... transferring funds from aid influxes and illegal logging enterprises into the development of rural Cambodia with the aim of so-called securing votes in order to stay in power (Freedom House). Moreover, corruption was ultimately established and deeply rooted into the newly structured state bureaucracy due to two major reforms that took place in the 1990s. The first of which ... party, which consequently results in clear disincentives for citizens to accuse any public official or politically connected person as they know that they themselves are likely to face imprisonment (Freedom House...

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... opposed to any legislation that tried to extend democratic rights too far3. As well as these official barriers to the role of the Diet's lower house, there also existed the informal Genro, a small cadre of elder statesmen whose role was also to advise the emperor on political matters. One ... of nonparty elites was not trodden on by the actions of the elected parties.4 As the parliament's 'position still depended on the Genro and House of Peers', there could be no 'constitutional adventures'5. As well as civilian obstacles to the effectiveness of the elected parliament, there was al...

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... ;gé Livia Klausová, the wife of previous president Václav Klaus, to take the post of Czech ambassador to Slovakia after stalling this appointment for several months. (Freedom House, 2014) This suggests the notion of returning a favour to Klaus as he supported Zeman before the presidential elections. A survey conducted by World Justice Project (2014) shows that when ... of catalogues of these kinds in the referendums of the local administrative areas. The increased amount of referendums encourages mobilisation of the people and greater involvement in politics. (Freedom House, 2014) Alt...

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... a disproportionate amount of power. In order to avoid centralization of power within the legislative branch, Congress would be divided into two houses, the House and the Senate, each having different functions and elected differently so that each house could "check" the other. Due to the great influence of the legislative branch, the executive branch may need to be strengthened as an additional ... "check", therefore the weaker house, the Senate, would buttress the President's power, so that there would truly be a balance. In response to Anti-Federalist support for the addition of a bil...

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... rule. During the early days of his presidency, Morsi issued a totalitarian constitutional declaration giving him unparalleled powers, such as the power to personally appoint the secretary general. According to Freedom House Organization, " The November 22nd declaration violates the most basic principles of the rule of law and accountable democracy". This was followed by a number of other totalitarian measures, for ... ...

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... representation of the people in the Electoral College. The reason there is a constitutional mandate that the populations of each state and district be recorded and factored into representation in the House is so that the public could be accurately reflected in the federalist body. This stipulation makes perfect sense, and provides perfect results, but only when implemented correctly. An accurate reflection ... ...

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... 553) This justifies Dahl's theory about broadened participation combined with political competition, based on which different ethnic groups and small groups in Nigeria have a chance to win seats in the house, get represented and have their views expressed in the parliament. So, Dahl's concept of polyarchy can be applied to interpret the political system of Nigeria. In contrast, the political regime ... ...

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... to the Italian government that had been seized during the war as a gesture of "friendship and confidence in a democratic Italy-(Miller). This event was followed four days later by the House Appropriations Committee's approval of $18 million in additional "Interim aid- funds for Italy. The flow of United States dollars didn't end there as an additional $4 million was transferred to Italy ... ...

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