In short, it stipulates the structures and powers of government and between government and the citizen" (Jones et al. 1994, 279). ... As it isn't written in a single document the British constitution derives from five major sources, these are, firstly, Statute Law, which is the main source of the part written element of the constitution, and comprises of Acts of Parliament and subordinate legislation, this is the most important of the five sources and has increasingly displaced Common Law as the most extensive form of law in Britain. ... It marked an attempt to avoid both the concentra...

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(Dahl (1971) Page 2) Since it is almost impossible for a government to be responsive to all of its citizens, Dahl calls our everyday conception of democracy Polyarchy. ... Dahl's purpose of Polyarchy is to determine conditions favor or impede a transformation into a political regime in which opponents of the government can openly and legally organize into political parties in order to oppose the government in free and fair elections. (Dahl (1971) Page 2) Now considering the political Regime of Nigeria, I can say that it presents a struggle to institutionalize stable governments. ... (O&...

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There are many reasons why congressional elections have become less competitive throughout the history of this government – and most, if not all of them, do not seem to be coincidental. ... It might cause a few individuals to do a quick Google search on congressional laws and practices, but for the most part it is difficult to see how this film would have any lasting significant impact on legislation, elections, or even election reform....

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