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Showing 1 to 20 of 129 for “"General Assembly"”.
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Changes in the Apportionment System: The Illinois General Assembly, 1963-1967
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T21:38:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7309999.pdf: 16013145 bytes, checksum: ff4c74d8c45954949fdaf941f6fa439f (MD5) Previous issue date: 1972
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The role of the United Nations General Assembly in the norm life cycle
In the last few decades the study of norms coupled with a constructivist approach has brought new insights into the area of international relations. The UNGA is the premier global IGO making it an important and interesting topic of study in terms of global legislation. This research fills a gap in …
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African American Female Political Behavior in the Georgia General Assembly: Policy, Position, & Power
… mainstream political positions (i.e., mayor, assembly member, congresswoman, etc.). However, dismal research has been conducted on their multi-faceted political behavior, and on the salient policy issues authored by them. This mixed methods transdisciplinary research employs feminist …
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The Policy of The United States With Respect to Political Questions in The General Assembly of The United Nations
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Politics and trade in Africa : Does Sino-African trade and investment significantly influence Africa's United Nations General Assembly voting behaviour?
… and political alignment in the United Nations General Assembly (UN General Assembly). This research seeks to provide an understanding of whether states that rely heavily on China's export market are more likely to converge with China on foreign policy decisions. Acknowledging that convergence …
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How does the work of the ILC and the General Assembly on the law of international watercourses contribute towards a legal framework for the Nile Basin?
… the International Law Commission (ILC) and the General Assembly of the United Nations (GA) on the law of non-navigational uses of international watercourses has impacted the development of the Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement (NRBCFA). Chapter 1 introduces a bird’s eye view of the genesis of …
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A Rhetorical Analysis of the Speechmaking of Adlai E. Stevenson on Major Issues in the United Nations During the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Sessions of the General Assembly
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An Historical Analysis of the Development of Charter School Legislation in Virginia
… charter school legislation, which covered the General Assembly Sessions 1994-2000, and the second step was a series of open-ended interviews with legislators and others who participated in the charter school legislative development. This study addressed the following research questions: 1. What …
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David Rice Atchison, Southern Spokesman: 1844-1855
… home to face re-election, he lost in Missouri's General Assembly. This work examined the electoral returns of Missouri General Assembly elections in 1848, 1850, and 1854 in an effort to determine Atchison's power base, how this power base changed in his critical re-election, and how certain …
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The impact of foreign aid on voting inside the United Nations
… nation's voting patterns in the United Nations General Assembly. Tests in the past have not employed thorough methodologies to deal with the abundance of variables that influence a nation's voting behavior. The methodology created in this research focuses on three important conceptualizations. …
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Virginia and the Equal Rights Amendment
… Legislators were able to use the rules of the General Assembly to block serious consideration and ratification of the ERA. Proponents of the amendment started with an educational campaign but faced the problem of not being in a position to challenge the powerful conservative leaders in the …
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Virginia's Pupil Placement Board and the Massive Resistance Movement, 1956-1966
… example of other Southern states, the state's General Assembly passed the Pupil Placement Act in 1956 as part of a package of legislation designed to counteract the Supreme Court desegregation ruling. The Act, and the Pupil Placement Board that enforced it, lasted a decade, much longer than any …
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The development of schooling in Floyd County, Virginia 1831-1900
… opportunities for the rich and poor. The General Assembly, which was dominated by the planter-aristocrats, opposed state education. These aristocrats saw no reason to tax themselves for educational opportunities they would not patronize. As settlers of Swiss, German, and Scotch-Irish …
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State-funded Lobbyists in Georgia: Wise or Wasteful?
… employees whose duties include lobbying General Assembly members on behalf of the agency. These employees act as liaisons between the agencies and the state elected officials and perform duties such as constituent services, providing information to legislators, and advice and expertise on …
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John W. E. Thomas: A Political Biography of Illinois' First African American State Legislator
… in 1877 and served three terms in the Illinois General Assembly. This dissertation serves as the first full length biography of Thomas and seeks to discuss African American politics and society in post Civil War Chicago.
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Explaining Depravity through the Looking Glass: Political Prison Camps, North Korea, and Waltz's Three Images
… attention within the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council. This paper examines these political prison camps through Kenneth Waltz’s levels of analysis in order to better understand the existence of these camps.</p>
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The constitutionality of the Illinois Waiver of Educational Mandates Act: Legislative use of the joint resolution
In February 1995, the Illinois General Assembly enacted Public Law 89-3 entitled the Illinois Waiver of Educational Mandates Act (Act). The purpose of the Act was to provide individual school districts the opportunity to modify or waive certain provisions of the Illinois School Code or State Board …
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A study of the status of the management of horse racing in Illinois
… of breeding and racing incentive programs by the General Assembly of Illinois.
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The Popular party in the Church of Scotland, 1740-1800
… from pro-patronage measures and decisions at the General Assembly. This provides a means of identification of the most committed members of the party. Its geographical spread is then delineated, as are the theological, ecclesiastical and secular interests of its members, and the effects of party …
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