Essays on Government Control

The two major political parties in the United States include the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The parties originated from the opposition to the strong central government the Federalists established, and represent the interests and needs of the common free Americans. Each party views the role of the government differently. The parties differ on issues, including the tax policy, social issues, labor and trade, and crime and individual liberty. The Republican Party favors diminished government control and regulation, and embraces a laissez-faire approach to social welfare and economic growth. The Democratic Party focuses on a more aggressive posture ...

ABSTRACT

The Sedition Act of 1798 was signed into law by the Federalist Party when there was fear of war in France and to prevent their rival political party, the Democratic-Republicans, from speaking out against and criticizing the Federalist party, which could result in legal ramifications, including fines and jail time. The Sedition Act was and remains an example of unconstitutional legislature that undermined the spirit of the Constitution and the First Amendment guaranteeing Americans the freedom of speech, expression and press. The Act was hypocritical and defied the principles that the United States was founded upon. It made it ...

Stem cell research and therapy are not new and continue to be a controversial topic. The benefits of stem cells, and what most scientists agree are the potential benefits of stem cells, in curing disease and regenerating tissue are seemingly limitless. In the past bone marrow transplants were the primary method used to obtain stem cells for research into cures for contemporary diseases such as cancer, heart disease, Parkinson’s, Alzheimers, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes as well as spinal cord injuries. However, Embryonic Stem Cell Research (ESCR) is much more controversial. There has been a recent shift to use ...

On February 9, 1950 unknown senator from the State of Wisconsin Joseph McCarthy, shaking by a sheet of paper, stated thaat he have declared on meeting in Wheeling (West Virginia) that he has a list of 205 persons who are known to the state secretary as members of communist party and who, however, continue to work and formulate policy of State Department. (Caughey, 68) He has made similar statements also in other cities of the country. The right-wing press and other mass media have picked up these charges. The name of senator soon became a banner of political reaction ...

Introduction

The exchange rate has become an integral component of modern economics. Its role stems from its far-reaching effects on the economy of a country, investments, the profitability of firms, and personal finances. Countries have become even more interdependent due to the rapid advancement in communication technologies and the expansion of global trade, which have significantly reduced the geographical distance between both individuals and countries. However, since nations use a broad range of domestic currencies with different values, trading partners must, therefore, rely on currency conversion methods to facilitate global transactions. This paper explores the importance of exchange rate and ...

Introduction

A country, United Federation of Republics, has a population with a low standard of living and high poverty levels. The government is attempting to curb this trend by improving the economy. The methods proposed were on four pillars. The first pillar is to allow markets take over. Abolish previous government price controls and let markets set prices. The second component involves lowering household spending. Lowering household expenses will be accomplished by inspiring families to save instead of devote it to consumption goods. The third pillar entails a reduction of the monopoly of ideas by removing patents for ideas. The final pillar involves ...

Introduction

Telecommunications is one of the most stable industries of the twenty-first century due to its growing relevance in the globalization era. It has become a basic need, and it is for this reason that the sector was cushioned from the adverse effects of the 2008-2010 financial crises in the Americas. However, compared to Brazil, the Canadian telecommunications market is more advanced and has more restrictions for entry of new industry players.

Government Control and Interference in the Canadian Telecom Sector

Government Control Just like in Brazil, government control and interference is also rife in Canada. This is obviously attributed to the vital role that the sector plays in ...

Abstract

The commonly held perception that the government provides all of the funding for the arts, distributed through the National Endowment for the Arts, is inaccurate and misleading. In truth, private and corporate donations account for a substantial part of the money that is distributed nationally each year. In the current economic environment, a partnership between the government, corporate and private donors represents an attractive scenario in which the arts would thrive free of the influence of the government. In this paper, it is argued that a more expansive concept of arts funding must be realized if the nation is to continue to ...

Security is an important facet of the society. The maintenance of security has traditionally been viewed as the responsibility of the State. This means that most of the security firms and personnel within the State have been traditionally been controlled by the government. However, in recent times security threats have changed the conceptualization of security. In the traditional setting, security threats were viewed as being enemy countries and therefore security concerns were seen as a state versus state issue (Nemeth, 1995, p.27) The State was hence given the social contract to protect its own population from security threats that were ...

Neo-liberalism entails a set of economic ideologies that aim at changing the business environment in favor of private businesses through reduced restriction from the government and reduced levies, with a view of hedging the loss in profit that the private businesses have experienced in the period of the last 25 years.1 Adam Smith a Scottish economist advocated for the eradication of government intervention on economic matters. Smith is the author of The Wealth of Nations published in 1776. Smith advocated that businesses operate without restrictions on manufacturing, without barriers to commerce, and without tariffs. He recommended free trade, as the best ...

Venezuela is a Latin American country whose one of the main exports is oil. It has rich oil deposits which make a great contribution of to the national income through exports. This oil trade accounts for the largest share of the Venezuela’s exports from the industrial sector. The industrial exports in turn contribute about 60% of the total gross national income. Oil thus forms one of the basic economic generators or foreign exchange earners (Weisbrot, 2). A review of the Venezuelan economic development reveals that the economy has grown by over 94% of the anticipated rate. Though this has ...

Introduction

The humanitarian disaster in the Darfur region of Sudan has been brutal and persistent but resisted clear understanding of the internal factors that have driven the violence. Violence between the region’s nomadic and sedentary tribal groups has resulted in a death toll that some believe reaches into the hundreds of thousands among the region’s multi-ethnic tribes. In the modern era, resolving systematic ethnic violence on such a scale is a complex matter requiring substantial political and military international pressure. The content of media coverage from inside Sudan, in the Arab world and throughout the West has done little to improve ...

INTRODUCTION

Economic growth is a fluid and unpredictable process – over the course of human history, people have attempted to predict its ebb and flow with varying results. From the early economists (Plato) to those attempting to determine the future direction of today’s economies (Keynes), there are many economic theories and thoughts that have cropped up over the years. These economists and philosophers have dealt with the specific economic problems of their time, addressing the concerns as they saw them then, and proposing radical new solutions according to how they imagined economies should run. As societies have changed, so have the ...