Parliament

from the Members of Parliament, with a majority government, through party discipline – a power not available to the President. Party discipline also gives the Prime Minister immense influence over the priorities and legislative powers of Parliament. This is in direct contrast with the President whose office is strictly separated from Congress, the legislative branch of government. The Prime Minister, conversely, is a member of both the legislative branch, as a Member of Parliament, and the…

in North America. Two acts of parliament, the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 began the dispute between Britain and America. Based on the current standard of “no taxation without representation”, the colonies disputed the impositions from parliament since they were not being represented in the British House of Commons. Parliament defended their taxes by stating that the colonists were being symbolically represented through the current members of parliament, because they had the best…

a national parliament and headed by a constitutional monarch. In April 1848, in order to appease the masses, the traditional rulers of the German states replaced fervent, reactionary ministers with liberals, eased censorship of the press, and permitted democratic elections to appease the German public. These liberal changes to the German government made by the German princes gave the liberal bourgeoisie the illusion that they had won, and therefore, convened the “Frankfurt Parliament” in May…

the vote for middle class women and were nicknamed ‘The Suffragists’ . Their membership was around 53,000 by 1914 and they reached agreements of mutual support with some male Trade Unions and the new Labour Party . Millicent Fawcett argued that if Parliament made laws and if women had to obey those laws, then women should be part of the process of making those laws . The peaceful protests that the Suffragists engaged in showed them to be responsible, supporting the idea that women should gain…

of absolutism in France and showed all the nobles that the monarch had absolute power. The Tudors of England was able to utilize absolutism, but their successors were not able too. William of Orange and Mary took control and handed the power to Parliament, and thus began constitutionalism. The rise of absolutism, the rise of…

the British had and handed down to us as they ruled. In 1764, angered colonists stood by as parliament passed an act that taxed sugar, coffee, and molasses known as the sugar act. Also, in 1765, Colonists then…

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…

present their petition to her ( Perry, Maria. The Word of Prince, Woodbridge, Boydell Press, 1999 99-100) Queen Elizabeth replied to the petition days later. The document also shows that Queen Elizabeth I respected Parliament, she used a very polite way for express herself with the parliament, but also strong “ I give all my thanks for the good zeal and loving care you seem to have, as well towards me as to the whole state of your country” Queen Elizabeth shows her gratitude with the people of…

Separation of Powers is designed to ensure that power is distributed fairly between institutions within the government. Today, there is much speculation about the amount (if any) of checks and balances made in the process of enacting and Act of Parliament. “The present constitution as it has evolved in recent times has become one of ‘elective dictatorship’, lacking separation in powers between executive, legislature and judiciary, and a system of checks and balances on ministers in office”. A…

prime ministerial power, it is also speculated that it harmed his chance to continue his term of almost a decade. Chosen by the prime minister from the caucus of the government, there are various positions to fill in addition to being a member of Parliament. Contributing to the control of the prime minister, “they have complete control over who is appointed to these positions” when staffing the government. As the most coveted position in the executive chamber, next to being the prime minister,…