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unusual facts about representative government



Constitution of Malta

On July 27, 1960, the Secretary of State for the Colonies declared to the British House of Commons the wish of Her Majesty’s Government to reinstate representative government in Malta and declare that it was now time to work out a new constitution where elections could be held as soon as it was established.

Political positions of Mike Gravel

Senator Gravel proposes an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and an accompanying Federal Law to bring about a means of citizen-initiated national lawmaking in addition to the existing means of lawmaking through the institutions of representative government (i.e., Congress and the President).


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Strategy for Operation Herrick

It is the UK's position that long-term stability depends on the Government of Afghanistan being able to sustain its own security, offer representative government at all levels, improve economic prospects for its people, and play a constructive role in the region.

Success of the Iraq War

The New York Times in September 2012 reported that “the Obama administration has fallen frustratingly short” in some of the three American goals in Iraq - to leave behind a stable representative government, avoid a power vacuum that neighboring states and terrorists could exploit and maintain influence so Iraq would be a partner or, at a minimum, not an opponent in the Middle East due to political and ethnic tensions.