<span>Finding themselves locked out of their usual meeting hall at Versailles on June 20 and thinking that the king was forcing them to disband, they moved to a nearby indoor tennis court (salle du jeu de paume). There they took an oath never to separate until a written constitution had been established for France.</span>
<u>Constitutional Monarchies:</u>
-Jordan
The system of government of Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral National Assembly, composed of the House of Representatives, of 150 seats, 27 by vote of national circumscription with proportional formula and 123 by system "one man, one vote", and the Senate, of 75 members appointed by the King. The King and his Council of Ministers shape the Executive Power, and the King must approve all laws. However, their veto power can be nullified by 2/3 of the two houses of the National Assembly.
-United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates form a federation of seven states, each ruled by its emir (nobility of sheikhs) with specific powers. The central government is formed by the supreme council, formed by the seven emirs. The country's president is usually the emir of Abu Dhabi, and the prime minister, the emir of Dubai.
-Kuwait
Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and its economic and political capital is the city of Kuwait.
<u>Absolute Monarchies:</u>
-Qatar
Qatar is an absolute monarchy that has been ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-nineteenth century. Its Constitution does not provide for the creation of political parties, but recognizes the right to freedom of expression and association, the right to a fair trial, and enshrines freedom of worship.
-Oman
Oman is an absolute monarchy in which the Sultan of Oman exercises absolute authority, but his parliament has some legislative and supervisory powers.
<span>In ancient Greece, the people believed in many gods. One important god was Dionysus, the god of fertility. Each spring, Athens held a five-day festival celebrating the god's rebirth. Over time, the Greeks developed many traditions for their festivals. One tradition was a contest in which writers would create and present performances of song and dance</span>
He gives a speech
Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel, gave this impassioned speech in the East Room of the White House on April 12, 1999, as part of the Millennium Lecture series, hosted by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In the summer of 1944, as a teenager in Hungary, Elie Wiesel, along with his father, mother and sisters, were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz extermination camp in occupied Poland. Upon arrival there, Wiesel and his father were selected by SS Dr. Josef Mengele for slave labor and wound up at the nearby Buna rubber factory.
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