Although my family chose to shop at independent stores growing up, I got into the habit in my early adult life of shopping at supermarkets only, as their prices were more reasonable, and quality somewhat similar if you shop wisely/selectively. But living in other countries I shopped at independent places more, who offered similar prices at much higher qualities. Is there also a big movement to 'shop independent'/ support local businesses in your area as a response to supermarket monopoly? My home village's indepdnents' suffered drastically over the years, and the few that remain pride themselves as local independent caterers.

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New Zealand

6 hours ago

Who is the number two most important post in your country's government after the Prime Minister/Chancellor (if you have a parliamentary system) or the President (for those in presidential system) or monarch (for those living in countries with a monarch that still has real power)?

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Looking at another thread, in New Zealand when I was at school I was taught that in this country the Minister of Finance post is the number 2 guy in the government after the Prime Minister. This is because they draft the budget and determine economic policies, and thus need input from and feedback into other ministries' work, and also the other ministries' work can only work depending on the funds available thus they have the need to lobby for funds from the Finance Minister. What I understand is this is a Westminster system thing shared with Australia and Canada at the very least.

How about your country's system of government? Thanks,

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United States of America

1 day ago

In your country, if you have any of them, what are the differences between the Prime Minister, the President and the Chancellor?

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What are their responsibilities?

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United States of America

1 day ago

How powerful is the highest court in your country?

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In the United States, the Supreme Court holds immense power as the highest court. It has the ability to strike down any law (passed by congress) or executive order (issued by the president) as unconstitutional.

Additionally, the Court possesses the ability to interpret laws according to its own judgment, overturn its previous rulings, and lower court decisions, thus setting new precedents.

I know that most countries in Europe use Civil Law systems. So my question is how powerful is the highest court in your country?

Edit: All of the powers of the United States Supreme Court can only be exercised if a specific case comes up. The vast majority of the cases the court hears originate in lower courts. But, there are a select few types of cases that the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in (such as disputes between states).

The court chooses which cases to accept. They hear appeals from lower courts concerning every section of the law ranging from criminal to trademark cases.

Each year, they get about 8,000 requests from petitioners seeking to appeal their case to the court. They only accept around 50-80 cases per year.

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