State and Local Government 2/21/12 The structure of county government There are three basic forms of county government. These are commission council-executive‚ and commission administrator. These three are different based on their degree of separation between legislative and executive powers and who is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the executive side of government. The most common form of county government is the commission. The commission concentrates legislative
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United we stand‚ divided we fall The Federalist Papers Number 10 is written by James Madison and explains the necessity of the Constitution to protect our country from factions. A faction is “a number of citizens‚ whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole‚ who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest‚ adverse to the rights of other citizens‚ or to the permanent aggregate interests of the community (Publius‚ 72).” Publius states that there are two ways
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Zappos Case Study Executive Summary This case study analysis is based on the 2009 case study from Stanford Graduate School of Business titled Zappos.com: Developing a supply chain to deliver WOW! It begins with the general overview of the background‚ philosophies and current problems faced by Zappos. This is followed by a hierarchal ranking of the four major presenting problems for the company‚ which are: maintaining the “wow” image without overspending‚ inventory management/distribution problems
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“How did the Federalists and the Antifederalists differ in their visions for what the federal government should be? The American Revolution ended in 1783. Along with the war‚ as in any war‚ a large debt has been incurred. Other issues stymying the newly independent confederation government were relationships with the Indians and the western settlements and trade development and monetary values. The confederation government had its Articles of Confederation‚ but it was considered a weak document
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Federalists The Federalists were people who wanted and believed in the new Constitution. They had people who disagreed with them called the Anti-Federalists. The Federalist Party originated in opposition to the Democratic-Republican Party.Emphasized commercial and diplomatic harmony with Britain following the signing of the 1794 Jay Treaty. The party made a lasting impact by laying the foundations of a national economy‚ creating a national judicial system and formulating principles of foreign policy
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systems across the globe. James Madison’s Federalist Number 51 is a fundamental interpretation of the concept of judicial independence delineated in the Constitution. In this document‚ Madison argues that judges should be free of political pressures from the other branches of government. Several arrangements within the Constitution were included under the provision of an Independent Judiciary. These include the appointment of federal
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proven that the federalist approach to how the "City on a Hill" idea should be put into action was superior to the ways of the anti-federalists because of three things that they did:1. Protected the people from tyranny‚ 2. Provided opportunity‚ 3. Insured liberty‚ 4. Protected individual rights and liberty‚ and 5. Had a more lasting effect on the methods used for
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Hamilton and the Federalists • Federalists had control of new government for twelve years • Washington envisioned a strong national government • Alexander Hamilton became dominant figure in Washington’s administration‚ and he exerted more influence on domestic and foreign policy than anyone during his term and after his resignation (1794) • Hamilton believed stable and effective government required enlightened ruling class • The new government needed the support of the wealthy and powerful‚
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The Senate’s main roles are initiating and making legislation‚ being a house of review and acting as a states’ house. The Senate is able to initiate bills and pass legislation that has been processed by the House of Representatives. Unlike the lower house‚ they cannot propose money bills but have influence on the bills in parliament. Legislation begins at the lower house of parliament whether it is firstly discussed in the lower or upper house. The Constitution positions the Senate to provide equal
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reading the federalist papers‚ I would like to take a different approach to name a faction. While I believe many will list political parties‚ lobbyists‚ corporations‚ and unions. I am going to list abolitionists as a faction. But first‚ what is a faction? A faction is a group‚ whether a majority or minority‚ who are united "by some common impulse of passion‚ or of interest‚ adverse to the rights of other citizens‚ or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.” (“Federalist No. 10”).
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