monitor contracts and grants‚ maintain program budgets and ledgers‚ and complete federal‚ state‚ and agency reports. Specialists aid in the development of program contracts‚ program performance standards and program budgets. She/he advises local governments on eligibility criteria‚ collects required financial and programmatic documents; reviews and records grantees’ expenditure of grant funds to insure that funds are spent according to regulations‚ and reviews final grant documentation to ensure all
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14 Questions 1. How do political appointees get their position? 2. What are iron triangles? 3. How can the president and Congress control the bureaucracy? 4. What do bureaucrats do? 5. Why was the merit system established? 6. In terms of government‚ what is devolution? The Constitutional Roles of the President Chief Diplomat: The president is responsible for setting the direction of United States foreign policy. The president can make treaties with the advice and consent of the United
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Civil Rights are the rights of citizens to have political and social freedom and equality. More specifically‚ Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allows for the freedom and equality of minority races in any program or activity which receives federal financial aid. Following World War II‚ civil rights became a focal point in American Politics. With the war sub-sided‚ politicians looked to reforming the education systems in America. The renewed spirit and faith in democracy reminded the country
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Laissez faire (from the French‚ meaning to leave alone or to allow to do) is an economic and political doctrine that holds that economies function most efficiently when unencumbered by government regulation. Laissez faire advocates favor individual self-interest and competition‚ and oppose the taxation and regulation of commerce. This position was put forth by the following: The Physiocrats‚ early economists in mid-18th century France‚ who responded to the plight of the merchant class that
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From attending both city council meetings I found it very interesting and didn’t know these types of meetings were held. I attended the meeting on September 18‚ 2012 based on an update on police responses to recent crimes and gang activities. Since this meeting was a continuation I found that there have been 39 homicides in 2012. Some issues that were discussed were police department’s goals and priorities‚ as well as‚ the actions that have been attempted in reducing crime activity. Some of the police
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"Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the single most important piece of legislation that has helped to shape and define employment law rights in this country (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman‚ 2001)". Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of race‚ color‚ age‚ gender‚ disability‚ religion and national origin. However‚ it was racial discrimination that was the moving force of the law that created a whirlwind of a variety of discriminations to be amended into Title VII. Title VII was a
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Affirmative Action: Then vs. Now In the 1960s when minorities and whites were equal according to the constitution but unequal in reality‚ a program was needed to level the playing field. Thus the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was created and prohibited discrimination. It marked the beginning of a debate that has been going on for nearly a half of a century. Affirmative action needs to be reevaluated in educational settings in light of current needs. The words "affirmative action" were first recorded
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The government monitoring the public right or wrong‚ I believe that monitoring the public is wrong because it invades American citizens privacy and by doing that breaks the Constitution. The Constitution states that Americans are entitled to their own privacy. By the government monitoring the private lives of many Americans it is a violation of their constitutional rights. In order to understand the reasoning behind why monitoring is either right or wrong‚ we need to look at the history with examples
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This paper has five parts: an introduction‚ a description of the industry and its key members‚ a description of public policies to date‚ and a prescription for public policy going forward. The second and third parts are revisions of the papers you submitted for Assignments 3 and 4. The modern voice communication industry can trace its early roots in 1876 from Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone‚ the first ever device that enabled people to verbally communicate over incredible amounts of land. The
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Canadian Government Reflection As a Canadian citizen‚ I believe that living in one of the most diverse countries in the world can make it hard for everyone to be effectively represented. However‚ even though people from all over the world have different political views‚ Canada does a great job in working to represent each and every person. There are a lot of people living in Canada‚ and their views can range towards either side of the political spectrum. While
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