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State Structure and Patterns of Participation in A 6 page consideration of how state structure affects who participates in the political process. This paper contrasts Great Britain, France and Nigeria. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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both directly and indirectly impacted by state structure and patterns of citizen participation. Examples supporting this contention can be found in practically any country. France, Nigeria, and Great
Britain, however, provide particularly interesting examples of this relationship. In theory, the more progressive the state the more it is structured to insure public participation in policy formation.
While this is generally the case, however, there are certain exceptions of note. Great Britain might be considered the most progressive of the
three examples promised above. Interestingly, Great Britain has no singular written Constitution. Some portions, derived from laws passed by Parliament and old documents like the Magna Carta, of
the Constitution are written but much of what forms the "unwritten constitution" of Great Britain is comprised chiefly of ideas and practices that have come into common acceptance over the
long history of the country in its present governmental configuration. One of those ideas and practices, of course, is citizen participation in policy formation.
Great Britain is, in fact, politically structured to allow for citizen participation in policy formation. This has not always been the case, of course, but at least
in recent history equality and political representation have been considered important topics in the country. Although technically Great Britain is a monarchy, the Queen has executed no real power.
Although Great Britains Queen must technically approve all Parliament approved bills prior to their passage into law, this is a mere formality since no monarch has rejected a bill
since the 1700s. Frances governmental structure, in contrast, is a hybrid of sorts. This structure includes parts of both the
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