Referendum

As I am reading up on the UK abandoning the European Union I am starting to feel this was not a good decision from looking outside in; before making that finally decision I am going to investigate what happened let’s start. First off what is a referendum? Apparently is a voting that took place in the UK on June 23, 2016 that decided if the UK should remain or leave the European Union. Considering the leave vote won by 52%, what is the backlash for the UK leaving the European Union? What does…

Euroscepticism in Great Britain, a referendum about the country’s EU membership was held on the 23rd of June in 2016. The referendum…

In order to better understand this, the results of the referendum of 1980 and the referendum of 1995 must be considered. In both referendums, the ‘yes’ vote was defeated and while the ‘no’ side in the 1995 referendum was only slightly larger than the ‘yes’’ (50.58% voted ‘no’ while 49.42% voted ‘yes’), it demonstrates the weakness of separatist groups to appeal to the rest of the population…

offered by the Additional Member System of voting. Finally, this essay will look at arguments on the concepts of Devolution, Separatism, and Unionism as applied to Scotland, and which of Scotland’s major political parties support them. The first referendum on the issue of Scottish Devolution…

Recently, the UK had a referendum regarding if they should remain as members of the EU or leave. As it is known, the UK left the European Union and this was led by many factors which some argue, aggravated throughout the years. The referendum had a purpose to give the UK citizens the option to vote according to their willingness to stay in the EU compared to the issues they were facing. By cause of the wide international repercussion the referendum had, it will be analysed what led the UK to…

The referendum is the process that permits citizens to reject proposals and laws made by the representatives but do not permit them to make their own decisions. Citizens of a state or local government are allowed to either accept or revoke a law by taking a vote on an issue. The referendum process includes a mass vote by the public on public issue. This process is used in so many situations; one…

for this referendum comes from the high popularity Morales received in his prior elections—2005: 53.7%, 2009: 53.7%, and 2014: 65%; this popularity suggests that due to the linear trend in relation to Morales the appeal to pass the referendum should pass, allowing Morales to run again in 2019. However, the referendum that Morales and the MAS had in mind did not work in their favor. Rather in an article released by El Pais, Polls Point to Victory for ‘No’ Vote in Bolivia Re-election Referendum,…

form of referendum. However, unlike the issue of Quebec in Canada, this referendum will be a nation wide referendum where everybody will be given the vote and in order for it to be passed, the vote will have to come out with more than 50 plus 1 percent of the vote. This gives Minoritarian their right to secede and also meets the rejection of secession by other states. If the other states are against secession, they can simply cast a vote to go against it. In Canada, when there was the referendum…

The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (1900) set of fundamental laws that dictate how powers are granted, ordered and exercised within the Australian Commonwealth. As Australia’s social and political climate changes with time, the constitution is changed due to it’s out-dated, irrelevant or lack of clauses. This can happen in several ways with two distinct outcomes – its form can be altered (the actual text and clauses of the written act change) or its operation can be reinterpreted.…

have died. Pearl Gibbs Aunty Pearl Mary (Gambanyi) Gibbs (1901-1983) was a leader and activist for Aboriginal rights and the rights of women. Throughout her life she contributed to several impactful social justice campaigns including the 1967 referendum, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, and the Aboriginal Day of Mourning. She is remembered as a trailblazer for her life in the political sphere and efforts to fight against racism and inequality during her lifetime. Early Life Gibbs was born in…