...advantages of referendums outweigh the disadvantages? (25 marks) Referendums are a device of direct democracy and are a popular vote on an issue of public policy or constitutional reform. They are the most commonly used form of direct democracy in the UK and are used to widen political participation. In my opinion, I think the disadvantage of referendums outweigh the advantages for the following reasons. As referendums are a device of direct democracy, they give the public direct and unmediated control over government decision-making. This means that the public views and interests are properly and accurately given. It also means they cannot be changed or moulded to suit the politicians who represent the public. However, the point of having politicians to represent us is that they have political experience and knowledge to make correct and justified decisions. We have the democratic choice to elect the people that represent our views in parliament. Referendums therefore undermine parts of representative democracy as the general public is mainly badly informed, uneducated in politics and lack political experience. This means that although referendums give the public what they would like in the form of a democratic yes/no vote, the general public opinion could be very bad for the country in the long term. The public's interests are therefore best safeguarded by a government system of politicians rather than any form of popular self-government. On the other hand, referendums could...
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...ability to make someone do something that they would not do of their own free will * E.g - Coercion – the use of force to achieve ends – the military * Authority = the right to exercise power (based on the consent of those being ruled) * E.g - Legal/rational – HOC * E.g – Traditional – HOL Modern democracies have: Political tolerance Peaceful transition of power Free, fair and regular elections The government is accountable to the people The rule of law Freedom of the media Modern democracies have: Political tolerance Peaceful transition of power Free, fair and regular elections The government is accountable to the people The rule of law Freedom of the media What makes a government legitimate? * Referendums (‘Yes’ answers) * High turnout * Free, fair and regular elections * Lack of dissent * Displays of public support How legitimate is the UK? Legitimate | Not legitimate | * House of Commons is elected | * Electoral system unfair and distorts political representation (FPTP) | * Government elected with mandate to govern | * Every government elected has only achieved the minority of the popular vote | * House of Lords has traditional authority and political influence is widely recognised | * House of Lords members are not elected and so do not have the people’s consent | Direct democracy: * The people themselves directly make the important decisions which affect them * The people are directly...
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...improve democracy in the UK are: having more referendums, lowering the voting age, making voting compulsory and finally the use of digital democracy. And this essay will assess all the measures and also it will determine which measure is the best to improve democracy in the UK. The first measure, which has been suggested to improve democracy in the UK, is the use of more referendums. A referendum is a popular vote where the people are asked to determine an important political or constitutional issue directly. A referendum has pros and cons. Firstly referendums are a device of direct democracy, which gives the general public direct and unmediated control over the governments decision making, this ensures that the public’s views and interests are always taken account of and are not distorted by politicians who claim to “represent them”. Another advantage is that referendums actually help to create a better informed, more educated and more politically engaged electorate, which gives the members of the public a strong incentive to cast there vote. Also another advantage is that referendums reduce the power of the government, because the government has less control over their outcome than it does over parliament, and therefore citizens are protected against the danger of over mighty government. And a final advantage to referendums is that there is always a clear-cut answer either yes or no. However there are disadvantages to referendums as well such as the general public which is...
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...motivate employees, many companies are using various techniques and empowering employees is one of them. Employee’s empowerment means that the employee can make decisions and take risks rispecting the company’s vision and goals. However, the empowerment has many pro and cons. Some of the advantages are: increase in motivation, productivity, efficiency, creativity, reduce costs, and focus on quality. Also, when the employee is empowered will become as an entrepreneurial and will take risks that will translate in a higher income for the company or success. However, the employees take higher risks it can be a disadvantage as it can be even cause a loss from taking the wrong decision. As for example, an employee could try to predict the sales in the future for a particular product and decide to order too much of that product that will be difficult to sell. Another disadvantage of employee empowerment is the security of private information being not secure as everyone can access the information. For example, in medical office patients information need to be safe, but an employee decides to take work at home and all the paper documents with patient information now can be accessed by everyone visiting her house. Furthermore, managers can have hard times to delegate because people will become arrogant increasing conflicts and causing issues with the interpersonal relation, therefore, communication. Empowerment can make managers fear of losing their job as their performance is not...
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...How you spent your last holiday (Describe my last holiday) During my last school holidays, I spent a few days at my cousin’s house at Morib, a well-known sea resort. I shall never forget that visit. On the day I arrived at Morib, my cousin told me that he would do to make my stay there a very interesting one. He said that he would make a raft to use it in the sea. Then he would buy fishing net to catch some fish in the shallow water near the coast. When I heard all this, I was very delighted because it was one of the reasons that I had decided to visit my cousin. We then walked up to the beach which is near his house. While we were there, sometime in the evening, the sea looked extremely beautiful. I saw the islands and hills in the distance, the birds in the air, and a few boys and girls playing on the beach. I also saw some fishermen coming out of the water with their catch. All this was indeed very interesting to look at. On the next day, my cousin and I collected some tree trunks from the forest nearby. As my cousin’s house is close to the sea, we decided to make the raft on the beach itself. It took us almost the whole morning to make the raft. We then had our lunch and went to Banting, the nearest town, to buy fishing net. After that we returned to my cousin’s house. In the evening we put the raft on the sea. The water was still high, but the raft floated quite well. My cousin and I sat on it and began to row it by using the oars that we had made ourselves...
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...possible solutions for this problem? (List at | 1.I could quit my job and stay at home with our son. | |least 2 or 3, more if needed.) |2. We could split the week and let them have their own specific days | | |to each watch our son. | | |3.We could put our son in daycare. | | |4. | |Step 3: What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of each possible |The advantages of stayig home would be I could care for my son daily | |solution?...
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...It can be argued that in the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, though Christopher is born with a disability, it is his family and community that really disadvantage him. Although many people have doubted the accuracy of this statement, a thorough inspection reveals that it is, in fact, correct. This can be shown by examining the way he is treated by the general public, his school community and even his own family. As a result, Christopher is unable to develop his full potential and becoming as useful an asset to the population as he might have been, creating a vicious cycle. One major example of the way the community disadvantages him is by looking at the general public. People, having been brought up in a strict society with certain unofficial rules which must be followed, instinctively create a barrier against anything which they deem that does not belong, such as Christopher, and therefore, they either close themselves off, or even turn against him, as the two drunken men on the train had done by calling him a "train elf" (Haddon, 2003:206). On the other hand, there are also those people who believe they are being sympathetic and doing the right thing by "helping" the autistic population like Christopher through counselling and trying to find a "cure" for their disability when they actually don't want to be "cured", because the autistic way of life is the only way they know, and if they are treated, they won't be them anymore. Even classifying...
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...The Advantage And Disadvantage Of Technology On Society Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology on Society Annie Martin Professor Marin CS 105 March 10, 2010 Abstract Today’s society is heavily influenced and affected by technology. My paper will explain and highlight many advantages and disadvantages of technology on society. It will discuss some ways it can hinder reputations and how private matters can become public property because of technology. My paper will also reveal how technology can bring people closer together, although many people may beg to differ. Today’s society is driven and greatly influenced by technology. This can be a beneficial fact, and it can also be detrimental and yield major problems. Whether one is using a digital camera in order to snap a photo of a precious moment, or whether one is sneaking and videotaping an embarrassing video that will last forever, these are components of technology that effect society because it effects people. It is in the eye of the beholder of whether technology has more or less advantages than disadvantages on society. My paper will discuss some advantages and disadvantages of technology on society. There are many advantages of technology. Technology allows people to email, text, talk on the telephone, mow the lawn, vacuum carpets, blend food, straighten hair, add numbers, and the beneficial list goes on. Without technology, people would not be able to keep in touch with loved ones as...
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...researchers being students of civil engineering considered that additional rooms will be done. However, location of additional rooms will be studied carefully before constructing as different factors should be considered. 4.1.1 Advantages * Additional rooms will help giving comfort to students because of much better studying environment. * Environment as one of the factors that contributes the most when considering ones personality, will improve student’s performance during classes. 4.1.2 Disadvantages * Construction of additional room would mean greater cost * Construction time varies and most of the time will take month or two to finish 4.2 Alternative 2: Shifting of Schedules Shifting of schedules is a process wherein time will be analized considering rooms availability. 4.2.1 Advantage * Shifting of schedules if arranged or assigned properly will help the university utilize its rooms and facilities 4.2.2 Disadvantage * There is no disadvantage since shifting of schedules will be an option 4.3 Alternative 3: Purchasing of Equipments It is the university’s obligation to provide following equipment/s to sustain students’ needs in studying. In almost every aspect practical aid. 4.3.1 Advantage * Purchasing of equipments that will be used as a practical aid in studying will increase students performance. * having set of equipments that are used for students purpose will benefit the university by gaining achievements most likely when...
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...The Advantages and Disadvantage of Having Good Customer Service at the Maritime Museum The Advantages and Disadvantage of Having Good Customer Service at the Maritime Museum Source internet and notes Source internet and notes Disadvantages- You Will Get Shouted At and Abused By Some Frankly Arrogant People. While customer service is key to improving a company's image and retaining business, if customer service tools and systems are not correctly and efficiently implemented, they can ultimately result in unwanted results for both your customers and your company's bottom line. Disadvantages- You Will Get Shouted At and Abused By Some Frankly Arrogant People. While customer service is key to improving a company's image and retaining business, if customer service tools and systems are not correctly and efficiently implemented, they can ultimately result in unwanted results for both your customers and your company's bottom line. Advantage- You Have A Job, You Get To Annoy Some Frankly Arrogant People By Being Purposely Stubborn. You Get To Help Some Nice People. They identifies needs and wants of consumers They also aids in design of products that fulfill consumers’ needs Outlines measures for generating the cash for daily operation, to repay debts and to turn a profit Advantage- You Have A Job, You Get To Annoy Some Frankly Arrogant People By Being Purposely Stubborn. You Get To Help Some Nice People. They identifies needs and wants of consumers They...
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...UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO PEÑAPLATA COLLEGE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN BEHAVIORAL FINANCE SUBMITTED TO: PROF. MARLON MONTAÑO SUBMITTED BY: CHARMLY SENOK ROLAND II R. JAMERO STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM There is no agreement between Bautista’s rice milling and the two large rice dealers about the payment and where it should be deposited that will make the encashment faster. OBJECTIVES * To determine the fastest way of encashing the check payment. * To identify specific depository bank that would be in the convenience of both business owners. * Involving risk in adapting new strategies of payment collector without the use of express delivery. SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTH * Acquisition of palay in a low price * Having the two large dealers. * Access of selling milled rice to markets in Batangas. * No competition of rice milling business in the area. WEAKNESSES * The cost incurred in encashing the checks. * The distance of their business from the bank. * The collection system. OPPORTUNITIES * Chance to have business extension. * To have additional rice dealers. * Be one of the largest rice dealers. * Adapting new technology THREATS * Increase charge for just to speed up the availability of funds. * When tenants will realize the low palay prices they give to Bautista. * The entry of potent new competitions...
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...you are reading is accurate before trusting it as fact. Use of computers in education and research has completely changed the way things were made before. For example, a lecture to the students or the presentation of a paper to a Congress are completely different with respect to those of only a few decades ago, when blackboard, transparencies or photographic slides were used. There are many positive aspects of using computers, for example making a talk very attractive. However, there are also negative aspects. In this paper an analysis is presented of advantages and disadvantages I experienced and of consequences of using computers. Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers As you know nowadays almost every home, office or school has a computer or even a few of these devices. Anyway, these modern technologies without which lots of people cannot imagine their lives have some advantages as well as disadvantages. To begin with, I would like to comment on the advantages. So firstly, computer gives you the opportunity to access a lot of information about everything not to mention the fact that you can store large amounts of information on the computer in a database. One computer disk can hold the same amount of information as several books. And don’t forget about the fact that computers can do some jobs very quickly. For example, writing some report with...
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...obtained is quick compared to formal channel of communication. 3. The grapevine creates a sense of unity among the employees who share and discuss their views with each other. Thus, grapevine helps in developing group cohesiveness. 4. The grapevine serves as an emotional supportive value. 5. The grapevine is a supplement in those cases where formal communication does not work. Disadvantages of Grapevine Communication 1. The grapevine carries partial information at times as it is more based on rumours. Thus, it does not clearly depicts the complete state of affairs. 2. The grapevine is not trustworthy always as it does not follows official path of communication and is spread more by gossips and unconfirmed report. 3. The productivity of employees may be hampered as they spend more time talking rather than working. 4. The grapevine leads to making hostility against the executives. 5. The grapevine may hamper the goodwill of the organization as it may carry false negative information about the high level people of the organization. A smart manager should take care of all the disadvantages of the grapevine and try to minimize them. At the same time, he should make best possible use of advantages of...
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...generated based on any suspicious network activity. Although a user may have only visited 5 sites, snort may have generated 12 or more alerts that were generated due to anomalies detected from the 5 sites visited. 3. What are the advantages of logging more information to the alerts file? The advantage of logging additional information within the alerts file is that it can provide additional information as to the origination or source of what caused the alert. If the administrator is better informed on the sources of any anomalies or suspicious activity, he/she can make adjustments to prevent the known source from continuing to make unwarranted attempts to access the network. 4. What are the disadvantages of logging more information to the alerts file? One of the disadvantages of logging more information is that if that information was compromised by an outside threat, the information could...
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...work,to make their work easier and faster.Computers is one of the most patronized devices today.It can help us in many ways,but computer and their peripherals is changing so rapidly that anything we describe “state of art” today will almost surely lose that status within months. III.STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The researchers have this topic to know the opinions of student about the advantage and disadvantage of computers and to let elaborate on these Disadvantages and Advantages. Specifilally,it sought answers to the following problem 1.What is the Advantages and Disadvantages of computers? 2.Is there a significant difference between advantages and disadvantages of computers? 3.Is there a significant between advantages and disadvantages of computers? IV.HYPOTHESIS Based on the aforementioned problems the following hypothesis were tested. 1.There is no significant difference between advantages and disadvantages of computer. 2.There is no significant relationship between advantages and disadvantages of computer. TABLE 1 : DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO GENDER GENDER | FREQUENCY | PERCENTAGE(%) | MALE | | | FEMALE | | | The table shown above desplets the distribution of respondence according to gender. TABLE 2: DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO AGE AGE...
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