Essays on Government

Introduction

In modern democracies in general and American in particular, the key principles to constitutional democracy is the separation of powers and rule of law. These principles are damaged by the administrative state where much power is vested in unelected government officials or bureaucrats. In a political system with separation of powers like that of the United States of America, the constitution divides policy making powers among the three branches of government. The Congress is charged with the responsibility of making laws, the executive branch is charged with the implementation of the laws formulated by Congress while the judiciary interprets Continue reading...

The federal and state governments and some nongovernmental organizations have been offering an array of assistance to elderly persons in the society. Of most importance is the support offered by both federal government and state government where they help aged people from the age of 60 years and above to access health care, housing and retirement issues. They fund various centers that offer these services for senior citizens of the nation. (Butler, 3)
In my response to the requirement of this course assignment, I selected Silver Manor Home of The Aged, which is located in Meriden, Connecticut. This independent Continue reading...

In the following essay, I would like to explain the key provisions of the doctrine of the separation of powers, as well as to demonstrate how that doctrine operates within the system of Australia`s public law.
- Separation of powers doctrine
Separation of powers is a political and legal theory, according to which the government should be divided between three independent branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The differentiation between these powers prevents possible abuse of power and the emergence of a despotic regime where no individual freedom is possible. Each of the three authorities performs its inherent tasks Continue reading...

The media has and continues to play a comprehensive role in offering crucial information to the public. This has led to the emergence of notions that the media is perhaps a branch of government that advocates for the needs of the public. Even so, it is essential to note that the recent past has experienced cases whereby the media has disregarded its role of informing the public. This is evident by the persistent rise in the airing of violent and immoral content across various media platforms. This has led to the development of notions as to whether the government Continue reading...

Introduction

In a world where the Pandora's Box opened a long time ago, every day new diseases are being discovered. New cases with new (or old) illnesses come up every day in huge numbers before the medical fraternity. While prevention and control measures safeguard the majority of the population from transmittable diseases, developing nations still find it hard to curb transmissible illnesses, thus increasing the incidences of illness or a disease in a household by manifold. In such a scenario, the point to ponder is how the citizens across the world, especially those of developing nations afford to pay for Continue reading...

The Clean Air Act was amended in 1990 and was established to boost local air quality by focusing on polluting sources. In the regions with poor air quality, polluting industries are required to make extra investments in pollution reduction. The research on the industry level indicated that these requirements affect the output and location of polluting industries. Therefore, the Clean Air Act was enacted to regulate pollutants, which are known as criteria pollutants.
The policy should abide with the permitted levels for each criteria pollutant. In the case a locality fails to meet the set standards over a three-year Continue reading...

PART 1

An international Joint Venture is an equity agreement in which foreign and local business organization co-own a business by pooling their resources together, share the risks associated with the business as well as exercising managerial control to operate an autonomous business in order to make profits or to enjoy economic and premeditated advantages.
The success of such ventures depends on a number of factors as. Some of the factors that determine the success of Joint Ventures include:
- Cultural factors- the way of life among different partners in a joint venture has a significant influence on the success of Continue reading...

There are varied definitions of common property that exist in various contexts. Its application and use is, therefore, determined by the specific context. Our definition of common property is in relation to real tangible property. Common property in this context of real properties can be defined as a property that is collectively owned by public or a community to which every member of the community has equal right to use and access. Sometimes, the government can own common property. Where government owns common properties, all citizens have a right to use it in various activities. The ownership and product Continue reading...

In any given societal entity, there exist specific societal norms that should be adhered to. Many at times, such societal norms are necessary for the attainment of common good across various societal contexts. Notably, deviance occurs in cases where an individual violates the existing societal norms (Anderson 8). Evidently, societal norms may be enacted formally, whereas others are enacted informally. Worth noting is the fact that various theorists have come up with different hypothesis regarding deviance. Even so, all the theorists view deviance as actions, and feeling, which can violates the values a given society. As such, deviance varies Continue reading...

The environment is under different types of threats. Environmental pollution has been a key issue of concern in the last two centuries. The sustainability of human activities is something that the government has tried to look at in a detailed manner. Air pollution has been one of the most dangerous pollution in the environment. The human activities have contributed much to air pollution. The impacts of air pollution in the environment are massive and hazardous especially to the future generation the human activities especially industrial emission and automotive emission has been the main source of air pollution (Ackerman and Continue reading...

Introduction

A government is the organization arms these are legislature, the judiciary, or the executive. All the nations of the world always need to have a form of government that will help them to avoid having anarchy. Democratic government is that the government that allows the citizens of a nation to manage their government either directly or through the elections of representatives’ .In contrasts the authoritarian government that does not allow direct participation of citizens. There are two major types of democratic governments; these are the presidential and the legislative systems.

The presidential system

The president in this system is the head of Continue reading...

Human Security Spring 2014

(Name of country) – Country report 4 – Freedom from fear

Abstract

Sudan existed in ancient times and was known under the name Kush. The present name Sudan comes from the Aramaic language “Bilaad-el-sud” and means “Country of the blacks”. Christianity was accepted and spread through the northern part of the country. Later, about 700 AD, many Arabs invaded Sudan and spread Islam as a religion. The second Islamic wave in 1820 initiated inhumanity and cruelty in the country. The Sudanese people were turned into slaves by the Arabs who called them “Black gold”. Finally troops were sent by Egypt and Great Continue reading...

Introduction

Elaine Kamarck seeks to explain the bureaucratic approaches in keeping with the information age economy. This argument, although it seems illogical, stems from the assertions that have risen from political leaders that suggest that the government in modern days has shifted from being the necessary solution to becoming a problem. Such statements will not be taken lightly by citizens who look up to the government to provide solutions to the many problems they face. One man who is against such an opinion is Kamarck. Largely, Kamarck supports the endeavors that the government takes in order to make the citizens Continue reading...

In his definitions, Wolff accurately describes the concepts of the state, politics, political philosophy, power, authority, and autonomy. Wolff considers the state as a group of individuals with the supreme moral authority over a specified population. He accurately differentiates authority from power, and in my opinion, I concur with the fact that the state has authority over the citizens. Authority refers to the moral right to rule. However, according to Wolff’s argument, which I also consent to it, man’s autonomy assumes that the individual members of the state have the responsibility for their actions. Therefore, members of Continue reading...

The America youth population comprises about a third of the total population although the 2013 census showed that there was a decline in this figure. Children are taken to school from their early years of childhood to be taught and educated. By the onset of the teenage years, they are eligible to join colleges and universities to specialize on various courses and various fields of study. Equipped with this knowledge, the youth can now apply the knowledge leant to positively contribute in raising the GDP of a country. Before we enter deep into critically analyzing the input brought into Continue reading...

Introduction

Many people are affected by maritime safety. A safe and efficient shipping network determines a significant part of the global population safety. The international management code for the safe operation of ships and pollution prevention (ISM code) was adopted in 1993 and was made compulsory in 1998. This code sets up safety-management goals and calls for safety management system to be established by the ship-owners or ship managers. Further, the company is required to develop a way of achieving the set goals; which include making available necessary resources required to offer support for the set objectives. The code also Continue reading...

a) Return on investment relative to industry The J.P Morgan Chase and Co. Investment banking division provides a variety of investment banking services and products such as security's underwriting in debt and equity markets, structure advisory services and corporate strategy, risk management, trading platforms for institutional clients in cash securities (Behery and Tarek 131). Its client base includes governments, corporations, institutional investors and financial institutions. b) Board issues The company Board provides experience, judgment, independence and accountability for its shareholders. Director independence is upheld in several ways, including restraining the number of officers sitting on the Board. Ten of Continue reading...

Economic and cultural sphere has always been the sole driver of many nations gearing towards development, stability and create revenue for the respective nations. However, issues have been raised over the years pertaining the attributes of technology towards both fields. As much as technology serves as the key point in ensuring development for a nation revolving around the two spheres, still, there are mixed reactions focusing on the issue of technology and development.

Thesis Statement

However, this paper focuses on Yasuni, Ecuador, which is one of the existing diversified forests in the world. Our attention is directed to the questions posed Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

EXAM QUESTIONS ON BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

1. To what extent are companies justified in claiming that they are good corporate citizens?
The key goal of any business enterprise is to maximize profits and minimize cost. The management must safeguard the social welfare of the employees. In addition, the company must respect the social and cultural values as well as providing quality products and services to the consumers. Therefore, corporate citizenship is the understanding of all stakeholders in a company or business enterprise that it has social responsibilities to the employees, the surrounding society and the consumers, who indirectly influence the company’s performance in regional Continue reading...

Difference between entitlement program and block grants

An entitlement program is one of the government mechanisms in which public funds are given to people who meet specific requirement. Good example of an entitlement program in the united state of America is Medicare program. In the Medicare program on the part of it would qualify to be an entitlement program. In this program, the people who are unable to meet their medical care cost are given some funds. Other may confuse an entitlement program with social security program during their working day, but this is not a form of an entitlement program. The only time in which Continue reading...

Publisher: New York, NY: Harper, 2005, ©2004.

Summary
The enormous explosion of the Kursk submarine happened on 12 august 2000 during a crucial military demonstration. The explosion resulted in the sinking of the Russian most expensive nuclear submarine, which was known as the Kursk. All those who were in the submarine perished as the Russian president refused the help of the foreign countries.
The note became the cry of the sea of the Russian souls that were tormented, as some of the people of the briefed families and the citizens confronted the Russian government. They were inquiring to know what was important to the Russian government Continue reading...

Introduction

Central Intelligence Agency is an Agency that was established by the government so as to override on the matters that are pertinent to security. It started operating in the United States of America more that seventy years ago. In essence, the agency has manifested its relevance in the society because, all security matters have been at its most regarded discretion. In as far as events are concerned; the central Intelligence Agency has been conducting searches for people who engage in activities such as drug trafficking and other criminal activities. In most instances, our historical line has been marked by Continue reading...

The power and ability to govern comes directly from the people of a nation and not through the force of arms or through primogeniture.
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- Quote from sources, support the quote
- Question #1: “What is the context for David Ramsay's observations about American government??” The basis of his views
- Question #2: “According to Ramsay, how does the U. S. government differ from earlier European governments? What makes the American government different from these earlier precedents?” what makes it unique?
- Question #3: What are the primary strengths in the American government that Ramsay identifies and Continue reading...

The New Deal was basically a series of programs that then then Democratic president of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt enacted between 1933 and 1936 to alleviate the financial and to a greater extent, the economic suffering that had struck the United States as well as other foreign countries. This phenomenon is known today as the Great Depression. The New Deal was the president’s response to the allegedly ineffective economic recovery approach that his predecessor, former president Herbert Hoover implemented.
The New Deal approach was meant to fix the economy from the ground up by making programs that Continue reading...

The United States government bears almost complete responsibility for the Massacre at El Mozote, as the U.S. President, Congress, and military encouraged the policies that led to the massacre, trained and armed the soldiers responsible, and covered it up. Apparently, the government of the United States played a key role in the massacre since its military trained the Atlactl Battalion, a unit of the Salvadorian armed forces, in order to combat the Salvadorian guerilla. The Atlactl Battalion was an elite unit and the government of the United States was extremely proud of having taken part in its creation. Therefore, Continue reading...

Imagine being judged based on your ancestry; having to live in agony owing to matters you had no influence over can be quite unnerving. About 110,000 individuals of the Japanese origin got interned in relocation camps almost immediately after the Second World War. They were gathered from along the Pacific Coast in the United States. It is one of the periods in history where one has been judged on the basis of their race and had to suffer for something they had no control over. The period came after the Pearl Harbour was attacked by Imperial Japan. The Continue reading...

The narrator places himself as a British police officer to represent the symbol of the imperial country. The police officer describes how he is agitated by the British authority to the Burmese people. He feels that the Burmese are oppressed by the British imperialism to the extent that he believed “I had already my mind that imperialism was an evil thing” (p.3). This indicates that people lived in poor conditions such as poverty due to the forces of imperialism and although he was British, he could not support the Britain oppressive authority. He said that he was “for the Continue reading...

Constitutional differences between presidential and parliamentary systems are well known, however, the practical effects of these different constitutional arrangements have not received much attention. This article compares presidential and parliamentary systems. These systems are the most popular kinds of democratic governments. They have both common and different features. In both presidential and parliamentary systems, the chief executive person can be impeached from the position by the legislature only that the process is different. The most prominent difference is the way election is done and the debate style. This article gives two best examples of these democratic systems: the United Continue reading...

As a member of the Salt Lake City- Emergency Operations Center (SLC-EOC), I have always thought of ways of improving the operations of my department that can lead to rapid and timely response to emergency situations within the state of Utah. In my early days, in the program, I wanted to know why emergency situations in areas within the state could spiral out of control despite strong presence of both state and federal emergency personnel available. Within the state of Utah, for example, government employees charged with defense and safety of the citizenry are available in large numbers. There Continue reading...

Introduction

The discrimination against Shia Muslims, in the Middle East, has existed for centuries. The act of injustice needs to stop since Muslims are only allowed to practice their belief only in their city. The Shia Muslims forms the minority population of Saudi Arabia. However, Wahabi Muslims who are their greatest enemies normally humiliate and degrade them with the aim of making them feel as outcast in that community. Their attitude towards Shia Muslim is totally deplorable.

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The Shia Muslim community has experienced a number of restrictions and persecutions over centuries from both the national government and Wahabi Muslims.
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DJIBOUTI v. FRANCE (2006) International Court of Justice

Abstract

The case between Djibouti and France arose from a dispute where the former accused the latter of failing to honor an international letter rogatory. In the letter, Djibouti requested France to send them records and documentation of the investigation into the murder of a French judge, Borrel. The issues presented in this case are whether France violated its responsibilities stipulated under the Manual Assistance Convention by refusing to execute the letters received from Djibouti, and whether France breached the requirements and obligations relating to cooperation, which are outlined by the Treaty Continue reading...

The Theme of Captain America

Captain America revolves around the events of World War II and the emergence of a super-hero who is later assigned with the heavy responsibility of saving the world. Steve Rogers, the super hero, does not, however, gain his superiority and abilities under normal circumstances, but rather he is the subject of a scientific experiment to create super soldiers. Across Europe, the Nazi forces are anxiously seeking to enhance its power through the discovery of better weapons and energy believed to be hidden within a castle in Norway in the form of Tesseract. The extreme enmity and fear between the Continue reading...

Just like in any form of government administration, such as the national government, the Florida State also maintains a system that is evidently run with almost similar concepts. This journal observation will analyse various current events attributable to Florida, Pasco County, Tampa and Dade City. I reviewed the official websites news especially the Tampa Bay Times and the Tribune where I observed certain events that are related to and can be explained using the concepts from political science.
Events such as the planned Tampa City Mayor’s Mac and Cheese Throwdown which is expected to take place on May Continue reading...

Introduction

Terrorist is a national issue, and every country should have great mechanism of dealing with this issue that is threatening the security of many nations. Various studies have recommended changes in various approaches used to respond to terrorism. Terrorism threat has generated debates concerning the organizational aspect of the problem. They have focused on organizational structure, intelligent, collection and budgetary priorities. Various studies have suggested a bigger role to the military in combating terrorism while others call for a new structure which will fight terrorism.

How to develop counter-terrorism plan

The United States safeguard their core values. They stand for equity, dignity, hope, freedom Continue reading...

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. V. Federal Commission
[United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 515 F3d 447 (2008)]
FACTS: The Chicago Bridge and Iron Company and its United States subsidiary, Chicago Bridge and Iron Company (Petitioner) is a company that was engaged in designing, engineering, and constructing industrial storage tanks for liquefied natural gas and other gases. In this market the Petitioner and another company, Pitt-Des Moines, Inc., were the dominant firms. The Petitioner acquired all the assets belonging to Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. in the year 2001 for 84 million dollars. The Respondent preferred charges against the Petitioner alleging Continue reading...

Countries have always relied on each other for help. At least all countries, at one point in time, in their history, have received foreign aid from another country or an International Financial organization. Foreign aid policies, overtime have had received much criticism and applause in equal measures. It will be discussed in detail, in this discourse, with a focus on the effect of foreign aid in Liberia.
Since the period after the Second World War, foreign aid has become a factor that has informed most developed countries foreign policies. The postwar period was an important time in the development Continue reading...

The use and application of power are first defined by the social set up that constitutes a society and the country. A country is a composition of multiple nationalities with almost similar cultural practices comprised together in a formal political union and economic integration. Cultural practices in a country determine the overall application of law and practices that defines the do’s and don’ts of a country. The constitution of a country stipulates the scope of power of the government. In drawing up a constitution, cultural practices of the society are put into consideration so that the laws Continue reading...

The American constitution grants the Congress the authority to make laws. A proposed law only becomes law after the approval of the senate and the House of Representatives. The creators of Congress ensured the body has more important powers than the Executive and the Supreme Court. Congress contains checks and balances to avoid the issue of absolute power on one branch and this led to the creation of the Senate and the House of Representatives (Haas, 2009). Congress has the empowerment of the constitution. Section 1 of the constitution state that all, “legislative powers vest in the Congress of Continue reading...

Problems definition

Dr.Brent James the executive director for the Intermountain health care’s (IHC’s) that is an institute that deal with healthcare delivery research. He explained to the clinical leaders that when the physician and nurses compiles with IHC’s integration the more the patient care improved. The problem arose when one nurse was reluctant. She said that every patient was unique in their own way and cannot be treated in an assembly line manner. And she said that they were not making widgets. The critics saw this protocol that the physician and nurses were to adhere to as Taylors. Continue reading...