She rarely felt the need to consult her cabinet on any ideas or plans with regards to the shaping of England. Thatcher wanted to mould Britain into the country that she had always envisioned; conservative bordering on libertarian. By creating a ‘sofa cabinet’ Thatcher made large strides to becoming more presidential as a president does not have to consult anybody on his/her initiatives he/she does not feel is necessary. Thatcher’s dismissal of those around her, eventually led her to shoot herself in the foot as ill will within her own party towards her grew. This could be one reason why the American President can only stay in power for two terms.
The United States has a running history of populist movements spurring up in retaliation during periods of economic hardship, and the 2008 financial crisis is no exception. Sparked by Rick Santelli’s response to Barrack Obama’s mortgage relief plan, the Tea Party movement, unlike its predecessors, brings its focus on to the federal government, rather than a lack of trust of business in general (Tea Party Movement). Lacking any one true leader, the Tea Party movement rallies around core values and beliefs for guidance and its stances, but its exact direction varies. While the Tea Party movement is based on the sound fundamental principles of fiscal responsibility, and free market economics, constitutionally limited government, their ability to change the course of our economics and
It is happening because the powers of the prime minister are not well defined and mostly contained in unwritten conventions which are a mystery to most people. This means an individual prime minister like Thatcher or Blair can act in a presidential way without any constitutional controls. In the USA the written constitution states clearly what powers the president has and if he oversteps the mark the Supreme Court can step in. The British Supreme Court cannot do this because we do not have a codified constitution. This
Wendy Warner Intro to American Government William Schweers February 7, 2012 “Tea Party” The name “Tea Party” is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, a protest by colonists who objected to a British tax on tea in 1773 and demonstrated by dumping British tea taken from docked ships into the harbor. Some commentators have referred to the Tea in “Tea Party” as the backronym “Taxed Enough Already”. The Tea Party movement is a political movement in America aimed at clearly communicating to Washington its displeasure with government spending. The Tea Party movement has no central leadership, but is composed of a loose affiliation of national and local groups that determine their own platforms and agendas. The Tea Party movement has been cited as an example of grassroots political activity, although it has been described as an example of astroturfing.
The founding father’s were able to give the people a democratic way of electing leaders, while still having the a few of the people making important decisions in the peoples best interest. During the time of the revolution people were sick of the British parliament and felt as though the were not getting a fair and equal share in the decisions pertaining to them. Hence the phrase taxation without representation was coined. When America won the revolution many concerns and issues cropped up with the declaration of independence, it held very small amounts of power. Paying off debuts of the revolution became a choice that most states opted out on because their was no force behind the request.
Chloe Mballa Pd: 4 The War Room Assignment The Warm room is an insight documentary on what campaigns usually do and how they increase popularity for their candidate. It shows how the media is also involved in presidents and show their role in them, The media plays a crucial role in presidential campaigns. They can either make or break candidates. The media can allow the candidates to get their names to a wider audience or they can decide to bring down their opponents. Also, the media increases the popularity of candidates in presidential campaigns.
The Secret Message of a Super PAC While watching the tremendous amounts of political advertisements flow out of a family’s television every day, it is quite amazing to see how many accusations and career ending facts that many of our leading politicians are faced with. Advertisements like those from the super Political Action Committees (PAC) known as Restore Our Future. Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry are two of the politicians that are being scrutinized by the super PAC’s advertisement titled, Too Much, December 21 2011. The main argument that the ad makes is that Gingrich and Perry both are too liberal on immigration and have too much baggage on ethics, and the intended conservative audience would agree that the politicians are not fit for
Liberty died in America today I'm watching the results of the mid-term election as I write this and I am afraid that freedom died in America tonight. There have simply not been enough incumbents defeated to make an impression upon the entrenched elites who control the Big Government party which runs this nation. Yes, the House of Representatives has gone over to the Republicans, but those of us who were looking for the majority of that body to be composed of new people are disappointed. Yes, some of what the liberal mainstream media has taken to calling the “Tea Party” candidates have won their races. But their numbers are few, miniscule really in comparison to the total of 435 seats that were up for grabs.
At the outset of the Occupy movement, Adbusters magazine wrote that part of its mission is the establishment of worker cooperatives in place of corporations as the answer to economic inequality and disenfranchisement. Youth activists also express strongly anti-war views, mostly by refusing to serve in the military despite the fact that they are among the few institutions hiring. This generation does not face a draft in the conventional sense, but a de facto draft born of slim employment opportunities even prior to the Great Recession and the military-industrial complex’s insatiable need for bodies. While members of the 1960s generation of youth activists faced compulsory military service, many but not enough burned their draft cards and left the country in protest of the Vietnam War. Unlike the 1960s generation, the current generation may actually force an end to our wars by refusing to serve in them, as the military routinely misses its recruitment quotas despite lowering acceptance standards
As well as that there was Obama care as although the party differed on how they thought to deal with it as the moderates wanted to make compromises on the budget but the Tea Party went against it completely. But although there they differed on the Obama Care vote not a single Republican voted in favour of it they all went against it. This goes to show that although often they disagree strongly they can at times completely unify on some