Political Parties in Morocco

The Istiqlal Independence party is a Moroccan Political Party. It conserves the monarchist and it’s a member of the centrist democrat international. The Istiqlal was founded in the 1940s; it was the main political force that was struggling for the Moroccan independence. The party’s leader was Allal Al Fassi. The Moroccan independence won’t be complete if they had not liberated all the territories that were part of morocco. Allal made this happen by sending a letter in 1951 to Ahmed Belbachir the right hand of the caliph (representative of the state in his neighbourhood) Spanish Morocco. In his letter he wrote that he wanted to help prevent the Spanish morocco to obtain their independence separately. The achieved independence in 1956 made the party move into an opposition position against the monarchy. In the beginning, the Istiqlal was a bourgeois/wealthy people group. But now the group is very popular and is in the opposition against in the French and they are part of the independence.

The socialist Union of Popular Forces is a political party in morocco. It was formed as a breakup from the UNFP. The USFP is the fifth largest party in the parliament. The government of prime minister Abass al Fassi formed on October 15, 2007 included this political party. In the parliament election on September 27, 2002 the party won 50 out of 325 seats. The socialist union are in a group called the left/the socialist they are opposed to the capitalism unlike the right group. All the high students the old college Moroccan students support this group of socialists who want to make changements.

The justice and development party is the largest opposition political party in Morocco. The PJD (abbreviation for the justice and development party) helps the Islamism and Islamic democracy. This party was founded by Abdelkrim Al Khatib an old politician who is known for his close ties with the monarchy. This is called the MPDC (the popular movement of democracy and constitution). The justice party are all the Muslims who support this group.

The Independence national union is a Moroccan political party founded in 1978. Its general secretary is Mustapha Mansouri. During the legislative elections in September 17, 2002 the party had 41 seats in the parliament which made it fourth position in the political kingdom after the USFP. The RNI is represented by three ministers. This party is the independent people who support this group.

The authentic modern political party created the august 7, 2008 by the fusion of five Moroccan political parties. This fusion had been created by Fouad Ali El Himma. He is the ex-minister delegate and the king Mohamed 6’s personal friend. This political party has been initiated by the parliament independent group. This party is the new independents and the new power party.

The Origins of American Politics

1) Describe the debate over the nature of government. Compare the viewpoint of Jefferson vs. Hamilton.

· Jefferson’s secretary was opposed to Hamilton’s plans.

· Jefferson and Hamilton each had a different way of viewing the government, the human nature, as well as interpreting the constitution.

· Jefferson preferred a strict construction. He believed that the government should use the Constitution powers only when they have to.

· Hamilton preferred a loose construction. He thought that they could use the powers anytime for anything they wanted as long as they were not stopped by the constitution.

· Jefferson had more faith in the people than in the government.

· Hamilton though was betraying the example of the American Revolution.

· Jefferson opposed Hamilton’s federal plan.

2) What is a political party?

· A political party is a group of people who seek to win elections and hold public office in order to control government policy and programs.

The first political parties were:

- Democratic Society
- Jefferson’s Republicans
- Federalists – Hamilton, Washington and followers.

3) Describe John Adam’s presidency. What were some difficulties he faced?

· John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the second president of the United States of America. He was an American Politician. He served as a leader during the American Revolution and as vice president for eight years. As a president, Adams faced the difficulty of trying to govern a young country where party differences were getting bigger. When John Adams started his presidency, The United States had a conflict with France in 1795. The merchants in the West Indies were attacked by pirates/privateers. In the year of 1797, John Adams sent three delegates to Paris to demand for peace, but when they arrived three American delegates requested a bribe of 250 000 dollars.

4) Outline the key events of Jefferson’s presidency.

· March 4, 1801 begun his presidency as third president of the USA.

· By 1800 Jefferson was the clear leader of local government.

· December 8, 1801 delivers his new address to the American congress.

· March 16, 1802 the reducing of the army by the congress has been signed by Jefferson.

· April 30, 1802 Jefferson signs the Enabling Act, which admitted Ohio as a state with the United States of America.

· His goal was to reduce the national government’s influence over American people’s lives.

· He reduces taxes and cut the federal bureaucracy’s size.

· Few aspects made him a popular president and he won the reelections in 1804.

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Four major quakes strike South Pacific

Map of striked places
In less than 11 hours, a fourth earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean near the island nation of Vanuatu on Thursday. They were part of 16 series of earthquakes that hit the same place, same period. The first of the three earthquakes hit the region in 70 minutes. The Hawaii center gave a false alert about a tsunami that did not occur. In that region they feel the earthquake shakes every weeks. Ten days earlier, a wave stroke the Vanautu islands and killed 178 people. There were no damages alerted after two hours. The tsunami made a quake that stroke the island with a magnitude of 7.8 (294 kilometres).

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The Constitution and Bill of Rights

Order :

1st amendment

13th amendment

4th amendment

5th amendment

Article I


Why ?

I chose the first amendment first because i think that the freedom of choosing your religion, and freedom of speech and all the rest are the most important freedoms in the world. Someone’s own freedom cannot be chosen by someone else it has to be a personal choice and a personal allowance. The freedom of religion and speech comes before everything else. The freedom of speech is fundamental for a democracy.

After that I chose the 13th amendment because if slavery is allowed lots of people would want to own slaves and they will search in poor places. The population will decrease and many people will be tortured to death. The people are trying to make the world a peaceful place, and if the owning of slaves is allowed the world will continuously be in conflict. The people have to be treated equally with respect for everyone. All the people are the same the color doesn’t make any difference. There shouldn’t be any racism this law is very important for everyone not only the US.

Next I chose the 4th amendment due to the right of not authorizing the police enter homes and start searching for things without a mandate from the judge. The people have the right to be secure in their homes work places, papers, and effects. The police can’t just come in and start looking around just because they are policeman and that they have the right to do so. They need to follow the laws like everyone else and they need to have a mandate for this special kind of operation. No one should be above the law.

I chose the 5th amendment after those three, because it’s the right to defend oneself. The people who are charged for a crime have the right to have a lawyer because everyone is innocent unless their culpability is proved. If they start answering questions without the presence of a lawyer every statement that they say can be charged and used against them during the trial. This law has been created to be used so the people are allowed to ask for a lawyer under any circumstances. It also says that no one can be tried for the same crime twice. It proves that everyone should be treated equally.

Finally I chose the first article of the Constitution, because it proves that no one has the supreme power. People are represented by the senate the House of Representatives and a system of checks and balances. It means that no law can be voted if there is no majority. Within this system every citizen is represented and every voice counts.

Defeat of greatest power by the American Colonists

The american colonists and the British defeated the greatest power of their time, during the French and British and Indian war. They demonstrated that they were the strongest and they did so by being in the Revolutionary War. They first tremendously victored the war between them (British) and colonies far, far away. British and the colonies far away had a common enemy which was France. The control over North America was lead by the Europeans, which explored the Indian lands, while the English prepared and built their settlements. Some conflicts erupted, because the English claimed that some of the territories were theirs. The beginning of French and Indian War has started. The British and their American colonists fought against the French and their Indian allies. In the beginning the British's fighting was very poor. However in 1758, the British started to overtake the French and Indian forces. The Iroquois changed their support to the British, this also had a proof of their strength and intelligence. In 1759, the British invaded New France and captured it, and that lead to more victories for the British. After the war the american colonists had to pay taxes and it was a lot of taxes.