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Constitution
Book Ten: Amendment of The Constitution and The Constitution As The Fundamental Law
Examination by the Gambian newspaper, Foroyaa, as to the ability to amend the Constitution of the Second Republic of The Gambia, and as to the status of the Constitution as fundamental law of The Gambia.
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Constitution
Book Eight: on Public Finance and The Public Service
In Book Eight, the Gambian newspaper, Foroyaa, examines provisions relating to public finance and public service in the new Constitution of the Second Republic of the Gambia.
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Constitution
Book Eleven: The Judicature
Overview of provisions of the Second Republic of The Gambia as relate to the Judiciary Branch.
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Constitution
Book Nine: Transitional and Consequential Provisions
The newspaper Foroyaa examines the provisions in the Constitution of the Second Republic of the Gambia, as to provisional measures in place to transfer power from the military government (AFPRC) to the new Second Republic.
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Civic Education Material
Bowling Together
“Bowling Together” is a July 22nd, 1996 Time Magazine article by Richard Stengel in which Stengel responds to Robert Putnam’s 1995 article “Bowling Alone” that argues that traditional civic engagement in America has been on the decline. Stengel counters by arguing that civic engagement has not disappeared, but has instead been reinvented and provides evidence from around the country to support his position.
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Constitution
Book Six: Does The Draft Constitution Aim to Establish A Military State?
The Gambian newspaper Foroyaa, published a series of educational materials on the Constitution of the Second Republic of the Gambia. As the Second Republic was formed after a military coup, Book Six examines whether the new Constitution seeks to establish a military state, by examining provisions related to the police force, prison services, armed forces, and the National Youth Service Scheme.
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Constitution
Book Seven: on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
The Gambian newspaper Foroyaa examines the Constitution of the Second Republic of The Gambia to examine similarities and differences between the 1970 and 1996 Constitutions as relating to the subject of the protection of fundamental rights.
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Civic Education Material
Procedures for County, Municipal, and District Initiatives and Referenda
This July 1996 booklet summarizes the County of Sacramento, California’s “procedure for preparing and qualifying county, city and special district initiative[s] and referenda.” The piece contains detailed sections on county, municipal and district initiatives and referenda as well as appendixes that provide flow charts on the process for passing initiatives and referenda.
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Constitution
Book Five: Citizenship and Code of Conduct for Public officers
A review of the Constitution of the Second Republic of The Gambia, produced by the newspaper Foroyaa, examining the text of the new Constitution relating citizenship and the conduct for public officers.
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Constitution
Book Four: on Local Government and Traditional Rulers and Directive Principles of State Policy
Review of the Constitution of the Second Republic of the Gambia, produced by the newspaper Foroyaa, examining the text relating to the local government structures and traditional rulers.