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    Alexander Hamilton is with us every day‚ in our wallets‚ on the $10 bill. But he is with us in another sense‚ for more than any other Founder‚ he foresaw the America we live in now. Alexander Hamilton shaped the financial‚ political‚ and legal systems of the young United States. His ideas on racial equality and economic diversity were so far ahead of their time that it took America decades to catch up with them. He made the early republic work‚ and set the agenda for its future. We live in the world

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    Even back in the 1700’s people fought. Especially in their own parties‚ people would dispute over trivial matters. To this day politicians fight and quarrel‚ maybe even more aggressively so. Political feuds date back to the start of the first parties‚ including the Democratic-Republicans‚ and the Federalists. A memorable political friendly fire would consist of Alexander Hamilton’s attempt to undercut his fellow Federalist‚ John Adams‚ in two presidential elections. Hamilton claimed that Adams could

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    Bismarck’s Foreign Policy Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) ruled Germany’s foreign policy from 1871 until 1890. He won over Prussia’s elected representatives by unifying Germany‚ first the north (1866) and then (in 1871) the whole of ‘Lesser Germany.’ In 1870‚ the French government blundered into a conflict with Prussia. By declaring war‚ the French fell into a trap that the Prussian king’s chief minister‚ Otto von Bismarck‚ had carefully laid for them. War against France‚ the ‘traditional enemy’

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    Throughout the 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

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    of the United States‚ enacted some of the most sweeping economic overhauls the American government has ever seen. The "Professor President"‚ by compromising and cutting deals‚ was able to bring to life his vision of reform in the business world. The Underwood-Simmons bill‚ the Federal Reserve Act‚ the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act were all brought about by Wilson as tools to further his goal of taking away power from the large corporations and banks and giving it to

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    Topic 5 – Demand‚ Supply and government policy (Week five Oct 6th – Oct 13th) Outline: 1. Price Ceiling: -- General Analysis; -- Example: Rent Control; 2. Price Floor: -- General Analysis; -- Example: minimum wage law; 3. The Incidence of Sales Tax -- Key Results; -- Numerical Examples: a)Tax levied on sellers; b)Tax levied on buyers; -- Elasticities of demand and supply;  Price Ceiling A legal maximum on the price at which a good can be sold 1) General Analysis Price 12 PE 8 Shortage 16 QE

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    The Canadian Government and Macroeconomic Policies It’s good to look at monetary and fiscal policies in terms of macroeconomics now that the Liberal party has been in charge of the Canadian government for shortly over a year now and to see what changes Prime Minister Trudeau’s party has been able to accomplish in the beginning of his first term. I will briefly discuss topics such as inflation targeting‚ the reason for the low currency rate for the current value of the Canadian dollar‚ unemployment

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    The Effects of Power and Fear on a Government Fear is one of the few emotions everybody feels at some point in their lives. From their environment to the leaders that were in charge there were many things for the boys to be fearful of. Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding is about a group of boys stranded on an island during World War II. They have to deal with power struggles and situations they would have never thought of. In Lord of the Flies‚ the destructive

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    goal and actively attempting to influence government policies. II. Why have interest groups been so successful in the United States? Variety of interest due to economic social cleavages among the members of the American society Efficient Democracy Accessible Government- Multiple points of access III. Types of Interest Groups Economic Interest Groups Business The US Chamber of Commerce The Business Roundtable Agriculture The American Farm Bureau National Farmer’s

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    "From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government." "Analyze the degree to which the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government with respect to any TWO of the following: foreign relations‚ economic conditions‚ and Western lands." From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided an ineffective form of government. The Articles of Confederation was one of the first official documents establishing the government of the United States

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