Under this system citizens ultimately govern themselves in a way that allows debate on contentious issues, and majority rules. ... In the parliamentary system, Cabinet ministers are members of parliament, and they retain their office as long a they have the support of the majority of the House of Commons. ... He or she is elected for a four-year period and holds office for the duration of the term, even if his or her party does not have a majority in congress. ...

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The prime function of the judicial branch is to interpret the law in such a way that rules made in the past can be applied reasonably in the present. ... These rules were established so that justices would be free from political pressures that might influence their decision. ... One of the justices writes the majority opinion, a statement of the court's decision and its reasons. ... A justice who disagrees with the majority opinion may write a dissenting opinion. ... The court as crossed into areas traditionally left to that of the lawmaking majorities, so the legitimacy of the courts hav...

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However, a large majority of cases involve the harassment of women by their male bosses or fellow employees. ... In 1986, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled for the first time that sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination forbidden by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... Canada's Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. ...

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Senate majority reader Bill Frist enjoyed the momentary victory by saying " we have just outlawed the procedure that is barbaric, that is brutal, that is against our morals and is unethical". ... Partial-birth abortion bans violate women's right and it is argued that it is unconstitutional, the Court ruled that women have the right to choose the safest method of abortion throughout pregnancy and that this right was violated because the ban lacked an exception for women's health. ... A majority of those on the issue have rejected these bans where the issue was put on ballot. ...

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We can begin to control this effect by electing officials that are concerned with the well-being of the majority of American citizens, the global community, and the Earth itself instead of monetarily inspired candidates that cater to the 1%. Just as James Madison prophesied in the Federalist Papers No. 10, minority rule is just as dangerous as tyranny of the majority. ...

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A quorum of three-quarters of the voting membership must be present to elect officers, with a two-thirds majority needed to pass a decision. ... Parliamentary Authority The Seventeen Principles of Success, as outlined in Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich, are the governing rules for the Success Club. Any conflicts in text and Club intentions will be discussed by the Executive Board and put to a vote, to be resolved by a two-thirds majority vote at a bi-weekly meeting. ... Amendments For meetings in which the Club wishes to amend the Constitution, a three-quarters voting majority must...

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Articles of Confederation It would have been very difficult to run an effective government under the Articles of Confederation. Many of the great minds politically active after the American Revolution realized this; thus arrived the birth of one of the greatest political documents of all time: The C...

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The infuriating thing about all of this for moderates, is that it could all be avoided if the majority voice was actually heard. The majority of Americans feel that healthcare is a right that should be guaranteed. ... Nobody wants to suffer through red tape and rules. ...

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Federalism can also refer to a governing system where sovereignty and constitutionalism is fully embraced fully as the way to rule. ... In his argument, an administration based on democratic principles of the majority rule as well as equality fulfills all the requirements of federalism. ...

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In the majority party (the party which controls Congress), the person who has served the longest has the most power. ... There is a "non-political myth" that the only thing that Judges do is apply rules neutrally. ... The key features of a bureaucracy are that they are large, specialized, run by official and fixed rules, relatively free from outside control, run on a hierarchy, and they must keep written records of everything they do. Bureaucracies focus on rules, but their members are unhappy when the rules are exposed to the public. ...

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The reason for the low number of bills passed is that the majority of Congress must agree to the bill. ... If the bill is able to make it through the committee, it next goes to the Rules Committee to set the terms of debate over the bill (Welch). ...

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" for unfair low wages.4 Concerns about the effect these jobs had on children and laws regarding child labor and minimum age began to surface and by 1910 a majority of states had implemented such laws. ... " Congress did not have "the constitutional power to impose uniform rules for the country.... He believed Congress had the authority to regulate the manufacturing process and that it "could not be cut down or qualified by the fact that it might interfere with the carrying out of the domestic policy of any State."14 Additionally, Holmes fervently disagreed with the majority i...

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A prince should appear to be honest, but in comparison, should be dishonest, is another of Machiavelli's rules. ... We as citizens have put this kind of give/take into the political system as an approval for all to do and we as a majority agree with it. ...

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The power of Congress, as specified in Article I, is to pass federal laws, establish post offices, borrow money and pay debts, rule on how a person can earn citizenship, regulate trade with other nations and between states, punish pirates, coin money and punish counterfeiters and give inventions patents. ... The power to select the President (House) and the Vice President (Senate), when there is no majority of electoral votes. ...

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Other Republican legislators also expressed their confidence that Judge Blackburn will eventually rule in favor of the bill. ... "We must remember that today's ruling is simply the first round in what promises to be a long judicial fight over Alabama's right to protect its borders," said Micky Hammon, the House majority leader (Guarino). ...

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To limit this control, it was ruled that only Congress could declare war. ... The President can veto any laws made by Congress, but at the same time, the Congress can override that veto with a two-thirds majority. ... This issue on judicial review was not solved until 20 years later, when the Supreme Court ruled that judicial review was ok. ...

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Young ruled in favor of it. ... Court of Appeals ruled that the DEA is allowed to reject it's judge's ruling which meant returning marijuana back to a Schedule I narcotic. ... Since 1996, a majority of voters in Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, have voted in favor of adding to the ballot, the idea of removing the criminal penalties for seriously ill people who grow or possess medical marijuana. ...

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