Referendum

In the 1960s, Venezuela was the poster child of democracy in Latin America. It was one of the only countries moving towards it, while other countries were falling to communism. Then Hugo Chavez ratified in a national referendum and abolished congress and the judiciary. This moved Venezuela’s political rights from 2-4, and its status under the Freedom House Index from Free to Partly Free. In 1999, Venezuela received a 4.0. This was the year Chavez spend dismantling Venezuela’s checks and balances…

You have the out and our favourite Theresa May, Home Secretary for the last 6 years and whose political zenith came when she dubbed her own party, ‘the nasty party.’ On the other hand you have Andrea Leadsom, who came to prominence during the EU referendum as a tough debater who is fit to tackle anyone, although some say she is too inexperienced for the top job. It is a David vs Goliath setting. However, just like David, Mrs Leadsom may rise up and defeat her heavyweight opponent against all the…

Under the weak mayor system, voters elect council members and a mayor with limitations on his or her powers. The mayor presides over council meetings, but council members oversee various municipal departments such as public safety, planning, finance and parks. In some cities, the mayor has sought more power by asking voters to allow him or her to do more than be the presiding council member. This could lead the way to a strong mayor-council system, but actually strong mayor was seen as a…

is why, the current US officials were willing to fulfill own obligations in 2014 (Trenin 2014). President of the United States, Barack Obama appealed to the world community for negotiation and peaceful decision on the crisis. He also stated, “The referendum was a clear violation of the Ukrainian Constitution and international law and it is not recognized by the international community” (Banerjee and Talukdar 2014). Furthermore, Barack Obama imposed sanctions against Russia and stated that the US…

republic a priority of his term (Riordan, 2015). Thus, unlike Bill Shorten and the labor government, Turnbull and the liberal government have not committed to a republican movement plan. Furthermore, a significant factor in the failure of the 1999 referendum was the lack of bi-partisan support, particular that of the Prime Minister at the time, John Howard. My proposal intends to push Turnbull to support Shorten in prioritising making…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have struggled to gain equality and cultural recognition among the people that took away their rights and freedoms along with taking their land. Although through many years of struggling, with resilience and strength, the ATSI people have repossessed the rights and freedoms they always deserved. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may have gained back their rights, but they are still at a disadvantage in our society, as a matter of fact, they…

As a result of the rapidly industrializing economy of America, there was a greater want for child workers. However, the working conditions were dangerous. The children would develop problems such as asthma and would end up having bent backs from working which would cause most of them to not live longer than forty years. John Spargo, a muckraker who wrote The Bitter Cry of the Children, visited a mine to document and expose the cruel working conditions. He worked for thirty minutes and was barely…

Furthermore, they demanded that they the same citizen rights and equality as the rest of the Australian population, the Day of Mourning protest was the birth of the well-structured Aboriginal civil rights movement. Furthermore, there was a 1967 referendum, which asked the people…

The status of Puerto Rico in accordance with the United States has been controversial at best throughout the years. In a 1998 referendum, the majority of Puerto Rico was not in support of statehood. However a 2012 referendum resulted in the opposite with 61% of Puerto Ricans voting for statehood (Castillo para. 2). Although this referendum was non-binding, meaning it did not develop Puerto Rico as a state, it shows the island’s support for full integration and forces Washington to address this…

Process for Constitutional Amendment in Canada Alternatively to the Australian process of constitutional amendment, other countries have put in place varying devices that allow changes to their constitutions. Despite both having been derived from the United Kingdom common law system, and both having developed constitutions from a postcolonial perspective, Canada’s procedure is significantly distinct from Australia. While still containing restrictions, the Canadian amendment process has been…