| 1. | What is a referendum
A referendum is the procedure whereby a decision on proposed legislation, is referred to the electorate for settlement by direct vote of all the people. ...
Circumstances of three referenda in the UK are as follows:
- The Northern Ireland referendum of 1973
The Northern Ireland referendum w...
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| 2. | Blair to make EU poll statement
Tony Blair will now make the statement to MPs on Tuesday about a possible referendum on the planned EU constitution, Number 10 has said. ...
There will not be a referendum
Tony Blair, October 2003
Tony Blairs past statements
In the House of Commons on Monday, he mocked the prime ...
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| 3. | good
Tony Blair has pledged not to keep holding votes on the draft EU constitution document until he gets a 'yes' vote. The prime minister said he would enter new talks with the other EU members if UK voters rejected a first treaty. He said he would not keep bringing the original document back "with a fe...
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| 4. | eritrean history
In 1991, after thirty years of war, Eritrea’s struggle for disbanding itself from Ethiopia’s Derg came to a halt when the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF), along with other Ethiopian rebel forces, slowly penetrated into Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, and defeated the Derg to reclaim the...
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| 5. | Compare and Critically Assess the Reasons Why Sweden and the UK Remain Outside the Economic and
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Compare and Critically Assess the Reasons Why Sweden and the UK Remain Outside the Economic and Monetary Union
At the beginning of 1999, eleven countries from the European Union (EU) who had joined the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) adopted a single currency, called the Eu...
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| 6. | Coming soon
I am writing soon. ONDON, April 19 — In a reversal that surprised political allies and rivals, Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce Tuesday that he will submit any European Union constitution that emerges this year to the British electorate in a referendum. The date of the referendum ha...
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| 7. | Your religion Your choice
In his preface to the White Paper, the Prime Minister Tony Blair said that "it gives people living in the English regions the chance to have a greater say over the key issues that affect them as well as the power to devise tailored regional solutions to regional problems… this White Paper is about c...
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| 8. | Benefit of Mass Media
- Mackenzie Kings government were confident that
no matter the outcome of the war or the conscription issue the media would
support their decision, and since print news and radio were the only
information medium of the time, the content was easily controlled. Since
conscription was passed and ...
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| 9. | Will Australia Become a Republic
Synopsis
This paper discusses the history of the republic debate in Australia, looking at the developments that led to the federation of Australia and the adoption of the Australian Constitution. Following from this there is discussion regarding further Acts of Parliament that have altered the w...
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| 10. | aboriginals and the law
... aboriginal ownership was not recognised until after many years of struggle, aboriginal law and land rights were recognised in australian law in the Aboriginal Land Rights (Nothern Territory) Act 1976. this aboriginal Land Rights Act is a bench mark law: it was the first attempt by the austr...
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| 11. | UK and the Euro
... This refers to the pursuance of free trade amongst member states, a single market economy throughout Europe, and a common currency, known as the euro. ... However not all of the member states have adopted the single currency, but the Euro is now being used in twelve European countries. ... D...
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| 12. | How much should the public be involved in government decisions
Who makes political decisions is a controversial issue. Throughout history decisions have been both decided by one group or by a democratic system like Canada. ... Were decisions better made by the educated men then the uneducated men? ... Hitler was controversially brought into power by the pe...
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| 13. | Present Day Italy No Place for strict divorce laws
Present Day Italy
No Place for Strict Divorce Laws
Italy has always been a very conservative country in regards to the rest of Europe. ... However, despite the great opposition of the Church, Italy in recent years has been creeping toward an increasingly secularized society and liberal society...
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| 14. | Aborginal History
Aboriginal history, after European settlement in Australia, is a rather dark, shameful area in our country’s history. Aboriginals were treated like criminals, and the white people of this country considered themselves far superior to and ‘coloured’ person, such as the natives to this land, Aborigina...
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| 15. | Euro
The Economist (US), March 8, 2003 v366 i8314 pNA
Easier does it; Euro-area interest rates. ... Interest rates in the euro area are now at their lowest since the autumn of 1999. ... Inflation in the euro area, at 2. ... In stagnant Germany, the euro areas biggest economy, the Ifo index of busine...
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| 16. | Why is the Industrial Revolution a “Paradigm Shift”?
Friday, December 05, 2003 Emanuel Erlewein Period 6 Mr. Bauer Greece Important Facts about Greece - Background Information - Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighbo...
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| 17. | QUEBEC SECESSION AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY THE NEED FOR A PROACTIVE
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When evaluating United States (U. ... ) environmental security, and the considerations driving its environmental programs, it is important to recognize that the continental U. ... has contiguous borders with only two other nations, the United Mexican States (Mexico) and Canada....
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| 18. | Australia
Australia
The west and north coast of Australia had been visited quite frequently by Europeans in the 17th century. ... Australia received many American and Chinese immigrants at the same time. In 1901 the six British colonies in Australia formed a federation to become the Commonwea...
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| 19. | Sinn Fein
Sinn Fein – IRA’s Political Wing
Sinn Fein is one of the most controversial political movements in Ireland. Sinn Fein seeks the establishment of a new Ireland based on sustainable social and economic development; genuine democracy, participation, equality and justice at all levels of the economy ...
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| 20. | Geography of Chechnya
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Chechnya is a land locked republic that shares it borders with the nation of Georgia to the south; and within the Russian Federation, the Republic of Ingushetia and North Ossetia to the west, to the northeast and east the Republic of Dagestan, and Stavropol Krai to the northwest.
Accord...
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