Congress is facing a multitude of consequences due to high levels of polarization. First‚ there are many scholars who believe that increases in polarization are damaging to American democracy. This trend contributes to the frustrations present in the policymaking process. In addition to Binder and Jones finding polarization associated with gridlock and policy inaction‚ they also discovered that ideological divergence between the parties has a stronger effect on government’s legislative productivity
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The Time What is the most horrible of institutions that ever entered human lives? Anyone‚ by the perceived notion of institutions might start listing education‚ family‚ marriage‚ state‚ religion etc. But‚ if we think once‚ all these institutions have something in common. They are all time - framed‚ time – bound‚ and submit us to conformity‚ which is again fitting itself into the framework of larger time that is life time. So‚ I would say‚ it is time that is the major institution that changed the
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with the union fighting for a united nation‚ and the confederacy fighting for secession. The war ended with a union victory‚ but it brought many consequences. The most significant of these consequences are the destruction of lives and property‚ the emancipation of slaves‚ and the strengthening of the federal government. The most important consequence of the Civil War was the destruction of lives and property. More lives were lost in the Civil War than in any of the nation’s other wars. There were
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Introduction Within the conceptual framework of this research‚ I would like to elaborate on causes and consequences of floods. There are always floods somewhere in the world. They threat big communities with millions of people‚ their lives and properties. Big floods always draw international attention. In order to support my discussion about floods with concrete examples‚ I will talk about causes and consequences of flood using Mississippi River basin. The flood plain A river’s flood plain is central to
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Running head: Deviant behavior and Consequences Brendan Nwachukwu. December 15‚ 2013‚ Deviant Behavior and Consequences Employees occasionally break the rules on the job. This behavior is called “work place deviance behaviors”. In the workplace when employees break rules on purpose this can affect the organization and its members negatively. Workplace deviance is classified into two categories-organizational deviance and deviance between people. On the hand in schools‚ teacher’s
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Research for the consequences of unemployment * Improve the current account position Less spending on imports Some products for the domestic market will be sold to the export market instead Good because it may increase AD * Hysterisis -The hysteresis effect describes a possible consequence of a country experiencing persistently high rates of long term unemployment. Hysteresis means “to be behind” and it relates to the economic costs of unemployment because of the damage that unemployment
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“The law of unintended consequences is what happens when a simple system tries to regulate a complex system. The political system is simple; it operates with limited information (rational ignorance)‚ short time horizons‚ low feedback‚ and poor and misaligned incentives. Society in contrast is a complex‚ evolving‚ high-feedback‚ incentive-driven system. When a simple system tries to regulate a complex system you often get unintended consequences.” (1) Before the prohibition of alcohol existed in
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Some Consequences of Unemployment We often hear about the main causes for unemployment. When consumers buy fewer goods‚ shops and factories may have to reduce the number of workers or close entirely. As the government collects less sales tax‚ civil employees may likewise lose their jobs. Changes in technology may also bring about a rise in unemployment as workers are no longer needed in certain sectors. Natural disasters such as tornadoes and floods may cause so much damage that normal employment
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My report is a consequence of bringing a knife to school. While I was being searched in the principal’s office‚ a knife was found on me. At first I didn’t think too much of it in the way of safety but after doing research on different incidents I see the problem with my actions. By bringing a weapon into my school compromised the safety of all my fellow students and the staff of Mattawoman Middle School. The problem of having weapons present in the school has improved greatly but still needs to be
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Consequences of Syrian Conflict! *Syria is now mired in an armed conflict between forces loyal to President Bashar al Asad and rebel fighters opposed to his rule. -Since major unrest began in March 2011‚ various reports suggest that between 22‚000 and 25‚000 Syrians have been killed. -U.S. officials and many analysts believe that President Bashar al Asad‚ his family members‚ and his other supporters will ultimately be forced from power‚ but few offer specific‚ credible timetables for a resolution
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