SURVEILLANCE ACT: ANALYSIS‚ PROS AND CONS INTRODUCTION The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is an Act of Congress passed in 1978 and signed by the then President Jimmy Carter. The Act stipulates the procedures to be followed when obtaining intelligence from foreign powers and agents of foreign powers both physically and electronically. The Act has been amended severally. In 2001‚ it was amended to involve groups and terrorist organizations not supported by foreign governments in an Act called
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affordable health care act affect many different populations in various ways. Making the health coverage mandatory to everyone was the biggest change that everyone had to face. Many individuals were not happy because they were required to have health coverage‚ and some of the US population felt that their freedom of choice was violated by this act. However‚ the group that benefited the most was the individuals with pre-existing conditions. Prior to affordable health care act the health insurance companies
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The Pendleton Civil Service Act According to Kaufman in 1954‚ “...the Civil Service was like a hammer or a saw; it would do nothing at all by itself‚ but would serve any purpose‚ wise or unwise‚ good or bad‚ to which any user put it.” In the aftermath of the American Civil War‚ attempts were made to reduce patronage. As a result in 1883‚ the Civil Service created a Civil Service Commission under the Pendleton Civil Service Act. The Pendleton Civil Service Act disesteemed the spoil system to create
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Although the No Child Left Behind Act brought significant enhancements to the American Educational system‚ some people were not satisfied with its implementation because of the disadvantages that came along with it. The first disadvantage is that the act did not establish good reforms for students requiring special education. Meaning that students with learning disabilities and/or IEP’s will not enjoy the benefits of the reform. The students with learning disabilities and IEP’s fall behind quickly
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Controversy surrounds the “Employee Free Choice Act” which is also known as “card check.” According to Huffington Post‚ “A union could be certified based on signature cards that would be solicited by seemingly credible union organizers with no confidential vote. No privacy‚ the results would be available with employee name and show of interest to the employer.” Texas is a “right to work” state “The right of workers in private employment to form unions and bargain collectively with their employers
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other high level executives‚ the imposition of very small fines and no prison time for devastating frauds‚ and a lack of independence of external auditors and the board of directors. With this in mind‚ I believe five advantages of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to be: 1. That it holds CEO’s accountable for internal controls so that they cannot claim that they did not know or understand what was happening in their company and place the responsibility for fraud on lower level staff (Section 302 and 404)
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Doubts about the No Child Left Behind Act ENG122: English Composition II Instructor: Randall Norris July 21‚ 2014 The No Child Left Behind Act lacks effectiveness for reasons such as achievement is measured only by students’ performance on standardized tests‚ students fail to receive a well-rounded curriculum (teacher qualifications)‚ and lastly all students are held to the same achievement standard regardless of their ability level‚ socioeconomic status or native language
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Recently‚ the Pink Tax Repeal Act and Trump’s six-week paid family leave plan has been revealed to the public eye. Introduced by Congresswoman Jackie Speier‚ the Pink Tax Repeal Act is a bill that aims to put gender specific pricing to an end. The Consumer’s Union‚ Consumer Federation of America‚ and many other organizations support Speier’s idea. In addition to the bill itself‚ experts are reaching out to consumers in attempts to offer a helping hand. “Consider buying products that aren’t specifically
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On January 8‚ 2002‚ President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). This law represents his education reform plan and contains changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since it was enacted in 1965. It is asking America’s schools to describe their success in terms of what each student accomplishes. The act contains the President’s four basic education reform principles: stronger accountability for results‚ especially in reading‚ increased flexibility
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As mentioned in the previous discussion‚ the ACA law remains a highly controversial subject among government officials‚ as well as‚ American citizens. The ACA has induced changes in the effect and availability of affordable health insurance and access to care. According to Whitman‚ the fact that the ACA law ever passed Congress is an accomplishment in itself (n.d.‚ Slide 40). However‚ the ACA has also generated both disadvantages and advantages since its induction‚ which is to be expected with
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