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The school leaving age in England had been set at age 16 since 1972. The Education & Skills Act (2008) increased the `age of participation` to age 17 from 2013 and then to age 18 from 2015. This has meant that any young person born on or after 1st September 1997 has to participate in some form of education or training until the age of 18. Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has been an increasing social problem for the Government. Barry Sheerman, who is a Labour MP,…

business from October’s meeting, councilmember Dale Reynolds requested that a special meeting be held in the interest of homelessness in the city. Having that meeting in the Multi-purpose Room with department heads from city agencies, two council members met on Wednesday to put their heads together to implement a way, to solve the ever growing problem. “Homeless people, whether they have mental illnesses or drug addictions, or a combination of both, still need to be treated with respect and…

Prime Minister vs American President The head of Government, or leader of a country, is thought to be the most powerful and influential member of a nation; yet, in a democratic nation, their power only stretches as far as their constitution and election outcomes permits. The people they choose to aid them in implementing their ideas and the congressional power their party holds, both tie in to the actual power a leader has to propose and employ their promises. When comparing two democratic…

Every four years there is race that many contestants are dying to win. The prize isn’t a gold medal, but rather securing the honor and privilege to serve the United States in the highest position available, the Presidency. Though the role is very coveted, it is a very demanding and stressful job that has many advantages, but also many obstacles associated to it. The president has a majority of personal responsibilities to look over, also while trying to take into account the wishes and needs of…

Louis XIV, whom Cardinal Mazarin had been governing for a while, took supremacy. Louis XIV became the absolute, resilient ruler that France had been looking for to reestablish order in France. Louis XIV took hold of the country and put himself at the head of government. An excerpt from Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture seen in Document D states, “Without this absolute authority, the king could neither do good nor prevent evil. His power must be such that no one can hope to…

In the 21st century, Prince used multiple trends in order to succeed in the tennis industry. Technologically, Prince has been innovative in its history and they are known for inventing the first oversize and long body racquets, the first synthetic gut tennis string, and the first natural foot shape tennis shoe. They have maintained great reputation because of their inventions and their growth over the years. Another important aspect of their success is the dramatic growth in tennis participation…

Absolute monarchs and democracies are both types of government, however there are some major differences that set the two apart. In absolute monarchies the people have little to no power to influence governmental decisions. In Document 1: This illustration depicts the government of France from the mid-1600s to the early 1700s, the absolute ruler appears to be King Louis XIV. He is looking down upon his subjects, the nobles, as they kneel before him. When Louis ruled over France, he chose the sun…

In his article, “The Perils of Presidentialism” Juan Linz observe that there are few stable democracies that have presidential systems of government. On the contrary, there are many parliamentary democracies and historically, they have performed better. Three major problems of presidential systems can be deduced from his essay; 1) Dual legitimacy, 2) fixed term, and 3) winner-takes-all logic. After explaining all three problems, this paper argues that winner-takes-all logic is as much applicable…

What would happen if someone had complete power over you with every aspect of your life? Some people believe they should certainly follow the rules of absolute monarchs, while other people believe the absolute monarchs should have no right to grant any rules without the society having a say. In some degree, the absolute monarchs should have came to a compromise with their people before they make laws. Absolute monarchs have caused negative ramifications with their type of power. However, the…

“Italy is the fourth-largest national economy in Europe, the eight-largest by Nominal GDP in the world and the 12th largest by GDP (PPP)” (“Economy of Italy”). Italy is a wealthy nation, but there is a separation in wealth between the north and the south. The north is a booming industrial area of development that is overrun by private companies (“The Economy in Italy”). The south is drastically different and generates most of its production through agricultural means, is heavily dependent on…