Commonwealth of Independent States

A severance of political and spiritual ties is needed between the British empire and the Puritanical commonwealth. This separation makes official an independent and equal nation over which God presides and sanctifies. The following document outlines reasons this separation is necessary. Some men are handpicked by God, in His wisdom and sovereignty he enacts his will through his righteous people. He does not pick congregational leaders to favor solely. It is the duty of every man to adhere to…

morning, today I’ll be examining an article on federalism from The Conversation, an independent online news body that sources its articles from the academic community. Entitled “Will the Commission of Audit lead to another ‘new federalism’?” it addresses the recommendations recently put forward to the Abbott Government that call for the Commonwealth to withdraw its involvement in sectors that were historically state roles; in particular education and health (Lynch 2014, par. 1). The…

Australia had been independent since 1901 and Canada had been independent since 1867 (Boyce n.p.). Although independent, both their legislative powers were still limited; the British appointed their governors, taxed them, and made their laws. This resembled parts of colonialism. The Statute of Westminster in 1931 was supposed…

Australia and the Commonwealth. Electors were prescribed with Form E, for the first time since Federation. As stated in the Commonwealth Constitution section 7, voters were required to exercise a choice with a ballot paper between two prescribed methods of voting. On the ballot paper, the first method located above the ‘dividing line’ and the second method located below the ‘dividing line’. The voter must then choose which senators he or she elects as the senator for the State. It is…

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s comments that “it is time to make each level of government sovereign in its own sphere”, signals that the States of Australia will have greater sovereignty in the future, an unprecedented move that contrasts against the progressive history of centralisation, cooperative federalism and Commonwealth supremacy that began in the latter half of the 20th century and has continued to this day. Within the framework of modern day federalism two issues are pertinent; the…

originally settled by Britain and are ruled by Head of Commonwealth and monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Both countries are multicultural with four main ethnic groups; the majority of the population in each country is European. The government of New Zealand is Unitary…

evident through his reading that he detested ideas of nationalism; relatively alike, the indication of commonwealth principles, too. Despite the fact that nationalist activities were flourishing in this era, and commonwealth doctrines were supplicating to be practiced, Nietzsche unequivocally expresses his views in a way that shines light and institutes the viewpoints of nation-states and commonwealths to be frowned upon. As mentioned in the opening, Nietzsche abhors the idea of…

regulatory systems. Federal governmental system involves two or three layers of government, thus, in some fields there is possibility the policies or services are duplicating. For example, the Commonwealth Governments announced that they will establish 24 Australian Technical Colleges that are belong to the States responsibility. Another weakness of federalism is it creates multiple regulatory systems. Each government might have their own regulatory and legal systems in the same area. In…

The status of Puerto Rico in accordance with the United States has been controversial at best throughout the years. In a 1998 referendum, the majority of Puerto Rico was not in support of statehood. However a 2012 referendum resulted in the opposite with 61% of Puerto Ricans voting for statehood (Castillo para. 2). Although this referendum was non-binding, meaning it did not develop Puerto Rico as a state, it shows the island’s support for full integration and forces Washington to address this…

money regardless of whether it raised by taxation, loan or by sale of government assets, unless the parliament has authorized the expenditure by an appropriation Act of Parliament. Because Australia’s constitution states that "no money shall be drawn from the treasury of the commonwealth except under appropriation made by law". Furthermore, the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) is provided through section 81 of the Australian constitution and formed from all revenues or moneys raised or received…