______________________________________________________________________ How the Federal Funds Rate Affects 10 Year Treasury Bond Yields ______________________________________________________________________ I. Introduction The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds target interest rate from the historically low 1% to 1.25% at its meeting in June 2004. Macroeconomic theory tells us that long-term interest rates tend to move in the same direction‚ and generally in concert with‚ shortterm
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Federal Bureau of Prisons Matt Bennett Dr. Peterson CJ 323-101: Corrections October 23rd‚ 2012 You may ask what is the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Well the Federal Bureau of Prison was established within the Department of Justice and charged with the management and regulation of all of the federal penal and correctional institutions. “This responsibility covered the administration of the 11 Federal prisons in operation at the time.” (“Federal Bureau of‚”) With time passing and laws changing
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There are total of five federal offenses: crimes committed on high seas‚ federal property‚ and crossing a state or national border‚ Dereliction of Interstate Commerce‚ and harming a federal official while they are on duty. The Federal Courts are use for impeachment of a Public Official‚ disputes between two or more states‚ and Federal Courts have total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S.. In my opinion‚ having total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S. is most
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who worked in jobs requiring physical labor‚ but those involved with theatre and the arts as well. The Federal Theatre Project was one of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)’s projects that was created to help deal with the economic turmoil caused by the Great Depression. Thousands of artists‚ whether it was in the form of writing‚ music‚ or performing arts‚ were put out of work. The Federal Arts projects were created to reinstate jobs for unemployed artists as well as create displays of art for
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Ashley Kim Period: 7 Unit Four Paper The Federal Civil Service system has to do with the three branches of government executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial and their officials. When the system of government first came about many of the officials were amateurs and didn’t quite know what their job were and how to do it effectively. But as time went on the officials gained knowledge and experience on how to preform their job in the government as best as possible as well as help shape the United
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costing thousands in extra interest and fees‚ says Dan Thibeault‚ a co-founder of Graduate Leverage‚ which advises students on funding options. A few hours invested in filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid and arranging for federal student loans can save big money and heartache. Federal loan interest rates are fixed‚ so payments won’t rise if rates rise‚ the government provides free insurance‚ so your loans are canceled if you are killed or disabled. The government allows you to defer
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Constitution: 1. Supremacy of National Law: The Constitution and federal law are the supreme law of the land; they pre-empt state constitutions and state law. Article 6‚ section 2 explains that when a dispute occurs between the state and national government the national government pre-empts conflicting state and local laws‚ making them unenforceable. The hierarchy of the law is as follows: - U.S. Constitution. - Federal law (under constitution) and treaties made by the national government
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Federal judges are appointed by the President of the United States. The federal judges are placed into a list that is maintained by the American Bar Association (ABA). The ABA maintains the list of federal judge hopefuls‚ who are ranked from well-qualified to not qualified. Most of the list comes from individual state court judges. When there is an opening for a federal judge position‚ the President nominates a candidate for the position. The Senate Judiciary Committee then evaluates the candidate
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Federal Highway Policy: Minimum Legal Drinking Age Ashley Miller American National Government Mark Ladd February 17‚ 2014 The Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) laws were created in the US after the Prohibition in 1933. AT this time‚ many states set the MLDA at 21. When the voting age was lowered to 18 in 1971‚ many states also lowered their drinking age to 18 or 19 (Fell‚ 2009). After the lowering‚ the amount of alcohol related accidents involving young adults age 18 to
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The Supreme Court of the United States is not only the highest court‚ but it is also the only part of the federal judiciary specifically required by the Constitution.The Constitution also granted Congress the power to establish other courts‚ a power that that was first used in 1789 when Congress created the district and appeals courts‚ which are now called the lower courts. Article III of the Constitution states that‚ “The judicial Power of the United States‚ shall be vested in one supreme Court
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