US Government POS2041 Chapter 3 Study Guide Answers 9/13/12 In a unitary system‚ the central government is sovereign – it is the ultimate governing authority‚ with no legal superior. It can create other governments (regional governments) and delegate powers and responsibilities to them. The central government in a unitary system can also unilaterally take away any responsibilities it has delegated to any regional governments it creates and can even eliminate the regional governments. In a confederal
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Britain and France; East Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union. When the US‚ GB and France combined their zones into one‚ it became the Federal Republic of Germany. After the meeting in Bonn and discussion about the mistakes and failure of the Weimar republic the Basic Law of the Federal republic was issued as a foundation for the parliamentary democracy with a strong Chancellor as a head of the country‚ who will be elected by the voters. Later‚ the FRG was included into the Nation Union and
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their worst option death. My question is why did this devastating genocide occur? Looking back‚ the holocaust was a horrible event in human history yet years after the event‚ even with the treaties that resulted‚ genocide would occur again in several instances. In my paper I will give a detailed history of the political/environmental conditions that
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Government Surveillance With the rise of radical terrorism‚ government surveillance is necessary in keeping the United States safe by preventing and fighting terrorism. Many government surveillance acts provide tools and allow special rules for law enforcement and intelligence agencies to use to fight terror and crime to make the world a safer place. Government surveillance is a controversial topic‚ Benjamin Franklin himself said that those who give up freedom for security deserve neither. Despite
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Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that officially ended WWI. It was negotiated at the Paris Peace Conference throughout the spring of 1919. This treaty didn’t exactly end war between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany but created a humiliating effect on the Germans side which eventually led to WWII. The Treaty of Versailles was highly confidential and caused hard feelings on all sides‚ contributing to the outbreak of WWII. (Treaty of Versailles) The treaty required Germany and
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The 1919 Black Sox Scandal In 1919‚ eight of the Chicago White Sox allegedly threw the World Series. Charles Comiskey was the ruthless owner of the White Sox and was the main motive of the sox to throw the series. Chick Gandil was the first player to get involved and then he spread it to the other players on the team. The act by these players would be called the Black Sox Scandal. The Scandal nearly ruined America’s pastime. The baseball commissioner‚ Judge Landis‚ banned all eight of the players
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illness. As a result this caused further problems for families who risked contracting the same illness as a family member and also that family’s ability to survive in their everyday lives. Life in the period of 1500-1800 was tough for many as they faced obstacles to which prevented them from leading a normal life and compromising their ability to survive. .
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In the novel 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ if society based on the book would and cannot survive. Our humanity is the thing that makes us humans‚ this is why we have emotions‚ dreams‚ aspirations‚ sexuality and obedience. Each of us has ability to ensure and love it for justice. In our society there are far too many people with good intentions versus evil and if the government was anything like the world of big brother it could easily be overthrown. Orwell tries to get people to see if one does
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Australian economy is a mixed economy because it relies on a mixture of the market mechanism and the government to co-ordinate market activity. Generally‚ the market is considered to provide the best economic outcomes for a society in most circumstance. However‚ there are certain situations in which the market fails to deliver efficient outcomes and the involvement of the government is necessary. The government sectors perform two basic tasks: 1. Provision of the Legal Framework - the government’s lawmaking
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Even though it was a terrible time‚ the people of Rome stayed strong and managed to survive and live with what they had. The dark ages were a time of death‚ fighting‚ and people trying to survive. During the dark ages‚ it was depressing‚ there was a lot of death‚ wars‚ robbery‚ sickness and disease. During the dark ages‚ it was difficult to live and survive. The cities shrank because of so much war and death that went on‚ but the name for this time is called “The Dark Ages”. The dark ages was a
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