Essays Tagged: "constituencies"

Should Canada adopt Proportional Representation?

called "first past the post (FPTP)," is the simplest of designs. A country is divided into separate constituencies, and each constituency chooses one legislative representative. In an election, the wi ... won. (3, 222)Unlike PR, FPTP makes it almost impossible for small, new parties to win in even a few constituencies. Voters feel like they would be wasting their vote if they voted for a small party ev ...

(4 pages) 73 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Why has parliament (UK) been criticised for being insufficiently representative?

ists of two houses, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The U.K is broken down into voting constituencies and citizens living in each of them elect a member to the House of Commons. Almost al ... es. Hence the introduction of the all women short-lists (mandatory all female candidates in certain constituencies). The House of Lords is especially criticised for being unrepresentative. This is bec ...

(4 pages) 39 0 0.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Who Does the Republican Party Represent? detailed account of what the Republican party stands for and who it represents from the American population.

a lawsuit against President Clinton for violations of the War Powers Act.As we consider the various constituencies of the Republican Party, we should keep in mind that a political party is a fluid ent ... me, yet they share many of the ideas of the Christian Right. It is useful to consider the following constituencies as voting "tendencies" rather that neat boxes in which to place voters.The first grou ...

(9 pages) 137 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

By 1928 all the essentials of democracy had been achieved. Discuss

0's which led to pressure mounting for reform such as overt voting, not all adult men had the vote; constituencies were very uneven. There was a lack of progress between 1850 and the 1860's. All that ... frage; the elimination of corruption and the control of electoral expenditure; the extension of the constituencies and the limitation of the powers of House of Lords. Several acts were introduced whic ...

(9 pages) 50 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

12 Senators That Changed Texas

to represent the people's will in Texas decision making. These members have an obligation to their constituencies to speak and vote on the bill's brought before them. The income they receive for thei ...

(7 pages) 60 0 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Music unions yes or no?

nemployment and death benefits. A number of these organizations became early unions serving various constituencies, but problems arose between them due to competition. In 1896, delegates from these or ...

(3 pages) 27 0 4.3 Apr/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

How democratic was Britain by 1914?

ould be several certain features present. These features consist of universal adult suffrage, equal constituencies, every adult being able to stand as a candidate, a secret ballot, regular elections, ... omen still not having the vote to be addressed.Another step towards democracy was the equalising of constituencies. In 1867 the seats were increased in industrial areas, along with a number of constit ...

(4 pages) 24 0 3.5 May/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Big Fallacy: Al Dunlap's ineffective effectiveness approach at Sunbeam.

ness of Sunbeam during the 2-years management period of CEO Al Dunlap. It looks different strategic constituencies and their satisfaction with the downsizing measures introduced by Al Dunlap. The pape ... him shareholder's revenue. However, an evaluation of the company's effectiveness with the strategic constituencies approach shows that other stakeholders haven't been taken into consideration by Dunlo ...

(8 pages) 128 0 4.5 Dec/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Compensation Management: What is the role of compensation and rewards in modern organization? What are the advantages of a fair compensation system?

y and decisions be balanced, fair, focused, and understood by their employee and potential employee constituencies.TextRole of Compensation and RewardsAn effective compensation system is about much mo ...

(5 pages) 165 0 3.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Natural Law Party

ty fielded candidates for 310 seats in the 1992 general election, receiving 0.4% of the vote in the constituencies it contested. The "Natural Law Party" was founded to offer "we the American people ...

(4 pages) 1042 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Education: US And Caribbean

ls or central mission(s) of education systems are likely to be complex as well, due to the multiple constituencies placing demands on and providing support to them. Educational change is aimed at the ... ould be willing to respond positively to any or some proposed changes. Attending to the plethora of constituencies may be difficult, but local schools in the US and in Trinidad do respond to the chall ...

(28 pages) 96 0 2.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Policy Statement: The Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC)

kiosks, security, services, and data. The public, employees, administration, management, and other constituencies will be able to access company information; job listings as well as flight and gate i ...

(2 pages) 951 0 0.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Business

ager¡¯s income. As above, in making decisions, managers would make trade off among three constituencies. They would not try to maximize shareholder value only. Consequently, the conflicts b ...

(5 pages) 36 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Diversity and its Role within the Airline

(Kinkaid,2008)Even though American has built on the company's history of "marketing to key customer constituencies", American Airlines has started two councils of advisory. One of these councils focus ...

(3 pages) 25 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management