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two treatises of Government
extent and end of civil of government. The first one focus on the refutation of Sir Robert Filmer. then Locke move from Filmer's ideas to some proofs from from Scripture and ridiculing them as senseless. the second treatise show us an outline theory of civil society. Locke start with the picture " war of every man against every man" from this he explain that only the legitimate governments are those that have the consent of the people. -
the spirit of the laws
Is a treatise on political theory, as well as a pioneering work in comparative law. Montesquieu defines three main kinds: republican, monarchical, and despotic. As he defines them, Republican political systems vary depending on how broadly they extend citizenship rights. those that extend citizenship relatively broadly are termed democratic republics, while those that restrict citizenship more narrowly are termed aristocratic republics. -
The Continental Congress
parliament debated the merits of meeting the demands made by the colonies. passing the resolution for independence the following year on 1776. -
British North America
The united kingdom retained legislative control over Canada and full control over Canadian foreign policy. also, the first foreign embassies build on 1931. because they are late to take a limited constitutional amendments, that the inability to agree upon a procedure for making constitutional amendments that was acceptable to all of the provinces. -
first federal election in Canada
it was held to elect members to the house of commons of Canada. Sir John A. MacDonald had been sworn in as prime minister by the Governor General, Lord Monck, when the new Canadian nation was founded on 1 July 1867. As leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. The Liberal Party of Canada won the second largest number of seats overall. The Anti-Confederation Party, won the third largest number of seats overall. Their main desire was the reversal of the decision to join Confederation. -
the struggle for power
Trotsky was away in the Caucasus that month, and Stalin telegraphed him and said that the funeral would be held immediately, so there was no point in undertaking the long trip back to Moscow. Thus Stalin forced Trotsky to be absent for the funeral--he knew how to create and use symbols to his advantage.Stalin took a prominent and very public role in the mourning of the leader, but in fact Lenin's death put him in a jubilant mood. -
person's case
on 1927 Emily Murphy invited four of the brightest and most determined women activists she knew to her Edmonton home. then the Supreme Court eventually ruling that women were not “qualified persons”. after that Mary Ellen Smith reacted on the news saying " The iron dropped into the souls of women in Canada when we heard that it took a man to decree that his mother was not a person." Lord Sankey arrived to a point that "yes, the women were indeed person ad could become senators. -
the Enabling Act
he act was to have huge consequences for the citizens of Nazi Germany. The formal title for the Enabling Act was the ‘Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich’. hitler had been appointed Chancellor on January 30th 1933. However, he had no intention of acting within a participatory democracy. His plans included the abolition of other political parties with all political powers placed into his hands. -
Soweto Youth Uprising
vents that triggered the uprising can be traced back to policies of the Apartheid government that resulted in the introduction of the Bantu Education Act in 1953. The rise of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and the formation of South African Students Organisation (SASO) raised the political consciousness of many students while others joined the wave of anti-Apartheid sentiment within the student community. -
charlottetown accord
three provinces British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. had recently passed legislation requiring that constitutional amendment be submitted to a public referendum. -
presidency of George w. bush
pon taking office, Bush pushed through a $1.3 trillion tax cut program and the No Child Left Behind Act, a major education bill. He also pushed for socially conservative efforts, such as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and faith-based welfare initiatives. n October 2001, ordered an invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban, destroy the terrorist group al-Qaeda, and capture Osama bin Laden. -
bill C-16
It provides that, subject to an earlier dissolution of Parliament, a general election must be held on the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year following polling day for the last general election.
