One way that devolution in the UK differs from federalism in the USA is through the different levels of entrenchment. In the UK, devolved bodies rely on parliament for their existence. Due to doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty, parliament maintains the right to dissolve the bodies, such as when Northern Ireland’s virtual autonomy within the UK was ended when the British government restored direct rule in 1972, abolishing the Northern Ireland parliament, Stormont. However, US federalism is entrenched under the 10th...
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Committee History and Introduction The General Assembly (GA) was established under Chapter IV of the United Nations (UN) Charter. Since the General Assembly is the principal organ of the United Nations and has representatives from all the Member States of the United Nations, it is able to discuss a wide variety of world issues. As a result of the extensive spectrum of topics discussed by the UN, the General Assembly is made up of six different committees. These committees are...
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Disarmament is he process in which ex-combatants hand over their weapons in efforts to restore peace and security in a post conflict zone. This process is often difficult and delicate at the same time as the sense of distrust in the community especially the ex-combatants can place the region back into conflict which may turn out to be even worse than the one before. Because of this, there are measures and mechanisms in place in which to go about the...
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Federalism consists of a complex governmental mechanism having legislative powers that is government at both central as well as at the state levels. Both state as well as the central government drive its powers from the constitution. Under the idea of federalism, the power to make laws has been divided with the central government having power to make laws for the whole country and the state governments having powers to form legislations for their respective states in such a way...
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Australia has a national and state governments and federalism refers to the relationship between these governments. Federalism is when a government divides power between the national government and the state governments. Some advantages of federalism include that it separates powers of government to prevent one person or group to make all the rules in a society, this prevents a dictatorship. It encourages involvement from a local level because federalism allows states to create laws to suit themselves even if they...
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“VA insurance is refusing to pay his surgical bill since the surgery was not performed at a VA hospital and Jason is currently appealing that decision” (Khan, 1). This is a problem majority of veterans may face when needing assistance with bills or money. Veterans’ benefits system has been around ever since the 17th century when pilgrims passed a law to protect citizens who joined the army to protect against Pequot Native Americans. These laws protected any soldier injured or...
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Since the mobilization of civil society forces to undermine the authoritarian regime under former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, several administrations have proposed amendments to the 1987 Freedom Constitution of the Philippines. It is only justified that there has been a constant rise in public skepticism due to the fact that most interests regarding institutional changes typically serve personal agendas, as observed in the historical dynamics of previous administrations in the country. This is best exemplified in the 1973 Marcos Constitution, which...
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One of the most important parts of the American Revolution were the weapons. All wars back then were fought with weapons. Weapons were used for other things to, like hunting for food, but weapons were mostly important in wars. The soldiers felt like they could not win without weapons and when they had some decent weapons back then, like the moatar and the cannon, it gave both sides the confidence they needed to win the war. A frequently asked questions...
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Gunshots whistle through the air. The medical team lose no time putting themselves in danger to save the wounded. The adrenalin rushes through the gunmen’s body’s making sure they hit the crucial shots to save the men who save our lives. The troops lose parts of their body and risk their lives for us. Soldiers do not get paid enough. Do you know how much they get paid? £18,000 a year for all they do for the country, it is...
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Federalism is a type of government in which the power is divided between the national government and other governmental units. It contrasts with a unitary government, in which a central authority holds the power, and a confederation, in which states, for example, are clearly dominant. To empower the regions outside Metro Manila as well as avoid the further fragmentation of provinces and towns to suit the interests of some groups or political clans, Federalism is one of the pillars of...
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The European Union (EU) is a remarkable and world widely unique case of regional integration (Hix, 2017, p. 580). After the two world wars in the first half of the 20th century, some of the European countries decided to voluntarily yield part of their sovereignty to supranational institutions to ensure a long-lasting peace through regional integration and to enjoy the greater advantages of collective cooperation. The EU, at that time called European Community, was first formed at the beginning of...
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ROTC stands for ‘Reserved Officers’ Training Corps’ and is defined by the 12th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines as, “One of three components of the National Service Training Program, the civic education and defense preparedness program for Filipino college students”. The idea has long been established ever since the Philippine Commonwealth but progressed to different stages of implementation throughout the years. It started off as a completely voluntary endeavor that was first known as ‘Military Science’ and first...
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The United States tested the first atomic device in July of 1945. A month later, on August 6th, 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Ever since then, the possible destruction behind nuclear and atomic bombs has scared the world. The argument for nuclear disarmament has been around since the mid-1960's ever since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The argument peaked once again in the early 1980s with the Able Archer 83 crisis, which was the codename...
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Nearly 350,000 veterans suffer from a traumatic brain injury each year. Which is in a range of about 23%. Veterans go through a lot, when they are on the battlefield. Veterans fight for our freedom, which is why I’m writing about why Holzer Rehabilitation should create a program specifically for veterans with brain trauma because the rehab will aid in the different types of brain injuries, give vets the tools to cope with whatever they used to act out, help...
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In regard to basic human rights, life, liberty, education, and freedom of expression often come to mind as a few of mankind’s fundamental entitlements. The United States of America, in particular, prides itself in its ability to be one of the few countries that still allows its citizens to practice many of these rights without fear of persecution or discrimination. Even so, these rights are becoming harder to come by and even more difficult to identify, even in the States,...
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Overflowing with patriotism and idealism, the sonnet, written soon after World War I, exemplifies the glory of self-sacrifice. Rupert Brooke details the optimistic perspective of a British soldier through the themes of courage, nationalism, and self-sacrifice. By doing so, the poet conveys the beauty of defending and dying for one’s country, concealing the doleful aspects of war. A sonnet written in the first-person speaker, the Soldier reveals the passion and courage of those that fought in the war. The poem...
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The state of California has the highest population in the U.S. thanks to its many urban areas, like Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. Unfortunately, because of its high population it is also home to many homeless Americans, including veterans. While ideally no American should be homeless, it is unfortunate that many of the men and women who serve in the military return to America to find themselves without a job or a home. The state of California should...
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Pollution is an epidemic that is constantly in the mind of policy makers, especially since all United Nations member states agreed on the ‘2030 agenda for Sustainable Development Goals’ (UN, 2015) and pollution falls under goal 17 of climate action. According to (Berg, 2017) anything at a molecular level that has a less than positive impact on the environment classifies as pollution. There are many different types of pollutions, but it was agreed by (McDaniel et all, 2011) that there...
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The United States of America has fielded combat troops all the way back during its very beginning, and since then has participated in numerous armed conflicts. The American combat soldier of the twentieth century had already participated in two world wars as well as the Korean War before seeing action in Vietnam. War is a vicious thing, claiming the lives of many millions of combatants and non-combatants alike over the course of history. During each conflict they found themselves in,...
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Today’s modern world is mainly divided into two putative political systems and those are federal and unitary systems. Both of these systems have their unique political structures along with their unique styles of functioning processes. Federalism is a kind of a system in which states and provinces share power with a national government. Such as United states of America as it functions according to the principles of federalism. On the other hand, the unitary government system is a sovereign state...
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Veterans are individuals who served in the military, either by getting drafted or by their own decision in any case whether they have seen battle previously or not. Veterans have shielded Americans from serving in the military by serving themselves. Veterans are individuals who are no longer in the military and never again need to secure us and can make the most of their day by day lives in retirement or whatever other advantages that accompany serving our nation. America...
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“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave”, — Elmer Davis Imagine if the Founding Fathers of the United States of America hadn’t taken up arms against the crown. These men were sacrificing everything they have worked for all their lives in support of independence. They were regarded as heroes and were viewed as a symbol of hope. Today’s veterans are not that different, as they too are...
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Many Filipinos have been screaming and waiting for a change to happen. It is to have a much better, safer, and stabilized economy for us to live. One of the solutions that President Rodrigo Duterte presented is changing the country’s current form of government into a new constitution – a federal government. However, even though many countries have been known to become successful under this constitution, I don’t think it will be the same in our country, considering that the...
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On their fiftieth anniversary, my grandmother clutched onto my grandfather’s arm tightly, giving him a sad, teary-eyed smile as memories of the past five decades flashed before her eyes, “Peb kam tsim nyob ntev” (Let’s live for a long time). My grandfather, Cha S. Yang, lived in Laos during the Laotian Civil War, which lasted from 1959 to 1975. During the Laotian Civil War, Laotian and Hmong tribes fought alongside American troops who had sided with the anti-communist Royal Lao...
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Introduction World War I was possible because of the soldiers, and so it should be because of them we are here today. When the war began, the males were forced to depart from their beloved families to fight for their country. While it may all seem heroic and patriotic, unless being put into a position of a militant, life can be very harsh and cold. Mental breakdowns and psychological problems are rife among the fighters, many also suffer from homesickness....
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Introduction Federalism is explained by Elazar (1987) as a combination of ‘shared’ and ‘self’ rule whereby, the politics and people unite for common purposes while at the same time maintaining separate integrities of all parties. Federalism has varying meaning and applications in different contexts. There is no blueprint federalism, various types exist based on the purpose for their formation, degree of power distribution and region’s relative power and size. Based on purpose of formation, federations could be coming together or...
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There are so many situations happening in the world. One of the biggest problems we have in our community would be veterans/ people being homeless. I believe that just because someone is homeless it does not mean they are different from anyone else. We are all equal and no one is better than another. I assure that homeless people should be helped and heard instead of people making fun of them or not caring just because they are fine. I...
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Shangri-La is a strong economical country buried inside the Kunlun Mountain. At present the Crown exercises the power and it does not have any official constitution. However, they have Legislative council (17 members), Cartons (5) and the High Court which is the higher court of appeal. All of which are appointed by Rani Plantagenet (Hereditary ruler) after Queens approval. Rani Plantagenet wants to implement a representative form of federal government which allows the inhabitants and the local regional government bodies...
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With no help, homelessness is escapable. It’s happening around us as I speak, so get up out of your seats and see the bigger picture. I can make a change, you can make a change, everyone can make a change. Now it’s our turn! It’s time for our community to know just how forgotten our heroes are. I speak passionately about this issue as I hope to have changed your perspective towards homeless veterans. My glimpse of hope lies in...
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As a saying goes, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing” (George Bernard Shaw). Likewise, the mentality of a child is altered to function like an adult when they are impelled into the environments of war. The child leaves behind their innocent childlike characteristics to become a brutal combatant, as their minds slowly become old when their teddy bears are replaced with guns. Their style of playing will be toying with the...
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