Queensland also had a different opinion from most other colonies on immigration and it did not want a federal movement to stop them from employing cheap Kanakas. Inter-colonial rivalry meant that the federation movement took more than fifty years to achieve its goal. 2 People involved in the move towards Federation and its establishment There were a number of figures who played important roles in bringing about federation. ... Sir Samuel Griffith was the main architect of "Bill to constitute the commonwealth of Australia"(Australian Geographic society p. 1305) the 1891 convention adopt...

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Madison who originally had been the leading federalist in the country became the leader of a more antifederalist Jeffersonian Republican party who embraced parties and factions in order to protect and preserve the future of federalism and the separation of powers. ... Embracing the New Freedom approach to progressive reform, Woodrow Wilson moved to strengthen the role of the president as a party leader. ... Wilson redefined the role of the executive as a strong party leader who would work together with Congress as a prime minister works together with Parliament. ... The New Deal was a more rad...

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In the PBS Documentary, The Civil War and Reconstruction2 Johnson was far from the leader that the United States needed during this time of change as his political views and beliefs in civil rights were slanted towards the South and its beliefs. ... This 14th Amendment quickly established the first movement of civil rights, rights that could not be taken away due to race. ... Many of these immigrants quickly found work as America's industrial economy was growing and changing from agricultural to industrial with the help of a movement that changed America production forever. ...

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The 15th amendment protects the rights of Americans to vote in elections to elect their leaders. ... Prohibition was a movement started by Protestant congregations and women's groups who wished to eliminate the consumption of alcohol in the United States. ... It was not until 1848 that the movement for women's rights launched on a national level with a convention in Seneca Falls, New York, organized by abolitionists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Following the convention, the demand for the vote became a centerpiece of the women's rights movement. ...

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Moreover, the President has the power to give an account on the state of the nation in parliament as a way of giving updates on the administration he is a leader of. ... In case the President wants to travel outside the country, even though he enjoys the freedom of movement like every normal citizen, his office does not allow unless with the approval of the parliament. ... That prevents leaders from entrenching themselves in office as presidents. ...

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The people of each state were given equal privileges and rights, freedom of movement was guaranteed, and procedures for the trials of accused criminals were outlined. ... Noticeably absent were the revolutionary leaders of the effort for independence in1775-76, such as John Adams, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson (93-94). ...

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The United States of America, the most powerful country, one of the superpowers, the most diverse country in the world, considered to have a stable and democratic government was disrespected by their own political leaders. ... The FBI was able to know every single movement he said or made because they intercepted every type of communication he had. ...

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In addition, most tax payers are probably not aware of the $460 million that former Senate Majority leader Trent Lott tucked into the defense budget without any voting or committee hearings to build an unneeded assault ship at Ingalls Shipyard in his hometown of Pascagoula, Mississippi (Thomas 49-50). ... Sandra Barros, member of the Student Libertarian Action Movement, asserts "They {younger voters} just don't trust what they are being told by a corporate sponsored media and politicians" (Lee 25). ...

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India decided to move away from its monarchical roots after the British left in 1947 and chose to become a modern republic. India became Independent on 15th August, 1947. After the independent the first thing to do was to make a Constitution for the country. A Constitution is a documents of rules a...

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