of the Current Status of the U.S. Economy While digging into economic trends for the previous three years in the United States‚ only one word came to mind when assessing where we stand now. Recovery. The recession from 2007-2009 had many lingering effects we didn’t really start to get out of until 2010. Taking a look at our GDP‚ unemployment rate‚ and CPI‚ surely you will agree. First let’s take a look at GDP. Starting in 2009‚ the GDP was down 2.5 percent based on current dollars
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Are the Federalist papers still Relevant? Keith Morphis The question of “Are the federalist papers still relevant?” is a very important question. It is especially important the current state of affairs in this country over the last 20 plus years. Throughout history also in other nations the arguments of the Federalist Papers ring true and human nature seems to reinforce them. One quote from the Federalist No.10 paper that I feel is more relevant now than ever especially for someone on the left is
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Aristotle’s Definition of Citizen‚ State‚ Constitution‚ & Government (Also available as a PDF) In order to answer the question‚ “What is a State?” Aristotle begins by asking‚ “Who is the citizen‚ and what is the meaning of the term?” This he does because the state is a composite whole made up of many parts—the citizens who compose it. The citizen whom Aristotle is seeking to define is the citizen in the strictest sense‚ against whom no exception can be made‚ so that “a citizen is not a
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Beginning in 1781‚ the U.S. was governed under the A) Articles of Confederation B) British Constitution C) Mayflower Compact D) current U.S. Constitution E) Basic Law of 1781 5) Among the factors that contributed to economic turmoil under the Articles of Confederation was the A) power shift from middle-class farmers to wealthy landowners. B) state legislatures that favored creditors and created more debt. C) postwar depression that left many small farmers unable to pay their debts
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stand‚ divided we fall The Federalist Papers Number 10 is written by James Madison and explains the necessity of the Constitution to protect our country from factions. A faction is “a number of citizens‚ whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole‚ who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest‚ adverse to the rights of other citizens‚ or to the permanent aggregate interests of the community (Publius‚ 72).” Publius states that there are two ways to get
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dis a) The ideas of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes heavily influenced the thinking of the writers of the U.S. Constitution. Both believed in a social contract‚ that is‚ that government exists at the consent of the governed‚ but Locke believed that people would naturally come together to govern themselves‚ while Hobbes believed they needed a strong authority (monarch) to bring them together. As you research to learn more about what these two philosophers thought about politics‚ which of their two
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Elements that Influence (GA) State Government Willis Moody State and Local Political Processes/POL 215 September 26‚ 2011 Elements that Influence State Government Politicians are elected because of the issues they stand for; however‚ interest groups hold or weaken their agenda once they have been elected. Interest groups make good use of every available resource when sponsoring or overpowering their concern. These interest groups are composed of a body of voters with a stake in major
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Examining the Current State of the Profession Paper CCMH/510 July 9‚ 14 Examining the Current State of the Profession Paper Derald (2013) stated‚ “The adage “counselor or therapist‚ know thyself” is the basic building block to cultural competence in the helping professions.” (P.6) Part of connecting with clients includes the separation and awareness of the helping professional versus the other person. The helping profession has not always embraced the awareness of self in regards to culture. To
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Federalist Paper #10 Essay In perhaps the greatest installment of the federalist papers‚ James Madison describes how factions‚ which work against the interest of the public‚ can be controlled through a constitutional government. Factions are defined by Madison as groups of people that gather together to promote their own economic interests and political opinions (gradesaver.com). These factions often work against each other‚ and infringe upon the rights of others. Most people are concerned with
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Federalist and Anti-Federalist perspectives at first tend to appear to be polar opposites in nature. The Federalists supported and sought to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America. Whereas the Anti-Federalists were hesitant to do so‚ and feared that the powers allotted in the Constitution would result in the newly birthed United States descending into a monarchy. The very same form of government that had proved dissatisfactory to the colonists in the first place. Therefore it may
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