Only the Congress (which is in the legislative branch) can propose a
constitutional amendment, which must not only be approved by a large
majority in the Congress itself but must also be ratified, or approved,
by two-thirds of the states.
Since one of the powers of the
president (who is in the executive branch) is to suggest legislative
agendas, the president can technically also suggest a
constitutional amendment to the Congress. But in this case the
president's proposal is merely a suggestion and has no legislative
authority, since the real authority is with the Congress.
Answer: The legislative branch
In general, we can affirm that values focused on freedom and social well-being are what help to form the economic and political ideas of a person or party. However, freedom and social well-being are relative concepts that can be different between each individual. Many people associate these concepts with them and their peers and, therefore, seek to support parties that encourage these values in a more segregated and individualized way. Other people, however, have these values in a more humanistic way and seek to associate themselves with parties that share this type of thinking.
In this case, we can say that the values defended by political parties can shape people's thinking about a country's economy and politics. The problem with this, is that depending on the party, this mold can be harmful and harm people like me, who are part of social minorities, or even harm people who defend another type of thinking.
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Explanation:
Africa has long since been encountered by the presence of Europeans and their activities on the continent. Before the nineteenth century, European activities in Africa were restricted along the coast. Trade in slaves and other commodities with the interior states of Africa was conducted through local middlemen. Upon the abolition of the slave trade, legitimate trade was seen as the perfect substitute and the Europeans there scrambled and partitioned Africa for political, social and economic reasons. This also had economic, political and social consequences on the continent. This essay is a re-contextualization of the essence of the partition of Africa and it’s ramification on the continent. It will first deal with the factors that motivated the scramble for territories in Africa by the Europeans and later look at the effects on the continent.
The scramble for territories in Africa and the partition of the continent among the various European powers of late nineteenth century was triggered off mainly by the activities of one individual: King Leopold II of Belgium in the Congo Basin. King Leopold hired explorers led by Henry Morton Stanley to explore and navigate the Congo and arrange trade with the local leaders of the area. Publicly, King Leopold of a civilizing mission to carry the light “for millions of men still plunged in barbarism will be dawn of a better era”. Privately, Leopold had the idea of exploitation and profit making at the expense of the Africans. Other European countries such as Britain, France and Portugal became alarmed and as conflict over the Congo Basin seemed eminent, Otto Von Bismarck, the then German chancellor who was a pacifist called for conference in Berlin to discuss issue regarding the annexation of territories in Africa and other issues such as the slave trade in December 1884-1885(January). This conference is famously known as the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885. The causes for the scramble and partition of Africa as discussed below.
CAUSES OF THE PARTITION OF AFRICA
Economically, it was the time whereby the industrial revolution in Europe, particularly England had reached its peak. The Europeans therefore wanted a place to serve as a market for their manufactured goods. This would help boost the economy of the European nations and the surplus goods also would have a ready market in Africa. The Europeans therefore saw the need to acquire territories outside Europe to serve as a market for their surplus goods and Africa was their answer since it was a newly found continent by the Europeans. In the Gold Coast for example, the Europeans supplied manufactured products such as gin, tobacco, hardware, gun, gun powder, iron, glassware, European blankets and cotton and silk products. These goods found a ready market since they were new and comfortable for the large African population. The British with Gold Coast as their occupied territory benefitted from this trade as they also obtained products such as gold, ivory, animal skin etc. This new economic enterprise therefore boosted the economy of Britain and they were therefore ready to do whatever is possible to prevent any other European country from benefiting from this trade in the Gold Coast.
Again the European territories in Africa served as a place where raw materials could be easily obtained at relatively low prices to feed European manufacturing industries. Raw materials that were in abundance and obtained by the Europeans in the Gold Coast are gold, ivory, timber, cotton etc. These products which were in great demand in Europe were converted into finished goods and were sold to both Europeans and Africans. This helped in the accumulation of more capital to establish other industries in Europe. So to the Europeans, Africa was very valuable at that time and no European country would allow another European country to establish trade links in the “occupied” territories for trade.
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B. Overseees the Senate
Explanation:
The vice president, in addition to his most well-known functions, such as being the first successor to the country's maximum position, has, among others, leading and inspect the Senate. However, his place in this legislative branch does not allow him the right to vote, unless he is strict to tie-breaking vote.
Candide portrays the suffering of a great many of its characters, however, the female characters in the novel are by far the worst off.
Explanation:
The female characters face harsher realities due to the inherent discrimination in the story.
<u>Often, they are used as symbols of desires and lust. Men fight over women and lots of violence instigated is misogynistic.</u>
The women do not believe, unlike the men, that all things must end for the good. The women in the book it seems understand the folly in this statement because of their plight.
<u>Cunegonde's possession by a series of men who are hostile to her and Old woman held hostage by Moroccan pirates </u>suffer incessantly in the book and this reveals the central allegory of the book:<u> that all things are not meant for well.</u>
