Essays on Checks And Balances

Interaction between the three branches of power

"Trias politica", as it was formulated in the 18th century, includes separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (Peterson). An important element in it is the system of checks and balances, which guarantees that none of the three should dominate the others. This is ensured by empowering each branch to have its own set of powers (balances), and some of the competencies of each branch make sure that another branch doesn't abuse its power (checks). Here are just a few examples: Checks on the executive branch by the legislative branch: The Congress can override ...

Abstract

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is a highly broad and intricate assortment of regulations that govern the purchase process of the federal government. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) ensures that the measures of purchasing are standard and unwavering, and guarantees that they are undertaken in an impartial and unbiased manner. It is imperative that owners of small businesses and the official mandated with contracting to understand and have a full comprehension of the FAR (Koprince, 2012). Failure to understand the regulation leads to pricey pitfalls, such as those which will be discussed in this essay. The Inchcape Shipping Service ...

Question 1 Response: Creating a new Constitution was vital to the unity of the United States of America since the Articles of Confederation weren’t sufficient for good government. If there was any evidence of this, it was that the United States was clearly bankrupt and now needed to be organized in such a manner that both the States and the Federal government had to share power in such a manner that everyone’s interests were kept in mind. A centralized approach was key to putting the country back on track. Hence, a meeting was held in the Pennsylvania ...

In American politics, the association between Congress and the President has been, as one would expect where there is a division of powers, challenging. The Founding Fathers developed a system of checks and balances as the foundation on which the States ratified the American Constitution. As a result, and with one branch of the government writing laws and determining budgets that another branch has to execute and spend respectively, an inherent tension has defined the American government. Now, every President seeks to influence policies. After elections, a country’s President is at liberty to bring his or her goals ...

Identify the three branches of Texas government and describe their functions.

Texas was admitted as the 28th State back on 29 December 1845. This was nine years after its secession from Mexico in 1836. The current constitution of Texas was adopted in the year 1876 (“Texas State Government at a Glance, n.d.”). As a result, the Texas’ government operates under its Constitution, which comprises a type of unitary democracy for its state government, one that uses the Dillon Rule in addition to governments both at the municipal and county levels (“Abbott, n.d.”). The Constitution of Texas divides the power of state movement into three specific departments namely the legislative, executive ...

Successful planning, construction, and completion of a large scale project like the one undertaken for completing the One World Trade Center is not easy since it requires a strategic focus on the construction plans in a realistic manner. Project leaders need to give external reviewers an opportunity to have an outside view of the whole project and suggest ways that can ensure completion within the stipulated time while avoiding deviations from the initial budget. The delays experienced during the construction of the Freedom Tower create the impression of how ineffective functional operations can lead to major changes in designs ...

When Federalists and Anti-Federalists were debating about the new U.S. Constitution, one of the most controversial issues was the balance of power between the national and state governments. In order give more power to the national government, Federalists had to take into account Anti-Federalists’ views and introduce three branches of power that would be empowered to control each other. James Madison, one of America’s founding fathers, wrote in The Federalist Papers that “power is of an encroaching natureit ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it.” (Cited in The Federalist Papers Project 19). It ...

The US Constitution was born amidst the uncertainty and the instability that the Articles of Confederation could not correct. In crafting the set of “institutional arrangements of government” (Lowi et al 2015, p. 40), which was believed to result in the strengthening the union of the various states that the Articles were not able to do, the framers had to tread a delicate balance between state independence and federal government power. Their deliberation of the document was largely underpinned by lessons from past historic experiences that underscored the weaknesses of the Articles. In crafting the Constitution, there were several ...

The American political system as it was formulated by the Founding Fathers and written down in the Constitution was based on a particularly eighteenth century vision of liberal government based on Enlightenment ideals. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights as a document is a great example of what the priorities and values of the Framers of the Constitution were. The values of the Framers which they fought a war against Great Britain over basically centered around the belief in limited government, the decentralization of power and the separation of powers combined with a system of checks and balances. ...

The Key Constitutional Concepts is a film that focuses the creation of the American Constitution during the historic Constitutional Convention (Key Constitutional Concepts). It has three segments that examine the creation of the American Constitution and two constitutional conflicts that were landmark cases of the Supreme Court. The cases include Youngstown V. Sawyer and Gideon V. Wainwright and Youngstown v. Sawyer. Specifically, the first section of the three-part documentary examines the creation of American Constitution (Key Constitutional Concepts). In 1787, the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall brought together the Founding Fathers who faced the daunting task ...

The principle of separation of powers is one of the oldest at common law, having been enunciated by John Locke in his Constitutional theory. In his treatise, Civil Government, he argued that it would be a wrong for the same person to have law making powers and the powers to execute the same law. According to him, such powers were vested in the same institution or group of persons, there would be a great temptation of such individuals to use such powers to their own benefit and also to exempt themselves from their application. This principle was later modified ...

The first image that comes to mind when thinking about the ethical implications of defense engineering is the first scene in the movie Real Genius, where several men who represent a counsel of defense are sitting around a table watching video clips of a new weapon that is being developed at Caltech University. This was an idea for the end of the 20th century. The movie was filled with ethical questions and moral imperatives that imply the ideas of ethical technology in the military. Science, University Students, and Engineers make a significant contribution to the advancement of defense technology. ...

The importance of accountability in the health care industry

The core of accountability is answerability, which means bearing the responsibility to answer questions that pertain to the decisions and actions made (Brinkerhoff, 2003, p.11). This constitutes procedures or processes by which one subscribes to and is obliged to provide a justification as one is held responsible for his/her action by another entity who has interest in the actions. Given the nature of the word, two questions arise in the discussion of accountability: 1. what was done, and 2. why was it done. Sanction is another term that is closely linked to accountablity, and this denotes penalties in relation ...

Conflicts in the African continent are notorious with their complexity. There are host of reasons for that. These include the complicated history of Africa, especially of the last several centuries when existing divergences were accentuated by the presence of colonists who imposed new circumstances and conditions. These also include many natural reasons stemming from climate conditions and geopolitical situation of Africa. These include as well the ethnical and tribal divergences that turned out to be the major fueling factor in the conflict that set it ablaze for almost fifteen years. There is one thing I am going to make ...

A democratic government is where citizens of a particular country are given the mandate to vote and elect leaders who will govern the county for a certain period of time. As such the citizens are given the chance to get involved in electing the leaders of their choice. Additionally, apart from electing leaders, the citizens are also involved in making decisions on other sphere of governance, for instance, issues concerning the promulgation of the constitution by accepting or rejecting a change of the constitution through voting exercise. As such, in a democratic country, the majority group decides how such ...

The United States Supreme Court should be independent of any influence by other federal branches of government. Therefore, the institution should be steered clear of any political pressures or any political affiliations. It should be allowed to make clear and unbiased rulings in any case or issue that is presented to it by considering the integrity of the nation as well the court itself. The balance between the legislative and executive organs of the government has been achieved by the United States Supreme Court by delivering rulings in a proper and unbiased manner without being influenced by any of ...

- What does the USA PATRIOT Act permit with regard to the surveillance of suspected terrorists? Based on past experiences and ongoing public debate, what public criticism might arise if I speak out in favor of increasing the use of surveillance?

The USA PATRIOT Act, which stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism,” holds the explicit objective of expanding surveillance activities, as part of an immediate response to the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks (EPIC). Being a counterterrorist response by Congress, the USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law by ...

The constitutional doctrine of the independence of the judiciary is one of the key pillars of a functional judiciary. However, this has been used by most judges and judiciary officers a means to escape accountability for their actions and decisions. They hide behind the confines of judicial independence thus making biased decision premised upon irrelevant matters.

Therefore, it was surprising to see that judges and judicial officers are subject to administrative oversight and accountability. What is even more encouraging is the fact that judicial officers are urged to conduct their business in an ethical and legal manner. In addition they are ...

Introduction

Management is to an organization what a driver is to a car. The decisions made by the management team are vital in the direction that the organization takes. Any pitfalls that an organization might face are resultant from the decisions that management might have made or failed to make. It is therefore imperative that management assumes leadership styles that reflect an understanding of the important roles that they play (Keyton, 2011). This paper will analyze a case of management issues in an organization that have had far and wide reaching implications for the organization as a whole, the immediate surroundings and the globe.

Background

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PART I.

A bank reconciliation statement is a statement that explains the difference between the balance at the bank as per the cashbook and balance at the bank as per the bank statement . Simply put it is a statement that explains the difference between the cashbook balance and the bank statement. The functions of a bank reconciliation statement are:

The differences between the bank statement and the cash book often arise from either timing of the transaction recording or from errors made by the bank or by the business.

a. Timing differences: This gives rise to items that:

i) Are recorded in the cashbook but ...

On January 21, 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that corporations had equal rights as individual citizens with regard to campaign contributions during political elections. This therefore implies that corporations also enjoy the protection of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights (Freedom of Speech). The court case was Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (Levin-Waldman, 2011, 178). The above reaction to the court decision is from the liberal side and I agree. I think that the decision was not good and not respectful of the rights of citizens. Democracy is no longer powerful when campaign elections can ...

1. Overview of Topic This paper aims at discussing the question of the sovereignty of the British Parliamentary system based on the outcome of Jackson v. Attorney General 2005.According the constitutional provisions of the British legislative system there lacks a clear line between the extent of interference between the House of Lords and that of the House of Commons. The ruling of Jackson v. Attorney General 2005 supports this hypothesis based on the structure of arguments presented by the Jury in giving the verdict of this case. This paper intends to use the outcome of this case to determine ...

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 the ...

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 ...

Leadership can be perceived as the process through which an individual influences the fashion in which a group of persons is carrying out a specific task. The individual who is central to this process is known as a leader. There is a broad range of traits which a leader should bear for him or her to be effective in leadership. For the purposes of this paper, this discussion shall majorly concentrate on the trait of charisma as a leadership strategy (Elearn, 2007). All leaders ought to be charismatic, as it is a great feature in progressive leaders. This is because it is one of the most ...

Federalism as a system of government in the United States of America is one democratic governance. It ensures that power is vested in the people, as opposed to a central government and the political structure that come with it. Federalism has played a great role in the economic development of the Union. It is believed that it is in America that one would find the most stable democracy in the whole world. So below is a case study of three states with distinctive types of federal governments within them.

California State Government

California is among the few states that practice direct democracy in the United States ...

1. Brief description of the main functions of European Union institutions According to the article 13 of the Treaty of the European Union, the European Union (EU) is governed by the seven institutions: the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European Court, Council of the European Union, European Council, European Central Bank, European Court of Auditors. (Treaty on the European union, 1992) The European Commission is the highest executive body of the European Union. It`s main functions are: implementing of the decisions of the Union, monitoring the compliance with its laws and, if required, initiating of a ...

Please pick one change you would like to make to the constitution, draft an amendment and explain why your amendment will be beneficial The clause that excludes all people who do not have a United States born parent or who do not have the so-named natural born Americans bothers me a great deal. This status is one of the requirements that an individual has to meet before running for the presidency in the country. The eligibility requirements are set for two offices, the president and vice president’s office. However, the constitution does not classify the natural born citizen phrase ...

Introduction

In most discussions in International Affairs, it is common for analysts to blame the cause of war on “bad” and “aggressive” states. These are typically, nations that are either totalitarian in outlook or ruled by a dictator who declares war without much sensitivity to the implications of the war on the broader group of stakeholders. Therefore, the central theme of preventing wars in the world is to create a family of nations that are democratic and this is seen by many as the only way of preventing all out wars and promoting peace in these countries. This is to create a set ...

The following paper discusses white-collar crime, its effect on society, and theories to address this issue. There will first be a discussion of what white-collar crime is and who are the usual offenders. From there the discussion will shift to the reasoning behind the crime these perpetrators commit. To finish the paper we will look at a case study completed on the mindset of white-collar criminals and I will present two solutions to a problem that could greatly effect the future of our society. There are a variety of sources used for this research including books and a scholarly article. The attempt is not ...

Democracy precisely means a type of government where the people have sovereign powers, and they exercise the powers either directly or through their elected officials. Globally, the United States of America is respected as the father of first liberal democracy. The USA adopted a constitution on 1788 that stipulated the requirement for an elected government and safeguarded the civil rights and liberties of its citizens. In the early days of the constitution, democracy became a way of life. The US Constitution divided the national government into three sections, namely; the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. The constitution was designed to ...

Introduction

This study revolves around distributive justice, which explains the nature of a socially and fair distribution of goods in a social organization (Thomas and Werhane, 223). A society in which subsidiary disparity in outcome does not arise would be considered a society guided by the principles of distributive justice.

Each society consists of economic structures that define them in terms of its laws, institutions, policies, which form an integral part of these structures. These frameworks continually vary from one society to another (Thomas and Werhane, 223). Thus the arguments as to which of the societal structures are a more acceptable result of what ...

The government of the United States has three branches, the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judiciary. The first is the Executive branch. The President of the United States operates in the Executive branch, together with around 5 million other workers. The Executive branch implements the laws that are made in Congress. The second branch is called the Legislative branch. It consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate is the workplace for 100 senators who come from each state, each having two representatives. The House of Representatives, on the other hand, has 435 representatives. The ...

There is a notable and prevalent wastage and embezzlement of funds in the organization. The problem cuts across all the departments in the organization but it is most prevalent in the cash office department and the supply chain management section. These two departments are the worst it as there are numerous loopholes in the two sections. The wastage and embezzlement of the cash and cash equivalents in the organization is a problem to the organization as huge chunks of funds are being lost to greedy officials who are in charge of the two sections. The immediate cause of the problem can ...

Intentions (Thinking) Over Impacts (Results): A Critical Analysis of New Deal Liberalism through the Themes of Crisis Control, Community Construction and Creating Confidence Often when we pause to reflect on history, in remembering what occurred, we tend to focus primarily on the impact and results of initiatives which were implemented. At the same, however, we forget or are unaware of the original thinking or purpose behind those same initiatives, policies, programs, and movements, etc.

New Deal Liberalism - Roosevelt administration – represents just such a space in time.

New Deal is credited for facilitating the development of several programs. For example, social security; agriculture; industrialization; and, growth in union membership. Banking ...

1. Various political analysts, media and American citizens have categorized American presidents as heroic, imperial or post imperial on the basis of their actions and decisions. American presidents have received such tagging because of their relation with the US congress and their way of decision takings. Many Americans consider President Obama as imperial because of his actions and decisions that he has taken after being the president of the United States of America. One of the biggest reasons of Obama’s image is because he has ignored the US congress while taking a number of crucial decisions (Bardes et ...

Abstract

The accountability of officials in public sector is a vital problem, as the availability of funds allocated among various public agencies and power abuse possibilities may create a dangerous environment breeding corruption. To avoid the erosion of the state apparatus, societies and citizens participate in governmental control through various forms of accountability and its initiatives. Democracy, the elimination of corruption and money mismanagement, the enhancement of state public sector efficiency, and the establishment of transparency are the undeniable benefits of public officials’ accountability. However, even the most well developed forms of accountability are far from flawless. Depending on a country, these approaches ...

Compare and contrast the Virginia and New Jersey plans

Virginia delegates who agitated for a bicameral legislative came with the idea of the Virginia plan. James madison conscripted the plan at the moment he was waiting for the quorum to gather at the constitutional agreement of 1787. Virginia plan was known for setting the itinerary of the debate during the concord and more so for setting the idea of populace weighted depiction in the suggested national assembly. Virginia governor, Edmund Randolph officially presented the plan on 29th may after it was drafted. The plan was presented into categories of 15 resolutions. William Peterson made the proposal of the New ...

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 ...

Introduction

One of the earliest tenets of the American government is the need for checks and balances in order to maintain a sense of equality and fairness in the choices being made for the American people. The US Constitution implements the separation of powers and checks and balances through the use of various overriding powers that each branch of government has over the other. For example, while Congress can approve a bill for legislation, the president has the opportunity to veto it if he does not like it. Congress, meanwhile, can impeach the president if they feel he is not performing according ...

Based on John Locke’s political point of view, cars ought to have power to drive on Pacific Coast Highway without bicyclists interfering with the current driving habits. This will ensure a safer highway for both bicyclists and automobile drivers. Justice is desired in order to attain property and cater to the individuals through work/ labor. When we are born, we are given rights by the name of God, consisting of gave us natural rights by which we give consent to the government; in exchange we are given life, liberty, and the ability to attain Property. In a capitalistic society we ...

Constitutional Convention

Constitutional Convention of 1787 was a significant day in the history of the United States. Constitutional Convention set the future course of action for the national and state governments in the United States of America. Diverse factions and delegates from federal and state governments participated to formulate a constitution for the United States. Different factions represented at the Constitutional Convention with wide difference over numbers of issues, however, they all overcame the difference and finalized the American Constitution at the Constitutional Convention. American Constitution has been the foundation of the United States government for over two centuries. It defines the ...

Law

Cerar (2010, p.4) “stated that it is an imminent characteristic of every law that it is also the means of certain politics”. It bears to stress, however, that law cannot be considered as a pure form through which the political content may be achieved since it is in the very nature of law to become independent or autonomous since it can stand on its own. However, in the case of politics, it cannot exist without the law for it is the law which gives its structure and maintains it within certain limits that are dictated by the concepts of justice ...

Introduction to American Government: Chapter One

I am interested with chapter one on the United States constitution because its offers a thorough analysis on the content of the America constitution. The chapter analyses the importance of the constitution in American development. Some of the key milestones in the making of the constitution are also clearly described in the chapter. The chapter also takes note of the importance of the constitution in enhancing unity and development in the country. In addition to this, the constitution explains the role and contribution of all the parties in the country’s social and political progress. The analysis of the chapter ...

Section 1: US Government

The concept of checks and balances is built along schemes that are established to facilitate an accountable administration. The functioning of the checks and balance Principle does not exist in abstract; it is guided by the existence of a government that is aligned along the scales of a judiciary, executive and national assembly units that independently function. The judicial system role is to administer justice to the citizens of the county in the due regard. In this case, the United States has a judicial system which is enriched in its operations by the existence of a stable court structure (Lader). However, the judicial ...

How the constitution provides for a system of separation of powers and checks and balances

The topic on the separation of powers and how the various arms of governments offer checks and balances on each other has evolved into a topic of concern across various settings all over the globe. Nonetheless, it is essential to note that the United States Constitution clearly stipulates on how the three arms of government relate with each other. To be precise, the United States Constitution dictates that the national government is divided into three branches. These branches include the judiciary, legislature, and the executive (Flynn, 2009). While it is true that these arms of government may appear to be ...

The federal government of the United States consists of three separate, but equal main branches; judiciary, legislature and executive. The basic duties of the different branches are outlined in the constitution. The judiciary interprets the laws; the legislature makes the laws and the executive enforce the laws. Checks and balances are crucial to any government as they reduce any amount of power anyone can have. Constitutionalism put in place the rule of law which provides that no one is above the law, hence limiting the power of government bodies and leaders. Checks and balances is a mechanism designed in an ...

Question One

The job is purposed to offer services to Starbucks customers in the most efficient of ways. It is aimed and focused at boosting customer services. This job description provides a clean environment. Similarly, quality services are purposed to be effected by the provisions coming along with this job. It is also expected that the job shall operate along guidelines and rules that underlie Starbucks. In this regard, its summary and mission are well clear. It shall be expected that the cleaner employees shall work within the following parameters; they shall be expected to work in a manner that upholds to ...

Matrix Outline

Part 1 Part ii Effectiveness of Checks and Balances Checks and balances is a system of administration that maintains balance of power among the branches of the American administration. It also sets limits on the power of every branch and ways for every branch to correct ant mistakes of power by the other branches. The founding fathers noted that too much power possessed by a leader would return the administration to dictatorship. It is evident that the concepts of checks and balance limit the power of the American state’s administration through various means by dividing the powers ...

Hook: China is a country located in East Asia and has an area of 9,596961 square kilometers. United States is a country located in North America and has an area of 9,826675 square kilometers. The People’s Republic of China has led in civilization majorly arts and sciences and outpaced most countries in the world. Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, there has been an autocratic socialist system to ensure China’s sovereignty. Consequently, the Chinese government imposes strict rules and censorship to its citizens. In the early 20th Century, the leaders of China focused on new ways of ...

The Importance of Accountability

Accountability Importance in Healthcare Industry Accountability is very essential in all areas of life. In a healthcare industry, accountability is as important as the patients’ life. Accountability in the healthcare industry not only applies to the course of medical practices of the professionals being administered to the patients, but it also applies to the whole areas of the industry including the business itself. As an example, each and every piece of equipment in the hospital has an equivalent cost, so hospital staff must be accountable for handling the hospital properties with extra care. This will ensure that these properties ...

- Topic: To present the arguments both in favor of and in opposition of the ratification of the Constitution. - Get audience’s attention: Devising the system of ratification had become necessary because sending it directly to the state legislatures would result in its rejection. - Thesis statement: Though the process of ratification improved the chances of that the Constitution would be accepted, the Anti-federalist resistance posed a challenge to this. II. Main Idea #1: Arguments against. A. Anti-federalists opposed the ratification of the constitution because they did not trust centralized government. B. The Constitution ...

There are mainly three fundamental branches of the U. S government and they include the Judicial branch, the Executive branch as well as the Legislative branch. The fathers of the noble constitution created these branches in order to separate the powers among them and to ensure that they all work independently originally designed these three branches. They also wanted to initiate a dependent democratic system that would offer various checks and balances for all the branches to work in harmony. The checks and balance were designed to constrain and disperse power for the purposes of maintaining the preferred powers among ...

Checks and balances is a strategy that is sued in ensuring that a commissioned body does what it is supposed to do and in the manner in which the task is supposed to be done. With this regard, the arms of government in the US are subject to checks and balances. The US Constitution provides for three arms of government. Each of these has a system of checks and balances. Below is a discussion on two of these. There is the legislature. As per the constitution, the legislature has two components; the senate and the House of Representatives. It is charged with ...

Question one

The theory of checks and balances is a theory seeking to limit the power of the branches of government by way of accountability as against each other. This theory is premised on the footing that if power vested in an individual or a branch of government is left unchecked, it is bound to be abused. Checks and balances are described as the sharing of power. In essence, it is not entirely true. Rather, checks and balances refers to a system of accountability whereby each arm of government that is the executive, the judiciary, and the Legislature serve as watchmen or better still, ...

First, the professor defines what a democracy is. A democracy he says is a government by the people. Meaning, it is the majority opinion that matters in a democracy. There are two kinds of democracies, the direct democracy and the representative democracy. The American Democracy is the representative type. Therefore, it is called a republic. Before a republic comes into place, people with similar interests come together to form it. This is where we get our first doctrine in the American constitution, which is meant to limit power for the general purpose of advancing human freedom. To fully understand this doctrine, the following question ...

The Philadelphia Convention 1787

Customer Inserts Tutor’s Name (29, 09, 2013) The United States came into existence when thirteen countries on the Atlantic coast jointly rebelled against the colonialism policy of an empire where sun used not to set. The British had to face strong aggression from North American colonies against the promulgation of various acts and political and economic expansion on the American hemisphere. The independence was declared on July 4, 1776 and prominent personalities among the founding fathers George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison took charge of the new born confederation of United States of America. ...

Question 1

The three forms of democracy representative democracy, republic and constitutional democracy are central to preserving the rights of individual citizens. Representative democracy offers the electorates the opportunity to elect their leaders who represents them in parliament and central government. This is the most common system of governance practiced in many countries. The elected leaders under this form of government have the mandate to serve the electorate over specific period of time before the next elections (Peterson, 2003). The leaders are elected at all levels of government which varies from city level to the federal level. On the other hand ...

Torture is a contentious subject, particularly in this day and age. The issue of whether or not torture should be allowed under certain circumstances is one that is constantly being debated in the American political science field. When considering torture, the main question posed to the government and military-industrial complex seems to be whether or not torture is ever an acceptable way to elicit information out of an individual. The discussion of torture is a complex one, because torture is considered morally reprehensible in nearly every way; however, the discussion of torture asks the government to weigh the human rights of ...

Dear Amanda,

Re: Can Amanda Turn Her New Business Before It Is Too Late? Amanda went wrong in a number of factors that border on managerial and professional relations. It is the recommendation of this letter that Amanda immediately embark on changing the approach on the following factors so as to save the business from possible collapse. In addition, it has to be appreciated that business needs the application of competence, professionalism, diligence and hard work. Foremost, Amanda over-relied on Lisa for the survival and operations of the business. It is noteworthy that Lisa lacked sufficient training and competence to ...