Essays on Federal Laws

Child neglect and abuse are serious issues that may induce lasting adverse effects on the victims. In the US, nearly five kids die daily at the hands of abusers (Child Help, 2012). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2010), over 3 million cases of child neglect and abuse were filed in 2008. As the numbers continue to rise, however, the incidences reported in nursing appear to decline. In a review of cases of child mistreatment reported by healthcare providers, researchers mentioned that twenty-one percent of all suspected cases were never reported (Eads, 2013). Thus, child ...

Introduction

The Civil Right Restoration Act of 1987 also known as Groove City Bill was a US legislative act that focused on governing the recipients of federal funds so as to comply with civil rights laws in all areas (Safransky, 2017). It was enacted to protect the Title IX and Title VI of 1964, which govern institution’s wide operation. The 1987 Act contains three additional federal laws, which are Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title VI, which was created to fight discrimination involving recipients of federal financial assistance (Robinson, ...

In the past, students with disabilities were often separated from nondisabled students and placed in “special” classes. This had the effect of creating social and educational disadvantages for them that are viewed as unacceptable under current law. Students with disabilities have enough to overcome without their parents having to fight the system as well. Disabled students can often face problems in school, ranging from learning difficulties, language barriers, concentration issues and behavioral/socialization difficulties. The issues were difficulties these students encounter in school can be related to a number of different things, such as physical disabilities, emotional problems, learning disorders, ...

In the recent past, governments through the health department have been calling for the increase in outpatient services among health care facilities considering that payers have come up with incentives as a way of reducing hospitalization charges in addition to the length of stay. As a result, a new shift oriented towards payment for performance and accountability in health care provision has emerged in addition to health organizations concentrating on medicine for preventive health, educating of patients, and care changes. Today, the most affordable medical therapy is offered in ambulatory care setting, yet the outcomes of adverse drug events ...

There are groups called separationists, which continuously fight for the rights and freedoms of all Americans. The members of two well-known groups come from the Americans United and Citizens United. Both of these two groups are known to have stood up to fight for religious freedom and to avail of their Constitutional rights. It is the duty of every American citizen to be able to fully grasp the importance of keeping the laws of the land free from religious intervention. Thus, it is imperative for the citizens to realize what is at stake if both the state and the ...

Policy Positions Paper: Use of Medical Marijuana in Georgia

The use of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) can be traced back more than 5000 years ago related to medical, recreational, and spiritual reasons (Bostwick, 2012). The United States Pharmacopeia has included it since 1850’s, and until the 1930’s physicians provided prescriptions for it for a number of physical complaints (Narcanon International, 2016). In 1970, the United States Congress determined it had no valid therapeutic value and categorized it as a Schedule I illegal substance. However, a number of sources have stated that marijuana has no addictive properties (Samsha, 2016). The National Institute on Drug Abuse state this is ...

An instance of employee discrimination occurred in a department where Jane, a minority overheard repeated racial slurs being made by her supervisor, Adam. When Jane submitted an EEO complaint to the HR department regarding Adam's conduct, Adam sought retaliation by deliberately changing Jane's schedule, placing her shifts she was unable to work. Jane felt that Adam was trying to get her to quit by making the demands of the job impossible for her to complete. Jane did submit a second complained to HR regarding the perceived retaliation, but was unaccommodated in her request for a follow up investigation. After ...

Introduction

The existence of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community has been a commonplace issue for continuous national and international debate. This paper seeks to give an objective insight into the LGBT community with specific regard to the USA. The paper seeks to explain the kind of lives lived in the community and their interaction with the other members of the society as well as the legal system of the country. The paper will also highlight the kind of issues/ordeals the community members go through either due to their actions or the responses of the other citizens towards them. ...

America is a country with various cultures and races working together to advance the current economic, social and political structures. Everyone plays a part in its making through voting, leadership, and social work among other things. However, the American’ culture and benefits people experience today came from various decisions made by the founding fathers of the nation. Apart from that, the struggles and abuse experienced by the forefathers enabled the next generation to have a better life. Hence, the three most interesting topics in the book are American Political Culture, Federalism, and Civil Rights. These entities make up the ...

The use of marijuana has remained on the balance with different states making it legal for both medical and recreational reasons. The medical aspect of marijuana has been subject to debate for several years as many under the American constitution. It remains critical to the understanding of users as well as potential businesspersons to follow the laws regarding the handling of marijuana laws. Given this, the federal legislation has always prohibited the use of marijuana with very few exemptions. There are often several challenges when it comes to licensure and legalization of marijuana. It has high potential for abuse ...

The debate as to whether or not to legalize marijuana in America has been heavily documented. Different states have different laws pertaining the vice. The fact that it is used both for medicinal and recreational purposes makes it difficult for the government to ban it. In the past few years, the marijuana debate has constantly featured in legal and legislative controversies. Different states seem to adopt different approaches over the issue. At the moment, marijuana is legalized in more than 20 states, including the District of Columbia. It would be prudent to note that such legalization is restricted to ...

The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech by restricting legislations that curtail this freedom. U.S. Supreme Court decisions reinforce respect for the freedom of speech against legislations by the federal and state governments. However, some forms of communication are exempt from First Amendment guarantees. Obscenity is one such exemption. In Roth v. the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court cited a series of cases dating back to 1877 to demonstrate the Court’s consistent regard of obscenity as an expression that is not protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. Since obscenity does not form part of ...

The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech by restricting legislations that curtail this freedom. U.S. Supreme Court decisions reinforce respect for the freedom of speech against legislations by the federal and state governments. However, some forms of communication are exempt from First Amendment guarantees. Obscenity is one such exemption. In Roth v. the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court cited a series of cases dating back to 1877 to demonstrate the Court’s consistent regard of obscenity as an expression that is not protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. Since obscenity does not form part of ...

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Human Resource Management in an industry which is centered on its consumers or customers is focused on the people dimension of the organization. For achieving the objectives and the goals of the organization, Human Resource Management has to perform certain functions. Typically it has been stated that for the purpose of achievement of the objectives of the organization, one must establish a proper relationship between the functions of the organization and the organizational goals and objectives. This section of the essay shall be focusing on the human resource functions which are considered to be primary actions on the part ...

The First amendment guarantees freedom of speech by restricting legislations that curtail this freedom. U.S. Supreme Court decisions reinforce respect for the freedom of speech against legislations by the federal and state governments. However, some forms of communication are exempt from First Amendment guarantees. Obscenity is one such exemption. In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court cited a series of cases dating back to 1877 to demonstrate the Court’s consistent regard of obscenity as an expression that is not protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. Since obscenity does not form part of protected ...

Child Abuse

Abstract This paper addresses child sexual abuse as a crime that impacts the victim psychologically, leading to long-term devastating consequences. Over the last three centuries, the number of children who have experienced sexual abuse is staggering. Also, there are many unreported cases mainly incest. Importantly, child sexual assault in the U.S. emerged as a social problem due to the high number of assault reports and lack of policies to curb the vice (Goodyear-Brown, 2011). Traditional laws were only protective as opposed to contemporary legislation that punishes the offenders. Also, children protective agencies didn’t address the issue of incest ...

Introduction

Police officers and their actions fall under the scrutiny of the society and the Constitutional Amendments that protect their rights. Although state legislatures adopt different approaches to arrest criminal behavior, the police departments across the nation are subjective to Federal laws in case of violations. The most common complaints against the police in recent years include excessive force, violation of civil rights, unbecoming of an officer, and deliberate indifference. Police officers enjoy limited immunity and cannot be accountable individually. However, the department as a whole will face the damages. In the political climate today with shrinking police budgets, lawsuits ...

This research paper will examine the struggle between state and federal power by looking at three examples where state and federal law have come into conflict. The argument behind this research paper will be that ultimately the federal government has the final decision in making laws. In 2003, the federal government brought charges against Ed Rosenthal for possession of marijuana after being authorized by the City of Oakland to distribute the drug under Californian state law (Ryan 312). Nonetheless, Rosenthal was not able to present this argument during his trial because federal law does not recognize state laws regarding ...

The U.S. Constitution is quite explicit when it comes to the powers of government. In the document, the powers of the federal government are enumerated, or listed, and the document then states that those powers not enumerated are reserved to the states and local governments. (Chemerinsky, 1998) This provision was put in place to limit the Federal Government’s involvement in day-to-day issues. (Chemerinsky, 1998)

The Federal government, despite the intent of the framers of the constitution to separate state and federal powers, has been encroaching steadily on those powers since the constitution was ratified. (Chemerinsky, 1998) One way ...

A U.S. District Court found the Wall-Mart guilty of discrimination and ordered the retailing giant Wall-Mart to pay $275,000 to one of its employee Charles goods, who was wrongfully fired by the company. In a suit filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the judge J. Ronnie Greer also passed several specific instructions for the Wall-Mart. The judge instructed the company to carry out an anti disability discrimination training program to teach its management to be cautious against any such activity in the future and further to submit a report to the EEOC in this regard within six months. D Bruce ...

Introduction

Democracy in the United States was meant to give power to the people by creating a separation of powers into three main arms of government. The reason was to create a governance structure in which no single individual or institution of government will override its power and erode the civil liberties of individual Americans. The American democracy was seen as an improvement over the monarchy in Britain and the colonial government the people had experienced. One of the elements of American democracy was the establishment of an independent Supreme Court (head of the Judiciary) that has to be led by independent ...

Safety in the industry is as much important as production itself. It underscores because industrial safety system, usually known as Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS), is an integral part of most industries. Industrial safety is targeted at providing protection against menaces, risks and hazards which can occur in different forms, in the industry. It is, however, not intended for controlling only the hazard. Process control systems are rather provided for controlling the hazards. This essay takes a brief look at what safety in the industry is and also its correlation to public health. Virtually every industry has its ...

Introduction

The police force is one of the most significant organizations in the society. They represent the government as they interact with and help citizens in need, danger or difficulty. It is the most interactive, accessible and dynamic organization in the society. The police have varied roles in the society; the organization divides into various segments, each with its outlined roles and duties (Wells & Falcone, 2005). Many people view roles of the police as; leadership in police safety, solving technical and social problems for citizens, possession on discretion, and helping in dangerous and hostile environments. This is a general view that ...

A Sherriff is a law enforcement officer whose jurisdiction is restricted within the borders of a certain county. A Sherriff officer receives his or her mandate from the state law office. A Sherriff has the mandate to arrest errant citizens within his or her jurisdiction. Other functions that fall within the mandates of a Sherriff are transportation of prisoners, control of traffic, investigation of accident scenes and many others. A Sherriff is in most cases deputized by the deputy Sherriff who assumes the Sherriff’s role in his absence. In Los Angeles County, the Sherriff’s office operates under the mission ...

Introduction

Environmental laws entail different treaties and laws which aim at protecting the environment. The laws include complex interlocking bodies which operate in an attempt to regulate how the human interrelate with the environment. The laws aim at reducing natural and human effects on the environment. The laws on environment are, however, seen to create controversies when they tend to limit certain businesses, or regulate companies on what they are used to do. The limitations and stoppage limit or stops production of what was initially produced hence limiting consumption. Environmental laws become painful to deal with leading to a backlash ...

Structure

Both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans are similar in terms of proposing a federal government for the United States (US) divided into the executive, legislative and judicial branches. However, both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans differ from one another in terms of power distribution. Greater legislative power is promoted by the Virginia Plan, which plans to delegate executive and judicial appointments to the legislature. Proponents of the New Jersey Plan, however, recommended a more balanced power distribution by enabling the legislature to appoint officials to the executive branch, which in turn would appoint officials to the judiciary. Moreover, both ...

Describe two initiatives established by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 that have enhanced the nation’s demand for ethanol? The Act Amendments established a tight pollution rule for the motor vehicles thus safe emissions. The act also offered a detailed plan to cut on the toxic air pollution. What is winter oxygenated fuel and what is the benefit to the environment? Winter oxygenated fuel is fuel that contains the oxygen additives such as the alcohol and ether. These additives enhance combustion thus reducing emission. Describe three federal laws or policies that encourage the production of ethanol to ...

In the recent case brought up on appeal, U.S.A. vs Regenerative Sciences LLC, the Appellate Court re-examined the issue of whether federal laws regulating the manufacture and labeling of drugs and biological products were violated by a company that produced a mixture of stem cells and antibiotic doxycycline. In an earlier ruling, the District Court held that Regenerative Sciences LLC did violate these laws, and the Appellate Court affirmed the lower court’s judgment. This case received a lot of publicity due to the ethical issues surrounding stem cell research and resulting impacts to stakeholders affected by the outcome. The case presents ...

Structural Differences

Both the Virginia and the New Jersey Plans advocated for a tripartite branch division of the federal government of the United States (US) – executive, legislative and judicial. However, the Virginia and the New Jersey Plans differed from one another in the foregoing aspect. The Virginia Plan, presenting a more powerful legislative branch, outlined a plan to appoint people in the executive and judicial branches through motions authorized by the legislature. The New Jersey Plan, on the other hand, suggested that the legislature arrange executive appointments and the executive branch select judicial appointments, particularly the Supreme Court justices. The proposed legislative structures ...

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Public Health November,2014 Abstract Type II diabetes has negatively influenced millions in the United States. Adverse impact of type II diabetes in children is ever increasing and needs some serious strategic and professional input from nurses deployed at schools. Unfortunately, the sensitivity of diabetic issue is never addressed appropriately. Moreover, the lack of research on the topic has also resulted in a significant increase in childhood type II diabetes. The research indicates that controlling type II diabetes in children is possible. School nurses employing the knowledge of physical exercises, dietary plans and emergency response can readily ...

A federal act of congress can be used to refer to the common laws formulated and enacted by the congress in the United States. The laws endorsed could either be common or public depending on how they will relate to the people and their effects. If a law is termed as public, then it applies to every individual in the country and no one is considered to be above the law in this case. On the other hand, private statues relate to explicit rules that apply to a particular group of people (Jensen, J. 2006). For instance, a group of certain professionals ...

Section 1

Civil case The bankruptcy case between a bakery and a bank In this case, the claimant (owner of a bakery) instituted a civil action against a bank and others before a court in Abu Dhabi. The claimant sought a declaration of her bankruptcy. She also prayed the court to issue an attachment order in her favor against the property of the bakery. Her real intention was that upon the property being attached, it would be subjected to a count of inventory. This would mean that the property would be placed under administration. The property could also be sold, and the proceeds be distributed among the ...

Personal use of company’s phone

Mobile phones, just like other company resources, are given to employees of various companies. The mobile phones have been given to employees so as to make these employees more connected, and thus more available. Due to technological advancement, various services such as customer services have been improved. The same companies have, however, observed that these mobile phones have been a source of distractions (Jennings, p. 36). The mobile phones are major corporate liability exposure for employee acts. Most employees are always tempted to make personal phone calls using the company’s mobile phones. Making of personal phone all results to ...

Introduction

Universal suffrage is one of the cornerstones of democratic governance. Suffrage enables people to exercise their democratic rights without any contravention. One of the primary democratic rights is that of voting. A truly democratic nation is one where all citizens have the freedom to vote in any way that they like and for any candidate that they desire without oppression. In the United States, one issue of concern in regard to this democratic right has risen up in recent years. The issue has been subjected to intensive debate across the political divide as well as in the society. The ...

The policing function in America is a non-military function involving civilian roles (Cordner and Scarborough, 2010). The role of the police in the United States is summed up as “to protect and serve”. This is an oversimplified version of the police role, but the true role of the police can be subdivided into two components: enforcement of law and maintenance of order across the nation (Castberg, 2002) Much of the police functions involves providing service rather than enforcing the law. The average police officer is never supposed to fire his weapon when delivering on his duties unless in extreme situations. ...

The Evolution of US Federalism

US federalism has been in a persistent state of evolution throughout the US history. This evident by the continuing changes in the way the term is being interpreted. Three examples of these changes can be gleaned from the meaning given to the term during the following eras: prior to the Civil War with the nullification doctrine, the period between the Civil War and the 1930s with the dual federalism, and contemporary times that saw the rise of modern federalism. The nullification doctrine emerged during the time of Jefferson and Madison. The two initially proposed the doctrine to object to ...

The U.S. has made many attempts over time to restrict access to addictive and dangerous drugs and medications in order to protect its citizens. The result was more than 200 drug and medication laws that were impossible to monitor and was not effective in solving drug problems in the country. Compliance with the numerous state and federal laws which often differed substantially was hard to enforce and those dealing substances illegally could often get off by dealing in a different state and pleading ignorance if they were caught. Due to the major differences in numerous large and small details related ...

Introduction

Over the past decade, drug crimes and drug abuse have garnered a lot of attention. It is estimated that every year about $110 billion is cost to the country through drug related accidental injuries and deaths, health care, criminal behaviors, dependency treatment and so on. Both the state and federal laws prohibit the manufacturing, possession, and the sale of certain controlled substances such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, and ecstasy. Drug's relation to crimes is through the effects drugs make on the user's behavior by influencing him to commit violence and other illegal action connected to drug trafficking. In 2004, ...

Violence associated with gun use is one of the most prevalent social problems that countries worldwide are facing nowadays. Among the many violent crimes committed with the use of guns, mass shooting is one of the most alarming because it usually involves multiple victims. Also, the increasing incidences of youths being involved with mass shooting crimes make the whole concept of gun violence more disturbing to the public masses. The problem regarding mass shootings and gun violence may be greatly attributed to poor gun control measures. But what are the most effective ways to control gun violence? How can ...

Section 1: US Government

When the US constitution was set up, the founders divided the new government into three co-equal branches of government: The Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial. Each was given separate areas of responsibilities, that were designed to make the branches work together to govern the county. The idea was that no one branch would grow to dominate the other two. To make sure that didn’t happen, the founders built a system of checks and balances into the constitution. This system consists of a series of powers that each branch has over the other two, to prevent any one branch from ...

Historically, the Electronic Health Records has existed since 1960’s. Notably, Larry Weed realized there was a dire need for a third party to verify the diagnosis issued by physicians independently. The above-mentioned need compelled Weed to invent a Problem Oriented Medical Record that was to assist in medical practice. Reportedly, in 1972, Regenstreif also played a role in the advancement of the EHR. Interestingly, the said institute developed the first medical record system (Carter, 2008). However, the physicians did not embrace the specified technology. Finally, in 1991 the institute of medicine suggested that comes the year 2000; every physician should be using ...

Introduction

Some students have trouble at school that includes learning, concentration, and perception to problems, language, and behavior. These difficulties usually arise due to various problems like behavioural problems, psychiatric disorders, emotional problems, physical disorders, and learning disorders. Children with such kind of disorders usually require additional services and accommodations with the least restrictive environment from their educational institute in order to support their ability to receive regular education in schools. Three Federal Laws have been applied in America related to education for disabled students. These include, - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - The ...

Immigration Laws: Arizona’s immigration wall-constitutionality

Immigration: Countering the threat or breaking the law? The issue of illegal and undocumented aliens in the United has run the gambit of being perceived as a threat to the economic well being of the United States to undermining the national security of the country. The former deals with the threat of a steady stream of undocumented aliens flooding into the United States to seek a better life for themselves and their families, looking for employment to lift themselves from abject poverty; many in the United States see them as “robbers” taking what should be given to native born Americans. The ...

Introduction

Workplace inequality can arise in relation to race and even gender. Moreover, such acts of discrimination can be perpetrated on an individual or at a structural level. Structural bias occurs when certain categories of people are given unequal status as compared to other people. However, individual discrimination refers to prejudicial treatment meted on a person because of certain features like their accent and gender. Therefore, the paper seeks to address the kinds of discrimination that exist in the company where Maria works as it is typical of what happens in organizations. Additionally, issues of unfair treatment, rights of an organization to ...

The goal of writing this paper is to be able to give out information in regards to the United States Department of Labor (DOL) website. Also, this Website conveys the most current rules and federal participation concerning everything about the benefits of employees. Additionally, this report gives a description of the features of this whole website and the explains the way each feature is able to be utilized to look at the benefits of the employee. And in detail putting the emphasis on the way the benefits are able to agree with every one of federal laws. What is more ...

Introduction

Bullying in American schools has been among the major social problems that children experience during their childhood. In an education setting, bullying can be physical, emotional, sexual, or verbal. School bullying occurs in a situation where students have a power imbalance among each other, leading to repetitive and aggressive habit of bullying others. Long-term effects of bullying are abundantly ranging from sensitivity, depression, and anxiety. As a result, school staffs have implemented various programs and initiatives that are aimed at preventing bullying in schools. According to reports, over 160,000 children in America stay home from school as they are afraid of ...

Legal issue

Social media sites have become part of people’s lives today, and they feed all their personal information to this media site. However, what people do not know is that putting personal information on the social media sites is becoming risky and dangerous every day because employers are using this site to profile a personal behavior and conduct before they agree to hire them into their companies (Brunty, Helenek & Miller, 2013). Social media has become unavoidable as people are using these sites to search for work and employment. However, employers have started asking job applicants for passwords of their social ...

Introduction

People have always adhered to compliance with rules, regulations and standards that govern everyday living. Most people are aware that there are universal codes of ethics and morals that guide in decision making, as well as in the assuming the expected conduct of behavior. Ethics, most especially, is crucial in business. As asserted by Pitts & Kamery (2003), “ethics are important to firms for a variety of reasons: including the legal responsibilities of the executives, costs of violations, and reputation” (p, 79). Likewise, organizations that design ethical codes of conduct were proven to be more successful and last longer (Wadhwa, 2009; Worcester, ...

Executive Summary

This case takes off from a school related incident wherein a fifteen year old girl was shot by another classmate. She died inside their school, Dillard High School at Fort Lauderdale. This case provides a preview of the greater case of increasing school related incidences at Broward County, Florida and the rest of the country. This case study selects a school based violence prevention program, which requires community-wide collaborative efforts from students, families, teachers, administrators, staff, social and mental health professionals, police officers, emergency response personnel, security experts, among others. There is remarkable evidence that violence in schools and programs to prevent bullying ...

The Founding Fathers so desired to have the Union without necessarily weakening the states. In that vein, the federalists devised the federal government structure which envisaged three tiers of governance. These are the federal, state and local government. Several centuries down the line, the Union can be reported as being in a more perfect state. Critical issues such racism, drug abuse, economic challenges, healthcare, among others still face the United States of America. It is the resilience of its people and its institutions that keeps the nation moving. In that context, this paper shall canvass one of the most critical ...

Question one: Discuss how and to what extent the U.S. Constitution governs and affects the intergovernmental relations in The United States of America. Discuss the tensions and conflicts between the levels of government The Constitution of the United States of America indeed contemplates three tiers of government under the federal system. The federal system of governance is informed by the need to have different centers of power sharing governance of the same regions and persons. In that respect, it was essential for the Constitution to stipulate the relations between the government levels. The Constitution in as much as ...

The current Virginia government under the Confederation did not meet the required standards therefore there was a need to do something to cure the situation. So, plans were recruited for a new national government, which was during convention been represented. Republic of Virginia had a plan that specified that the states should have representation in the regime by definite number of representatives for population. This makes Virginia to have most populous state at the time with more congress representatives (Cunningham, 2000). Alternatively, the New Jersey Plan recommended that the congress should be embodied by two representatives for each state. However, both ...

After the American colonies won their independence from the British, the thirteen colonies became the current thirteen states on America. These states have formed a league that enables them to work together in harmony. The Article of Confederation was a document that described their system of government, where the state governments had most of the power than the national/federal government. However, this contradicted the government under the King that placed the national/federal government above the state governments. The constitution was written in order to replace the Article of confederation, which the founding fathers thought to leave the nation too weak. The ...

Demanding ethical and socially responsible behaviors

United States has enacted laws that are intended for business partners, Consumers and the general public from unfair competition. These laws are well enacted in the constitution where the laws on unfair competition are found. The constitution is very clear and conscious about practices that that may cause injury in the economy and as a result have categorized such practices in the law of tort. The federal government on that note there does everything to ensure that the laws are implemented to the letter and ensure they are effective. The government intention in formulating anti-competition laws and implementing them ...

Reporter Frank Cagle’s article, Positive Nullification: From Legal Pot, Gay Marriage and the Right to Farm, States are Asserting Rights, describes the method by which states can affect federal laws and how the 10th Amendment is favorable to changes in current laws over which the states and federal government are in dispute. Cagle says that many of the current issues, such as marijuana legalization and gay marriage, are contested in a partisan manner with conservatives pitted against liberals, or that states’ rights are often seen as the province of conservatives stuck in a Confederate mindset. However, he argues that reality ...

PharmaCare – Assignment 3

Introduction The aim of this research study is to evaluate the ethical issues related to the marketing and advertisement, intellectual property, and regulations of product safety. Drug companies have been consistently using direct-to-customers approach for marketing of their products. This aspect is also taken into consideration in the research study. In addition, this study extends to find information regarding the current regulatory scheme along with what should have been done by FDA to overcome the issues. The approaches used by PharmaCare to protect its intellectual property in US are also studies in detail within this study. This has ...

Confidentiality is a key value thatshould be safeguarded, more so information that is shared between people or institutions. It is very critical in protecting the right and freedom of individuals/institutions. Confidentiality rules should be applied in both government and private institutions which deal with management and provision of services. These would include hospitals, banks, schools, business firms among others. The importance of this value has seen its consideration in the enactment and establishment of the federal laws. There are numerous regulations that have been put in place to safeguard the confidentiality of information, individuals, and institutions.The regulations applicable to ...

Facilitator:

Abstract Sexual harassment has been a recurrent issue that has haunted the federal and government agencies for a long time. It involves undesirable sexual advances in the workplace. Efforts have been underway since the early 1990s to regulate sexual harassment. However, cases seem to be on the rise despite the concerted efforts to eliminate it. The federal agencies and courts considered the need of declaring sexual harassment illegal to contain the practice. Through proper rules and regulations that are well implemented and government involvement, sexual harassment can be tamed. Employers need to secure policies against harassment of their workers. Furthermore, ...

Introduction

The federal government of the United States is consisted of three branches; legislative, executive and judicial. The powers of the legislative branch are listed in Article I of the US Constitution, the powers of the executive branch in Article II of the Constitution and the powers of the judiciary in Article III of the same. Founded on the principle of Federalism, the government of the United States is divided into two sovereign powers; Federal Government and the State Governments. Under Federalism, both state governments and the Federal Government have separate and concurrent powers. The founding fathers of the US ...

Introduction

Marijuana aka Cannabis sativa is illegal under the federal law of the US. Under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, marijuana is listed as the Schedule I drug meaning that marijuana has high potential of drug abuse and serves no confirmed medical purpose. However, defying the federal laws, California, Washington DC and 16 other states have legalized the use of marijuana. In the US, over 39% people have used marijuana at least once many of whom have later become addicted to the drug. Marijuana addiction is pretty common especially among young adults aged between 18 and 25. In 2004, ...