American Government Case Studies Samples For Students

George Bush, five years later then the attack to the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001, gives a speech from a written text (Bush, George 2006). He basically explains how the terrorist attack to the Twin Towers happened and what the US Government has done to prevent future terrorist attacks to the US. According to him, the terrorist groups hidden in the shadow of the US community with no name and no country background have formed some small groups and these small groups have planned some terrorist attacks to the American citizens. With the information gathered through some ...

Risk management cycle and strategy of disaster

Introduction
Hurricane sandy is one of the major disasters ever to hit North America. The storm caused devastation in parts of the Northeastern United Sates, mid-Atlantic, and the Caribbean. Other parts of the region also experienced effects of the storm but the severity was mild. The storm is linked to the impact of climate change experienced in the globe. Scientists have argued that increased emission of greenhouse gasses is causing one of the major environmental risks of global warming and climate change. Some of the major disasters witnessed in the world today are a direct result of increased emission ...

CHAPTER 8: TARIFFS VERSUS QUOTAS

INTRODUCTION
The main concern of this study is to determine the better option between quotas and tariff for US for importing goods from Japan. The impacts of both quota and tariff on the US economy along with the impact of all foreign imports on the domestic production in terms of industry competition is central idea of the study.
Tariff: The amount of tax or duty that is to be paid to the government on the particular class of imports and exports.

As discussed in this case the quota if imposed on the imports of television from Japan ...

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The September 11, 2001 attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon by the Al Qaida proved to be a watershed moment in the history of America as well as general warfare. In his Address to the Joint Session of the 107th Congress on 20th September , 2001, President Bush blamed the Al Qaida for the attacks and entreated Americans as well as people from all over the world to wage a war against terrorism. He argues that the war against terrorism was unlike any conventional war and that it would be protracted. This war against terror ...

Merck and Its CSR

Facts
River Blindness is a disease affecting people in some of the poorest countries in the world, in Africa and Latin America. In 1978, an estimated 340,000 people have gone blind and about 18 million were infected with the disease. Dr. William Campbell discovered a possible use for ivermectin: It can be developed into a cure for River Blindness. He thus sent a memo to Dr. Vagelos requesting funds to develop the new product. The problem is that the product cannot be profitable. The target communities are not among the company’s target markets. Since these communities are ...

The 9/11 attacks became the stimulus for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for it made the people become aware of the massive destruction that can be caused by terrorist attacks. After the September 11 attack in America which destroyed the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, America decided to create an agency that is solely dedicated to secure all borders of the country, respond to disasters and to strengthen the cyber security and infrastructure, and to deter any act of terrorism.
Although there are some events of terrorism occurred in ...

Abstract

In 2009, the US government slashed Medicare reimbursements pushing over two-thirds of health care providers into losses. Medicare reimbursements are expected to increase in the future albeit more slowly than the rise in the cost of providing quality health care. The challenge for BSA is to be able to align its costs in a way that they are able to deliver quality health care at a much lower cost. The key is to measure both the cost and the outcomes of the health care. There is need to establish an accurate system of measuring costs, as well as to ...

Intelligence Failure: The Iraq War

Introduction
Failure in a country’s Intelligence system often leads to devastating outcomes. The Americans and the British experienced Intelligence failure concerning the issue of Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). This failure came up in diverse forms that would have made it difficult to realize that there was a problem within the Intelligence system. Even so, several lessons were learnt from the intelligence failure thus prompting the US government to make certain changes that would be beneficial to the country in the long run.

According to Mockaitis (2012), the intelligence shortcomings mainly arose from the fact that there ...

A beast winter storm carrying lashings of wind and rain and to the extent that 18 in of snow to the East Coast has disturbed adventures for voyagers heading to Thanksgiving meals. Many flights were postponed and hundreds were crossed out the nation over on Wednesday, and today, as of recently almost 40 flights have been wiped out, as per Flightstats. On Wednesday, NASA discharged a frightening picture consumed from room indicating the sprawling storm moving from the Midwest as its untidy blend of snow, sprinkle and wailing winds headed to the East.
More or less three million individuals ...

ABSTRACT

This study tries to evaluate the tenure of Paul Bremer as the governor of Iraq and as the US envoy in Iraq between May 2003 and June 2004. During this tenure, Bremer was the leader of Coalition Provisional Authority which was the recognized leadership by the United Nations in Iraq. This study evaluates the critical decisions which were made by Bremer whether right or wrong and gives its own opinions on the way the decisions would have been made. The study also evaluates the leadership provided by Bremer on the critical issues on the governance of Iraq. The paper ...

The US government created a Committee on Public Information (CPI) that was to focus on managing the nation's propaganda efforts, staging pageants, turning out advertisements, press releases, billboards and creating films. The committee was responsible for providing an American ideology of World War I as it intended to educate the American public and gain support for the war (Creel, 1920).
The United States recognized the strength that public opinion carries and therefore the government wanted to use this force. One of the ways that the US government tried to influence public opinion from the excerpt was through creating an ...

Boeing Company is a leading manufacturer of military, aerospace and commercial aircraft based in the United States. Despite decades at the helm of the global airframe manufacturing industry, in the early 2000s, the company encountered a major threat to its grip on the market due to competition from Airbus, a European-based aircraft manufacturer. The competition between the two corporations intensified with Airbus undertaking to build the world's largest commercial plane, A380 that could not only carry more passengers but could also fly further distances and significantly reduce the operation costs. The Boeing responded by approving the construction of a ...

Introduction

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created on 25th November 2002 by the USA Federal Government. The role of the department is to increase the security and safety of USA homeland. Hence, it safeguards the Americans from activities related to terrorism and the threats of illegal immigration. The USA Customs and Protection (CBP) is under pressure to deal with the multifaceted security and humanitarian challenges because thousands of unaccompanied children arrive at the country’s borders. Specifically, the agency faces a challenge of caring and handling the children. This case study reviews the issue offer border control because ...

1. Introduction
The Enron collapse, occurred in October 2001, consequently caused the bankruptcy of the whole Enron Corporation, the world’s leading energy, commodities and services company, as well as the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the top five largest audit and accountancy firms in the world. Noteworthy it was not only the largest bankruptcy proceeding in American history at that time, but also the most serious audit failure, so that one says, “Enron is fraud and fraud is Enron”. The rise of Enron was almost as fast as its failure. Actually, it was an ...

“Issue #20: Is Now the Time for Reparations for African Americans?”

Introduction
The question of reparations to African Americans owing to slavery, lost opportunities, and state-enforced segregation has been long unresolved. The issue keeps emerging into the realms of national debate. The American psyche would not be healed till the time the question of reparations to African Americans is laid to rest, one way or the other.

Arguments for Reparations

Robert Allen, Adjunct Professor for African American Studies at the University of Berkeley, lends his voice in favor of reparations for African Americans. Allen is the editor of the Black Scholar journal and has written eight books covering the odyssey of the ...

1. What do you think were the chief factors involved in Mercedes’ decision.

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The FDI is the abbreviation of the Foreign Direct Investments. It is defined as the person who is the resident of one country and is investing in another country as the foreign investor. The person has the control over the ownership of the business in other country. The investment can be done in the form of the securities, bonds and stocks of the foreign country. The person can have the control over the buildings, technology, investments, profits, etc. of the foreign country. FDI can also be ...

Integrated case analysis

Introduction
Strategic management refers to the ability of managers to execute a collection of strategic policies in order to outsmart their rivals in the regional and global market. It is an intellectual approach by the management where they review their current performance and devise strategies to improve on effectiveness and profitability to seize competitive advantage over their rivals. Ford motor company has had a series of ups and downs in the automotive industry due to advanced technology and increased competition. The situation has prompted the management to review its strategic plan with intent to regain its market share and retain a strong ...

The economy and the government are dependent upon each other. The country specific situations and size of the country are the two major factors that can determine what role, and to what level a government should regulate the economy. The United States economy is typically driven by a consumer-based society and a capital-driven system (US Department of State, 2012). Market based and capital oriented system has its own drawbacks. Lesser governmental involvement in social services, will lead to more privatized, individuated society with lesser social responsibility. In that context the US government has a role to play in social and environmental front. If ...

Introduction

This paper is based on the discussion of the article “Inflation and Debt’ by John Cochrane. In this paper, different concept presented in the paper will be presented and discussed. One of the concepts, discussed in the paper, is inflation. The central question related to inflation is the value of paper money. It is argued that the paper has money because the government accepts currency in the form of tax payments. The retailers and service provides charge money on their products and services because they are required to pay taxes (Barney, Dwayne, and Harvey pp. 97).

Summary of Articles

Money supply can ...

Financial crisis is an economic status where there are extreme difficulties. One of the economies that experienced adverse effects as a result of the crisis is the United States. The country faced extensive challenges that influenced the livelihood of the entire nation. However, it remains a challenge on who was the main cause of the financial crisis that left the economy of the United States immersed to extensive depression. The main groups that have been associated with the crisis are the government, Wall Street investors as well as American homeowners. Some analysts argued that the government was unable to control the ...

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control offers information on trade sanctions that can hinder exporting (globaledge.msu.edu). This department maintains a list of trade sanctions by the US government. The sanctions are grouped according to region, country, or reason for sanction. The source also contains the licensing information and information on enforcement regulations.

The European Union Module provides information on Free Trade Agreements. Some of the information contained includes information on the history of the European Union, predecessors to the current EU leadership, trade agreements between the US and the EU as well as ...

Introduction

The U.S. government is created in such a way that the power to make decision is not unilateral. As such no single person can become omnipotent. Consequently, the system of government is divided into three branches which are: the judiciary, legislature and the executive. Every branch is endowed with specific functions. This is properly illustrated in endeavors where ideas are transformed into law.

The Executive

Basically denotes the president, the cabinet as well as the federal agencies and commissions. Usually, the creation of the law begins with the agenda setting. This is commonly done by the president in the state of the ...

New Tax Havens for US Multinationals

The US tax code encourages multinational corporations to move their productive operations out of the country. Findings from the video indicate that the reason to shift operations to international destinations is in part due to the need to find favorable tax rates and as well, due to the desire to satisfy the aspirations of shareholders. Despite the attempts by the Obama Administration to clamp down international tax evasion, many a multinational corporation is unwilling to submit taxes earned on foreign profits. The international tax rates are competitive enough to lure US multinationals to shift their operational activities to low-tax countries. ...