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  World government - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The idea of world government is often explored in science fiction, either as a central theme or as plot backdrop.
According to the functional school, world government would arise through all the nations of the world gradually establishing international bodies to deal with particular issues (trade, communications, health, etc.)—these bodies would slowly grow in power, and, having succeeded their parent states in terms of importance, finally be federated to form one world government.
World Federalist Movement (WFM) is a global citizens movement with 23 member and 16 associated organizations around the globe working towards the establishment of a federated world government.
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 World government
The idea of world government is often explored in science fiction, either as a central theme or as part of the "furniture" of a vision of the future.
According to the functional school, world government would arise through all the nations of the world gradually establishing international bodies to deal with particular issues (trade, communications, health, etc.) -- these bodies would slowly grow in power, and, having succeeded their parent states in terms of importance, finally be federated to form one world government.
The communist movement had an ideal of world government emerging from the co-operation of idealised communist regimes, although this broke down when the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China realised that their national political aims were incompatible.
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 United Nations article - United Nations Flag the United Nations international organization states countries - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
World War II atrocities and genocide led to a ready consensus that the new organization must work to prevent any similar tragedies in the future.
The UN is not a world government, rather a forum for the world's sovereign states to debate issues and determine collective courses of action.
Since the large majority of the world's states are now democracies, the UN is in a sense an "indirect democracy" already — the majority of countries cast votes at the UN in accordance (at least in theory) with the wishes of the electorates that elected them.
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 World presidentialism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A presidential system, or a congressional system, is a system of government of a republic that features a president as the country's head of state aswell as head of government.The term presidential system is often used in contrast to cabinet government, which is a usual a feature of parliamentarism.
In a presidential system, the president usually has special privileges in the enactment of legislation, namely the possessionof a power of veto over legislation of bills, in some cases subject to the power of thelegislature by weighed majority to override the veto.
Presidential system presidents may also be given a great deal of constitutional authority in the exercise of the office of Commander in Chief, a constitutional title given to mostpresidents.
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 Democratic mundialization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Democratic globalisation is the concept of an institutional system of global democracy that would give world citizens a say in world organizations.
Supporters of the democratic globalization movement draw a distinction between their movement and the one most popularly known as the 'anti-globalization' movement, claiming that their movement avoids ideological agenda about economics and social matters.
Democratic globalization supporters state that the choice of political orientations should be left to the world citizens, via their participation in world democratic institutions and direct votations for world presidents (presidentialism).
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 World government - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A world government is a hypothetical entity consisting of a single government with authority over an entire planet.
As a result, in the post-war era it became one of the two nuclear superpowers of the Cold War, and took part in the huge buildup of nuclear arms and weapons systems to achieve parity with the United States in the so-called Balance of terror.
In particular, Leon Trotsky is famous -- and probably foremost among communists -- in advocating a "world revolution," as opposed to the single-state visions of Stalin and Mao.
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 Presidential system at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A presidential system is a system of government that features a president as the nation's head of state and active chief executive authority.
Presidents in presidential systems are always active participants in the political process, though the extent of their relative power or powerlessness may be influenced by the political makeup of the legislature and whether their supporters or opponents have the dominant position therein.
The UN is not yet a world government, rather a forum for the world's sovereign states to debate issues and determine collective courses of action.
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 Presidential system - TheBestLinks.com - World presidentialism, Bill Clinton, Constitution, Czech Republic, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Since there is no legal way to remove an unpopular president, many presidential countries have experienced military coups to remove a leader who has lost his mandate, as in Salvador Allende.
Also, even though presidential systems may have long periods of legislative inaction, when the public demands it, presidential systems can be just as quick moving as parliamentary ones.
When parliamentary systems have multiple parties and governments depend on coalitions, as they do with nations that vote by proportional representation, extremist parties can use the threat of leaving the coalition to flmail the centrist parties who are leading.
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World Federalist Movement, continue to promote the idea amongst national governments, and are constantly seeking to expand their membership.
World Federalist Movement (WFM) (http://wfm.org/) is a global citizens movement with 23 member and 16 associated organizations around the globe working towards the establishment of a federated world government.
World Beyond Borders (http://www.worldbeyondborders.org) is devoted to human unity, world citizenship and global government.
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 United Nations Article, UnitedNations Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
World War II atrocities and genocide led to a ready consensus that the new organization must work to prevent any similar tragedies inthe future.
The UN is not nowadays a world government, rather aforum for the world's sovereign states to debate issues and determine collective courses of action.
Since the large majority ofthe world's states are now democracies, the UN is in a sense an "indirect democracy" already — the majority of countriescast votes at the UN in accordance (at least in theory) with the wishes of the electorates that elected them.
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 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Both those who want the UN to play a greater role in world affairs and those who want its role confined to humanitarian work use the language of “UN reform,” but they mean very different things.
The UN is not nowadays a world government, rather a forum for the world's sovereign states to debate issues and determine collective courses of action.
Since the large majority of the world's states are now democracies, the UN is in a sense an "indirect democracy" already - the majority of countries cast votes at the UN in accordance (at least in theory) with the wishes of the electorates that elected them.
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 World government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A world government is a hypothetical entity consisting of a single level or a series of levels of government with authority encompassing the entire planet.
United Citizens Alliance is a relatively small but growing international organization working towards the unifcation of the world under a single benign governing body
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 Democracy at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A democracy is a form of government in which ordinary citizens may take part in governing, in contrast with monarchy or dictatorship.
Introduce democracy in the international organizations, especially in the United Nations (see world presidentialism).
For example, over the last century, the percent of world population living in democracy has increased from 12% in 1900 to 63% in 2000.
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 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: World government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, World government; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
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"The New Populism, Presidentialism and Market-Orientated Reform in Spanish South America." Government and Opposition 33, 1 (February 1998), 81-97.
"Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America: Rethinking the Terms of the Debate." Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America.
"Constitutional Frameworks and Democratic Consolidation Parliamentarianism versus Presidentialism." World Politics 46, No 1 (October 1993), 1-22.
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