Taillon‚ Karl Politics 101 11/29/14 Federal Budget? The debate this week is on the federal budget. The federal government gets their money from taxing the people in the United States. This money is spent on the social security‚ military‚ education‚ sciences‚ transportation‚ Medicare‚ energy‚ housing etcetera. The 2015 federal spending has a budget of $3.72 trillion dollars. Mandatory spending makes up two-thirds the total budget and is largely made up of earned-benefit or entitlement programs
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Do you think that the process of making law in Australia is too complex? The two main sources of law in Australia are common law and legislation. Before 1850‚ case law is more predominant than legislation as most parliaments were passive at that time. Since the mid-nineteenth century‚ there have been an increasing number of statutes‚ which overrule the common law if both are applicable to the same area. The process of making common law is not much complex. It includes decisions made by judges and
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Considering I was a state legislature‚ I would be very passionate about the drunk driving laws within our state. You see I see now real difference in murder‚ lets say aiming a weapon at someone an shooting them and fatally killing them vs. drinking a fifth of whiskey purposely choosing to get behind the wheel of a car and killing an innocent person. Where the difference comes into play in my opinion many people have drove a motor vehicle while drinking and never shot anyone‚ therefore less likely
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I will be telling the difference between federal and state laws‚ and how it impacts my daily life. While you may not always realize it many laws actually impact the choices many people make. Federal laws are regulations based on the rules that are applied throughout the united states‚ and how these laws apply to every citizen of the United States‚ or anyone who may migrate here from other countries. Federal laws actually do Impact my life on a daily basis with education‚ and labor regulations. Being
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The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of law enforcement agencies to maintain law and public order related to matters affecting the country as a whole. The Federal Law enforcement agencies are only authorized to enforce various laws generally only on a federal level. Majority of these agencies have broad federal enforcement powers‚ but most enforce only narrow portions of federal law. In some cases‚ they may be empowered to enforce state and local law as well.
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still represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW)‚ they face demands for concessions during every contract negotiation. In responding to the union organizing a drive as an HR Manager I would: a) Work with the company’s manger’s to identify the issues that are driving employees to consider joining the union. It could be something simple and remedied- something employees have been asking for‚ but had been frustrated by management or could it be poor management- and be remedied by the firing of the
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The Role of the Federal Reserve Have you ever wondered who controls the money supply in the United States? I mean it’s certainly one of the most important roles someone can play in the U.S. government; the answer is the Fed. The Fed is also known as the Federal Reserve System. It’s the central banking system of the United States. It was established in 1913 by congress to control monetary policy‚ the use of changes in the amount of money in circulation to alter credit markets‚ employment and
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will effect this organization is that they are a federal contractor. Federal contractors are subject to more regulation and tighter control in general‚ as well as in the area of compensation. One of the primary pieces of federal legislation that could effect this contractor is the Davis-Bacon Act. Whether the Davis-Bacon Act applies to this company will depend on what type of jobs this biotech company is engaging in. If they are working on federal contracts in excess of $2000 for the construction
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In the learning module‚ "How a Member Decides to Vote" my experience as I participated in the activity was very enlightening. I heard for all kinds of people with different backgrounds‚ ages‚ genders‚ and viewpoints. The different viewpoints presented regarding the issue of the "flag amendment” were strongly for the bill and strongly against the bill. Not one person present were neutral in what they believed should happen in regards to the “flag amendment”. Those that were strongly for the bill
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Huey Summary: Johal‚ Johal‚ and Deo are the defendants in this case who are being charge with kidnapping with the intent to transport a person against his/her will. The defendants later extorted the victim and the victim’s family. The issue before the court today is whether the charge of kidnapping subsumes the charge of extortion or if the charge of extortion is an independent act from that of kidnapping. Were the proceedings cooperative or adversarial? The cooperative nature of the trial
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