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    The Sarbanes–Oxley Act

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    The Sarbanes–Oxley Act known as the ’Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act ‚Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act and commonly called Sarbanes–Oxley‚ Sarbox or SOX‚ is a United States federal law which set new or enhanced standards for all U.S. public company boards‚ management and public accounting firms. It is named after sponsors U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes and U.S. Representative Michael G. Oxley. The bill was enacted as a reaction to a number

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    Disadvantages to the Patriot act (USAPA); There are six flaws to the act that was passed into law on October 26th‚ 2001: It takes away civil rights‚ by doing so it destroys the definition of what it means to be an American Citizen [ (talkradio101‚ 2010) ]. The feeling is that by destroying our way of life is the best way to reward or give victory to the terrorist [ (topix‚ 2012) ]. Secondly‚ Constitutional protections are violated‚ the U.S. Constitution is the most lasting‚ well-written document

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    The Agricultural Adjustment Act During World War I‚ England’s agricultural economy was badly damaged. This inconvenience for the English was a blessing to American farmers. Since the invention of the combine‚ and various other mechanical harvesting machines‚ American farmers could increase their crop yield. In turn they could export the extra crops to England for more money. Once England got back on it’s feet‚ American farmers could not find any exports for their crops. As they continued to produce

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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Sarnethia Ellison-Booker ACC/561 October 6‚ 2014 La Toyia Tilley Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was established in 2002 and has initiated extensive transformation to the parameter of economic practice and shared bureaucracy. Nevertheless‚ it was named after Legislator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley‚ who were the founders‚ given it the title Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. On July 30‚ 2002‚ President George Bush signed off on SOX‚ revising

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    War Measures Act

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    refused to release and FLQ prisoners. Québec Labour Minister Pierre LaPorte was then kidnapped by the FLQ members. Trudeau took drastic action and imposed the War Measures Act. The FLQ became an illegal act and separatist Québécois were arrested and held without charge. After all the rights legislation that had

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    Patriot Act Essay

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    Patriot Act Essay The House of Representatives passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 on October 24‚ 2001.   This is also known as the USA Patriot Act.   The Patriot Act was designed to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (USA Patriot Act‚ 2001).  Honestly I believe that the Patriot Act is beneficial to America

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    Senate). The title of the act‚ USA PATRIOT Act‚ is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. Since its historic passage there has been much debate on the constitutionality of the act. Some would claim the Legislative and Executive branches acted opportunistically and enacted a law that infringes on the rights of Americans. This paper‚ for sake of brevity‚ focuses on Section 213 of the Patriot Act‚ the “sneak and peak”

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    Rti Act 2005 - Features

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    Right to Information Act‚ 2005 In order to promote transparency and accountability in administration‚ the Indian Parliament enacted the Freedom to Information Act‚ 2002‚ which was repealed later with the Right to Information Act‚ which came into force on 12 October 2005. The new law empowers Indian citizens to seek information from a Public Authority‚ thus making a Government and its functionaries more accountable and responsible. What is the necessity of this Act? A citizen who is paying taxes

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    Endangered Species Act

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    The Endangered Species Act was written to protect and recover the at risk species and the ecosystems that those animals depend on. It was passed in 1973 in hopes of recognizing the natural resources are very important to our nation and people. The U.S Fish and wildlife Service and the Commerce Department’s National Marine Fisheries Service are administrators of the act‚ and they both have their own responsibilities when it comes to implementing the ESA and the animals it protects. “The FWS has primary

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    Patriot Act Paper

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    Running Head: Patriot Act‚ Pros and Cons Steve M. LAW/101 Mr. Smith September 18‚ 2009 Patriot Act‚ Pros and Cons Abstract The Patriot Act was signed into law by President Bush in response to the tragedy of the events of 9/11. This report explains the issues that warranted this law‚ as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the Patriot Act of 2001. Passed in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks‚ the law expanded the government ’s powers in anti-terrorism

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