Coalition government

Democracy, like many things in life, is an idealistic system. Defined as “a government by the people” by Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, democratic rule cannot be achieved without active participation by voters, an increasingly rare phenomenon in the industrialized world (“democracy”; Gray 1092). Without citizens actively undertaking their civic duty, democracy cannot run the way it was intended to. There are many reasons constituents may choose not to vote, and perhaps, the issue is not in the…

parties can at some point form coalitions or decide to work as individual parties (Laver & Schofield 25). Such countries exercise…

extreme level. Majoritarian governments are designed to favor the ideas of the ruling majority, as well as pass legislation based on the views of that group. The government of the United Kingdom has historically been majoritarian; utilizing a system built on fast and simple decision-making. In accordance with its historical roots, can the same tenets of majoritarianism be observed in the modern-day government of the United Kingdom? In what ways is having a majoritarian government beneficial, as…

Web Assignment Political Party Research: Independent/Moderate (Modern Whig Party). I was attracted to this party because it is the one I identify with the most. I took the Political Party Quiz and overall my political values were close to that of an Independent, and I am not too heavily opinionated on many issues, I’m open to hearing others’ views, so I like that this party is not very one-sided on the spectrum. Some key priorities and beliefs of the party include: fiscal responsibility, strong…

Policy making more often than not, is a slow process contingent on a variety of factors such as time, culture, legislative make up, economic pressures, international influences, societal attitudes, etc. Occasionally in our nation’s history however, we are privy to experience quick innovative forces at work. The Innovation and Diffusion Models (IDM) assist in explaining how policy innovation begins. IDM is comprised of two main principle explanations, internal determinants and diffusion models.…

The lack of evidence-based policy making allows the three branches of government and the States to make policy decisions grounded in ideology rather than persuasive evidence. There are times when the government correctly chooses ideological policies without evidence and there are times when the government does not choose correctly with evidence. The full extent of how the lack of evidence-based policy making may not be known. However, there are times when the lack of evidence-based policy has as…

A parliamentary democracy consist s of a government both drawn from and accountable to the Parliament in any nation-state. The debate of what extent Germany, in the years 1900-1914, was a parliamentary democracy or not can draw up a simple conclusion based on substantial evidence. Von Bismarck’s constitution worked in a way that the Kaiser, whilst being head of state, had to obey and work within the constitutional framework. This included legislation only being passed after consent from the…

The growth and development of nonprofit management education as a recognized institution has been the parallel establishment of academic programs that serve the nonprofit sector. Post-baccalaureate programs, including master’s degree programs, certificate programs, and even doctoral concentrations in nonprofit management, are now found in many universities in the United States and in institutions of higher learning around the world. The questions several writers continue to ask is how relevant…

voices who voted against the government in defence of Mr. Perez. Their judgement was vindicated nine years later in the Afroyim v Rusk case (1967), where Mr. Afroyim, a naturalised American citizen was threatened with having his citizenship removed after voting in an Israeli election. The court reversed its decision with a 5-4 majority in favour of Warren’s position, ruling that American citizens had the right to relinquish their citizenship voluntarily but the government had no right to remove…

Country Government Project: Greece Greece is a Parliamentary Republic, although best described as a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The leader (president) is Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The historically dominant parties have been New Democracy (ND) and the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) , in more recent elections, five parties have emerged; new or re-emerging (SYRIZA, Independent Greeks, Golden Dawn, DIMAR, and KKE) New Democracy - Its ideology is socially conservative, with…