On many occasions when the independence wars are over, governments formed by the same revolutionaries or the leaders who fought the war to be independent. For example, in the United States the leaders of the Independence of America became the first presidents or leaders of the new country, such as George Washington or Thomas Jefferson; in Latin American countries, also the leaders who led the revolutions (and survived the whole struggle) became the presidents or leaders of the newly formed countries.
An initiative allows citizen to propose and vote on constitutional amendments directly, without needing a legislative referral.
diffusion of responsibility and pluralistic ignorance
Psychologists John Darley and Bibb Latane believes that the more bystanders are in the emergency situation, the less likely someone will intervene. They hypothesized that this diffusion of responsibility is due to the bystanders’ expectations and assumption that someone in the crowd is going to volunteer. It also proposes this phenomenon is more likely to occur in larger groups versus smaller groups. Pluralistic ignorance is demonstrated by bystanders getting the feel of what others are feeling about the situation. How they will react will then be based on other’s reactions.
Later, when the colonists won independence, these colonies became the 13 original states. Each colony had its own government, but the British king controlled these governments.
In the Senate, the Majority Whip ranks third (or fourth) highest in the majority party. The Majority Whip is outranked by
The Senate Majority Leader (also called Senate Floor Leader), who is a Senator elected by his or her party to serve as their primary spokesperson and to manage the legislative sessions. By custom, the Majority Leader gets priority when he or she wishes to speak during a legislative session.
