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- 241: The Canadian Government
- ... lake is a lake in Quebec near Ottawa where the Mulroney cabinet goes for it's out ot town meetings. The Meech Lake Accord is a deal between Ottawa and the Provinces for changing the Constitution, worked out at Meech Lake on April 30, 1987 and refined in an all- nighter June 2-3 1987, at the Langevin Block across the street from the Parliment buildings in downtown Ottawa. The objective of this accord is to get Quebec to sign the constitution of April 17, 1982. All provinces must ratify the Meech Lake amendment or it dies because it tries to change parts of the 1982 Constitution that need agreement by Ottawa and all provinces. Mulrony's government has set the deadline for all the provinces to sign the accord for June 23, 1990, although some people say there is no ...
- 242: Napolean
- ... to leave his army and return to save France. In Paris, he joined a conspiracy against the government. November 9-10, 1799, he and his friends seized power and established a new regime. Under its constitution, Napoleon, as first consul, had almost completely dictatorial powers. The constitution was revised in 1802 to make Bonaparte consul for life and in 1804 to create him emperor. Each change received the overwhelming assent of the French electorate. In 1800, he assured his power by crossing ... eventual destruction of the Napoleons Empire. In all the new kingdoms created by Napoleon, the Code Napoleon was established as law. Feudalism and serfdom were abolished, and freedom of religion. Each state was given a constitution, providing for the right for a male vote and a parliament and a bill of rights. French-style administrative and judicial systems were required. Schools were put under centralized government, and free public schools ...
- 243: Quebec's Quiet revolution: What is it? How has it changed Quebec's
- ... separation. An organization called the Positive Action Committee was formed to help fight the separation dispute. Quebec was not the only Province that wanted more political power for themselves. Canada was working an a new Constitution and wanted to replace the BNA Act of 1867. If a new Constitution was made, Quebec might remain a part of Canada. The Constitution had to make all the Provinces happy. It would have to recognize the partnership between the French and the English in the history of Quebec. The Federal Liberals probably helped tip the balance in ...
- 244: Quebec's Quiet revolution:
- ... separation. An organization called the Positive Action Committee was formed to help fight the separation dispute. Quebec was not the only Province that wanted more political power for themselves. Canada was working an a new Constitution and wanted to replace the BNA Act of 1867. If a new Constitution was made, Quebec might remain a part of Canada. The Constitution had to make all the Provinces happy. It would have to recognize the partnership between the French and the English in the history of Quebec. The Federal Liberals probably helped tip the balance in ...
- 245: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... cautiously. James Buchanan, Theodore Roosevelt wrote in his Autobiography in 1913, “took the . . . narrowly legalistic view that the President is the servant of Congress rather than of the people, and can do nothing . . . unless the Constitution explicitly commands the action” (198). This conTheodore Rooseveltasted heavily with Roosevelt’s own perspective of his duties: My view was that every executive officer . . . was a steward of the people bound actively and affirmatively to ... undamaged in a napkin . . .. My belief was that it was not only his right but also his duty to do anything that the needs of the nation demanded unless such action was forbidden by the Constitution or by the laws (Roosevelt 197). In comparison with himself, Theodore Roosevelt regarded Congress as “indecisive and irresolute as an institution” (Gould 11). Roosevelt was the first Progressive president, bent on improving the United States ... This scared the operator’s back to the negotiating table. Never before had a President threatened “to seize and operate a major indusTheodore Roosevelty” (Mowry 140). Such a power was not even implied in the Constitution, and Roosevelt could probably not have carried out his threat. However, the threat did resolve the Anthracite Coal issue. On October 13, a temporary settlement was finalized. The workers went back to work, and ...
- 246: Teenagers of the Sixties and Today
- ... peace and the economy was prosperous. Fathers had good jobs, went to work everyday and mothers stayed home with the kids. Families taught moral values and schools taught education. Students were taught the United States Constitution and the principles upon which this country was founded. Students believed what they were taught. They believed that the First Amendment of the Constitution guaranteed them freedom of speech in public places; however, the students of the University of California at Berkeley in 1964, found out different. "...Mario Savio, a young philosophy major, leaped onto the stage, took the ... not change. Evidence of this are the recent protests which took place at Mission Beach concerning the 10:00 PM teen curfew law. Teenagers see this as a threat to their freedom guaranteed under the Constitution. College campuses; however, are peaceful because the teenagers from the sixties would not allow change to their core beliefs and values. The belief in America's values and for the freedom that we are ...
- 247: The Jacksonian Democrats
- The Jacksonian Democrats It is agreeable that the Jacksonian Democrats perceived themselves as strict guardians of the United States Constitution. It is not agreeable with how they went about preserving the political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity they stood for. While trying to create this balance, Jackson used tactics favorable only to ... presidential term through the early 1800s many of the people of the United States were treated unfairly. Andrew Jackson and the Jacksonian Democratic Party may have attempted to be strict guardians of the United States Constitution, but they attempted to do so in a very unconstitutional manner. It is agreeable that the Jacksonian Democrats perceived themselves as strict guardians of the United States Constitution. It is not agreeable with how they went about preserving the political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity they stood for. While trying to create this balance, Jackson used tactics favorable only ...
- 248: Blacks Treated as Lower Class Citizens
- Blacks Treated as Lower Class Citizens The black community in the United States of America has always been the target of prejudice from the whites. The Constitution of America states all men should have equal rights, but instead of following the constitution whites have treated the blacks as lower- class citizen. An example that the black community has been treated as a lower class citizen they were being persecuted for trying to get an education. The next ... Parker Lynch case (Griffin 50). Even though the F. B. I. provided evidence identifying the lynchers, they still went free. This shows that a black man can not receive justice even when murdered. In the constitution it states that all men will receive a fair trial, and since the blacks can not receive a fair trial, the quote implies that blacks are lower than whites. In today's society the ...
- 249: Morocco
- ... more than half the people live in rural areas. France and Spain controlled Morocco from the early 1900's until it won independence in 1956. Morocco is a constitutional monarchy headed by a king. Its Constitution gives the king broad powers. For example, he commands the armed forces, may issue orders that have the force of law, and controls the major government agencies. The day-to-day work of Morocco's ... the king took full control of the government and named himself prime minister. He died suddenly in 1961. Muhammad's son, Hassan II, then became king and prime minister. In 1962, Morocco adopted its first Constitution. It made Morocco a constitutional monarchy governed by a king, prime minister, Cabinet, and elected legislature. Unemployment and high inflation were among the problems facing Morocco in the early 1960's. Hassan presented a reform ... the legislature did not approve it. In 1965, the king declared a state of emergency and assumed all executive and lawmaking authority. The state of emergency lasted until 1970, when the people approved a new Constitution and elected a new legislature. Hassan again took control of Morocco's government in 1972, after military officers had tried for the second time to assassinate him. Moroccans approved their nation's present Constitution ...
- 250: The Equal Rights Amendment
- ... the United States or by any state on account of sex." In 1923, this statement was admitted to Congress under the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution granting equality between men and women under the law. If the Era was passed, it would have made unconstitutional any laws that grant one sex different rights than the other. However, in the 1970s, the ... women's equal rights regardless of legislatures' indecisions. The NWP had 400 women lobbying for equality. Despite strong opposition by some women and men, the NWP introduced and Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1923. In order to become law, the amendment needed a two-thirds vote in both houses of the congress of the United States, or a supporting petition of two-thirds of the state legislatures ... and minority women. The ERA would have addressed all of these issues if it were passed. Had it been adopted, the ERA would have resolved the paradox of an oppressed majority, by adding to the Constitution a provision that says no person shall be denied any rights on the basis of sex. But ten years after being approved by Congress, the bill died three states shy of thirty-eight needed ...
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