|When you go to a federal prison this is where you will serve most of your sentence.. | |What issues affect state versus federal |When released you usually get probation. As in a state prison you can be released on | |prisoners? |parole if you sever less than your sentence. Federal prison is also prosecuted by the | | |federal government rather than the state. They need different levels of security
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The False Claims Acts is the federal government’s primary civil remedy for improper or fraudulent claims. The False Claims Act prohibits activity that does not fall under the definition of fraud. Fraud is the actual knowledge and the intent to defraud. For example “On March 10‚2000‚ the department of Justice filed claims under the FCA (False Claims Act) seeking recovery of over $1 billion from Vencor Inc.‚ a long-term healthcare provider‚ for its alleged knowing submission of false claims. The Department
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STATE VERSUS FEDERAL POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ the foreign-born population in the United States tripled in the past four decades and currently totals about 37 million‚ or nearly 12 percent of the total population. What authority do states have with respect to immigration matters? For decades‚ the power to regulate immigration has been considered a federal power. However‚ in recent years Congress added a new provision that allows local law enforcement to
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Nicole Hellier Professor V. Aikhionbare POS 1401 25 March 2013 Federal vs. States Recently in Florida news‚ voters are debating about the topic of legalizing medicinal marijuana. But one thing these voters should really focus on is if this is possible. As of 2012 sixteen states‚ including Alaska‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Maine‚ Michigan‚ Montana‚ Nevada‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington‚ and the District of Columbia have legalized
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Memorandum TO: Janet Jones Supervising Attorney FROM: Susan Steichen Paralegal RE: Potential case of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman on behalf on the minor son DATE: September 22‚ 2012 Questions Presented Did the Church of Divine Light (CoDL) make threats to the minor Sherman into believing that if he left he would be “thrown into the eternal fires of Hell”? Did the CoDL intentionally brainwash Rob Sherman Jr.‚ to cut all contact from his family? Brief Answer Yes. The CoDL had brainwashed the minor
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from 1630 through the 1660s? (Form B) 1. The issue of territorial expansion sparked considerable debate in the period 1800–1855. Analyze this debate and evaluate the influence of both supporters and opponents of territorial expansion in shaping federal government policy. 2009 DBQ: (Form A) From 1775 to 1830‚ many African Americans gained freedom from slavery‚ yet during the same period the institution of slavery expanded. Explain why BOTH of those changes took place. Analyze the ways that
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The Need for Tort Reform in the United States Tort law is a type of law that is designed to offer remedies to civil wrongs. Unlike contractual damages that occur‚ where responsibility is predetermined‚ tort law is designed for someone who is legally injured to be able to recover damages from the person who is deemed legally responsible‚ or liable for such injuries. Tort law is broken down into three main categories‚ negligence‚ strict liability‚ and intentional tort. In negligence tort one is accused
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Argument against a cap on reward of damages The tort system was created to summarize compensation methods and amounts for wrongs and harms committed by one party to another. Tort law‚ in essence‚ aims to offer the damaged party a chance to restore their state back to its point of origin; in other words‚ the point of tort law is to place a financial obligation on an individual who causes harm to another party. The decision to put a cap on damages is not just harmful‚ but also makes it very
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Tax 2 Test 3 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. _D___ 1. Which of the following are organizations exempt under § 501(c)(3)? a. Girl Scouts of America. b. Washington and Lee University. c. Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). d. Only a. and b. are § 501(c)(3) organizations. e. All of the above are § 501(c)(3) organizations. __D__ 2. Which of the following is a requirement for exempt status? a. The organization does not exert
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party affiliation of your delegates reflects the feelings of people in your state accurately? Why or why not? I feel that it does not reflect the state accurately. If we the people actually knew what all we were voting for or knew why we should choose them then we would have a better voting sense and a sense of knowledge. * c) Federalism‚ the distribution of power between the federal government and the states‚ was originally implemented to keep both in check. It is another of the Constitution’s
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