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The “Triple E Senate” model will be proposed as a viable tool for Senate reform, stressing the importance of an elective, effective, and equal Senate. The history of the Senate will first be analysed to demonstrate the superfluous nature of the chamber in a twentieth-century democracy. The following paragraph will then examine the Senator appointment process, arguing in the defence of an elected senate. Following that, the effectiveness of the Senate will be criticized proving a lack of…

members of any party from bringing a bill on the subject (p. 231). White (2012) provides two measures to quantify the power of first ministers: their length of tenure and probability of being removed from office (p. 240). In comparison to other Westminster countries, Canadian prime ministers have the longest tenure, and not a single time has a prime minister has been removed from office (p. 240). Although these practices may seem arbitrary – they are democratic in essence. Democratic power…

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was our twelfth and longest serving Prime Minister, though first serving a short tenure from 1939-1941, he is well-known for making one of the most astonishing comebacks in Australian political history, leading Australia for a second time from 1949-1966. He contributed the most to Australian society and government during his second time serving as leader of our nation. He is most remembered for forming the Liberal Party of Australia in 1944. Menzies also supported…

and has showed her respect for the choices that we make in shaping our future. However, many people consider her of being a figurehead leader only, and are losing interest in the Royal family. A public poll, “conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Global News, has revealed that 53 per cent Canadians think it may soon be time to abolish the monarch as our head of state.”1 However keeping the constitutional monarchy gives us an excellent system for many practical reasons. The constitutional monarchy is…

businesses and develop technologies. The creation of these new businesses…

1. Parliament and Old Parliament Questions: a) A suitable definition for the word ‘politics’: “The activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power.” https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/politics I believe that politics relates to the decisions made to do with countries or the government. A politician is a person who contributes their opinion on decisions and suggestions about laws, whether they are for the state or…

When the Guy Fawkes mask comes to mind people think one of two things; terrorist or revolutionary. In this essay, you will learn the story off the gunpowder act,the Guy Fawkes mask and the organization it turned into. In the early 1600 England was ruled by a king know as James I. This king hated the Catholic church and the practice of Catholic religion. Trying to push Catholicism out of England king James I put in place many laws and regulations. First, he made everyone attend the church of…

along with his Labour party dominated in parliament, allowing him to practice many of his powers, such as the access to ‘spin doctors’ who would be employed to get the right message through to the public. In the 1997 general elections “ Tony Blair's New Labour had gained a staggering 179-seat overall majority in the Commons” (BBC, 2005) giving him and his party a huge majority over their rivals the…

The House of Commons • Members of the House are elected by the citizens during a federal election held every 4 years. • The house of Commons seats 308 members. • A member of Parliament can serve for 4 years until the next election. • Each session of parliament begins with the speech from the Throne. • Parliament has recesses so the MPs can work in their regions. • Each sitting in Parliament is organized and each day it has an agenda/ plan. • On the agenda will be routine…

Australia has a unique system of government which, while similar in some respects to the United States of America (USA), is quite different in important areas. In the follow paper I argue that while in certain areas the President of the USA carries greater powers than that of an Australian Prime Minister, in some important categories he or she does not. I argue that the separation of powers are a critical constitutional restriction on the President which does not similarly hamstring the Prime…