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    Marketing‚ Advertising‚ and Communications (DDMAC) is responsible for ensuring that companies that directly advertise to the public are providing “information that is truthful‚ balanced‚ and accurately described.” (FDA‚ 2010) Even though the FDA has oversight on DTC advertising‚ it should not impose unnecessary restrictions on them as they fall under the category of commercial speech protected by the first amendment (Evans & Friede‚ 2003‚ p. 387). The Federal Food‚ Drug and Cosmetic Act requires

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    Natural Gas and Enron

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    Before filing for bankruptcy in 2001‚ Enron Corporation was one of the largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies in the world. It marketed natural gas liquids worldwide and operated one of the largest natural gas transmission systems in the world‚ totaling more than 36‚000 miles. It was also one of the largest independent developers and producers of electricity in the world‚ serving both industrial and emerging markets. Timeline Enron began as Northern Natural Gas Company‚ organized

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    Patriot Act

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    terrorist attacks in U.S. history on September 11‚ 2001‚ just six weeks later with little Congressional resistance or analysis; the U.S. Congress passed into law the USA Patriot Act. The bill passed 98-1 in the United States Senate‚ and 356-66 in the United States House of Representatives; Senator Russ

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    Political Corruption

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    (“Corruption‚ Democracy”) Unfortunately‚ this is how many companies are starting to think. Money is the source of corruption. An article in the New York Times recently reported “In 2009‚ a judge in Manhattan had a lucrative appointment to hand out: oversight of a diamond district building that’s was drifting into foreclosure.” Nearly 600 people in Manhattan had been approved for this job‚ but the job went to a lawyer named Mark D. Lebow‚ who is the husband of Patricia E. Harris‚ Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s

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    War Powers Act of 1973

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    I. The Influence of the War Powers Act of 1973 The United States of America holds the position in the world as a nation in which foreign policy is focused and debated as a matter of embittered public outrage and controversy. This is the reality not only among the party in office and their equivalent opponents but mainly within the very party themselves. It is much truer within the party that is controlling the executive branch. This criticism thrown at foreign policy is not that evil. It is a

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    The Growth of Presidential Power (Prompt 1) The twentieth century‚ the political and social events that unfolded in this modern era‚ and America’s involvement in such affairs‚ both domestic and foreign‚ brought about a significant shift in the balance of power within U.S politics. Notwithstanding the framers original design of a distinct system of checks and balances that called even for a bicameral legislature so as to further restrict the power of the legislative‚ the executive branch has nevertheless

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    Mary Pfeiffer through her journalistic anecdotal advocacy: Crazy in America: The hidden tragedy of our criminalized mentally ill (2007)‚ have opened the proverbial Pandora’s box‚ depending on what sector of the society moral judgment is aligned with. The tragedy is no longer hidden but confronts us demanding an intervention that will disrupt its history. Critical analysis places us all in the glaring light that pans negligence‚ but it is the policymakers that stand in the focus of this beam while

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    following: 1. The Nature of Bureaucracy 2. The Size of the Bureaucracy 3. The Organization of the Federal Bureaucracy 4. Staffing the Bureaucracy 5. Modern Attempts at Bureaucratic Reform 6. Bureaucrats as Politicians and Policymakers 7. Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy Part II: Investigating: The Bureaucracy --Give a brief description of the each cabinet department (15) Part III: The Bureaucracy --Give a brief description of 10 independent executive agencies Bureaucracy

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    Nsl Final Exam Study Guide

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    AP NSL EXAM ESSAY STUDY GUIDE 2011 1. The United States Supreme Court receives many appeals‚ but it hears and rules on a small percentage of cases each year. Numerous factors influence the actions of the Court‚ both in deciding to hear a case and in the decisions it hands down. a. Define judicial review. Judicial review is a power held in the Supreme Court to declare legislation‚ laws‚ bills‚ acts‚ and executive orders unconstitutional. b. Explain how judicial review empowers the Supreme

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    The Postwar Political Economy: Institutions and Growth * The first post-war period (1945-1975) witnessed strong economic growth and gradual increase in globalization under the Bretton Woods institutions. What do we mean by “the Bretton Woods institutions” (Background Brief: Bretton Woods Institutions)? What role did the US play in setting up these institutions and what were its motives? The Bretton Woods Institutions take their name from a multilateral conference held in July 1944 at the Bretton

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