What is the doctrine of a mandate? (5 marks) In a general sense the word mandate means that an individual or group has authority or permission to act‚ and that their actions are legitimate. From a political perspective the doctrine of a mandate had the following connotations. A political mandate grants authority to the winning party at an election to form a government; this mandate may come from obtaining a majority of seats The winning party has the mandate to implement the policy options it outlined
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“Global theme” of growing strength and influence of USSR. Presented the ‘monolithic’ view of Communism. Suggested an increase in military strength and spending. 4. List Truman’s most significance DOMESTIC accomplishments. (Pleva Notes) Truman Doctrine: chose ‘freedom of the west or subjugation of communism’ and ssist countries resisting communism Marshall Plan: give aid to countries 5. Why were the following people significant during
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Responsibilities of State and Federal Courts State Court System: I.)Lower courts or courts of limited jurisdiction: Lower courts first and foremost handle small criminal issues‚ for instance prostitution‚ traffic violations‚ and preliminary phases on felony cases. The parliamentary periods of any felony cases are in charge of arraignments‚ bail hearings‚ and so on. Lower courts can also distribute warrants to the local and state police departments for search and seizure’s. II.) Trial courts
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The historical federal spending of the government has already done significant damage to America; spending habits have increased the federal budget deficit at alarming rates adding $2.7 trillion to the national debt in two years‚ $1.4 trillion in the 2009 fiscal year and $1.3 trillion in 2010. (Montgomery) These deficits are largely caused by increases in spending rates. The current Obama Administration has used the recession in their favor to expand both the government and spending. America
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had two main opinions on the role that government should play in every day affairs. The two prevalent thoughts have been either to give more power to the federal government to make decisions for the people or to leave the majority of power in the hands of the people to make decisions for themselves. This idea of a split between state and federal power was a new political concept called popular sovereignty‚ which was a political concept put in place in the frameworks of early American government.
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civil or criminal liability claims (Federal Bureau of Investigation). It is vital that criminal justice and
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Early Americans were hesitant to create a federal government that was too powerful. After the failure of the Articles of Confederation‚ the Founding Fathers created the Constitution of the United States of America. The new Constitution was based on several basic principles that limited the power of the federal government. A federal government holds the three distinct branches‚ such as‚ legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial‚ whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress‚ the President
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The Federal Government of the United States is the national government of the United States. The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial‚ whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress‚ the President‚ and the federal courts‚ including the Supreme court respectively. The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government. It is bicameral‚ comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Judiciary
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Economics for Strategic Decisions U.S. Federal Budget Deficit Introduction and History The U.S. Federal Budget deficit is the fiscal year difference between what the United States Government takes in from taxes and other revenues‚ called receipts‚ and the amount of money the government spends‚ called outlays. The items included in the deficit are considered either on budget or off budget. Generally‚ on-budget outlays tend to exceed on-budget receipts‚ while off-budget receipts tend to exceed
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Introduction Monetary policy is the key tool used by Federal Reserve to monitor and control US economy. According to Vance Roley and Gordon H. Selon‚ in their article “Monetary Policy Actions and Long-Term Interest Rates”: “It is generally believed that monetary policy actions are transmitted to the economy through their effect on market interest rates. According to this standard view‚ a restrictive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve pushes up both short-term and long-term interest rates
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