1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL CHALLENGES A fresh look at local government’s deliver obligations and resource requirements is needed. HILDEGARDE FAST makes the case for a differentiated approach. It is common knowledge that many municipalities in South Africa are financially in dire straits. In the public discourse‚ the focus is often on operational issues such as poor revenue collection‚ unsustainable debt burdens‚ and lack of financial management capacity. In seeking to understand the financial
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Sharing between Federal Agencies Author‚ James C. Brown‚ Kaplan University‚ Student 2009 - 2011 Abstract: The lack of intelligence sharing between federal law enforcement agencies is a known problem. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 attempted to correct the laws that erected a legal and bureaucratic wall‚ created by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and others that prevented intelligence sharing between federal law enforcement agencies. My hypothesis is that Federal Law Enforcement
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Philippine Local Government Taxation Local government units‚ by virtue of the 1987 Constitution and the Local Government Code of 1991‚ otherwise known as Republic Act 7160 have been given the power to raise certain taxes. Power to Create Sources of Revenue (Sec. 129) • Each local government unit (LGU) has thepower to create its own sources of revenue and to levy taxes‚ fees‚ and charges • The grant of power to create sources of revenue is consistent with the basic policy of local autonomy
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history of the United States‚ there have always been arguments over what power the state governments should have‚ and the powers the Federal Government should have. More recently there have been instances where the Federal Government was questionable in some of their actions. Today’s Federal Government has too much power because issues such as gun control and healthcare would be better handled on the state level. One example of an issue that would be better handled on a state level is gun control
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The federal government has three main branches. These include the executive‚ the judiciary‚ and the legislative. The president is head of the executive branch and makes laws official. The supreme court and other federal courts have judicial authority‚ to explain the laws of the country under the constitution. The legislative branch is the congress divided into two different chambers the House of Representatives and the Senate. Although our government today is still divided into three branches‚ The
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In The United States today‚ a high-quality education is no longer just a stepping-stone to unlimited opportunity in the world‚ it is a requirement for any future success. Educating every American citizen and equipping all students to graduate from high school and go on to a form of higher education is a national imperative. It is up to the federal‚ state‚ and local government to effectively provide every American student with a complete education that will enable them to progress toward opportunity
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The Changing Role of State Government The American Political System LG 113 Matthew Moe The role of state government in the United States political system has been dynamic‚ complex‚ and hotly debated since the former British colony declared independence in 1776. Founded and developed as individual colonies‚ the states entered a loose union under the Articles of Confederation during the War of Independence and remained nearly autonomous until the United States Constitution was ratified in 1789
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portrays the belief that the Federal Government has more power than the states. When thinking about the tension between who has more power‚ the three of us agreed that both have a say in our nation but‚ the Federal Government has more authority. We chose to give the states 40%‚ because the States are allowed to make specific laws‚ and the people within those states have rights that are protected by the Constitution. Although at the end of the day the Federal Government still has more power‚ therefore
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United States is made up of three government branches. The legislative branch creates the law. The legislative branch is made up of United States Congress‚ Senate‚ and House of Representatives. The executive branch carries out or enforces the law. The executive branches made up of the President‚ Vice President‚ and President’s cabinet. The judicial branch judge interprets the law. The judicial branch is made up of the United States Supreme Courts and other federal courts. The American government is set
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STATE is a community of persons more or less numerous permanently occupying a definite portion of territory‚ having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience‚ and enjoying freedom from external control. Elements of State. The modern state has four essential elements. 1. People. This refers to mass of population living within the state. Without people‚ there can be no functionaries to govern and no subject to be governed. 2. Territory
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