Referendum

Québecois led the referendum, fulfilling the promise he made when he was elected. Even though he worked very hard to promote his separatist views, the “NO” side was victorious by a narrow majority of 50.58%. Following the referendum, there was controversy relating to the counting of the ballots. There were complaints of spoiled ballots and the eligibility of voters along with other concerns. There seemed to be no end to Canada’s constitutional uncertainty. The day after the referendum, Jacques…

struggles and discrimination of the ATSI peoples was made evident to her during her childhood and she went on to co-found an organisation which supported their rights, making many public and private speeches. Bandler played a vital part in the 1967 referendum and has been acknowledged for her contribution with many awards. Bandler is in no doubt one of the most important civil rights activists of ATSI rights in Australia. Even from a young age Bandler was aware of the discrimination that ATSI…

a) How are Constitutional Laws made? Constitutional laws are amended through a referendum. A referendum is a direct vote in which the whole nation is proposed to vote for a change in the nation’s constitution. It involves similar aspects as a plebiscite, however, it a plebiscite does not affect the Constitution. It has to go through a process of approval known as the double majority. A double majority in a referendum entails that for the law to be approved, it must receive consent from the…

still exist but they are mostly a minority group within the Catalonian society. According to the last election on October 2013, conducted by the Catalan Statistics Institute, 57% of Catalan citizens would vote for the independence in a hypothetical referendum. (RT News) Recent political movements by Spanish nationalists have demonstrated the first three reasons. One being that the economic crisis has emphasized the injustice of their economic growth since now Catalonia cannot pay for its basic…

realization of the power of the people identified two forms of democracy: direct (immediate) and indirect (representative). Institutions of direct democracy is where people directly make policy decisions and exercise their power, which are elections and referendums. They also may include meetings, rallies, marches, demonstrations, picketing, appeals to the authorities and public discussions of critical issues. Representative democracy assumes the ability of people to exercise their power through…

government that is working for the country. (2) This system of government is successful in Senegal. This is evident by multiple peaceful transitions of power, example and aid given to surrounding countries, and the ability of the government to hold referendums meant to improve the political system there. (3) Democracy is the best possible system of government in Senegal. Senegal’s government has increased legitimacy by the peaceful transition of power. Senegal has had three successful…

changed by the country’s population having a referendum. A proposed change first has to be passed as a bill by the Federal parliament, then it is sent out to the Governor General for a writ to be distributed so that a referendum can then happen. Australia is a Constitutional Monarchy this means that the Queen of England is our head of state. Not all Australians agree with this though and would prefer that we become a Republic. This lead to a referendum on the 6th November 1999. Australian…

In the article, “Brexit Decision Is Likely To Reduce Growth In The Short Term,” presents the global issue of the negative economic effect on Great Britain, Europe, and the rest of the world. Britains EU referendum vote took place on Thursday 23rd June, 2016. The results were announced in the early hours of Friday 24th June, 2016; with the result of 48.1% voting to remain and 51.9% voting to leave the EU. Consequently voting for the leave campaigners Nigel Farrage, Boris Johnson, Gisela Stuart…

power. However, home-rule cities have the power to pass any regulation of laws that do not interfere with state laws. Home-rule cities have three powers that state government or general-law cities does not have, they are recall, initiative and referendum. Recall is a removal of an elected official, initiative is a process where voters approve…

1.0 Introduction As a nation, Australians have become a unique group of individuals, vastly different from the British who settled in this country. Australia is a multicultural continent with its own laws, constitution and systems, so why should Australians still be a part of the constitutional monarchy under Britain? Why should it not become a republic, and increase its independence? This report will investigate the currant system Australia operates under, and the suggestions that have been…