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    showcased through several different cases how the tort reform has impacted individuals’ constitutional and civil rights. It also showcases how large companies and political leaders have used their power for their own purposes as well as to push legislature to pass through the White House and become law by financing their campaigns and helping the candidates to win elections. One of those laws was the caps on punitive damages through tort reform. The first case that is discussed is Liebeck v. McDonald’s

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    powers, respect to the rule of law and the observation of long established conventions is pivotal to maintaining constitutional balance within the UK. These lines that separate are much more blurred than that of other mature democracies. Walter Bagehot famously called this the ‘efficient secret’ to the strong UK Government. This view had more prevalence before the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, when the Lords served as the Second Chamber and in the highest court in the land. It has now however, at

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    causing an upset with Serbia, the veto power that each republic now had, made any substitutive state reform virtually impossible. This is because the republics had differing demographic and economic makeups, which influenced the individual republics to have vastly different idealized versions of what a Yugoslavian federation or confederation should look like. Over and over constitutional reforms were proposed only to run into

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    constitution 2/3 of them would have to call for a Constitutional Convention. Several times States have called for convention but then rescinded their request. Example would be in 1970 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and New Hampshire called for a convention then later rescinded their request (Billups 1); proof that states are indecisive about even calling for a convention. One idea proposed by Andrea Billups was to have a convention for states before calling a constitutional convention; one where states could compare

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    Japanese Constitutional Reform: Consequences of Article 9 Abstract: Summarise the original article of the issue or event with full reference and internet address. 100 words After a long campaign and many public protests, the Japanese Diet successfully enacted two new security provisions that will allow the nation to carve a path away from its former post-war pacifism. Yoshida and Aoki (2015), reporters for The Japan Times state that the enactment of these laws has been a key goal of Japanese Prime

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    the absence of bias in the judiciary for example; religious, social, gender, political or racial bias. UK judges are generally seen to possess both independent and neutral qualities. They are independent and neutral to a large extent as the Constitutional Reform Act in 2005 has increased their independence and existing measures such as security of their job and salary, as well as sub judice rule, the growth of judicial review and increased European influence maintains existing independence. Neutrality

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    To what extent have constitutional reforms since 1997 made the UK more democratic? There have been many constitutional reforms since 1997 that is progressive towards a more democratic system, however it is not a complete democracy and there are still parts of the constitution could be improved. In 1997 Labour government came to power, with tony blair as prime minister, later Gordon Brown came to power between 2007 to 2010 have made a series of constitutional reforms. This was due to the fact that

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    To what extent have constitutional reforms introduced since 1997 made the UK more democratic? Constitutional reform is a process whereby the fundamental nature of the system of government is changed or where a change is proposed. In the UK this may also involve the process of codification. Since 1997 there has been many key reforms that have made UK more democratic by a large amount and sometimes not so much if at all. Firstly the House of Lords reform where the voting rights of most hereditary

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    growth and decline due to the presence of absolutism in the government. The weaknesses of England’s absolute monarchies led to the creation of the constitutional monarchy, which remains as England’s form of government in modern times. Through influential events such as the English Civil War, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution, England made reforms to political hierarchies. England faced a period of turmoil under the reign of Charles I. Parliament and Charles I disagreed on financial affairs

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    1) What theological concerns prompted Martin Luther's challenge of the authority of the Catholic Church? What specific reforms did he advocate? -The church was saying that you needed to be saved and you needed Catholic priest to be directly involved in your path to salvation. Luther put emphasis on an individual’s personal relationship with God through Jesus. 2) What were the circumstances of the English Reformation? -Events of the English Reformation were in part associated with the wider

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