Analogue Switch-Off: To "keep up" with modern technology, the UK government strongly urged the country to convert from analogue to digital television sets. ... Another 38%, however, stated that they choose to buy a digital set when their current television no longer functions properly, while several other groups in UK believe that switch-off is decades away, and therefore, have no intention of purchasing a digital set anytime soon. ... In order for their analogue sets to be useful in the future, customers must purchase a digital decoder box to connect to their current sets. ... In fa...

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Laissez faire meant that the government did not get involved in the economy. ... Overall it can be seen that the labour party set out to try and solve the economic problems but could not go to the extent needed. ... In 1932 the national government introduced import duties. ... In Industry acts set up involved the cattle industry and the sugar industry. ... These boards were set up as people thought that some local bodies were more generous than others. ...

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So they did just that, and they started to like not having the government around to boss them around and liked not having all those laws and taxes. The British government didn't like that everyone loved living over there so much. ... This was probably the most rediculous rule set forth by the government. ... Now when a government does something of this severity to its people it can only be assumed that the people are going to fight back. ... They couldn't live their lives the way they wanted to due to the government in Britain. ...

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In the British government in the 1700's there were three main classes. ... --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.... A government is formed for its people. ... If a government is formed for its people, to give them certain rights, but does not lawfully rule all citizens the same- should this government stand? ... The law set against the colonists were unjust, and the Kin...

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In Item C it states that £750,000 was invested by the government. ... Streaming was also used in comprehensives to put pupils into sets. ... The higher the set a pupil is placed in means that the pupil will be motivated to do well and achieve their abilities. ... This can also be represented by putting pupils into lower sets which means that they gain low self esteem. ... In 1988 the conservative government introduced the national curriculum. ...

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In short, it stipulates the structures and powers of government and between government and the citizen" (Jones et al. 1994, 279). ... In contrast to this the British constitution is not written in a single document, however it does have a constitution in the sense of a set of rules, customs and understandings which, empower and limit the government. The British political authorities have never in modern times faced a crisis that forced them to think the constitution through to first principles and to set these down, therefore the British constitution was never invented or designed but just ...

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He goes on to say "soft power rests on the ability to set the political agenda in a way that shapes the preferences of others." ... The main downfall of China is the communist ideology of their government. ... The fact of the matter is that the EU does not possess the social cohesion that must be present to set a unified front to challenge the United States. ... This creates coordination problems possessed by a non-sovereign government. ... Does the media create a skepticism of government? ...

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They made people think about what kind of government they would have, and who would lead. ... The American Revolution set the standard for others to strive for, not just for the revolution itself, but for setting up a government afterwards. America had a rough start setting up a new government, still being wary of having a strong central government and not wanting to follow in the same steps as Great Britain had. They started with the Articles of Confederation which gave the individual states most of the power, leaving the central government weak and powerless. ... By doing this, they formed...

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(2) Defining Constitutionalism We will employ Fred Ridley's (1988: p. 317) broad definition of a constitution as: ...the whole system of government of a country, the collection of rules, written and unwritten, which regulate the government'. ... It has four key features: (1) It establishes, or constitutes, the system of government, hence it is prior to the system of government, rules cannot be derived from that system; (2) it involves an authority outside and above the order it establishes - the notion of constituent power' - this power in a liberal ...

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They set up three Boer republics: Natal (1840), Transvaal (1848) and the Orange Free State (1854), forming a rude government to be beyond British control. ... Smith reached the conclusion that a regular government needed to be established in order to keep peace among the mixed elements forming the population. ... However, in 1886, the background was set up to the war to break out. ... revolt in Johannesburg against the Boer government. ... This agreement concluded the hostilities, granting the self-government to Transvasaal and the Orange Free State, as British Empire colonies. ...

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In 1947, the American Government for the first time included special funds in the War Department's budget for the financing of necessary funding. This program of aid, called the "GARIOA Program" (Government and Relief in Occupied Areas), covered part of the urgent import needs. ... Marshall took part as the new Secretary of State, convinced the American Government of the need to counter the advance of communism. ... Government as a proposal (Hemmling, H D). ... The ECA set up its own missions in the participating counties; their job was to supervise the carrying out of the programs an...

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In sight of this: public housing was introduced to combat squalor, state education to combat ignorance (1944 wartime National Government), National insurance to combat want, full employment to combat idleness and The National Health Service to combat disease. ... The downfall of this set up is that the care is not at a professional standard and these people however compassionate they are still not qualified in the care and needs to which the person may need. ... The bedroom tax has been introduced to encouraging people living under a roof with a spare to move on to smaller abodes to provide bi...

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The council shall set up subsidiary bodies as may be necessary, in particular, it shall establish immediately a Defense Committee-which shall recommend measures for the implementation of Article 3 and 5. ... Any state so united may become a party to the treaty by depositing its instruments of accession with the government of the United States of America, which will inform each of the parties of the deposit of each such instrument of accession. ... The Instruments of ratification shall be deposited as soon as possible with the government of the United States of America, which will notify all ...

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After these colonies were set up, many Britain's left the mother country to come to American for a new sense of freedom. ... These colonies were set up based off of the English model of governance and each one was considered part of the British Empire. ... These set of laws that govern the colonist were not enforced to the degree they were enforced in the mother country. ... This idea had always been in force to the colonist until 1763 once King George took their power of being able to speak freely against the king in local governments by enacting things such as military rule in Boston Ma...

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This would prevent the government from cutting back on its accountabilities and responsibilities through the privatisation of national firms such as the transport services. ... The government can alter an unwritten constitution very easily by simply passing an act, suggesting (in theory) a dictatorship and a lack of democracy. ... Constitutional conventions are "practices relating to the exercise of their functions by the crown, the government, parliament and the judiciary" 1. ... There is nothing that could actually prevent the move to a written constitution, however the "conversion" to a ...

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Some Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have come to work in the textile and other industries while others have set up their own businesses, opening corner shops and restaurants in towns. ... The 1968 Race Relations Act extended the 1965 Act to include employment and housing and set up the Community Relations Commission "to promote harmonious community relations". ... It set up the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) with its wide powers to carry out formal investigations and to issue notices against unlawful discrimination. ... The Blair government is committed to working tow ards equalit...

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If majority of the public is ok with an intervention than government will have no problem with following through with an intervention but if enough of the minorities are against it British policy makers will have to be more cautious. ... Britain has always supported UN resolutions calling for reducing emissions although they have, like most countries, scarcely met the goals they set out. ... Britain is, at least on paper, actually trying to surpass the goal set by the UN to have a 20% reduction of global emissions by 2020 and has set a goal of trying to reduce emissions by at least 80% by 2050...

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The major point is that there is a low rate of political participation in the UK that might lead to an arbitrary and autocratic government. 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. ... By compromise AV referendum was set. ... The UK should grant more powers to local and regional government in order to bring democracy closer to the people. ...

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Predator Sports Nutrition (PSN) is a sports supplement manufacturer who are looking to set up a conglomerate (offering many products to consumers) business in the UK manufacturing industry. ... Political factors, how changes in Government and their coercive power can effect a companies decision making. e.g. taxation, current legislation, trading policies and wars/ conflicts. ... Then a company will also have to focus on the Environmental factors, factors which could dictate how the company develops their products and market strategy such as; weather, climate change, In this essay I plan to us...

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High degree of openness and internationalized financial system The United States of America is the largest international banking center in the world. 25 of the top 100 largest banks have set up branches there . ... There is an important question about international trading: What is the right policy for a government to increase the national wealth and the national power? The answer to that question was: a strong central government with the acquisition of colonies that would serve as markets and provide it with wealth. ... U.S market system A command economy is run by a strong centralized ...

• Word Count: 1977
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Although the absence of a codified constitution raises questions as to what institution of the government has the ultimate power, the various coexisting institutions of the United Kingdom undertake the responsibility of governance while Parliament is the law making body. ... The debate about this kind of governmental system has always raised the question about what ought to be and what in fact is the ultimate controlling institution in the British political system. ... This concept is defined as a structure where the government is divided into legislative, executive and judicial bodies. These ...

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After the failure of the referendum in Scotland the Conservatives called for a vote of no confidence in the Labour Government and were then voted into power in the next General Election. The Conservatives scrapped the Scotland Act and even though there was a democratic deficit the Conservatives remained in government until 1997. ... In 1989 the Scottish Constitutional Convention again set up a blue print for devolution, but it was not supported by the Conservatives. ... This ensures that the Scottish Government is held to account on devolved matters that concern the people of Scotland. Shari...

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During the French and Indian war, The English government had issued writs of assistance to help authorities enforce trade laws in the colonies. ... Since monetary funds were often scarce, they paid their preachers with tobacco, at a set salary of 16,000 pounds per annum. ... Fourth, he passed the Currency Act of 1764, restricting colonial governments from producing or issuing any form of currency, or from paying English debts with their current paper money. Fifth, he passed the Stamp Act of 1765, forcing the colonists to purchase stamps or seals to affix to legal papers, newspapers or pamphlet...

• Word Count: 1977
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"In 1972, the United Kingdom suspended Northern Ireland's local government and began to rule directly from London," (Gallis, 2002). ... Under this agreement Northern Ireland regained it's local government, thus reaching a fair amount of compromise and providing some feelings of contentment between the parties (Gallis, 2002). ... The United Kingdom holds the position that Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, however "the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement between the British and Irish governments accepted that the Dublin government had the right to be consulted on Northern Iris...

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The main problem lays in the members' mind set. ... The Council demanded also that all States adhere strictly according to the resolution and it finally highlighted that the sanctions imposed should not affect assistance to the legitimate Government of Kuwait . ...

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