... Minister Hun Sen, makes political decisions within the nation, with the prime minister holding significantly more influence. The prime minister of Cambodia is appointed by the king on behalf of the recommendation of the President and Vice-president of the National Assembly. Thus, in order to become prime minister, one must obtain a vote of confidence from the National Assembly. On the contrary ... 2010 also saw the creation of two new institutions aimed to battle against corruption, the Anti-Corruption Unit, in charge with overseeing police investigations and the Anti-Corruption Council...

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... as white defendants serve for violent offenses-a result largely attributed to biases in federal statutory penalties for offenses involving crack versus powder cocaine (Mauer and King, 2007a). Understanding why, how, and under what contexts defendant race affects sentencing decisions is crucial to addressing such disparate outcomes. Since the early 20th century, scholars have grappled with ... sentencing outcomes, race continued to have a modest, but statistically significant effect. That is, racial differences persisted, and this persistence is difficult to understand especially once leg...

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... were usually close to Napoleon as a family member or as a close friend, such as Jerome Bonaparte who was King of Westphalia and Joachim Murat who was King of Naples. When discussing impact, the effects of Napoleon and his policies on factors such as economies, religion and nationalism in satellite states that composed the Napoleonic Empire will be taken into account, whether positive or negative on ... . By having a strong dynasty, Napoleon would have the Bonaparte name remembered just like that of the Hapsburgs as an example, leaving Europe in control of the Bonaparte family in the futu...

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... , tried to retain an image of the republican form of government, so as to not upset the upper class and keep the support of the senate, in reality the senate provided little successful opposition and simply acted as a reminder of the power which it once held, often referred to by scholars as the 'Republican Façade' . It would appear that emperors which adhered to ... facade, it could be argued that the senate became more a of a focus for opposition to the emperors, demonstrated through the assassination of Gaius, Nero and Domitian. Augustus knew that he had to play down the fact that he...

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