Is there a significant moral difference between active and passive euthanasia?
Euthanasia, the deliberate ending of a life for the benefit of the person, is often divided into ‘active’ and 'passive’…
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Evaluate President Obama's performance in office so far
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Assess the criticisms which have been made of Richard Neustadt’s theory of ‘presidential power’
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