Interesting Government Topics and Sample Essays

On the one hand, Bill Clinton is opposed to the Vietnam wars stating that the war was uncalled for as it did not fight for immediate freedom or peace of the nation. Bill Clinton in his proposition thinks that there is no democratic government that has the power to make its citizens pour blood or die in a war that they do not support. Bill Clinton believes that the draft system is in itself illegitimate. On the other hand, Bill Clinton advocates for the draft, stating political feasibility as the excuse. Clinton needs to maintain political viability within the

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It is a moment that the nurses should move their roles from care management to health care policy making. Nurses have good communication and leadership skills. These skills are of importance to the bedside just like in the boardroom. Nurses are an untapped resource in the board of governance (Buchbinder, 2014). Engagement of nurses in the board of governance is very important. This is because it allows the nurses to participate in decision making processes that directly or indirectly affect their work.
The specific contributions that nurses serve in the board of governance include; providing the board with knowledge

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The fact that America is struggling with an obesity epidemic has become widely acknowledged by now. Concerns over a fast growing number of children inflicted with obesity as well as an adult population struggling with weight issues have led to widespread debates amongst academia, private sectors, the government, and the community at large. While obesity has been traditionally linked to genetic traits, there is an increasing segment of people who believe that obesity results more from a consumer’s personal choice rather than being handed down through familial genes. In the US, obesity has become a lifestyle issue. People

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The onset of modern technology has put the right to privacy into question. The right to privacy envisioned by the constitution drafters has been riddled with controversy since the discovery of the internet. Discovery and innovations in the field of technology has increased the chances of privacy intruders. The government and other titans in the field of technology have been identified as potential privacy intruders.

Question one

A commission of inquiry drafted the fair information practice principles to regulate how online entities operate to and ensure that the right to privacy is protected. The US Secretary Advisory Committee on Automated Personal

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Introduction

K-12 education system is the building block of the total education system of any country. Secondary school and high school education are the responsibilities of states in most of the nations around the world. The United States of America is no exception. Pennsylvania is one of the states in USA that has been pioneer in many fields including education reforms. Pennsylvania has a robust education system with 501 public school districts, many publicly funded colleges and thousands of private schools and colleges (PSSD, 2010). As per the state law of Pennsylvania, school attendance for children between the age group

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Introduction

Capitalism refers to a form of political and economic system where country's trade and industry is manned by the private sector, rather the government. Every society is characterized by an uneven distribution of wealth and income. The speculated thoughts help a small percentage of the people in the society to gain control over the majority in the country. Therefore, the minority must, be able to find ways in which they sustain their status quo within the society. The majority group uses myriad ways to battle and be at the top of the prestige minority class. For instance, they convince

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Marijuana: Decades of Debates

Marijuana is a drug that has many names. Some call it Hashish, others Sinsemilla, and others call it Hemp. The most common name is pot. Other popular names are weed and herb. However, its scientific name is Cannabis Sativa (Merrill, 1999). It is usually smoked in cigarettes. This drug is one of the most addictive drugs existing today. The use of this drug has various effects, especially to those people that are addicted to it. It is estimated that over 4 percent of all Americans are users of pot. Of this 4 percent, 1 percent abuse the drug.
Before

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Privatization of prisons involves the creation of prisons for profit making purposes. The private prisons are meant for locking up the criminals so as to help the government reduce the congestion of criminals in the government prisons. Privatization of the prisons involves contracting the custody and taking care of the prisoners by the third parties. The contracted parties engage in the business of locking up the criminals at a charge. The owners of the private facilities for keeping prisoners are paid on a monthly basis per each prisoner. The government takes the responsibility of paying the third parties which

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Nelson Mandela was a well known South African politician, philanthropist, and an anti-apartheid revolutionary, born on eighteenth of July 1918. He served as the South African President from the year 1944 to 1999. He is known as the first South African chief executive, and also the first person to be elected in a free and Democratic election. A description of Nelson Mandela’s psychobiography is outlined in this paper, basing on the developmental events that took place in his lifetime using the big five theory.
The big five theory, is a method applied in psychology to describe the five

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The concept of critical thinking entails a way of finding out whether the information received is true or false. There are six principles that govern the process of critical thinking.
The first principle dictates that for an extraordinary claim to be made it must be supported by extraordinary evidence. The level of extraordinariness of a claim is determined by how much a claim goes against what we already believe. The more a claim is unexpected, the more one needs in terms of supporting evidence so that a claim can be believed. This theory is important in critical thinking because

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Delinquency among the youth is one of the problems faced by the government today. In view of this, the government and the private sector have developed programs which aim to prevent youth delinquency, and to further promote the health and safety of the youth.
One popular program which aims to support the development of healthy youths is the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Community-Based Mentoring (CBM) Program. The program’s strategy is for an adult, the Big Brother or Big Sister, aged 22 to 49 years old, to mentor a youth, the Little Brother or Little Sister aged 6

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Delegation is a necessary and important skill that every registered nurse (RN) should learn to develop. With so many tasks being taken on by RNs, they should be able to determine which tasks can be delegated to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) or nursing assistants, and which duties cannot be delegated.
The delegation process involves the concepts of responsibility, accountability and authority. Responsibility does not solely rely on the RN who delegates a task. The LPN or nursing assistant who accepts the duty is also accepting the responsibility for the job that needs to be done. Accountability on the other

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Introduction

Saudi Arabia underwent major challenges during the past decades due to a decline in the social and economic stability in its historical cities. Urbanization in Saudi Arabia has been ongoing for several decades, and no one paid attention to the value of historical buildings. This led to deterioration of urban centers due to high influx of people from rural areas. No one had paid attention to the destruction of historic sites, until recently, when people begun to voice their concerns over the destruction of most of the historical sites in the country. This led to the formation of the

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Federalism is a system of government integrated in the US where the constitution divides powers between the state and the federal government (Elkins, 47). It is important to examine the historical features of federalism as a system to govern the state by using the US as the case study. The constitution is important because it ensures law and order in the country through dividing and sharing powers between the state and the national government. This paper will look at how federalism has evolved over the years in the US through looking at power shifts between the state and the

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Introduction

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is one of the forest agency under the United States Agricultural Department that monitors the country’s 20 national grasslands and 155 national forests that consist of 193 000 000 acres (i.e. 780 000 square kilometers). The main divisions under this agency include the R&D branch, Private and State Forestry, Law Enforcement and Investigations, and the National Forest branch.

Involvement of different government parts in decisions and regulation making

The operation of the Forest Service is controlled by the federal government, which is responsible in formulating new laws and regulations. This research examines how the different parts are involved in the decisions and regulation

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The first American presidents of the newly formed republic of the United States faced some of the first tribulations of the office. These included both political events as well as negative economic incidents. The presidents' roles about policies for American expansionism directly affected their individual policies. In this academic exercise, the background on political, economics, and American expansionism remain the focus for both Adams and Jefferson presented in the following.

John Adams

As a lawyer/politician, John Adams was as an independent thinker with a quick and blunt speaking manner. This often put this political leader, at odds with others while at

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Currently in the US there is a housing problem for the poor. (Badger, 2012). Because of this fact many poor people have no choice but to live in subpar conditions and despite programs developed by governmental and non-governmental neighborhoods, there are many who do not have this basic need met.
Part of this problem comes from a housing shortage of decent rental units available at a price the bottom quarter of citizens can pay. Following data from the most recent census, at the moment there are approximately 41 million people in the US need to rent home. This means

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The congress splits the country into territorial district. After splitting, the congress creates federal court that is functional in every district. The structure is headed by the Supreme Court, thirteen court of appeals, 94 districts (reflecting the total number of districts) then two special courts. According to the constitution of United States, congress has the power to create and abolish any federal court. The structure of the federal system has direct influence on the process of application of the bill of rights. Well, in this paper, we are going to discuss how the structure affects the application of bill

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The case seeks to address a proposal of a new site for Intel’s Assembly Test factory. Of importance to this assembly test factory is the cost implications. In the collection of data for analysis of the possible locations, parts of Asia have been considered largely as they have in the past had the lowest operating costs compared to other sites in the world.

Background Facts

Company History
Intel Corporation began in 1968 and ventured into the production of semi-conductors. Later, the company developed the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and commercially produced the microprocessor. In the subsequent years, the company

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Article Research

Introduction
In the late 1820’s, the Northern Carolina became more industrialized as the Southern remained non-developed. The Congress had passed a high protective tariff in 1828 that made the southern states more furious because they thought the tariff only benefited the northern states. The southern claimed that high tariff on imports were imposed to them leading to increased costs of importing products. Bradley Hays saw the Southern states sympathy to South Carolina’s position on the tariff rejected as the cause of federalism (Hays 221). Eventually, the doctrine of nullification was introduced that provided an insight to the

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The event depicted in the film took place on the Tiananmen Square on Chang’an Avenue. It involved a protestor who was tired of the ongoing massacre by the government after the students in country went on the streets to protest against the harsh ruling of the government. The person is seen to go in front a convoy of war tanks, stopping them for a couple of minutes before other protestors emerged. The man is famously known as the Tank Man, his identity has never been known to date. The event emerged after the students of the Republic of

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The Honecker joke scene presents Wiesler and his boss Grubitz in a conversation. Grubitz scorns Wiesler, who responds by stating that “Socialism must start somewhere.” This shows how the two different individuals view the issue on socialism after the joke on Erich. Erich was the East Germany leader, and during that time, making jokes about the political figures was classically prohibited. Those who made jokes about the leaders were jailed. Grubitz after the joke informs Stigler that he has committed political litigation, and that would cost his career. After a moment of silence, he bursts out laughing and

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Short Answer Questions

1. Minority nationalism is a phenomenon that exists in minority communities within larger, more homogenous populations. For instance, in China, most of the population is Han Chinese, but the minority groups are very cloistered and self-contained. These types of groups can also be seen in the United States and Europe, within cities or countries that have relatively sequestered minority populations (Bale 2013).
In places where there is a large majority population and a number of smaller, less well-represented populations, minority nationalism is a form of self-defensive nationalism (Bale 2013). In countries where democratic parties are often split down ethnic

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An overview of the challenges faced in Zanzibar as well as in one other exemplar "developing country" as regards the evolution, and adoption of IT/Corporate Governance standards in the public sector
Whilst most developing countries are faced with similar challenges when it comes to the establishment of public information security, most have realized the significance of coming at par in this respect with their developed counterparts. The use of Zanzibar in this regard is therefore an exemplar to prevailing circumstance. The public sector in this respect is considered as lagging behind the private sector in the implementation of reputable

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The French Revolution that took place in 1789-1799 is one of the most popular political uprisings in world history. Throughout the 18th century, the traditional authoritarian French monarchy remained in power despite talk of reform. As the authority structures remained in place, economic revolutions took place within the French society causing dramatic changes. Moreover, the evolving social structure started to collide with the static political structure. This led to the clamor for reforms in order to create a constitutional monarchy, reform the financial and political landscape of the nation. The revolution was immediately followed by the by a dictatorship (

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The State of Texas has had several constitutions through its history, all of them were product of specific historical contexts. It has kept, however, many of the original provisions proposed in the first draft, even some that would conflict with our national Constitution. It is considered to be a long and poorly organized document, where responsibilities are not clearly defined and that is difficult to interpret . It is also very restrictive and has many unenforceable provisions known as deadwood, that have been tried to be modified in several occasions .
The Texas Constitution includes features that are very similar of

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Argument for population in the world

With high population and complementing technology, there will be efficiency in the economic system of a country. Therefore, a high population, coupled with this efficiency will lead to high productivity in an economy. Such an economy will record high growth rates.
The other factor is that a high population provides a large market. Countries with a high population have a large and stable market for their products. As a result, companies operating in such regions enjoy high sales and hence high tax remittance for the government. Consumers in such countries obtain commodities at relatively low prices due to mass

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Congressional elections have implications for representation in the sense that they are premised on referendum, party congruence, and other political constructs. The aggregate results in congressional elections determine the aggregate representation that different parties should have in the congress and in the ruling government. This aspect creates divisions between the administration party and the opposition party and the manner in which the members of the congress pass and support policies. I agree with Jacobson’s assessments because congressional elections influence in the manner in which members of the congress relate, articulate and support policies, which envision national interests thus

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Abstract

The issue on illegal immigrants has always beset the American society. Many immigrants go to America to pursue what most people call as “the American dream”, often believing that America is the “land of milk and honey”. The problem however, is that there a number of immigrants without the necessary legal documents. Two opposing views on whether illegal immigrants should be beneficiaries of government benefits exist. Benefits given to both legal and illegal immigrants include healthcare, education, housing and employment benefits. This paper aims to show the pros and cons of giving benefits to illegal immigrants in the view

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Introduction

This paper summarizes the key policies that were implemented by the United States Federal Reserve Bank in the period between 2008 and 2010. This time period under review presented a unique economic environment for the Federal Reserve and the US economy as a whole, due to the Global Financial Crisis which begun in the second half of 2008. This paper seeks to understand the key decisions that the Fed took in averting the deepening of the crises, and in steering the economy back on the right course. By and large, the decisions taken by the bank are to a

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The belief in some sort of divine bequest is the basis on which James argues, likely as other rulers had, that monarchy is the form of government which, "approacheth nearest to perfection, as all the learned and wise men from the beginning have agreed upon; Unitie being the perfection of all things."
A strong monarchy is able to quash the destruction and chaos of rebellions before they are started. It is of course, over-lorded by a divine right monarch and this form of government uses its latticework of religious principles and political machinations to dictate, and control, a

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Management

On February 20, 2014 we had the pleasure of hosting another eminent personality from the public sector, lecturing us about “California High-Speed Rail.” Mr. Scott Jarvis, the Deputy Chief Program Manager for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. What makes Jarvis so important is his extensive background and knowledge in multiple areas of major transportation projects. The California High-Speed Rail Authority oversees the planning, designing, building, and operation of high-speed rail systems in the U.S. It is estimated that by 2029, the authority hopes to run high-speed trains between San Francisco and Los Angeles basin in under three hours at

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The History of CSR in China before CSR Law

Corporate Social Responsibility has attracted the attention of businesses and governments throughout the globe in recent times. Perhaps, it is imperative to note that the concept of CSR was invented in the United States, and it spread to the rest of the world as a result of world. China is among the leading countries in developing policies to deal with this issue. This history of CSR in China is associated with the emergence of multinational corporations (MNCs) in the country as early as from 1970s, following the economic reforms of the country (USA China Law Group, 2013). Prior to

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In his TED talk, Chris McKnett highlighted in great detail the numerous advantages enjoyed by corporations and businesses that actively engage in environmental and social governance. Occasionally, he referred to examples of companies such as Pentair that have seen the urgent need to engage in environmental and social governance as a means of achieving sustainable earnings into the future. Among the issues that he addressed, I found the issue on natural resources depletion and specifically the food issue as the most sensitive. He explained how the population is growing exponentially and already consuming more resources than it is replenishing

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Vigilantism has been a litigious issue in the most parts of the world for many years. In most countries, it is unlawful to form or even participate in a vigilante group. In 1960, North Carolina citizens marked the first known instance of vigilantism in the history of America. They literally took up arms against the corrupt officials. Mexico recently took the bold step and legalized vigilantism.
Several attempts have been made to define the term vigilantism. To many, this is an amorphous concept and is often misunderstood. Some have associated it with the concept of mob justice. According to

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After establishing a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Volkswagen needs to decide whether to take a position against or in favor of the union representatives. Taking into account the fact that Tennessee has a long tradition of being anti-union and Germany, where the company is from, has a positive experience in having unions to represent workers, the company is thought to be between a rock and a hard place. Most of the companies set up in the USA try to avoid supporting union-elections. However, given the situation, it is better for the Volkswagen Company to stay neutral in the process,

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The defeat of the Native Americans in the late 1800 led to the flow of many Americans to the West. With the implementation of the Homestead Act of 1862, many families migrated to the West and farming was introduced in this area. As a result, the Native Americans were continuously migrated to smaller pieces of land. As there were large junks of land in the west, large scale farming was practiced in this region with finance from the East. By 1890, the west was producing 50% of the nation’s farm produce. The increased dependence of the East on

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Introduction

One of the many problems which concern the United States government is the problem of homelessness. According to government statistics, more than 600,000 people were homeless in the year 2012. (Donohoe, 2004). The department of housing and urban development (HUD) recognizes the following persons or families as homeless –

• Those individuals or families who are homeless at the time of reckoning.

• Those individuals or families who may become homeless in the near future.
• Those individuals or families who have unstable homes due to domestic violence or other hardships.
The homeless are further classified into the following broad categories –
• Current homeless without shelter
• Current homeless with shelter
• Current homeless due to institutional

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Legalize marijuana.

The case of legalizing medical marijuana is among the most debated arguments. Oncologists have recommended marijuana therapy for patients according to Harvard study 1991. HIV and AIDS patients have also found marijuana to be an exceptional treatment for wasting syndrome. Although research has proven these and thousands of AIDS patients have found relief from the use of marijuana, the federal government has blocked any further research into the issue. Further research may be needed, but evidence shows that marijuana may help as an anti-convulsion in people with spinal injuries, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy. Still other research shows that marijuana

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Politicians are expected to uphold the laws that they enact. When politicians or government officials violate the rules and regulations enacted by the Congress a scandal ensues. Politicians try to avoid a scandal because it spoils the reputation of a political party they represent. There is no administration that has ever been spared from political scandals since the George Washington took the reins of the United States Federal Government. The public loses trust in their capacity to carry out government business; therefore, the disgraced politicians are forced to resign.
On 27 January 2014, Trey Radel resigned from Congress in

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