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Canadian Prime Minister's Powers, 2006.
A look at the powers provided the Canadian Prime Minister's and the argument that there are not enough limitations placed on those powers.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper addresses the question of whether the Canadian Prime Minister has too much power, and whether the Canadian government should move to a system like that found in the US. The paper offers a brief description of what limits the powers of the Prime Minister and shows that the prime minister is limited very little by formal constraints and ineffectively by informal constraints. It is concluded that the Canadian PM does have too much power and that a US-type system might be favorable. A third way is also suggested but not argued for strenuously.
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The Power of Canada's Prime Minister, 2005.
An argument over the extent of the power held by the Canadian Prime Minister.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This essay argues that the Canadian system of government and power dispersal allows things to get accomplished quickly and decisively, all the while showing who is accountable. The paper compares the power of the American President to that of the Canadian Prime Minister and attempts to answer the question of whether the Canadian Prime Minister wields too much power. The essay goes about answering this in the negative.
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"When one looks to the south, to the United States, one is able to see a nation divided by political disunity, by partisan strife. In that country, many align themselves with a far right movement, concerned with religious issues and money for big business, while others concern themselves with more liberal endeavors. But the biggest problem with the American political system's way of accomplishing things is not so much its overall division, but rather the divisions within the main, centralized government that hinder accomplishment and progress. Canada does not have such a problem with its government."
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Canadian Prime Minister, 2002.
A paper which asks the question: Is the Prime Minister of Canada too powerful?
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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At the outset, it is important to note that although the Prime Minister of Canada has a number of great powers, s/he may be reluctant to use them to the full. Each Prime Minister has their own style: some rely more on the direction of their cabinet, while others may choose to pave Canada's political road without considering the views of colleagues. For this reason, the accurate response to the question of whether or not the Prime Minister is too powerful depends almost solely on the Prime Minister in question. For the purposes of this paper, the avenues of power available to any Prime Minister will be considered.
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The Canadian Prime Minister, 2002.
This paper discusses that the Prime Minister of Canada has lost much of his power due to the forces of globalization and judicialization.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper explains that the influence of unrestrained market forces now make more decisions for Canadian policymakers than does the Prime Minister. The author states that the growing power of the courts has minimized the Prime Minister's power.
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The British Prime Minister, 2002.
A discussion on the British Prime Minister as a classic example of the strong parliamentary executive.
1,509 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper considers the nature of the Westminster parliamentary executive system in the United Kingdom, its form, structure and strengths in terms of stability and power accorded and draws comparison with other models notably that of Germany. It looks at how the British Prime Minister is frequently accorded the title of the most powerful executive in the world even though the Prime Minister (PM) has no more democratic legitimacy than any other member of the legislative nor is he the Head of State.
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"A famous characteristic of the British ?Westminster? model is the bi-party concept. This is strikingly evident in the architecture of the House of Commons, which has been constructed to allow the majority party of government and the (officially recognised and state financed) opposition to debate directly with each other across the floor. Leaders of coalition governments inevitably suffer weaker prime ministerial authority following the diffusion of power among ministers and committee leaders from the parties of lesser coalition partners. Such division of power is necessary to keep the other parties ?on board?, and so not threaten the overall coalition, but naturally this greatly restricts the ability of the prime minister to ?hire and fire? his government members ? an ability considered ?central to prime ministerial power.? "
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Japan's New Prime Minister, Koizumi. - A Reformer or Destroyer?-, 2002.
This paper examines Japanese prime minister, Koizumi and tries to answer the question: Is he the reformer or will his radical plans bring further hardship to Japan as well as to the global economy?
2,685 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper discusses the Japanese prime minister, Koizumi's unique and radical reform plans, including his restructuring plans, the elimination of bad debt from the banking sector, a privatization of public enterprises , a repair of the country's social security and taxation systems, and large cuts to public spending.
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"Recently, Japan's political world has been in a wild turmoil, especially ever since the new prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi was appointed a prime minister on April 26th of 2001 from Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. Koizumi is the most popular prime minister ever in Japan's history. According to McMillan on CNN, Koizumi had won as high as 85% approval rating from the Japanese people as of June 2001, compared to the single digit figures of the previous Prime Minister, Yoshiro Mori. Koizumi, a popular and a strong leader, is a first in Japanese government. His radical political and economical revelations give a glimpse of hope in a diminishing Japanese economy. Is Koizumi the reformer Japan needed? Or will he bring destruction to the traditional Liberal Democratic Party, and also his radical reform plans put the country and as well as the global economy in further economic hardship?"
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India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, 2008.
Looks at Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who deeply influenced the history of India.
875 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines the activities of India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in establishing India's economy, politics and development following the independence from British rule. Nehru's involvement transformed India into a civilized and powerful republic. The author describes Nehru's concept of Indianness in which he wanted to avoid a copy of European nationalism. The paper relates that, although Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were bound together through their common quest for the truth, Gandhi was an eccentric, living in poverty and promoting non-violence and religion, while Nehru was more of a noble and a socialist person. The author contrasts their beliefs.
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"An issue posed by the unification of India had been the Indian multiculturalism and the lack of cooperation between these specific cultural entities. Therefore, English appeared to be the only language through which the South and the North were able to communicate. This is why there was a need for a national point of reference. Thus, the Indian concept of an identity was a state and an organization that could implement a legal identity. Nehru's opinion was that the country's history could not be cleaned and invoked an acceptation of its past and its advantages, encouraging modernism and the need of unity.
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The Office of the Prime Minister, 1984.
This paper examines the office of the Prime Minister of the British government: History, evolution, functions, powers, selection, strengths and weaknesses of leaders of the British goverment.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 4 sources, $ 79.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the office of the Prime Minister of the British government. A historical background on the development of the office will be presented, together with an assessment of its strengths and weaknesses.
n comparison with that of the heads of other modern states, the job of the Prime Minister of Great Britain is relatively vague. As chairman of the governing Cabinet of ministers, he has been called a primus inter pares (first among equals.) Nonetheless, as Winston Churchill said, "There can be no comparison between the positions of number one and numbers two, three and four". This ambiguity stems from the fact that the office of prime minister evolved from pragmatic political practice over centuries, rather than from a constitutionally formulated theory."
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Canadian Prime Minister, 2006.
A review of the change in the form of Canadian government.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper addresses the question of whether the change from a "cabinet" form of government to a prime ministerial government has, as some believe, caused the traditional "checks and balances" of the parliamentary system to be no longer effective in limiting the dominance of the Prime Minister in the policy-making process. However, a close examination of the way the system works shows that there are inherent checks and balances in the system and that the power of the office is not as great as some fear.
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Right-Wing Prime Ministers, 2006.
This paper examines the authoritarian personality today.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper introduces right wing authoritarianism and the authoritarian personality as post-World War II models of social psychology. In the present, these models are taken up again to explain right wing authoritarian prime ministers, as we see that authoritarianism is by no means the preserve of fascist, communist or otherwise non-democratic regimes. The paper provides 10 references with a focus on Adorno's circle.
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"After the Second World War, social psychologists discussed the authoritarian personality, in an attempt to explain Europe's ultra right-wing Fascist movements and leaders and why millions of people had accepted them, most often referring to Hitler or Mussolini. Theodore Adorno (1903-1969) saw the authoritarian personality as extremely conformist, respectful of authority, intolerant, given to ideals of power and cynical, insecure and rigid stereotypes of others. (Adorno et al: 1950) An authoritarian personality respects rules, rather than taking personal responsibility, as in Adolf Hitler's belief that Nazi persecution of Jews, Gypsies and dissidents was right, for the good of the German people and serving the best interests of Europe at large."
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Women Political Leaders in Developing Countries, 2002.
An examination of four women politicians: the Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, the Indian former prime minister Indira Gandhi, the Pakistani former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and the Turkish former prime minister Tansu ?iller.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper examines four third world women political leaders? biographies, and focuses on the processes of how they had come to power in their countries. The author points out that Mrs. ?iller stands as an exception among other three women leaders studied in this essay.
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"Only few women could rise to position of political leadership in the world. In a cross-cultural comparison of political leaders, Jean Blonder (1987) concludes that most of the political leaders in the world are overwhelmingly male and only less than .005% of all political leaders are women (116-117). More female national leaders within this .005% of share have held office in less developed countries than more developed. This information about the women political leadership may seem to be little bit striking because, on the one hand, most women political leaders have held the office in less developed countries, where women status is considerably lower, on the other hand, only a few women leaders could hold the office in the modern societies, where the feminist movements originally emerged and women have higher status."
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The Canadian and U.S. Leadership, 2005.
A comparative analysis of the power of the Canadian prime minister and the president of the United States.
2,392 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper analyzes the symbolic and formal powers of the president of the United States as well as his relationship to the legislature and judiciary. It then looks at the power of the Canadian Parliament and the role of the prime minister within this system. Finally is compares the two in terms of "real power", which for the purposes of this analysis, is defined as the ability to effectively exert their influence to the extent that they can alter or control the political direction of their nations.
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"America was founded on an intense distrust of government. The Revolution left them with a caustic distaste for a centralized system and thus is the basis for the underlying principle of their polity; which binds politicians and political bodies alike, not to a national government but to the Constitution. By contrast, Canada was founded on more peaceful circumstances. They did not share the Americans venomous hatred toward the Crown, rather their independence stemmed primarily from internal conflict. Ironically, the major external force that was a critical factor in their decision to confederate was the Americans themselves (since as it became apparent that the North was going to win the Civil War, the citizens of the provinces feared that the Americans would seize this opportunity to expand on their territory)! "
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Canadian Political Power, 2005.
Discusses whether the concentration of power in the Prime Minister's office is a negative factor in Canadian politics.
3,405 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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This paper asks whether the office of the Canadian Prime Minister is a behemoth that should be dismantled before one or another occupant of it becomes a megalomaniac. The paper questions if Canada?s Prime Minister, the office and/or the person filling it, is more powerful than is good or wise for Canada?s future.
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"One might argue that Canada would want to avoid emulating anything U.S, at this precarious juncture in U.S. history especially, and as the power of the U.S. presidency is also being weighed by pundits from all ends of the political spectrum. Laxer noted ?modern technologies and the liberal ethos of the free market dissolved Canada?s distinctive culture. Grant predicted Canada?s demise in the long run because it had adopted American values ? (2000, p. 55). It is arguable that the office of the Prime Minister creates, for Canada, an atmosphere that emulates that of the United States. It is arguable that, if Canada wishes to continue a strong federal system that serves all its citizens, the office of the Prime Minister is indeed too powerful."
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US-Canada Relations Under Kennedy, 2006.
An analysis of the conflicts between U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker.
2,430 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 74.95
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This paper studies the tumultuous relationship between President John F. Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker during their mutual years in power between 1960 and 1963. The paper demonstrates how the animosity between them made this period the lowest point in U.S.-Canadian relations since the War of 1812. The paper analyzes the complex issues that were the foundations for their personal disdain of each other: (1) Diefenbaker was an old-fashioned prairie populist with a deep distrust of Americans and Kennedy personified the wealthy American establishment; (2) The two had fundamental differences over the handling of key events during their times in office, including a 1961 meeting in Ottawa, trade policy, the debate on nuclear arms, the Cuban Missile Crisis and a disastrous Sate Department Press release. After a detailed analysis of these issues, the paper concludes that their differences were irreconcilable and their clash inevitable.
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"Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt, Ontario on September 18, 1895 and moved first to Fort Calton in the North West Territories in 1903 and then to Saskachewan in 1910 while Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass. on May 29, 1917, with a silver spoon in his mouth. Diefenbaker's studies at the University of Saskachewan were interrupted by World War I where he was injured in training camp. After attending Harvard University, Kennedy became a war hero in World War II, winning the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for bravery. Diefenbaker, after deciding that his future lay in politics rather than law, began a slow rise in the government, losing several times municipally, provincially and federally. Kennedy however, began his political career in 1946 by being elected to Congress in 1947 and to the Senate in 1952, both by landslide victories. Diefenbaker was nominated as the Conservative party leader in 1956 and became Canada's thirteenth Prime Minister in 1957 while Kennedy defeated Nixon in the 1960 election to become America's thirty-fifth President. A motion of non-confidence was eventually passed on Diefenbaker's government by the Liberals in 1963, and Diefenbaker resigned on April 22, quietly dying on August 16, 1979. Kennedy's end as President was more dramatic; he was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963, shocking the world and creating much controversy and speculation."
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"The Minister's Black Veil", 2008.
An analysis of the failings of the minister in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short parable, "The Minister's Black Veil."
858 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper reviews Nathaniel Hawthorne's short parable entitled, "The Minister's Black Veil." It argues that the minister in the story is miserably failing his church congregation and that he is making his own monomaniacal obsession with some inner self-affliction take precedence over what should be concerns about the spiritual welfare of his followers. The paper analyzes the plot and text of the story to support its assertions.
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"To close, this paper has argued that Father Hooper has not in any way satisfied his obligations or duties to his parishioners. For one thing, he has engendered mistrust, uncertainty and fear, and made his own monomaniacal obsession with whatever ails him supersede any concerns he should have for those who look to him for spiritual guidance and support. He has failed his flock, as it were, and the end result of all this is for the image of the church, the faith of the community, and the intimate bond between minister and church assembly to all be compromised."
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