The Magna Carta also said that what if you are a ruler and that you don't have to obey the law? There was also the English Bills of rights which listed many laws. ... These are one of the most important laws during the time when the British rules over the 13 colonies. ... Later the May Flower Compact was believed to be the first article of self-government. State constitution was founded as a separation of power as an example that was put under Virginia and that they have more than one branch of government. ...

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One of sixty three clauses in the Magna Carta was, "No man shall be arrested or imprisoned except by the legal judgment of his peers or by the law of the land." Which was basically the due process of law that meant that you couldn't just go out and arrest people just because you felt like it, you needed a legitimate reason to do it, mainly by breaking a law or having your peers judge your actions unfit. ... This was also important in the development of Western Political thought because Western Political thought was that of a democratic government, and an Enlightment thinker, John Locke, i...

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However, to be truly ruled by law, law should be supreme and everyone should be subject to the law including government2. ... The Magna Carta ensured the rule of law by binding the king and nobles in explicit written contract and became a symbol of liberty and constitution government for future generations. ... It asserted that powers of parliament are superior to those of the king and that government is based upon contract between the rulers and those ruled, which can be broken if the rulers were to violate the terms of the contract. A balance of powers was established between the l...

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When the English settlers came to America they formulated the Bill of Rights which contained 10 Amendments outlining the rights of the people over the government as well as the government's freedom to rule over its people. ... The original Bill of Rights is basically a narrative of the protection of the people under the law and it prevents war representatives to exploit the people. ... Which means everyone has a right to their own things and government shouldn't have the right to just go into wherever they want whenever they want and disturb private property. If this Amendment were...

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The New England region based their government on their religious values. It was controlled by the church, and the laws were based on the Bible. The Articles of Agreement, Springfield, Massachusetts stated that the general laws were based on religion. ... (Document H) The inhabitants who survived the first years without any help from the government felt that it was unfair to have laws forced onto them, and felt that the laws were unfair. As a result the Chesapeake region has a very weak form of government whereas the New England had an extremely strong government. ...

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James Otis makes a similar remark regarding the duties of a government however, he adds that as long as there is a society, a government needs to be there regulating the "contests" between people whom are living dependently on each other. ... Paine's analogy says that if a group of people are left on an island, the emergence of a law making institution representing them will soon emerge to regulate their issues. ... Otis delivers this part in co-ordination with religious teachings by saying that the law of nature from the divine gave the power in every one of the people; power...

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As a civic humanist it is one's duty to serve the city and government in any way possible. ... In Book II, Raphael describes the principles and features of Utopia, indirectly portraying More's beliefs of his ideal government. The people of Utopia form a natural community and follow the existence of natural law. ... Laws enforce tolerance and no one is penalized for religious beliefs. ... The components of More's Utopia have been applied to many governments, shaping and developing their political, social, and economical structures....

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It is mentioned in Irish History that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. This seems an impressive feat and we seem to be able to confirm it as fact as Ireland is indeed a country without snakes. However, the more realistic, and more mundane reason why there are no snakes in Ireland is because the country is an island surrounded by the sea. It was separated from the land mass of Europe around 6700 BC before snakes and other varieties of plant life were common in the country. ...

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Death through drowning, crucifixion, or hanging, or throwing form a high rock, or being thrown into a fiery furnace, or firing squad, or electric chair or the gas chamber "through the years these methods as well as others not mentioned have been what the world governments have used to instill fear in the populace, in order to maintain control. ... The settlers of the United States of America were from European countries, so naturally the beliefs and methods of government that were present in Europe would be in part the foundation of the beliefs and methods of government here in America. ...

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Politically, the governments already had a certain degree of independence, but wanted to be completely free from the oppressive ties of England. ... Even though the monarchy of England left a hatred for a strong centralized government, this type of government was necessary to control and aid the nation. ... There was never an abrupt change in the government, just a gradual change into a progressively stronger government. ... America had the raw materials, and was unwilling to abide by the hated laws of England, only allowing England and no other country to use them, this made smuggling to th...

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It is significant element because it makes the government more accountable. ... Firstly, the UK government can introduce the compulsory voting which is nowadays enhanced in Australia. ... Britain would also have a two-tier legal system and so it would make the constitutional laws more identified. ... Also the European Convention on Human Rights, which came into force in 1998, is part of UK law. ... The UK should grant more powers to local and regional government in order to bring democracy closer to the people. ...

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"The Functions of a Patrol Officer" The oldest and most basic function in law enforcement is the patrol function. ... These watchmen were put there by local government to provide order. ... Soon after, the Statutes of Winchester were created forming laws and curfews for the citizens. ... Traffic enforcement is another duty where officers enforce traffic laws in order to make roads safer. ... Knowledge requires the changes in laws and court decisions, and the proper techniques that should be used. ...

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The Puritans" theory of civil government was based upon their congregationalist theory of church government. ... Women were generally denied education and thus were not eligible for clergy or a hand in the government. ... The General Court and many other established forms of government were led by men. ... The New World environment did give way to the laws over estate, inheritance, abuse, and other issues in favor of women. ...

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The Puritans" theory of civil government was based upon their congregationalist theory of church government. ... Women were generally denied education and thus were not eligible for clergy or a hand in the government. ... The General Court and many other established forms of government were led by men. ... The New World environment did give way to the laws over estate, inheritance, abuse, and other issues in favor of women. ...

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With the refusal of Britain's help it further pushes the threat of an insurrection against the British government. ... The right for an organized meeting was taken away from them because the British thought the colonists were to pass dangerous and unwarrantable resolves which would go against the British laws. ... All these statements made on King George III and the government of British is in fact valid and proven through their many actions and the purpose of their actions....

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The insecurity caused by this led to dramatic changes in government, and the fluctuation between power and privilege of aristocrats in both countries. ... Cromwell enacted Blue Collar laws, which enforced Puritan standards throughout England, and closed pubs and other places of entertainment. ... Parliament recognized the necessity for a figurehead in England's government, and invited Charles II to become the next monarch (McK, 553). Charles was appropriately called the "Merry Monarch" when he eliminated the Blue Collar laws. ... By constructing Versailles, Louis centralized his governmen...

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I will also discuss the government's policies on safeguarding and how they affect our actions. I will also discuss risk assessment and its influence upon government policy and direction. ... For the purposes of this essay a child is defined as anyone under the age of 18, as all this is included in all government policies. ... Safeguarding Children remains a key priority for the current Coalition Government. ... The Government response has taken forward many of its recommendations. ...

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Both express the injustices done to them under the current state of government, and criticized those in authority over them. ... He refused to be governed by his own laws, forced extreme taxation upon the colonists, cut off their trade, and above all declared war on them. ... In her declaration she said that mankind has never allowed women to vote or have any voice in government, made her to submit in obedience to him, owned everything that rightfully belongs to her, denied her a complete education, and, in essence, made himself a god over her. ... That cause being to make men and women equa...

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Under the Instrument of Government, Cromwell became lord protector. Cromwell resorted to open military government, England was divided into eleven districts, and a major general administered each. According to Sharpe, "he leant most heavily on military support in 1655 when, after largely abortive royalist risings, he divided the country into a number of groupings of counties, each of them under the supervision of a major general who added a military stiffening to local government. ... "As history had shown, on the earlier occasion these tactics had resulted in civil war, the overthrow of the m...

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Websites such as Facebook and Twitter should monitor trolling and our government should demand that those sites report possible cases of defamation; local authorities should then examine the complaints and hold culprits accountable for their actions by legally prosecuting them. ... If the law works, the cloak of anonymity will be snatched off." In England trolling has been added to defamation laws attempting to prevent further cases of online defamation. ... England was able to create a cyber defamation law, making it clear that trolling will not be tolerated. ... The new law will prope...

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These zones were largely set up in developing countries by their governments to promote industrial and commercial exports. ... The Bangladeshi government has doubled the minimum wage, although it remains the lowest. ... Due to this organisation, since 2008, more than 30 cases of women workers suffering occupational disease have been successfully recognised by the Government, despite loopholes in the existing law (Women factory workers in Honduras, 2012). ...

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Each of the regions' opinion of a successful colony shaped whom ruled their governments and what these government officials set in place for the colonies to reach this success. ... The Chesapeake government of aristocrats focused on increasing wealth and obtaining as much of it as they could, disregarding the wellbeing of the colonists below them. ... The purpose of New England government was to ensure and dictate an entirely godly society devoted to living according to God's laws. ... This encouraged and influenced New England laws to be tailored towards a piety society. ... Despite...

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They were forced to leave England, because their complete and unchanging belief that religion should be completely free from government. ... The church was the government and controlled everything under strict rule. ... Williams was driven out of Boston, because he questioned the authority of the government, and the legality of their taking land from the Indians without any payment (Andrews, 47). ... They created a plantation convenant, promising to separate the church and government, in which there were no magistrates and no elders using civil as spiritual authority. ...

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Part of the mercantile system involved the Navigation Laws, but these did not have a great impact on the colonists, because they were never vigorously executed. ... What made it even more profitable was that the British government gave the colonies a monopoly over the tobacco market in Britain. ...

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This petition stated that "the said [Church] government, with all its dependencies, roots and branches, may be abolished."" ... "Wool, the great staple of the kingdom, is becoming small value, and vends not; trading is decaying and the whole land is much impoverished, to the great dishonour of this kingdom and blemishment to the government thereof."" ... These religious clauses dealing with enforcing the laws against "Jesuits, priests, and Popish recusants- merely reaffirmed what had already been implemented throughout Britain. ... Secondly, the document stated that "a reformation be made o...

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