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Democratic Dictatorship? The Power of the Prime Minister in Canada Recently in Canada, it is being debated if the power that the Prime Minister holds has become stronger. Section 9 and 10 of the Constitution Act of 1867 declares the Queen and Governor as the ones who possess executive power, when today in practice, that power is found within the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The era of Pierre Elliott Trudeau as Prime Minister has been referred to as the period when the checks and balances began to…

"What was the point of being scared? The only thing they could do to me was kill me and it seemed like they'd been trying to do that to do that a little bit at a time ever since I could remember."("Fannie Lou Hamer." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015).This famous quote was said by Fannie Lou Hamer who was a civil rights activist and philanthropist .Hamer was threatened, arrested, beaten, and shot at because of her job but continued to fight the segregation struggle even if…

Adams Vs Jefferson is the gripping account of a turning point in American history, a dramatic struggle between two parties with profoundly different visions of how the nation should be governed. The federalists, led by Adams, were conservatives who favored strong government. The Republicans led by Jefferson, were more egalitarian and believed that the federalists had betrayed the Revolution of 1776 and were backsliding toward monarchy. Jefferson and Adams continued to serve the country they…

The Western Caucus also opposes the expansion of the Clean Water Act and many other conservation acts that may slow economic growth. Additionally, many members of the Western Caucus have endorsed legislation known as “The Action Plan for Public Lands and Education” or APPLE where they would sell or lease five percent of the Bureau of Land Management or Forest Service Lands with revenue funding education. (Citation Needed Western Caucus) While five percent does not sound like…

majority and minority rights. Michael Parenti wrote “The Constitution as an Elitist Document”, in which he argues against some of the points made in the Constitution and in the Federalist Papers. John Roche writes “The Founding Fathers: A Reform Caucus in Action”, he argues overwhelmingly in favor of Madison. In Federalist Paper #10, Madison argues that the most important factor in the union is to control factions. A faction is a community of people that have a common passion or interest. He…

affected people that made them look for hope in other ways such as relgion. During the 1970s, women continued to campaign for their cause for political and economic equality. They used different organization such as the National Women’s Political Caucus and the National Organization for Women. Eventually, women got Congress to approve the Equal Rights Amendment which gave them equal rights under the law. In the film, you see that women played a huge role in the Peoples’ Temple. Whether it be…

addiction and overdoses by making it harder to obtain opiates from physicians, resulting in fewer prescription opiate users while also limiting the availability of dangerous opiates. Every year doctors are prescribing more and more opiates. At the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics, Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse reported that the number of prescriptions for opioids has escalated from around 76 million in 1991 to nearly 207 million in 2013. She also…

States House vs. Senate There are two chambers of United States Congress. The House of Representatives, often referred to as the "lower house", and the Senate referred to as the "upper house". Each chamber requires members or representatives to form a caucus. Proposed laws, also called a bill, must have a majority vote and be signed by the president before it becomes a law. The House of Representatives, known as the "lower house" is made up of 435 members. These members are dispersed according…

passing this bill, California had no legal requirements to monitor the prescribing of psych drugs to the foster youth according to the October 14, 2016 article published to the Western Communications website. The California State Senate Majority Caucus Government website publishes an article on June 22, 2016 states that McGuire’s Bill will establish a formal, ongoing process so that the medical board has to evaluate, review, and investigate the patterns of the psychotropic medications outside…

and excellence, in order to soar. As an NCCU eagle, you are a strong leader. One of NCCU’s most notable alumnus is GK Butterfield. He is both US Congressman for the First Congressional District of North Carolina chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. He is known…