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Other amendments include province territories, and establishing new provinces (s42; s43). These matters are exclusive power to parliament (s44). Initiating an amendment may be made by the senate, house of common, or province assembly, and each may revoke its accent before proclamation (s46). However, such amendments will not take effect in dissenting legislative provinces, unless…

With the colonies so far away, who can tell what news is real, and what is fake. Well rest assured you can trust the Colonial Times and our team of reporters that we send to America to bring back accurate news, and significant stories. Today we take a look at colonial farm life and the essence of there emerging government. Farm life in the colonies, not unlike our own, requires toil and exertion from sunrise to sunset. Each day, colonial crops like tobacco and corn must be tended to…

and potential reforms of the Centre-State transfer system. Indian Federalism has been the subject of careful study and considerable controversy ever since the report of the Union Powers Committee was presented to the Constituent Assembly. Not only members of the Constituent Assembly but also political scientists have sharply differed among themselves as to whether the Indian Constitution is really and truly 'federal ', 'quasi - federal ' or 'unitary with subsidiary federal features '.…

behaviour that is effected by these factors can be detrimental to the loss of a seat. At 5.29pm on Monday 5 August 2013 the House of Representatives in the 43rd Parliament was dissolved and went into the caretaker mode. The 2010-2013 government brought the first hung Parliament in 70 years, Michelle Grattan commented that "The 43rd parliament has been one of the most dramatic roller coaster rides of modern federal politics. It has got a bad name from its many critics, seen as raucous, often on…

towards the American colonists, and assess whether or not King George III was acting like a tyrant. Word Count: 92 B- Summary of evidence King George was acting like a tyrant: • “The crown was sapping the strength of popular representation in parliament and unbalancing the English constitution” (Wood 174). • “The British government endeavored to reign in the American colonies by reforming the colonial government and increasing colonial taxes (which were significantly lower than the taxes paid…

Revolution would have eventually happened. The American Revolutionary War happened because the people of the American Colonies, who considered themselves citizens of the British Empire, grew dissatisfied with the taxes being imposed on them by Britain’s Parliament. In The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik writes that he thinks the American Revolution was not necessary and the conflict in the colonies could have ended rather peacefully: “The Revolution, this argument might run, was a needless and brutal…

delivered an apology to Australia’s Indigenous people. This speech was delivered in the Parliament of Australia. In his speech Rudd (2008, para. 6 & 7) reflected on the ‘past mistreatment’ of Indigenous people in Australia, while also acknowledging that this mistreatment was a ‘blemished chapter in our nation’s history’. Rudd’s speech focused on apologizing to members of the Stolen Generations, conscious of aging members, Rudd acknowledged that it was time to make amends (SBS 2015). Burgess,…

King Charles I going to battle with Parliament. Battle began as the outcome of a fray over the power of the rights of Parliament and rule of the Crown (“English Civil Wars” 1). Throughout the early stages of war, the people of Parliament were set on seeing Charles I as king, but widened powers for Parliament. Setting the tone, the Royalists started winning victories in the premier phases of the English Civil War, but the Parliamentarians, people of Parliament, conclusively successed. As the…

interpret laws and solve civil disputes. Although there is a general understanding that the separation of powers do not interfere with each other, there is sometimes a ‘common ground’ between all three levels. For example front bench ministers in Parliament exist in both the executive and legislative departments. The separation of powers ensures that these roles can be carried out effectively without partiality. It keeps one part of the government from dominating and becoming too powerful.…

the supremacy of the parliament was established in UK once again. Divine rule by the king which vested complete powers in the hand of the king regarding the king as a representative of God himself was what was being followed for years together in England. In England several factors led up to the growing differences between the parliament and the monarch…