Liberal democracy

Introduction Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier were two of the world's leading pioneers in architecture and the most influential European theorists and critics of Modern architecture. Loos' most known writing was "Ornament and Crime," which encouraged the removal of decoration and the use of smooth and clear surfaces, in contrast to the lavish decorations that appeared at that time. His white stripped-down buildings influenced minimal massing in modern architecture and expressed lack of ornamentation…

This document is a primary source : a speech delivered by Daniel O'connell in 1836 in the House of Commons. O'Connell, also called 'The Liberator', was an Irish-Catholic lawyer and then was elected as an MP. He didn't want to aknowlegde the King as the Supreme leader of the country. He defended the rights of Irish people and Catholics who were still oppressed. There had been the dissolution of the Irish Parliament and so Irish affaires were ruled from London. There was also the Tithe war in…

To help understand this speech and its implications, one must first be aware of the context surrounding it. It was presented before the presidential election to help thrust Trump’s chances to become president forth. Also, the American people generally do not have the highest education levels among high income countries, and these people are those who Trump is mainly targeting, among others, because they represent the majority of the population; 40 percent of Americans do not even start college,…

OUTLINE “The role the Family and Society play to complement the Government as Problem Solving Mechanisms in Kenya” 1. Introduction The government, family and society have a role to play in problem solving. The government is considered to be the problem solvers on issues affecting its citizens but they do not solve problems on a vacuum space thus they need other stakeholders to do this like the society and families. In fact they are just a bridge to facilitate to enable such problems be…

How often does one question the intention of Singapore government's intention in intervening with our personal life? Government intervention is when the government regulates and intervenes with various activities and decisions of a individual in the society through policies or campaigns that can influence people. This essay will reason why government intervention with personal relationships, choices and interest will benefit the society as a whole. Firstly, the government's intervention with…

Background: British monarchy was established after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 and England is the first country which establish constitutional monarchy. Now, Queen Elizabeth II. is the head of State and as the monarch she is also the head of the church of England, commander in Chief, head of the commonwealth and head of executive, legislature and judiciary. Although she has many titles, she has no real political power, with “domestic and foreign policy are left to Parliament and, more…

India’s democratic longevity is anomalous to modernisation theory’s claim of a correlative relationship between economic development and democracy. However, this anomaly does not disprove modernisation theory, but rather is symptomatic of its inapplicability in many democratising countries today. To address this tension, this essay will outline the theoretical foundations of modernisation theory and subsequently offer an institutionalist and voluntarist approach in revealing its inapplicability…

Over the past half century, there has been an increasing globalized trend towards democratic decentralization. Decentralization can be defined as the transfer of governing power, authority and fiscal control from central to local government, and is a highly contentious process of governance (Stren 2011). Within this overarching process, there are many forces that work in conjunction with one another in order to make decentralized governments function aptly. Deconcentration of governing power,…

a Legislator had changed his party by crossing the floor and moving to the other side i.e. the opposition or when he moved from the opposition to the Ruling’s side. Therefore, the prodigy of Defection was not at all a new concept in many of the democracies. There were many political stalwarts who managed to change their parties and this incident not only happened once but a couple of times. Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the USA…

Conform The phrase “actions speak louder than words” comes into play when a just leader focuses their actions towards protecting the city and the civilians within. If a ruler struggling for the loyalty of their subjects, because of a lack of trust, creates a reason for the people to have to trust the leader in order to survive then the ruler has gained loyalty from their subjects. Based on this reasoning, the Party creates a fear of rebellion by forming a war with Oceania. The war convinces the…