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    the guilty. The department of corrections uses discretionary authority in the everyday running of the prison system‚ as they are the rulers of their community. Within this paper all of these fields will be evaluated and how the roles of a civilian oversight committee will fit in. There is a growing awareness of how complex police work is. This has come from an examination

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    firearms‚ 65 million of which were handguns. Seventy-four percent of those individuals were reported to own more than one firearm (Congressional Digest 2).” By 2000‚ the total number of firearms that people in United States have increased to about 259 million (Congressional Digest 2). By 2009‚ the total amount of firearms that U.S people had was about 310 million (Congressional Digest 4). So‚ did increase in total number of firearms increase crime rate? No. If we take a look at the reports that have been

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    Feb 2013 Lesson 2.3: Financial Management: Program/Budget Execution Budget Allocation Process (Apportionment) After Congress passes the DOD Appropriations Bill and the President signs it‚ then the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) distributes the Budget Authority to the DOD. This distribution is called Apportionment. The funds can then be obligated for the programs and needs defined in the budget development process. Flow of Funds The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) apportions funds (Budget

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    References: The Congressional Center‚ (2008). Constitution. Retrieved from http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_billofrights.htm Hornberger‚ J‚ (2001). The Declaration and The Constitution. Retrieved from http://www.fff.org/freedom/0501a.asp The Congressional Center‚ (2008). The Great Compromise. Retrieved from http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_greatcompromise.htm

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    Final Exam Essay Outline on Campaign Funding I. Intro a. In contrast with the presidential election‚ spending in congressional races has declined since 2006; however‚ campaign financing in congressional electrons is still equally as important as the presidential election. b. Money does not buy victory but it certainly doesn’t hurt it; in fact‚ trends in the United States‚ especially in the case of the Senate and House elections‚ the more money challengers can spend when they run against incumbents

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    References: Congressional Budget Office‚ How Increased Competition from Generic Drugs Has Affected Returns in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Washington‚ D.C.: Congressional Budget Office‚ July 1998) Federal Drug Administration. Compounding and the FDA: Questions and Answers. (November 27‚ 2013) Forbes. Is the FDA Being Compromised By Pharma

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    approved budgets. SAF/FMB provides budget execution‚ and supports resource allocation with systems‚ policy‚ oversight and advice. This Performance Work Statement outlines services required by the Air Force‚ Air National Guard‚ and Air Force Reserve to sustain the Exhibit Automation System (EAS) and the Data Analysis Reporting Tool (DART)‚ which are used to produce the Congressional Justification Books (J-Books) for the Air Force. 2.0 Scope The ultimate goals of this performance work statement

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    decides jurisdiction for courts to hear cases Congress passes legislation that limits courts’ discretion to rule or impose sentences Congress makes the laws ‚ the courts interpret them Congressional elections Politics of defining congressional districts Reapportionment: a reallocation of congressional seats among the states every ten years‚ following the census Redistricting: process of redrawing of district lines in states with more than one representative (carried out by state legislators

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    Gideon Rose‚ How Wars End Ch.  7‚ The Gulf War How did the elder Bush administration’s policy toward Iraq reflect a “realist” approach? Thinking was straight forward‚ Saddam would impact Saudi Arabia’s oil field by controlling Kuwait and Saudi as a major oil producer impacts the global economy. Cheney “Saddam’s actions are to dominate OPEC‚ even he doesn’t attack Saudi Arabia‚ his new wealth will be able to produce new WMDs or go Nuclear. Bush wanted to humiliate Iraq to send a message.   What threat

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    Elections & Campaign Funding The articles I chose focus on congressional elections and campaign funding. The Supreme Court recently lifted the cap on amount donors can contribute in a congressional election. The courts decision threw out the $74‚600 limit for donations to political parties and the $48‚600 limit for House or Senate candidates in a two-year campaign season. However donors still cannot contribute more than $5‚200 to a single candidate per election‚ but without the overall caps‚ those

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