important and strong leader that does not have the right to officially go to war without the approval of Congress. This law is dubbed the War Powers Act since it states that the President has to notify Congress when sending troops to hostilities and if in a state of emergency‚ 42 hours after (SAS Institute Inc). Presidents in the past‚ like President Richard Nixon and George W. Bush‚ have argued that by enforcing the War Powers Act‚ Congress is taking away constitutional authorities that have been exercised
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While unilateral action allows presidents to act quickly‚ it also raises questions about the balance of power. Presidents may sometimes overlook how they might be overextending their powers‚ this is where checks and balances become essential. The idea was to divide and share powers among each branch to create a healthy rivalry that benefits the public. This way‚ determination would counteract ambition and prevent
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The Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) of 2010 (Public Law 111-220) was an act by Congress‚ and became law on August 3‚ 2010 ( ). The FSA intent is to reduce the gap between the amount of crack cocaine and powder cocaine needed to initiate federal criminal penalties from a 100:1 weight ratio to an 18:1 weight ratio. The FSA also eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum sentence for the possession of crack cocaine (Reid 2012). The FSA replaced the controversial Anti-Drug Abuse Act (ADAA) of 1986‚ that
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Security Act of 1935‚ enacted during President Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ has become a third rail in today’s American society. By third rail‚ various scholars explain that if a politician these days were to try to alter or change the structure of the law dramatically‚ then they could essentially destroy their political career. One must understand how the United States gained this transformative law through our country’s history‚ both the official and non official actors involved in enacting the act‚ different
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Takedown of Glass Steagall Act” Submitted By : Amanjot Singh Roll No : A006 Passed during the time of Great Depression‚ The Glass- Steagall Act of 1933 (officially known as The Banking Act) bared commercial banks from trading risky securities with their client’s deposits such that it will detach commercial banking from investment banking. Also‚ this Act created the Federal Deposit
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The Affordable Care Act was passed also known as Obamacare in 2010. The Affordable Care Act is an effort to
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American Jobs Act Research Report #1 In fall of 2011‚ President Obama made a set of bills to encourage growth and recovery. It was called American Jobs Act. Even though the bill never got passed‚ I thought the act would have worked. I’m not saying it was the best‚ because nothing is perfect. The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: put more people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans – without adding a dime to the deficit. He also said that the
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An essay on the Affordable Care Act The author wished to remain anonymous. The Affordable Care Blunder Abstract The new healthcare bill in the United States‚ called the Affordable Care Act‚ has changed American healthcare for the worse. There are three main groups besides politicians and the public who are most affected by this bill. There are associations like the American Medical Association who are concerned with the wide ranging global and national effects of the bill. There are individual
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Court precedent in the Illinois v Rodriguez case to oppose increased protections of people’s rights under the Fourth Amendment‚ the Right to Know Act should be passed into law because it would make the community safer for LGBT groups and people of color and the amount of unlawful searches that occur will decrease. The passing of the Right to Know Act will allow for Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ and Transgender groups and people of color to possess feel less threatened by the
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The Animal Welfare Act is long overdue for an update and should be amended further to improve the quality of life for all commercially bred animals. Until recently‚ many States have been in the dark over their own local regulations of puppy mills or factory farms. Now more States are realizing the damaging effects that poorly regulated puppy mills can cause. The Animal Welfare Act is a Federal law which covers all of the basic standards of living such as food‚ water‚ and shelter for commercially
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