Lord Howard of Effingham and Sir Francis Drake were the English leaders against the Spanish armada.
I think its five. I am not certain though.
The Treaty of Versailles has further increased the sense of pride and nationalism among the German people, and that eventually led to the worst thing that has happened to the humanity, the World War II. The reason why the Treaty of Versailles had such an effect on the Germans was that it made big damage and sanctions on the German economy, with the people of Germany suffering and living in poverty. The frustrations grew, the people felt that they were stripped of their basic rights, and they saw an enemy that was trying to destroy them in any way possible. Once a political figure came on the scene that used all of those frustrations to gain power, the people saw a savior, and that led to the rise of Nazi Germany and the terrors of World War II.
Personally, i believe it shouldn't, unless the number of votes required is more than half of the total population.
If, a legislation could be chosen by voters ballot, there is simply no need for the legislative branch to exist, because their decision could be easily overrun by the ballots.
The second problem is, voters ballot will be chosen purely by voter's selfish personal desire without having to pay attention what the whole nation needed
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