Word: reforms
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...nation could then be called to pronounce freely and in sovereign fashion on the constitutional reform that the higher interests of democracy demand...
...order to combat the instability and weakness of French politics, de Gaulle proposes to strengthen executive powers in the government by means of a constitutional reform measure submitted to the people for general approval. Such a change has been necessitated by the failure of the present parliamentary system, under which no strong legislation can win a majority because the Assembly is fragmented into numerous antagonistic political factions and is recurrently hamstrung by the obstructive tactics of 142 Communists. General de Gaulle, moreover, is probably one of the few leaders who would stand a chance of getting such a reform bill...
Drastic though the demand for decree powers may be, the record of past years has shown that it is practically inconceivable that the Assembly, as now constituted, would be able to pass any strong constitutional reform or legislate some form of independence for Algeria. Working through the Cabinet, with only watchdog legislative committees in session, there is a chance that de Gaulle may be able to make these vital changes. President Coty and the French Assembly have taken a calculated risk that de Gaulle will be a deliverer rather than a dictator. They have much to gain...
Mission. In an emergency broadcast, Pflimlin proposed to defend the republic by changing it peaceably: "It is necessary to make a profound reform in our institutions," he said, "but the changes must be carried out in a state of legality and respect for our public interests. If they were carried out by violence, our country would be torn tragically apart. Order and the laws of the republic are the sole safeguard of the unity of the nation...
...case study of a crucial piece of legislation in each state," said Lloyd. "Land reform is very controversial there and seemed the obvious choice. We also did an opinion survey, which probed the relationship between communication and political development. This involved interviewing a great many villagers. Of course, we couldn't do the interviews ourselves, so we had a team of ten University M.A.'s doing it. One of our problems was that the village women had no idea what an opinion poll was. 'Why do you want to ask me?' they said. 'The headman knows more than...