rising cost of health care and the millions of people in the United States being uninsured. It was not until March 23th 2010‚ after much debate that President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ the U.S. health care reform legislation. The primary objective of the PPACA act is to “provide quality affordable health care for Americans” (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid). Furthermore‚ the PPACA has the potential to “improve the role of public programs‚ improve the
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USA Patriot Act Name: Number: Course: Lecturer: Date: Abstract With the developments and the recent attacks on the internet‚ there has been a need to ensure that cyber attacks and terrorism have been the most common concerns for government regulations. After the numerous attacks and cyber attacks that are common on the internet‚ there has been the need to have laws and acts to control these terrorist acts. This is the reason why the USA patriot Act was formulated. The main intention
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Proposition 8 California Proposition 8 (California Marriage Protection Act) was a state-wide ballot proposition passed in the November 4‚ 2008 state election that made same sex marriage illegal in California. The vote which won by 52% adds exactly 14 words to the California State Constitution‚ "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." To qualify for the ballot‚ Proposition 8 needed 694‚354 valid petition signatures‚ equal to 8% of the total votes cast for
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morally justifiable/permissible only with situations‚ in which you can guarantee the best possible outcome. In this particular situation with the bomber‚ I believe we should take the Utilitarian-Act Consequentialism approach; and torture the bomber as an attempt to get him to reveal the location. Simply because‚ Act Consequentialism will focus more on the overall happiness that it will bring to all those involved. Seeing as how they have apprehended the bomber‚ and interrogated him to no avail. It is the
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Name Tutor Institution Course Date Introduction The numerous scandals that involved corporate and investors in the year 2002 such as Enron‚ WorldCom and Tyco came as shock to many investors in the United States. Many investors lost their money to fraudulent activities by accountability corporate making them loose confidence in financial statements provided. Such loses created concern within the government prompting them to overhaul all the
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LAWS OF KENYA BANKRUPTCY ACT CHAPTER 53 Revised Edition 2012 [2010] Published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the Authority of the Attorney-General www.kenyalaw.org [Rev. 2012] Bankruptcy CAP. 53 CHAPTER 53 BANKRUPTCY ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I – PRELIMINARY Section 1. 2. Short title. Interpretation. PART II – PROCEEDINGS FROM ACT OF BANKRUPTCY TO DISCHARGE Acts of Bankruptcy 3. 4. Acts of bankruptcy. Bankruptcy notices. Receiving
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[File split into 3 Parts for easy downloading Part I] LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA CONSULTATION PAPER ON REVISION OF THE INSURANCE ACT 1938 & THE INSURANCE REGULATORY & DEVELOPMENT ACT 1999 June 2003 consultation paper can also be downloaded from http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in Comments and suggestions on the consultation paper can be sent to vnathan@nic.in Member-Secretary before 10th July 2003 by by email to or mail to Room No 730 ‘A’ Wing Law Commission of India 7th Floor‚ Shastri Bhavan
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Virginia legislator who was known for his opposition to the Sedition Act of 1798. The Sedition Act was originally part of the Alien and Sedition Acts‚ which were passed at the anticipation of war between our nation and the French. These acts‚ particularly the Alien act were specifically aimed at the French immigrants who were waiting for their citizenships. Americans did not really care about those laws except for the Sedition Act. A lot of Republicans including George Hay opposed to this law‚ because
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2………………………………………………………………. 2. Question 3 ……………………………………………………………… 3. Question 5 ……………………………………………………………… 4. Question 6 ……………………………………………………………… | 24912 | Question 1 In Malaysia the governing law that addresses partnership matters is provided in the Partnership Act 1961. a) The general rule for the extent of a partner’s liability is that every partner in a firm is liable jointly with the other partners for all debts and obligations of the firm incurred while he is a partner. Discuss. b) What are the ways
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The Stamp Act: What a Disaster! “No taxation without representation!” This was the cry that came forth from the American rebellion after George Greenville proposed the Stamp Act in England’s House of Commons. George Greenville had a plan to help pay off debt and help pay for soldiers to protect the American frontier. The Stamp Act‚ Greenville’s plan‚ was proposed on March 9th 1765 and took effect on March 22nd 1765. The act was to tax printed documents such as ship papers‚ legal papers‚ newspapers
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