Christian Democratic Union

Norway • Introduction Norway is located in the Northern Europe Region, on the Western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, with Sweden, Finland and Russia. In 1905, Norway got independent from Sweden after a referéndum. Norway remained neutral in WWI and WWII, but it was invaded by Nazy Germany for four years. Norway rejected to join the EU in 1972 and 1994 and It becomes a member of NATO in 1949. • Geography Norway is one of the most

The Canadian political landscape has a rich and complex history spanning from ‘sea to sea’, just as the nation itself. Chronicles of dominance, leadership, and association by the United Kingdom, France, and the United States has ultimately shaped the Canadian national consciousness, resulting in the political ideologies and governance we see today. To best describe the characteristic of Canadian politics, one can refer to ‘Fragment Theory’ where a colonial nation, such as Canada, is predominantly

‘A More Perfect Union’ is a speech that was delivered by the then US Senator for Chicago, Barack Hussein Obama, in response to criticism and condemnation that was thrown at him due to his relationship with Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Reverend Wright had come under attack from many corners of American society due to what people termed as ‘anti-American’ sentiments that Reverend Wright shared with his congregants, the most prominent of them being Senator Obama. (Obama, B. 2008).Senator Obama, who was

Rights Movement sparked other movements such as the Vietnam war protest, and the Counterculture Movement in the 1960 which created polarization between those who questioned authority and those who refused to deviate from traditional, conservative, Christian values. A generation gap, feminism, and the counterculture emerged. It was hippies versus the hard hats and almost everyone had sympathies for one side or the other. (Campbell, 2016) The American youth started to question the status quo of American

South brought about multiple different issues. The South was pro-slavery and the North was anti-slavery. This divided opinion separated the unity that America desired. Also during this time, the steam power printing press was invented and it gave the Union a faster way print and communicate nationwide topics. This segued into a new freedom of expression through newspapers, but it also led

Voting is a right that all Americans have once hitting the age of 18 regardless of race, gender, or financial status. However, not everyone chooses to exercise these rights or even fully understands how to use them properly. Voting is not as simple as just going to a ballot box and checking the box for the person whom had the most signs and television commercials. Being a voter means that one has an influence over the government and who makes important decisions regarding the nation or state. However

Years prior, Belgium had created two political parties. The Union for National Progress and the Christian Democracy Party were created in 1948. The Union for National Progress (UPRONA) was under authority of Louis Rwagsore. Rwagsore was the Tutsi President at the time before he was killed in 1961. The Christian Democracy Party (PDC) was led by the Belgians. The Hutu Emancipation Movement, otherwise know as, Parmehutu, overthrow the

by Millicent Fawcell, who believed that women must demonstrate to Parliament that they should have the right to vote. Along with Fawcell, Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters, Christabel and Sylvia founded in 1903 the Women’s Social and Political Union. The main actions of this group was to call to attention the media and use of unusual publicity stunts to get their attention. These women used forceful tactics to get their message heard by pelting government officials with eggs, chaining themselves

2004. The issue vaulted into prominence when the Democratic mayor of San Francisco flouted state law and performed marriage ceremonies for Gay couples. Conservatives claim that the issue catapulted them into power by motivating fundamentalist Christian voters to turnout in order to defeat anti-gay-marriage amendments in eleven states, including the crucial swing state Ohio. Liberals retort that fundamentalist Christian turnout in 2004 was statistically even to 2000. Regardless

This belief was intensified through the passing of The Defense of Marriage Act Litigation (DOMA) by President Bill Clinton in 1996, which defined marriage as a union between “one man and one woman” (Ball, 2014, p. 118). Americans believed that it was immoral to deviate from the traditional structure of marriage to form a union between individuals of the same sex who were unable to procreate. However, many counter-arguments were put forth which revealed that couples who were infertile married