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Music History of the United States in the Colonial Era: Lead
The colonial era in America began in 1607 with the colonization of Jamestown, Virginia. Music of all genres and origins emerged as the United States began to form. From the Indigenous spiritual music to the African Banjos, music in the United States is as diverse as its people. In New England, the music was very religious and was vitally important in the uprising of American music. The migration of people southward lead to the settling of the Application Mountains where many poor Europeans inhabited and brought country blues, and fiddling. As music spread, the religious hymns were still just a popular. The first New England School, Shakers, and Quakers, which were all religion inspires music and dance groups, rose to fame. In 1776, St. Cecilia Music Society opened in South Carolina and lead to many more societies opening in the north. African Slaves cam to the United Staes and introduced the music world to instruments like the xylophone drums and banjo. The most important focus of African music is the rhythm which is far more advanced than anything the world had seen. The diverse music of the United States comes from the diverse type of people who first colonized this country.

Ombudsman
In 1973 the position of médiateur de la République (the Republic's ombudsman) was created. The ombudsman is charged with solving, without the need to a recourse before the courts, the disagreements between citizens and the administrations and other entities charged with a mission of a public service; proposing reforms to the Government and the administrations to further these goals; and actively participating in the international promotion of human rights.

The ombudsman is appointed for a period of 6 years by the President of the Republic in the Council of Ministers. He cannot be removed from office and is protected for his official actions by an immunity similar to parliamentary immunity. He does not receive or accept orders from any authority. The current ombudsman is Jean-Paul Delevoye.

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The basic function of an Ombudsman is to investigate complaints against public authorities. The courts are the essential institutional guarantors of the rule of law and the possibility to bring judicial proceedings against public authorities is a fundamental right (Muraru, 2004). The ombudsman’s role is complementary to that of the courts, offering citizens an alternative remedy, with a different balance of advantages and disadvantages. Unlike a court, an Ombudsman normally has no power to make legally binding decisions. His effectiveness is based on moral authority and, ultimately, on publicity and the ability to persuade public opinion, which, in the pluralist variant of democracy, can provide public authorities with an effective incentive to comply with an Ombudsman's recommendations (Radulescu, 2011). The non-binding nature of decisions allows an Ombudsman's procedures to be more flexible than those of a court, so that the Ombudsman can act relatively quickly and cheaply, and normally at no cost to the complainant (Gino de Grado, 1986). Moreover, an Ombudsman takes into account not only the legal rights of the parties, but also broader principles of good administration, which are inherently open-ended.

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Constitutional Courts:
Neither judicial nor administrative courts are empowered to rule on the constitutionality of acts of Parliament. While technically not part of the judicial branch, the Constitutional Council examines legislation and decides whether or not it violates the Constitution.

Administrative Courts:
The Council of State hears cases against executive branch decisions and has the power to quash or set aside executive-issued statutory instruments such as orders and regulations when they violate constitutional law, enacted legislation, or codified law.

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The Constitutional Council examines legislation and decides whether it conforms to the constitution. Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, it only considers legislation that is referred to it by parliament, the prime minister, or the president; moreover, it considers legislation before it is promulgated. The Council of State has a separate function from the Constitutional Council and provides recourse to individual citizens who have claims against the Administration.

National Assembly:
The National Assembly is the principal legislative body. Its 577 deputies are directly elected for five-year terms in local majority votes, and all seats are voted on in each election.

The National Assembly may force the resignation of the government by voting a motion of censure. For this reason, the Prime Minister and their government are necessarily from the dominant party or coalition in the assembly. In the case of a president and assembly from opposing parties, this leads to the situation known as cohabitation. While motions of censure are periodically proposed by the opposition following government actions that it deems highly inappropriate, they are purely rhetorical; party discipline ensures that, throughout a parliamentary term, the government is never overthrown by the Assembly.

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The National Assembly is the principal legislative body. Its deputies are directly elected to five-year terms, and all seats are voted on in each election. Senators are chosen by an electoral college for nine-year terms, and one-third of the Senate is renewed every three years. The Senate's legislative powers are limited; the National Assembly has the last word in the event of a disagreement between the two houses.

'Source: France''. Background Notes on Countries of the World 2003, Superintendent of Documents, Oct94 France. EBSCOhost, libezp.lib.lsu.edu/login?url= http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9510130563&site=ehost-live&scope=site .'''