Danielle Trubish 8-20-17 AP Government/Economics Mr. McKinnon Post Revolutionary War‚ American colonies created a federal government under laws called the Articles of Confederation. The colonies were unfairly treated by Great Britain and decided it was time to gain their independence. In 1786‚ at the Annapolis Convention‚ delegates from five states called for a Constitutional Convention in order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation‚ but very few delegates attended
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The Federal government uses three methods in which to acquire goods and services: simplified acquisition‚ sealed bid or negotiation. Of these methods‚ the Simplified Acquisition Procedure address a wide variety of contracting requirements in the procuring of supplies and services for the government. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) encourages Contracting Officer’s (CO) to use innovative approaches to the maximum extent practicable when awarding contracts. Additionally‚ it is the COs responsibility
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Constitution under the Tenth Amendment‚ states have the right to govern within their state and according to the people. Although the national government withheld an enumerated powers over the United States‚ the states own the reserved power to pass laws within districts‚ such as the power to provide for public safety. The powers reserved to the states includes the ability to establish schools and local government‚ regulate trade‚ prosecute crimes‚ and issue licenses. The states greatly influence the lives of
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General District Court. The federal Court closet to where I reside is the Virginia Fourth Court. There is a big difference between state and federal court and the biggest difference is the types of cases that each court hears. According to studies‚ the Article III of the Constitution invests the judicial power of the United States and the federal court system. This article creates the U.S. Supreme Court and gives congress the authority to create the lower federal courts. When parties become
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Like federal agencies‚ the United States also has State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. The local police are municipal‚ county‚ and city police officers whose purpose is to uphold the laws of their specific jurisdiction‚ provide patrol‚ and keep the community safe. State police patrol the highway and they conduct statewide investigations. We also have the county officers and they are people who runs the local jails and work the courtrooms. State and local law enforcement officers main goal is
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There are two special projects in particular in which I would like to share my experiences that have prepared me to be an effective leader with the Federal Government. The results of these experiences have strengthened me both personally and professionally as a serviceman‚ a leader‚ and a team member. In addition‚ these experiences have resulted in followers satisfaction based on work performance and positive outcomes. As associate development director‚ I served as project manager on a major grant
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1. What are the respective roles of the federal government and the state government in providing health services? Some responsibilities may be exclusively federal or state‚ yet in most areas either or both may act. The federal and state government have evolved in the last decade‚ as Americans need and philosophies have changed for social well-being. Similarly‚ they can meet using tool boxes of public power‚ including regulation‚ taxation‚ conferring of benefits‚ or contracting with private entities
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1. WHAT IS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW? Administrative law controls the actions of public officials. It developed to allow for decisions of travelling judges to be reviewed. It has five basic components: - Judicial review: review by a court of the legality of a decision; - Merits review: review by a tribunal on the merits of a case; - Internal review: review by the decision-maker‚ as required by statute; - Ombudsman: investigation and reporting by an independent third-party; and - Freedom of information:
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The role of government in the American economy extends far beyond its activities as a regulator of specific industries. The government also manages the overall pace of economic activity‚ seeking to maintain high levels of employment and stable prices. Much of the history of economic policy in the United States since the Great Depression of the 1930s has involved a continuing effort by the government to find a mix of fiscal and monetary policies that will allow sustained growth and stable prices
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Tingzi Zhang Ms. Crouse U.S Government Oct. 27 Federalism is a political system in which power is divided and shared between the national government and the states. There are four types of federalism -- Dual Federalism‚ Cooperative Federalism‚ Regulated Federalism and New Federalism. Dual Federalism‚ from 1789 to 1865‚ divides nation power into two parts delegated to state governments and federal government accordingly. In agreement‚ they were not at liberty to interfere with each other. Politicians
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