Member of Parliament

In Chamberlain’s eyes, the relationship with Italy was already bearing fruit and needed to be made permanent with the ratification of the agreement. On November 2nd, he brought the motion before Parliament, and claimed that Italy had fulfilled their obligations in Spain by withdrawing 10,000 troops. Arthur Greenwood argued for the opposition that the 10,000 troops were inconsequential and that it was a, “trick to play for time and to prolong the war.” A Conservative critique of the opposition…

British subject, the colonists were entitled to proper representation within the British Parliament. Under British rule, the colonists did not have a say in political decisions directly or indirectly; colonists were not represented. The British understanding was contrary to this, Thomas Whately later explaining that the colonists were given virtual representation. Virtual representation was characterized by Parliament being made up of every type of British property owner from the mainland,…

Constitutional Monarchy. There is a monarchy, a prime minister, and a parliament. Australia’s queen is Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II is the queen of the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The prime minister is Malcolm Turnbull. Parliament is elected every three years in an election much like that of the United States. There are two sections in parliament, the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are 150 members in Australia’s House of Representatives. There are 76…

of constitutional conventions. However, this is unique and is the oddest aspect of NZ’s constitution. Thus, it is important to look at the advantages and disadvantages of such a body and how this works in the current political environment of Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) in NZ. Cabinet is a collective group of elected crown ministers headed by the Prime Minister (PM), who meet weekly to decide government policy. Cabinet heads the executive branch of government which executes laws and…

How revolutionary was the ‘Glorious Revolution’? The Glorious Revolution of 1688 resulted in King James II overthrown by various members of the Parliament as well as their Dutch military aide, William of Orange, who was subsequently crowned a joint monarch with his wife Mary. Clearly, this can be seen as a fundamental constitutional change, but it is very much debatable whether the so-called ‘Glorious Revolution’ was in fact ‘revolutionary’. This essay will attempt to answer this question by…

diverse as possible, admitting other religions in the Parliament. His council was mainly composed of military leaders, showing the other side of his politics. He also settled a hierarchy based on merit: he would promote people based on their abilities to handle their role and not based on their position in society. It was supposedly a fairer system but Cromwell tended to promote friends and family, for example in the Upper House he opened in Parliament in 1656. Oliver Cromwell always stated he…

Charter has been used in Canada for a long time now, others still have doubts about and think that it should not be apart of Canadian history. People who have power tend to misuse the Charter to their own benefit, these people could be judges or members of…

with interpreting laws passed by parliament. In the USA the constitution established the Supreme Court under article 3 of the constitution. It is the ultimate authority in constitutional interpretation and its decisions can only be overturned by a constitutional amendment. In the UK, a supreme court was established in 2009 to provide greater clarity in the UK’s constitutional arrangements. In the UK, under the concept of Parliamentary Sovereignty, it is parliament which makes the laws but it…

quite simply the opposite . Even though elections for parliament were held every four to seven years, whilst Hussein was in presidency of Iraq, the parliamentary weren’t to be considered free and fair (^) as only members of Hussein’s Baath community, or better known as his ‘Dirty Dozen’, were ever elected into parliament. Thus being, as for a parliament to be representative, the people need to be essentially responsible for who is in parliament representing them. Hussein’s Baath colleagues were…

sides used propaganda to promote their causes. Parliament demanded the king to give up control of the armed forces to them. When the king wouldn’t agree, they passed the ‘militia ordinance,’ and took it from him. It was only the beginning of political upheaval in England. Parliament reinstated the medieval practice of having the king give up his power when he was misusing it. Parliament was quickly taking control of England’s government. “Parliament… now stepped up its demands of the king……