Rod Blagojevich Criminal and Ethics Violations By Ora Major Introduction Rod Blagojevich (Blago) persuaded a path of unethical behavior and misconduct that caused national media attention and an indictment on multiple counts and seat as the Governor of Illinois. Blagojevich was involved in a large scheme to rob the people of Illinois of honest and transparent government. A federal grand jury handed down a 19-count indictment that included 16 felonious or felony counts that included racketeering
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Norm Violation In today society social norms are little things in life that make people feel comfortable and help them to go through everyday activities. Social Norms are beliefs about what is acceptable in society. They are rules that a group uses for appropriate and inappropriate values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes and behaviors. These rules may be explicit or implicit. People often associate the most memorable behavior with the majority behavior and hence the rules about that is normative in that social
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Disparate treatment means unequal behavior toward someone because of a protected characteristic‚ and it is protected under Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act. A disparate treatment violation occurs when an individual of a protected group is shown to have been singled out and treated less favorably than others in a similar situation on the basis of a characteristic that is protected under Title VII. For a disparate treatment claim to be upheld in court it must be plausible and shows that the employer
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mergers and commercial practices in general terms‚ thus leaving the courts to decide on which practices are unlawful based on the facts of each case. In December 1971‚ the American Electric Power Co sued GE and Westinghouse for alleged conspiracy in violation of the Sherman Act‚ an antitrust law. Specifically‚ GE and Westinghouse was charged with upholding an agreement to eliminate price competition‚ establishing uniform prices and submitting non-competitive bids to purchasers. GE denied these charges
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are not forced to give explanations if you do not want. You should always talk with a lawyer to make sure you have a strong defense in court. Police have been known to resort to threats or trickery to get people to confess information. This is a violation of your rights‚ which is why it always pays to be educated. Even if you do not have money for a lawyer‚ you have the right to a free one‚ and you should ask the police how the lawyer can be contacted. One of your telephone calls should be to contact
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The 19th Amendment was one of the most important pieces of legislation as far as women in the United States were concerned as it granted them the right to vote. Previously‚ they were only “represented” by their husbands and fathers‚ it was a time of transformation in women’s history. The women’s rights movement of the mid-nineteenth century focused attention on Constitutional rights for all U.S citizens which included: the right to own property‚ access to college‚ suffrage‚ and the right to have
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Violation of Child Rights Introduction First of all‚ if we want to talk about violation of child rights we have to define child rights‚ what they are‚ and to whom they are intended.”A child is any human being below the age of eighteen years‚ unless under the law applicable to the child‚ majority is attained earlier." ‚ World leaders in 1989 decided that children needed a special convention‚ because children often need special care and protection that adults do not. The leaders also wanted to
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73rd Amendment Constitution of India THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA "PART IX * THE PANCHAYATS 243. Definition -In this Part‚ unless the context otherwise requires:a) "district" means a district in a State; b) "Gram Sabha" means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level; c) "Intermediate level" means a level between the village and district levels specified by the Governor of a State by public notification
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Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management FRANCHISING Definition The practice of using another firm’s successful business model. According to David H. Holt: A business system created by a contract between a parent company called “Franchisor”‚ and the acquiring business owner called “Franchisee”‚ giving the acquiring owner the rights to sell goods or services‚ use certain product‚ names or brands or to manufacture certain brands. Characteristics It is an agreement Franchise does not own
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Without the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution‚ America would be a very different place. The framers of the United States Constitution anticipated the necessity of an amendment that would protect citizens from a government that would potentially overstep its boundaries. The Fourth Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights as one of the guarantees afforded to all citizens protecting rights to privacy and illegal search and seizure. In today’s society with the new technologies for surveillance
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