Another successful act passed involving Ireland was the ‘Irish Land Act 1870’ Tenants were now given compensation for eviction and there were limitations of landlord power, it was a step to improving Ireland, even though it was not as successful as the previous act, and had more opposition as Irish nationalists wanted British landlords to leave Ireland completely. Gladstone was the first British politician to tackle the unfair way in which Ireland was run, showing his dedication, motivating his successes. In addition to the points above, Gladstone’s First Ministry was also successful in its removal of unjustified privileges. An example of this is the ‘Civil Service Act 1870’, Gladstone hated wastage and inefficiency, therefore to
“Somerset and Northumberland were effective and capable rulers” Assess the validity of this interpretation. Throughout the reigns of both Northumberland and Somerset there were inevitably issues and successes on both sides. The factors we can assess are Religion, social and economic and finally foreign policy. Northumberland undoubtedly had his problems, as did Somerset, although it is clear that both were capable rulers it was just the situations they both inherited that caused their downfalls. Northumberland’s religious views were unclear as he seemed to drift between beliefs in order to achieve the most power possible for himself.
Home Rule for Ireland meant that an Independent Irish Parliament would stand in Dublin to govern Irish affairs, still having an Irish representation in Westminster, whilst Westminster would govern all issues to do with the crown, defence and imperial government. The Government of Ireland Bill, the official name of the Third Home Rule Bill, was given its first reading in the House of Commons on 11th April 1912. There was much support for the Home Rule Bill within the Liberal party. Asquith, the leader of the Liberals, justified the bill to Parliament as the democratic wish of the overwhelming majority of the Irish people. However, he emphasised that ‘the supreme power and authority of the imperial parliament is to remain unimpaired and unchallenged.’ He made clear strict provisions that were to be imposed on the new Irish government and its continued connection to the British Parliament and Crown.
Although he had some successes, he was a very harsh ruler. So, Parliament decided to impeach Strafford based on weak accusations. For example, they said that he was heard saying to the King himself “Your Majesty, you have an army in Ireland, which you may employ here to reduce this kingdom.” However, this was supposedly said in a Privy council meeting, which surely means should be private conversation. He himself pointed out that one should be entitled to freedom of speech! Another accusation was made by a man who was nearly half deaf!
Joseph Russell Candidate Number: 5145 Unit 4: Ireland and the Union 1815- 1922 How Significant Was The Contribution Of Michael Collins To The Successes Of Irish Republicanism In The Period 1916- 1922? Michael Collins used a number of methods to improve and force the chance for an Irish Republic down the British throats. His tactics were brutal and fully committed to the cause. However along with Collins other figures within Irish Republicanism were equally important to the success of the movement, and were also just as committed to winning Ireland for the Irish. We see Collins relentless attitude expressed in a statement made by himself when in court in April 1918 facing a charge of inciting people to steal guns.
This essay, taking all the above arguments into consideration, will conclude that Parliamentary sovereignty is very much alive within the UK constitution. ‘Parliamentary sovereignty is a constitutional relic’ can be seen to be a factually correct statement, in that it emerged as a result of the English Civil War in the seventeenth century after the struggle between the crown and Parliament, (which culminated in the
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were two of the most politically influential men involved in building the new American government. They both agreed on creating a strong government, but disagreed on where the supreme power should be located. Hamilton wanted a strong central government, while Jefferson wanted strong state governments. Alexander Hamilton was a man who represented the Federalists. Some of his contributions consist of The Federalist Papers , the Report on Public Credit , and the creation of the national bank.
Edmund Burke Edmund Burke was born on 12 January 1729 in Dublin Ireland. He was a British statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher. After arriving in England he started his political career in the House of Commons in 1765 as a member of the Whig party. Burke is remembered for his support of the American colonies against King George III and Great Britain. Burke was opposed to the Revolutionary War and tried to convince Parliament that the grievances expressed by the colonists were legitimate.
On January 10,1776, Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense’’ is published in Philadephia. This 50 page pamphlet is highly critical of King George III and it attacks allegiance to Monarchy in principle while it provided strong documents for American independence. “We have it in our power to begin the world anew.. American shall make a stand, not for herself alone, but for the world,” Paine states and due to continuing actions of the Parliament, many who disliked it, such a Thomas Paine, had been tired of it. Members of the Philadelphia Congress, instructed by their respective colonies, gradually edged toward a clean break; on June 7, 1776, fiery Richard Henry Lee of Virginia moved that “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states…” after considerable debate, the motion was adopted nearly a month later, on July 2, 1776. The passing of Lee’s resolution was the formal “declaration” of independence by the American colonies and technically this was all that was needed to cut the British tie.
Common Sense Government as Defined by Thomas Paine Common Sense – an influential pamphlet authored by Thomas Paine galvanized American colonists to seek independence from Great Britain and unite under a representative democratic republican government. At the time Common Sense was distributed, it was a commonly held belief amongst the colonists that the English Constitution and British monarchy were the sources of political authority to which they were bound. Thus, even though colonists were frustrated and angered by the taxation and authority being exerted over them by the royal monarchy, to most colonists, at the outset it made “common sense” to obey the British monarchy and seek reconciliation, as opposed to separation. However, in Thomas Paine’s view it made “common sense” for the colonists to reject the widely accepted political notion of monarchy and to embrace a representative democratic government. With intent, he titled his pamphlet Common Sense, and