIST 121 - American History to 1877 May 2008 THESIS: The Constitution reflects our founder’s views of a secular government‚ protecting the freedom of any belief or unbelief. Some will argue religion‚ specifically Christianity‚ played a large role in the creation of this great nation’s government‚ the United States Constitution; however the facts reveal otherwise. The historian‚ Robert Middlekauff‚ observed‚ "the idea that the Constitution expressed a moral
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Irish Constitution Out Dated? The Irish constitution was set in 1937 and it hasn’t been changed since then. This being fifty five years ago I think it has withstood the passage of time relatively well. However it does need some changes as the Irish Society has changed since then. Most of it has aged well‚ but in the case of Moral standards‚ Family structures‚ economic development‚ immigration etc. it has been found to be at odds with the will of the modern people. I think a constitution brings
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The Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution The end of the Revolution gave the American colonies their freedom‚ but the new country needed its own government and laws by which to control the land. Many questions required answers‚ such as who would make the laws and enforce them‚ how would the new government manage finances‚ or would the states handle that individually? American leaders first tried to address these issues when the Second Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation
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on a single document‚ that document is the Constitution. This document represents all that the United States is; It is the whole of how the government is to run‚ It also shows what the founding fathers wanted to happen to the country in the future. So naturally the wording of it is very important. The most impactful words and phrases in the constitution are right‚ power‚ representative‚ shall‚ and necessary and proper. The word Shall in the constitution is both one of the most numerous and one of
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