decriminalization of marijuana; and the many discrepancies that it has between federal and state laws. Legalization of medical marijuana has many pros and cons that have been brought to light by many different branches of the government‚ however‚ the issue of federalism is extremely prevalent. The issue of legalizing medical marijuana was brought on because of the various medical and recreational benefits that it claims to offer‚ as well as financial benefits the government would receive through taxes. The policy
Premium Law Federalism Cannabis
of money are spent on healthcare reform. In the next ten years‚ Obamacare‚ a program that provides healthcare for all‚ is set to spend over $1.2 trillion (Federal Spending 1). This is more than double what is needed. Half of this should be cut and be used to start paying off the national debt. If this is done in one short term payment‚ the interest on the debt will shrink‚ saving a great deal of money every year. Similarly‚ Obamacare was a failure‚ less than half of expected users enrolled in the
Premium Unemployment United States Economics
Denin Moul Period 6 The Constitution Prevents Tyranny The first attempt of government in the U.S. was the Articles of Confederation. Later on‚ the Articles of Confederation was replaced by the U.S. Constitution because the Articles of Confederation made the central government to weak. The Constitution prevents tyranny by limiting the power of the government. These are the ways the Constitution prevents tyranny. The first way the Constitution protects against tyranny is the separation of powers
Premium Separation of powers United States Constitution United States
within the population by created the Obamacare health system for many Americans that did not have the vita means of obtaining health insurance for themselves. This system gave many people with preexisting conditions more options that were not available to them previously by many health insurances and gave them a chance at receiving sufficient health care. Now in the mist of recent changes in 2017 there are talks to abolish the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare‚ thus‚ with promises
Premium Health care Health economics Health insurance
Mental Health Issues in Adults Mental health is defined in Healthy People 2020 as encompassing the ability to engage in productive activities and fulfilling relationships with other people‚ to adapt to change and to cope with adversity (USDHHS‚ 2010). In the United States nearly 57.7 Million adults (18 years and above) suffer from a mental health disorder in a given year and 6% of the population suffers from a serious mental illness (NIMH‚ 2010). The purpose of this paper is to look into the perspective
Premium Health care Health economics Medicine
revenue comes from individual policies adn companies. They aren ’t worried about their revenue or impact on their business becasue of this. The articles go on to say that most americans will purchase insurance through the marketplace exchange (Obamacare) by the year 2020 and most of that will happen through private employers. The only problems people will run into are if they need Mental Health care. Mental Health services will begin to be harder to find. The reason for this is there will be
Premium Health care Health insurance Health care in the United States
Decentralization and Federalism in the Philippines: Lessons from Global Community Alex B. Brillantes‚ Jr. and Donna Moscare More than five centuries of being under the Spaniards‚ has created a system of government which is highly centralized‚ bureaucratic‚ and hierarchical. Not only did the Philippines continue to implement a centralized system of governance‚ but it also developed a culture predisposed to dependency‚ and a mindset that looks down on local level institutions. Although centralized
Free Philippines Unitary state Form of government
protect itself from the abuse of power. (Hall‚ D.) The Federal Government use of the threat of withholding federal road funds from states to get there way is an abuse of the Federal Government’s power. I say that simply based on the methods of federalism and
Premium Separation of powers United States Law
Healthcare Reform: It’s a right‚ not a privilege. New words are coined all of the time. There is one that spread like wildfire when President Barack Obama was first elected‚ “Obamacare‚” also known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This has been one of the prime issues during the last two elections because it is basically performing a radical and invasive surgery on our current health care system. Basically this entails extending affordable and same health insurance options to
Premium Health care United States Health insurance
Constitutional Structure of American Federalism 3 constitutional powers allow the federal system 2 expand the gov’s power 2 meet the needs of a modern nation in a global economy. * Expansion Rests on 4 pillars 1. National Supremacy Article 2. War power 3. Commerce clause 4. Power 2 tax/ spend 4 gen. welfare Interpreting Federalism * Mulloch vs. Maryland: under the Necessary And Proper Clause- the fed. Gov. has implied powers * The constitutional established supremacy
Premium United States Constitution Federalism