Essays Tagged: "electorate"

Accountability to the Canadian People

ely accountable for their portfolio to Parliament and therefore in turn responsible to the Canadian electorate. The realization of this responsibility is undertaken upon the assumption of office. Acco ... ot, the minister is held personally accountable to Cabinet, government, Parliament and the Canadian electorate. 'Ministers therefore must be able to assure themselves that actions carried out under th ...

(11 pages) 96 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The Impact of Le Pen and the National Front on French Politics

ch politics. The Front, led by Jean-Marie Le Pen, has managed to attract a sizableproportion of the electorate in nearly every election at every level of government over thistime period. The support t ... policies and their subsequent effects on Frenchpolitics and society. Finally, the Front National's electorate and future in French politicsis investigated.The Rise of Le Pen and the FNJean-Marie Le P ...

(7 pages) 77 0 4.8 Mar/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Are Political Parties in Decline? This essay delineates the rise and fall of the political party in America ans discusses the future of political parties.

cal scientists commonly distinguish among three types of the word "party": There are parties in the electorate, parties as political organizations and parties in government. In the electorate, most po ...

(3 pages) 119 1 4.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Democracy Debate

hieved more easily through a reform of our system to allow more than two parties to hold power. Our electorate system, the Electoral College process, places many different rules on minor parties to ex ... ry much outdated. It would take many years and many different proposals to even start to reform our electorate system but I think it must be done in order to give third parties a chance at power. The ...

(7 pages) 95 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Female Representation in the Canadian Government

anadian political structures continues to be a reality. "Women constitute over half of the Canadian electorate, yet they account for less than one-quarter of Canadian legislators, Cabinet ministers, s ... ccessor to Brian Mulroney position: "the party believed that a women would be more appealing to the electorate than a man."Women in Canadian politics have struggled to ascend beyond the traditional po ...

(5 pages) 74 0 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Presidential Ranking - Factors involved in rating presidential approval.

public disillusionment with the democratic process inAmerican politics, and, as a consequence, the electorate look to a strongpresident to support their interests against those in power whom they do ...

(10 pages) 129 2 4.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government > United Nations

Democracy in politics.

t part by representatives elected by popular suffrage. The representatives may be supplanted by the electorate according to the legal procedures of recall and referendum, and they are, at least in pri ... legal procedures of recall and referendum, and they are, at least in principle, responsible to the electorate. In many democracies, such as the United States, both the executive head of government an ...

(41 pages) 1420 1 3.9 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Lloyd George's government was destroyed more by his style than by the content of his policies.

t of power since 1902 and wanted the popularity Lloyd George would bring, particularly with the new electorate, which had tripled. Lloyd George was believed to have the skills to sort out post war pro ... arty, and was instead in charge of the nation, his attitude towards this concerned people, both the electorate and also members of the coalition. Lloyd George was perceived as personally representing ...

(9 pages) 41 0 2.2 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The NSW state election.

ion must be held every 4 years. There are also federal and local elections every 4 years. The local electorate for Albion Park rail is the electorate of Kiama. The candidates for the most recent elect ...

(1 pages) 21 0 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The Electoral College.

American democracy. The main problem is that the system clearly has the potential to frustrate the electorate. Because ofthe aggregation of the electoral votes by state, it is possible that a candida ... litical parties or a communications network able to bring presidential candidates before the entire electorate. To a certain degreeit is like writing letters when you can use the internet, writing let ...

(4 pages) 122 0 2.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

A Monarchy is forever.

ost invariably more popular than an Executive President, who can be elected by less than 50% of the electorate and may therefore represent less than half of the people. A monarch is trained from birth ...

(2 pages) 38 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Rev. Al Sharpton political strategy, and relevance to race in US.

f these mottos strikes home to the bulk voting populace of whites or even Hispanics who make up the electorate. Indeed, Sharpton's appeal to white voters is the lowest out of all of the democratic con ... mpaign had to reject their funds because of race issues. This sort of racial politicking hurts both electorate and candidate.In my opinion, Sharpton's concentration on race is a waste of his talents. ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Electoral College Reform.

and popularity as that of the presidential election. This election encompasses by far the greatest electorate and the most direct importance to this huge electorate. It is a four-year anticipation in ... y 81% of Americans think is obsolete and archaic in nature. The answer is that none of the American electorate in 1789 was a profoundly different force than as it exists today. In the late eighteenth ...

(5 pages) 112 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Costs and benefits of regional and international trade, and which should Canada be then pursuing?

vironments the real losers will be those that choose the fate of their public servants, the general electorate. Although private domestic interests may be hurt in the process, the pursuit of internati ...

(9 pages) 275 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Is Social Class Still A Powerful Influence On Voting Behaviour? British Politics

great deal of speculation as to whether this still holds to be true with increasing numbers of the electorate becoming 'class defectors'. Primacy approaches advocating social class to be one of the m ... ter weight on public perception of the party, as well as recent events in determining which way the electorate will vote. I will explore the various influences on voting behaviour in Britain to discov ...

(9 pages) 85 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

The Electoral College

American democracy. The main problem is that the system clearly has the potential to frustrate the electorate. Because of the aggregation of the electoral votes by state, it is possible that a candid ... litical parties or a communications network able to bring presidential candidates before the entire electorate. To a certain degree it is like writing letters when you can use the internet, writing le ...

(4 pages) 124 0 3.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

"It is absolutely necessary for the successful functioning of the Rule of Law that the Judiciary be elected." E. Wilson. Discuss.

ether judges should be independent arbiters of legal principle or should be held accountable to the electorate.1 Intrinsic tensions, in the choice of a particular selection method, can have deleteriou ... ct the most appropriate rule from some corpus juris then judges are not directly accountable to the electorate but are principally appointed on merit.8 The likelihood of fallacious decisions would be ...

(7 pages) 78 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Mark Lathem and his policy on the run for pulling Australian troops out of Iraq by Christmas. This issues peice was done a while ago and was a speech.

rty. He has enjoyed the good prays of the press for period and received widespread support from the electorate. He is trying to establish his credentials as an alternate prime minister and has forced ...

(2 pages) 20 1 4.3 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

What was responsible for Hitler's rise to power?

r 1932 elections to have dwindled, but being made Chancellor in 1933 meant that popularity from the electorate was now not so important. Hitler had the authority to be able to pass laws and strongly i ...

(4 pages) 47 0 4.5 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

Post war australia

attempts to outlaw the Communist Party were declared invalid by the High Court and rejected by the electorate in a referendum in 1951. The issue of Communism, however, split the Labor Party, guarante ...

(3 pages) 44 1 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II