estate was made up of the clergy who made up 10% of the land. They were exempt of Frances taxes because they always agreed and voted with the king. Doing that made them one of the top Estates. The second Estate is made out of the nobility. The nobles made up 25-30% of the land and had leading positions in France and had tax exemptions. They also voted and agreed with most of what the king said which made them another top estate with the king. The next estate is the third estate which was one
Premium United States Poverty Working class
“Democracy is the government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people.”(Abraham Lincoln).Do you believe that democracy is the best form of government? To what extent? Democracy states that every citizen in a given society has as much power in its resolutions as any other and the decisions concerning the individuals in it must be performed equally‚ by all; be it directly or through freely elected representatives. "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the
Free Government Autocracy
However‚ most Americans contemplated terrorism as an issue that only happened in other nations. Americans had a realization that terrorism was a continuing danger in America after September 11‚ 2001. That alertness amplified in the years after. American travel was changed by new security policies. New government guidelines changed immigration policies and influenced the character of international banking. Cautions
Premium Al-Qaeda President of the United States George W. Bush
Jackson D. Despite the overwhelming expectations for the eighteenth amendment to repair America and slay the problems plaguing it‚ people were crestfallen when the fingernail of austerity scraped away the gilded layer of the presumably hallowed doctrine‚ revealing the lead core that was the eighteenth amendment’s effects on the American society. In 1920 the U.S prohibited the sale and production of alcohol and the purpose of it was to lower crime rates‚ lower tax burden of prisons‚ solve social
Premium Prohibition in the United States United States United States Constitution
a central democratic republican form of government. Paine’s vision of a new government still applies today. In The Common Sense Paine said‚ "might never form to themselves an interest separate from the ELECTORS‚ prudence will point out the propriety of having elections often." He wanted a government to run by elections. Today we vote for officials in the county‚ state‚ and country. In The Common Sense Paine says‚ “I draw my idea of the form of government from a principle in nature which
Premium United States President of the United States Democracy
support of the majority in the legislature. Thus the Prime Minister and his cabinet can pass‚ amend or repeal any type of law with the support of subservient majority in the legislature. In this way‚ the executive and the legislative branches of the Government work in close harmony. The Executive not only runs the administration but also makes law. 2. Responsibility to the legislature: In this system‚ the executive is responsible and accountable to the legislature for all its acts of omission and commission
Premium Presidential system Prime minister President of the United States
It is a system of government where the executive branch presides supports from the legislative. There are various characteristics of a presidential system of government. One of them is that the president is both the head of state and the government and has a fixed term of office. The presidential system refers to the chief executive of a government‚ which has no prime minister. The presidential form of government concerns the elections process. In a presidential government‚ the president and
Premium Presidential system Parliamentary system Head of state
British Empire by declaring themselves as independent sovereign states‚ and believed in the rights to have independent. Following in the year of 1787‚ the U.S. Constitution was authorized ‚explaining the basic rights of all American citizens and provided information on how the government should function. The idea of democratic government came to the mind of the colonist‚ and the idea of the Constitution is based of democracy. Democracy is are formed by the people‚ which the supreme power is vested in the
Premium Separation of powers United States Constitution United States
“In the years 1547-1558‚ English government was at its most effective during the rule of Mary I” How valid is this statement? (45 marks) Government is the governing body of a nation‚ and during Tudor England‚ the government was the monarch‚ due to royal prerogative. Also‚ for a government to be classed as effective‚ it must have been successful in achieving a desired outcome. I believe that Edward was a more effective monarch than Mary between 1550 and 1553 due to the work of Northumberland‚ because
Premium Elizabeth I of England United Kingdom Sociology
were weak (most people were afraid of having a strong central government) they still helped in modeling the United States Constitution and helped in stabilizing the government. Although this is true‚ it would be ridiculous to try to prove that the Articles of the Confederation were an effective government‚ because the Confederation failed to act as an effective government in about every way possible. Most people look for the following characteristics to comprise an efficient government: the power
Premium United States United States Constitution