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    In 1990‚ beginning with California‚ Colorado‚ and Oklahoma‚ many states embarked on term-limit movements that resulted in the adoption of term limits for state legislatures. This was done in response to what many believed was widespread legislative tenure becoming standard with representatives securing lifelong careers in politics. Throughout the 1990’s and early 2000’s eighteen more states would pass term limit legislation through the initiative process resulting in the restriction of the number

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    Unit 402 K4P775 Legislation covering children’s rights and laws covering equality and inclusion within your home country. How these are interpreted and implemented in your local are and within your setting or service. Every child within my and any other setting has the right to be valued‚ treated as an individual and belonging. My role as a child care professional is to ensure that all the children that attend my setting are treated fairly. This is where I refer to inclusion‚ and looking critically

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    Small Business Owners Did you know that 65 percent of Americans are small business owners? The average income of these small business owners is over $400‚000. According to statistics‚ there are at least 25 million small business owners in the United States. Only 20 million out of the 25 million have fewer than 50 employees and approximately 17 million small businesses have only one or two employees‚ including the owner. Owners can have any type of education to start their own business.

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    Legislation

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    well as the spoken words of others‚ being aware of and Respectful of differences‚ developing a readiness to forgive and forget‚ having the ability to seek compromise‚ seeking resolution‚ being specific with communication‚ trying not to exaggerate or over-generalise‚ avoiding accusations‚ importance of active listening. 3.4 demonstrate how and when to access support and advice about: * Partnership working * Resolving conflict 1.1 define person- centred values Values relate to our

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    Constitution talks about India ie. Bharat is " Union of States"(Article 1) and Article3 gives power to Parliament to create New States.So even our Constitutional makers believed that in future if required for administrative convenience and for the benefits of people new states may be carved out of the existing States. In 2000‚ three states were created ie. Chhasttisgarh‚ Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. Growth of these states have increased comparatively but new issues have also

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    Labour Legislation

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    Introduction: The term `labour legislation’ is used to cover all the laws which have been enacted to deal with “employment and non-employment” wages‚ working conditions‚ industrial relations‚ social security and welfare of persons employed in industries. Need for labour legislation in India: Organized industry in a planned economy calls for the spirit of co-operation and mutual dependence for attaining the common purpose of greater‚ better and cheaper production. Since this has not been

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    Elections in a Democracy

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    Elections certainly are a necessary element in a functioning democracy. Elections charachetristcally exist to provide the governed with voice and choice so as to whom they are governed by. Elections although essential are not the only prerequisite to democracy. A successful democracy should have a strong constitution that advocates protection of civil liberties and prescribes a separation of powers. In a democracy elections are vital but a constitution is first and foremost the greater necessity

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    the constitutional guarantees of voters because they usually were paid to influence‚ through violence or money‚ voters in their election decisions (Watkins‚ Thayer). Political bosses would have complete control over elections‚ and instead of having politicians elected because they were the right person for the job‚ bosses had them elected because they could pay the highest salary. Political bosses galvanized the influence of corporations‚ unions‚ and large political donors. These corporate organizations

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    Election Campaigns

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    Section 17-1 I. Election Campaigns Need to know info A. Running for political office is very expensive B. National elections select all representatives and 1/3 of the senators are held every 2 years C. Senators & representatives spend huge amounts of time and effort to raise money for their campaigns D. People running for big office positions need to have access to very big amounts of money to run their campaigns E. The presidential campaign isn’t only costly‚ it is also very time consuming

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    1968 Election

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    What is a Presidential election in the United States? It is an indirect vote in which citizens from our country cast votes for a specific member; the ballots get tallied and sent to the U.S. Electoral College where the electors select the President and Vice President. These elections are thrilling pieces of American History. They are historical markers for shifts of leadership and thinking in the United States. The 1968 presidential race was no exception because it was most likely one of the most

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