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    Differences between Federal and State Courts There are often good reasons to choose federal court over state court‚ or state court over federal court. Here are some of the considerations that lawyers and clients weigh when deciding one court over the other. The list is not all inclusive. Existence of Jurisdiction. Whether there is jurisdiction in either or both of the courts. Federal jurisdiction requires either a federal question and sometime a minimum dollar amount at issue or that there by

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    Authority and Power

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    Power /Authority Power has many definitions‚ but commonly known as the ability to influence the behavior of people. Many people think of things such as: control over resources‚ strength‚ political control‚ and other things when they think of the word power. Power does not always require the act of force or even the threat of force. Everyday we use power tactics to push or persuade people into particular action. Niccolo Machiavelli an Italian historian‚ politician‚ diplomat‚ philosopher‚ and a

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    Argument by Authority

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    Argument by Authority Example of Authority: Islamophobia Is Bad for Business Authors: Massoud Hayoun Qualifications: World Affairs Editor at The Vancouver Observer‚ where he writes a daily column on China. He has reported on China‚ North America‚ the Middle East‚ and North Africa for The Atlantic‚ Newsweek‚ TIME‚ and Agence France Presse. Source: Boston Review; Jan2013‚ Vol. 71 Issue 1‚ p34-39‚ 6p‚ 1 Chart Context: A few years ago‚ nearly 1‚600 Chinese laborers moved to Saudi Arabia to build

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    Authority & Individual

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    In Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ authority is viewed as ruthless and the individual is portrayed as innocent. This is also emphasised in two related texts‚ Whose Life Is It Anyway? By Brian Clark‚ and Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont. The themes of ruthlessness and innocence are exemplified throughout all three texts‚ through the concept of the authority and the individual. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451‚ authority is depicted as ruthless. This is shown throughout the

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    Typology of Authorities

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    Weber’s Typology of Authority Max Weber‚ who is also know as one of the principal architect of modern social science‚ also has the distinct honor of being one of the foremost social theorist in the 20th century (Kim‚ 2007). Weber argued that all oppressive structures and all uses of power must exist within a legitimated order which is based on a complex mixture of two kinds of legitimating factors: subjective and objective (Allan‚ 2005‚ p. 151). Underlying the subjective and objective legitimacy

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    Disrespect For Authority

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    Disrespect for authority is at a climax around the globe‚ which can be seen by multiple police shootings‚ disrespecting the presidency‚ and disregarding American traditions. The bare minimum of how we should react to authority is to respect the offices of authority. Obeying‚ however‚ is a fundamental part of being under authority because "leaders" who have no one obeying them are not an authority. Obeying authority comes when you respect the person themselves‚ the office they obtain‚ and agreeing

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    Delegation and Authority

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    AUTHORITY‚ DELEGATION AND DECENTRALISATION What is an authority? Authority is the cement of organisation structure in which various units of organisation are integrated. Without authority a manager cesses to be a manager. It is the authority that gives managers power to act. Authority is glue that holds organisation together. It is impossible to have an organisation unless some persons have the authority to command action of others. The word Authority is derived from the Latin word “auctoritas”

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    Obedience to Authority

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    degree of obedience to authority‚ as the alternative would be anarchy leading to total chaos. Hence‚ we find some sort of a hierarchy in both the most underdeveloped and the most civilized societies where certain individuals exercise authority over others. Almost everyone will agree that some degree of authority in certain individuals or groups (and their obedience by other groups) is desirable for the proper functioning of a society. The problem arises when the obedience to authority is taken to extremes

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    Power And Authority

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    KELETSO NTAELENG KGOPO ID NUMBER: 201203375 POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT 1 Question selected: Using concrete examples‚ compare and contrast power and authority.... Power and authority are some of the basic concepts used in the study of Politics. This essay will focus on defining these concepts‚ and will also discuss the similarities and differences between the two. It will commence with a general discussion of these fundamentals‚ after which it will elaborate on these definitions

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    Powere and Authority

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    Topic: Differentiate between power and authority and how they linked with leadership To answer this question of the difference between Power and Authority‚ we must first understand what both Power and Authority actually mean. According to the dictionary (www.dictionary.com) Power comes from the Latin ‘potere’ which means ‘to be able.’ Just from this little description we can tell that to have power would mean that you are able to do things or control people and resources. The dictionary then

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