Commonwealth of Independent States

Prime Ministers had been making decisions with regards to the deployment of troops were without Parliamentary approval. Before 1942, Australia’s war entitlement still lies with the Britain due to the Dominion between the British and Australia. The Commonwealth does not require parliamentary approval before deploying troops overseas, but since the war prerogative lies with the executive power, the governor-general will authorise any war decisions. However, Australia had been going through legal…

The Pennsylvania Treasury Department, headed by an independently elected State Treasurer, manages and invests the Commonwealth’s financial assets and serves as a fiscal watchdog, ensuring that tens of billions of dollars in state payments are lawful and correct. It operates innovative programs that generate positive returns for taxpayers and improve the economic security of Pennsylvanians. The Treasury is committed to efficient, productive, and transparent operations. The Pennsylvania Treasury…

there a move to change the Australian Flag? (Greeting) Firstly, our current flag has the Union Jack which is located in the upper-left canton and in the fly there is the Southern Cross. In the lower-left canton The Commonwealth star is situated. This star represents the six original states of Australia and the 7th point represents the territories. The Southern Cross represents Australia’s position in the Southern Hemisphere. My purpose in speaking to you is to justify why we must change our…

Hobbes, the "state of nature" is both extremely a cruel setting and oddly formed or structured. Hobbes recognizes that we have natural laws that exist, but he mostly talks about the "state of nature" as a place of total or absolute independence. However, what like Spiderman's uncle said, with great power comes great responsibility. I would like to rephrase it and say, "With absolute independence comes aggression and destruction. “To this…

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a self-governing territory of the United States on an island of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean. The Puerto Rican political relationship with United States has remained steady and non-violent since the take over after Spanish-American War. The island is considered a part of America, but votes on whether to remain a Commonwealth separate from 50 states or become the 51st state. Political relationship is quite extensive with United States Federal Government…

For Hobbes, the purpose of the contract is keep the commonwealth safe and prevent them from turning back to a state of violence otherwise known as the state of nature. There is no ‘moral code’ in the state of nature so men because they are equal by nature may kill one another as the please (Hobbes, 70). On the other hand, Hobbes is aware that even though man is self-seeking, he…

The nature of man and the state of nature have varied and contrast immensely throughout different societies. Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau’s ideas about the state of man clash in the form of politics and social contracts. Locke’s view involves the power residing within the people, and the government is there to protect their property, life, and liberty. Hobbes’ ideas are in favor of a monarchy in order to keep the citizens secure and free from harm. Rousseau’s ideas on the politics shares a…

the world today. Each is a potentially successful means of structuring a state. What separates them is the role of the central government within the state. The Constitution specifies which powers belong to the central government and which go to the states. The United Kingdom is one example of a unitary nation. The United States is one example of a federalist republic. The United States began its nationhood as a confederate state, under the Articles of Confederation. These nations formed a loose…

be introduced, social structures and public’s attitudes still perpetuating discrimination. According to Howe (2004), the history of disability reform in Australia may have began when the (clause 51 (xxiii) was introduce in the constitution. The commonwealth parliament began to pay means tested invalid pensions in October 1910. But, it was not until the 1970’s that serious debates began about treatment or rehabilitation. The most important issues debated during the Whitlam’s government were…

be followed by the federal, state and local governments. These laws are called supreme laws. The laws in the Constitution can only be changed by the country’s population having a referendum. A proposed change first has to be passed as a bill by the Federal parliament, then it is sent out to the Governor General for a writ to be distributed so that a referendum can then happen. Australia is a Constitutional Monarchy this means that the Queen of England is our head of state. Not all Australians…