Federal judges are appointed by the President of the United States. The federal judges are placed into a list that is maintained by the American Bar Association (ABA). The ABA maintains the list of federal judge hopefuls‚ who are ranked from well-qualified to not qualified. Most of the list comes from individual state court judges. When there is an opening for a federal judge position‚ the President nominates a candidate for the position. The Senate Judiciary Committee then evaluates the candidate
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Congress created the Federal Reserve System‚ which is the central bank‚ on December 23rd‚ 1913; it revolves around 12 Reserve Banks and 7 Board of Governors. The 12 banks the Fed is separated into are not equally divided—they are based on the importance of their financial activities. The role of the Fed in the U.S. economy revolves around monetary policy by purchasing and selling government securities‚ increasing or decreasing the required reserve ratio‚ and using the discount rate. It also focuses
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The Current State and Future of Al Qaeda United States President Barack Obama announced on May 1‚ 2011 that “Osama bin Laden‚ the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world‚ was killed in a firefight with the United States forces in Pakistan.” The death of Osama bin Laden is certainly a major blow to the Al Qaeda terrorist network causing many of its leaders to go underground. Yet‚ the threat of Al Qaeda still exists and many
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AMT Task 3 Cassandra Davenport ID:000366484 Program: MBA‚ Healthcare Management‚ 2/1/14 Mentor: Rusty Lynch 931-580-9182 Chapel Hill‚ TN Central Time Zone cdaven5@wgu.edu Current National Healthcare Trends and Policy Initiatives Affecting Healthcare Healthcare is in a constant state of change with movements that impact rates‚ access and quality of care. Hospitals have become more competitive due to the rising cost of care delivery and the reduction in reimbursement from payers. This
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The human respiratory system is adapted to allow air to pass in and out of the body and also for efficient gas exchange to occur. The respiratory system includes air passages‚ pulmonary vessels‚ the lungs‚ and breathing muscles. Most of the organs of the respiratory system help to distribute air‚ but only the tiny alveoli and the alveolar ducts are responsible for the gas exchange. Mouth - The mouth is the secondary exterior opening for the respiratory system. Most commonly‚ the majority of respiration
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Foreign policy is firmly grounded in regional diversity. Actors and sub-groups from different domestic territories try to equate their region’s interests with that of the nation‚ meaning that these competing special interests and not an overarching unanimous national interest determine foreign policy (Trubowitz‚ 1998). By highlighting these rifts‚ this essay argues that although foreign policies are theoretically designed to promote a country’s national interest‚ they really advance the agenda of
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The Current State of Development in Latin America Throughout this paper I will be making reference to Peter Winn ’s book Americas. Winn states on page 4 that "Latin America is equally an invention‚ devised in the nineteenth century by a French geographer to describe the nations that had once been colonized by Latin Europe---Spain‚ France‚ and Portugal." In attempting to establish the current state of development in Latin America‚ historical chronology serves as the foundation necessary for a
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FEATURES OF DECISION MAKING IN POLITICAL SYSTEMS INFLUENCE THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS? INTRODUCTION The changing role of law and the need to relate with a transforming society and its citizens has led to a demand on decision making in political systems (Bijsterveld 2010). Due to the variance in the decision making of these systems‚ interest groups carry out their public affairs (PA) activities in a plethora of ways (Baumgartner 2007) as features such as type of political system‚ structure‚ accountability
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M2A1 Current Event short paper Mark Zuckerberg Lisa R McFadden-Johnson BUS341 MAY 17‚ 2015 EXCELSIOR COLLEGE M2A1 Current Event short paper Shares of the No. 1 social media company jumped $2.93‚ or 3.7%‚ to $81.37 Thursday. That’s a $1.2 billion gain for Zuckerberg‚ who owns 426.3 million shares. It just underscores why it’s so good to be Zuckerberg. The company and stock flourished under the CEO during his 30th year – rocketing 37.4%
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AUTHORITY – Authority is that power which is exercised legitimately. All powers cannot be legitimate. Authority and legitimacy both depend on values‚ beliefs and attitude of the masses. Example of Authority: A robber who forces bank manager to handover cash on a gunpoint is not exercising “authority”. But when a police officer is controlling traffic and can use the threat of a fine or jail sentence‚ he is exercising authority. It is an investment in a legitimate form of power‚ it is profitable
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