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 <b>Parliamentb> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parliaments can be contrasted with congresses in the model of the United States.
A nation's prime minister ("PM") is almost always the leader of the majority party in the lower house of <b>parliamentb>, but only holds his or her office as long as the "confidence of the house" is maintained.
If members of <b>parliamentb> lose faith in the leader for whatever reason, they can often call a vote of no confidence and force the PM to resign.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament   (739 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> of Australia: Education - <b>Parliamentb> An Overview
The <b>Parliamentb> consists of the Queen (represented by the Governor-General) and two Houses (the Senate and the House of Representatives).
The Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General, who by convention under the Constitution, must appoint the parliamentary leader of the party, or coalition of parties, which has a majority of seats in the House of Representatives.
Both Houses of <b>Parliamentb> must agree on a proposed change, or if agreement cannot be reached, the Governor-General can present a proposal to the people.
http://www.aph.gov.au/parl.htm   (827 words)

  
 Glossary - <b>Parliamentb> of Victoria
A Member of <b>Parliamentb> who is not a Minister and holds no special office (such as President or Speaker); the name is used because such Members sit on the benches at the back of the House.
The Members of <b>Parliamentb> elected to preside over meetings of their respective Houses (the President and Speaker); they also take responsibility for the administration of the parliamentary departments.
A Member of <b>Parliamentb> who is not a member of a political party.
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/gloss.html   (2584 words)

  
 EUROPA - European Union institutions and other bodies - European <b>Parliamentb>
In 2004, Josep Borrell Fontelles was elected President of the European <b>Parliamentb>.
When a new Commission takes office, its members are nominated by the EU member state governments but they cannot be appointed without <b>Parliamentb>’s approval.
<b>Parliamentb> thus expresses the democratic will of the Union's citizens (more than 455 million people), and it represents their interests in discussions with the other EU institutions.
http://europa.eu.int/institutions/parliament/index_en.htm   (869 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> Homepage
The leader of the political party that secures the majority of seats in <b>Parliamentb> will be asked by the President to become the Prime Minister (PM).
The Singapore <b>Parliamentb> has a single House and together with the President of Singapore is known as the Legislature.
The "life" of each <b>Parliamentb> is 5 years from the date of its first sitting after a General Election.
http://www.parliament.gov.sg   (174 words)

  
 Hrvatski sabor - ENGLISH 
The Croatian <b>Parliamentb> can also hold extraordinary sessions at the request of the Croatian President, the Government or a majority of parliamentary deputies.
After the elimination of the Chamber of Counties under the constitutional amendments enacted in 2001, the Croatian <b>Parliamentb> became unicameral.
All able-bodied members from the previous <b>Parliamentb> remained in it (at the invitation of the ban), while an additional 192 representatives of the people, elected regardless of social station (although subject to property and educational restrictions), were elected.
http://www.sabor.hr/?jezik=2   (634 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb>
The Acts of the British <b>Parliamentb> concerning its American colonies during the years 1763-1776 were not arbitrary.
You will need to research the historical role of <b>Parliamentb> and internal and external forces that lead to the passing of the Proclamation of 1763, the Quartering Act, the Stamp Act, and the Townshed Acts.
In appreciating the role of <b>Parliamentb> and the reasons for its Acts, the students should gain a greater respect and understanding of the complaints of the American Colonists.
http://smith.quicktel.com/quests/british_laws.htm   (648 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> House Canberra
The two main chambers of <b>Parliamentb> House where our politicians sit are: The House of Representatives and the Senate.
<b>Parliamentb> House is surrounded by 23 hectares of landscape design to blend in with the architecture of <b>Parliamentb> House.
<b>Parliamentb> House itself is built of enough concrete to build twenty five Sydney Opera Houses.
http://teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au/cyberfair2002/parliamenthousecanberra.htm   (977 words)

  
 In, early Aug 1990, Kuwait was invaded by Iraq, which caused the Gulf War to start, consequently Iraq Heavily defeated and the great popular uprising of, March 1991, took place
In it’s session held in 16/09/96, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minster of the third cabinet of the regional government were nominated by the <b>Parliamentb> and in 26/09/96 the P-M, Deputy P-M and the Ministers Of the third Cabinet, consisted of 14 ministries, were approved by the <b>parliamentb>.
Thus the Kurdistani <b>Parliamentb> started to perform it’s activities until the breakout of the civil war between the two main factions, PUK and KDP, which halted <b>parliamentb> functions before the termination of it’s period.
The third cabinet is a coalition cabinet representing various Political Parties, organizations, ethnic minorities and independent personalities, it’s known by,Servicing Cabinet, among the people of Kurdistan.
http://www.kdp.pp.se/parli.html   (1221 words)

  
 A Matter of Public Importance: Votes for Women
Women already had the right to vote and to stand for <b>parliamentb> in South Australia (since 1895) and the right to vote in Western Australia (since 1900), and the subject of universal suffrage was debated at the Constitutional Conventions (Adelaide Convention, 1897, pp 715-731).
Dorothy Tangney (Senate, WA, ALP) and Enid Lyons (House of Representatives, Tas, UAP) were the first women elected to the Commonwealth <b>Parliamentb> in 1943.
This table shows the dates for women's franchise in each of the Australian parliaments and the names and dates elected of the first women.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/pol/women/women.htm   (1258 words)

  
 Queensland <b>Parliamentb> - Home Page
The Usher of the Black Rod also acted as librarian to both Houses of <b>Parliamentb>.
The first Queensland <b>Parliamentb> in 1860 had a staff of eight.
Three staff supported the Legislative Council - The Clerk of the Council; Usher of the Black Rod; and Messenger and Office Keeper.
http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au   (68 words)

  
 Tynwald - The <b>Parliamentb> of the Isle of Man
Tynwald - The <b>Parliamentb> of the Isle of Man
Welcome to Tynwald - The <b>Parliamentb> of the Isle of Man.
http://www.tynwald.org.im   (20 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The House of Commons, not the Senate, is the responsible House of <b>Parliamentb>, meaning that the Government is answerable to it alone.
The new Canadian <b>Parliamentb> consisted of the Queen (represented by the Governor General), the Senate and the House of Commons.
The lower house, the House of Commons, is the dominant branch of the Canadian <b>Parliamentb>.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Parliament   (20 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Irish Catholics were barred from voting or attending the <b>Parliamentb> altogether in the Cromwellian Act of Settlement 1652.
In 1801 the <b>Parliamentb> of Ireland was abolished entirely, when the Act of Union created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and merged the British and Irish legislatures into a single <b>Parliamentb> of the United Kingdom.
During the Williamite war in Ireland (1688-91), they were once again a majority in <b>Parliamentb> and forced James to pass legislation granting legislative autonomy to the <b>Parliamentb> and a restitution of the lands confiscated from Catholics in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Parliament   (1501 words)

  
 Revolts.co.uk
Field was casting his second dissenting vote of the <b>Parliamentb>, but Hoey was notching up her 14th rebellion against the Government.
In the last <b>Parliamentb> there were small rebellions (the largest numbering 10) over granting Sinn Fein use of the facilities of the House (although until Robin Cook, then the Leader of the House, agreed to a compromise the number at one point looked as if it might be even larger).
Of all the women elected in the large 1997 cohort, she was the one who rebelled most during the last <b>parliamentb>.
http://www.revolts.co.uk   (9520 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> - Encyclopedia of Political Information
The New Zealand <b>Parliamentb> consists of a 120-member unicameral House of Representatives from which an executive cabinet of about 20 ministers is appointed.
Unlike the House of Lords and the Canadian Senate, the Australian Senate is elected and has much more power than its British or Canadian counterparts.
Closer in that regard to the British model is the <b>Parliamentb> of Canada, which consists of the House of Commons, the Senate and the Queen, represented by the Governor-General.
http://www.politicalinformation.net/encyclopedia/Parliament.htm   (440 words)

  
 Sri Lanka: <b>Parliamentb>
<b>Parliamentb> has a Police Division headed by a Senior Superintendent of Police.
(This is administered by the Secretary-General of <b>Parliamentb>.
The Secretary-General of <b>Parliamentb>, who is the head of the permanent staff of <b>Parliamentb>, is appointed by the President and he (SGP) recruits his staff with the approval of the Speaker.
http://www.priu.gov.lk/Parliament/Indexpa.html   (624 words)

  
 Encyclopedia4U - George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax - Encyclopedia Article
He supports the Test Act and, while opposing the Indulgence, is not hostile to the repeal of the penal laws against the Roman Catholics by <b>parliamentb>.
He was elected member of the Convention <b>Parliamentb> for Pontefract in 1660, and this was his only appearance in the Lower House.
He retired to Rufford again in January 1681, but was presept at the Oxford <b>parliamentb>, and in May returned suddenly to public life and held for a year the chief control of affairs.
http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/g/george-savile-1st-marquess-of-halifax.html   (624 words)

  
 Constitutional convention (political meeting) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Constitutional conventions have also been used by subnational units of federal states—such as the individual states of the United States—to create, replace, or revise their own constitutions.
A constitutional convention is a gathering of delegates for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution.
European Convention (2001) - Drafted the Constitution for Europe for approval by the European Council and ratification by the member states.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_convention_(political_meeting)   (202 words)

  
 Minority government - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A minority government, or a minority cabinet, is a cabinet of a parliamentary system which does not represent a majority in the <b>parliamentb> — or in bicameral parliaments, in that chamber whose confidence is considered most crucial.
This is because the system heavily biases the vote towards increasing the number of seats of the top parties and reducing the seats of smaller parties.
The leader of a minority government will also often call an election in hopes of winning a stronger mandate from the electorate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_government   (202 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The <b>Parliamentb> of Australia is modelled on the <b>Parliamentb> of the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, the Congress of the United States.
According to Section 1 of the Constitution of Australia, <b>Parliamentb> consists of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the "lower house"), and the Senate (the "upper house" or "house of review").
The <b>Parliamentb> used to have the power of hearing such cases itself, and did so in the Browne-Fitzpatrick case of 1955.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Parliament   (1724 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The <b>Parliamentb> of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty).
The Scottish <b>Parliamentb> was established as the national unicameral legislature of Scotland by the Scotland Act 1998, and held its first meeting as a devolved legislature on 12 May 1999.
<b>Parliamentb> controls the executive by passing or rejecting its Bills and by forcing Ministers of the Crown to answer for their actions, either at "Question Time" or during meetings of the parliamentary committees.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Parliament   (6947 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The <b>Parliamentb> of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty).
The Scottish <b>Parliamentb> was established as the national unicameral legislature of Scotland by the Scotland Act 1998, and held its first meeting as a devolved legislature on 12 May 1999.
The British <b>Parliamentb> is often called the "Mother of Parliaments," as the legislative bodies of many nations—most notably, those of the members of the Commonwealth—are modelled on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Parliament   (6947 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> - encyclopedia article about <b>Parliamentb>.
have similarly organized parliaments with a largely ceremonial Head of State head of state or chief of state is an individual who serves as the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth.
The <b>Parliamentb> of Australia is modelled on the <b>Parliamentb> of the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, the Congress of the United States.
<b>Parliamentb> of Australia The <b>Parliamentb> of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/parliament   (2416 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Westminster <b>Parliamentb>
<b>Parliamentb>'s power has often been eroded by its own Acts.
For example, although the Act of Union 1800 states that the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland are to be united "forever," <b>Parliamentb> permitted Southern Ireland to separate into a distinct nation, the Irish Free State, in 1922.
All diocesan bishops continued to sit in <b>Parliamentb>, but the Bishopric of Manchester Act 1847 and later acts provide that only the twenty-six most senior are Lords Spiritual.
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Westminster-Parliament   (2416 words)

  
 Scottish <b>Parliamentb> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although a majority of voters voted for the <b>Parliamentb>, the referendum failed to reach the 40% of the total electorate threshold deemed necessary to pass the referendum.
The Scottish <b>Parliamentb> (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland, in the capital Edinburgh.
At the first meeting of the <b>parliamentb> on 12 May 1999, Winnie Ewing (the Mother of <b>Parliamentb> or "Oldest Qualified Member" as she was described in the Official Report of debates) declared that the "Scottish <b>Parliamentb> which adjourned on 25 March 1707, is hereby reconvened".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament   (1828 words)

  
 <b>Parliamentb> of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian <b>Parliamentb> consists of two houses - the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha- and the President of India.
Any bill can become an act only after it is passed by both the houses of the <b>Parliamentb> and assented by the President.
The <b>Parliamentb> of India (or Sansad) is bicameral.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Parliament   (466 words)

  
 Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The four main organs of Portuguese politics are the President of the Republic, the <b>Parliamentb>, the Council of Ministers ( Government), and the Judiciary.
The President of <b>Parliamentb> substitutes the President of the Republic in the event of his absence.
Because Philip II of Spain was the son of a Portuguese princess, the Spanish ruler became Philip I of Portugal in 1581.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal   (466 words)

  
 Riksdag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<b>Parliamentb> can cast a vote of no confidence against any single member of the government, thus forcing a resignation.
To avoid any recurrence of this, the number of seats in <b>Parliamentb> was reduced to 349 in 1974.
The Riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members, which are publicly elected on a proportional basis to serve four year terms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Sweden   (466 words)

  
 Dangerous-industries search for TD
TDs elected in the Irish general election, 2002
Tds elected in hte irish general election, 2002
Tds elected in teh irish general election, 2002
http://www.dangeruss-industries.com/list.TD.html   (466 words)

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