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    Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the UK constitution A constitution is a set of rules relating to how a state is to be governed and organised. The primary function of a constitution is to provide legitimacy to those in power; however it also defines the limits of government power‚ protects freedom and distributes power within the political system. In the case of the UK constitution‚ these rules can be either written or unwritten due to the uncodified nature of the constitution and only

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    Essay on Administrative Reform in the Philippines - Public Administration Essay Essay on Administrative Reform in the Philippines A study was made by the World Bank about the extent of corruption in the Philippines. The study reveals the existence of a consensus in the government‚ nongovernmental and international circles that corruption in the public and private sectors in the Philippines is pervasive and deep-rooted‚ touching even the judiciary and mass media (Chay Florentino-Holifena‚ 1998)

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    are several advantages and disadvantages to the unitary‚ confederate‚ and federal systems of government. The unitary government is often described as a centralized government. It is a government in which all powers held by the government belong to a single and central agency. The central government creates local units of government for its own convenience and needs. Most governments in the world are unitary. Great Britain is an example of a unitary government. The Parliament holds all the power

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    Structure of SHG A SHG is a group of about 10 to 20 people‚ usually women‚ from a similar class and region‚ who come together to form savings and credit organization. They pooled financial resources to make small interest bearing loans to their members. This process creates an ethic that focuses on savings first. The setting of terms and conditions and accounting of the loan are done in the group by designated members. SHG Federation As mentioned previously‚ SHGs have also federated into

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    government in the United States are limited by other branches by the Check and Balances in the Constitution. "The Unitary Executive Theory was implemented by the Bush administration to justify effectively unchecked presidential power over the use of military force‚ the detention and interrogation of prisoners‚ extraordinary rendition‚ and intelligence gathering" (Edelson). The Unitary Executive Theory is under Article Two of the Constitution as a mythology (Epps). The Unitary Executive Theory gives

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    The Philippines Under Spanish Rule (1600s – 1800s) Political Changes As a crown colony‚ the Philippines was administered by the Council of the Indies. Even so‚ the Spanish officials in the Philippines were appointed by the King of Spain‚ who issued Royal orders and decrees dealing with the proper administration of the colony. In 1863‚ the Philippines‚ as a colony‚ was placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Colonies or Overseas Ministry (Ministerio de Ultramar). In order to

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    Government has many forms‚ the confederation‚ is a loose association of states in which dominant political power lies with the individual states and not with the central government (Turner 46). Individual states have power over individuals unlike the unitary system. The unitary system is a form of government in which principal power within the political system lies at the level of a national or central government rather than at the level of some smaller unit (Turner 46). This means that the citizens

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    Great Britain is a nation with a unitary system of government. Great Britain is compromised of England‚ Wales‚ and Scotland in the Atlantic Ocean‚ Irish Sea‚ North Sea‚ and the English Channel. Most of Scotland is wild landscape and Britain’s tallest mountains. Most of the people in Wales live near the coast and in the southern valleys. England is a low land country except for the large mountains in the north and southwest. There are two roles‚ the head of state being one and the Head of the Nation

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    The Unitary Executive Theory is an interpretation that the President is the sole authority of the Executive Branch. The Founders of the nation decided that a unitary executive to be the preeminent choice rather than a plural executive or committee system. This is not a collectively held theory as many believe that the powers expressed from this theory to be excessive and that congress has the authority to hold presidential power in check due to the checks and balances system. Supporters of the

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    Decentralization and Federalism in the Philippines: Lessons from Global Community Alex B. Brillantes‚ Jr. and Donna Moscare More than five centuries of being under the Spaniards‚ has created a system of government which is highly centralized‚ bureaucratic‚ and hierarchical. Not only did the Philippines continue to implement a centralized system of governance‚ but it also developed a culture predisposed to dependency‚ and a mindset that looks down on local level institutions. Although centralized

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