Essays on Legislator

There are various regulations that tend to influence the APRN practice. Therefore, the paper will entail an analysis of such regulations, basing its focus on the research about the state legislator’s position on the health care issues and nursing, as well as the position of the federal legislator’s position on the same subject. In addition, there will be an analysis of the lobbyist for the state nurses’ association, as well as the position of the nurses’ association on the legislation in operation and its candidates. For that matter, the state of choice for the analysis is Washington ...

Introduction

The policy making and its environment issue are central to the governance process especially in the interactional affinity between the ruler and the ruled. Therefore it has attracted the attention of the scholars as well as the practitioners within the scholarship and world of political science, administration, among other policy sciences (Anderson, 2015). However, there has been tremendous maturation in policy making and its environment over the years. The policy makers and the society have been analyzed within different polities in the global political community. This research examines the concept of public policy controversy by incorporating the role of ...

Leadership Structure in the House and the Senate

The leadership structure in the U.S. Congress is an intricate system that is divided into The House of Representatives (the House) and the Senate. Both divisions are further divided into two factions that, the majority who are members from a party holding more than half the available seats and the minority who are from the party that has members who hold less than half of the seats available. In the House, the top-most leader is the Speaker who is a constitutional leader given that the position of the Constitution recognizes the office of the Speaker. It is important to ...

A case study is viewed as a research methodology or basic strategy that has been scrutinized in the past as lacking rigor as well as objectivity when compared with other research methods. But there are certain times that a case study can be a useful tool for the preliminary part of the research. It is in these times that the case study can be viewed as an important marketing staple that can be used for many varied reasons (Rowley, 2002). As an example, a business can use a case study to demonstrate how their product or service has been ...

Question 1 California’s Political Culture

Historically, California’s state constitution was based on the amended constitution that was first adopted before California gained statehood sometime in 1850. The initiative and the referendum were used by the state to alter its constitution, and throughout its existence the state constitution of California has been altered for about 500 times. And this can be attributed to the referendums that gained a high rate of approval from the voters. For one, the state’s administration is representative of a democratic government, which allowed the voters to participate in the approval of constitutional and statute initiatives, thus ranking California ...

The basic Hobbesian idea in favour of the establishment of monocratic states is that the basic nature of human beings is to be self-serving and hence, a much more powerful external force (that is, more powerful than itself) would be needed to force individuals to form societies. However even at the surface level, this argument does not seem complete. The idea that humans are essentially self-centred does hold some water in that many modern sociological and psychological studies have shown as much. But this is not all – there is more at work here because if the formation of human ...

Dicey was an incredibly important figure in the development of the Rule of Law in contemporary Britain. The Rule of Law, in a modern context, has been developed through many different societies; however, the liberal understanding of the role of government and law in British society today is very much the result of Dicey’s philosophical input. Dicey suggested that individuals cannot be punished in any way unless they have committed some sort of transgression against a law that has been established by the rightful government and Courts in the realm. Dicey also suggested that an important characteristic of the Rule ...

If you could change 1 Law

If I could change a single law, it would be the legalization of marijuana in California. This State of California law allows the use of marijuana in the state. The process of changing this law would be involving. I would work with the state legislator to facilitate the process of changing it. The state legislator would be the governor and I will seek support from the parliamentarians of the state legislature of California. I would want to change this law because of the dangers it poses to the society. Legalization of marijuana will affect both the young people ...

Abstract

The first article majorly focuses on the factors that lead to the lengthening of the duration of the civil war between the government and the rebel protagonists. Many factors are taken into account. This paper is based on the religious and spiritual factors that influence the decision making of a legislator. It majorly emphasizes on the facts that the religious belief of the legislator, the religious credence of the citizens and the spiritual views of the board of the legislator mainly influence the decision making regarding the state. It also focuses on the transition towards democracy, its sustainability and importance ...

The following are the benefits our state can get from implementing the same legislation that mandates the nurse-patient ratio in our hospitals: - Mandating nurse-patient ratios reasonably decreases the workload of licensed nurses, affording them more time to devote close attention to the conditions of their patients (Aiken, Sloane, Cimiotti, Clarke, Flynn, Seago, Spetz, and Smith, 2010; Bolton, Aydin, Donaldson, Brown, Sandhu, Fridman, and Aronow, 2007). - A decreased workload also results in decreased reports of burnouts and job dissatisfaction among nurses which keep them more encouraged to remain in their jobs (Aiken et al., 2010). ...

Question 1

Various factors contributed to the creation of communism in China. These factors include: Confucian culture Confucian culture is a key aspect of the Chinese society as it has played a significant role in the making of a communist culture. In the traditional Chinese society, Confucianism was the governing dogma of the ruling elite. The ideology first came into existence after 200 BCE and remained the country’s orthodox ideal for almost 2000 years. Even though, the introduction of communism resulted in numerous changes in various aspects of the Chinese society, Confucian elements still influence China’s political society. Ritual ...

Ethical Behavior in Criminal Justice

Situation 2 You are a legislator who believes absolutely and strongly that abortion is a sin. You have polled your constituents and are surprised to find that the majority does not believe that the government should legislate the private decision of a woman to have an abortion. Should you vote your conscience or the will of the majority of your constituents? A. As a legislator who believes that abortion is a mortal sin, the personal take on the moral arguments of abortion is an important part of my personal values. However, one moral standpoint may not be the same to the other, ...

Introduction

Many practitioners see Article 81 of Mental Hygiene Law as a huge step forward in the statutory regulation of the guardianship of incapacitated persons. The Article provides for more flexible and less restrictive approach in the determination of the legal status of those incapacitated persons who are in need of guardians` protection. The principle of individual approach underlies the article. The principle implies that in every particular case the powers of a guardian must be tailored to the needs of the incapacitated person. The guardian will assist the ward only in those matters where the assistance is needed (activities of daily ...

Book VII - On Shadows and Realities in Education

SOCRATES - GLAUCON AND now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened: --Behold! human beings living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. Above and behind them a fire is blazing at a distance, and between the fire and the prisoners there is a raised way; and you will ...

Part one: Congress

The Congress still remains important in the United States of America. However, the paper grudgingly acknowledges that the role and importance of Congress has faded and cannot be compared to the original one. It is the paper contention that Congress has a clear and essential role to play especially in light of checks and balances on the Federal Government led by the presidency and his executive members. In addition, Congress suffices to protect and champion for the special interests of the states at the national policy level. Consequently, Congress is important and still needs to be retained in the American ...

The book "California Government" by John L. Korey is an intriguing look at California’s political system. By examining this process, I have gained a better understanding of the challenges faced by our systems of government and how California is working to meet these challenges. Korey begins by explaining the background of American government. This background information sets the ground work for the more complex topics that follow. Kory offers up a wealth of information on how California’s government operates. He explains that relative duties and powers are assigned to the Governor including the powers of Chief Legislator, Executive, ...

Lord Baillieu, William Lawrence Baillieu (1859-1936)

Lord Baillieu, William Lawrence Baillieu (1859-1936), is an Australian renowned financier and politician of all time born in April, 29th 1859. He is credited to be a very successful businessman because he had huge business investments in many sectors and this is what makes him be remembered in history as a very successful businessman of all time. He was the son of James George Baillieu together with his wife Emma Lawrence. They were a total of thirteen siblings in his family. Lord Baillieu got married to Bertha Martha, the daughter of Edward Latham who was a close friend of his and together they ...

A Vindication of the Rights of Women

Mary Wollstonecraft lived a short and a courageous life. She was born in 1759 and died giving birth to her second child in 1797. She was only 38 years old. She is still famous today and remembered with respect as an early feminist; one of the women who set the foundation that feminism was built on. Her major work is titled A Vindication of the Rights of Women. The book was published in 1792; Schneir (1972) tells us that from 1792 to 1892 the book was published for four editions and in England for six editions. She had written a book ...

The Armenians are a people, an ethnic group, and a nation that hails from the land of Armenia which is located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Armenia is a landlocked country that is mountainous in topography. Countries that border it are Turkey to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, Georgia to the north, and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Amazingly Armenians don’t call themselves Armenians in their Armenian language; they call themselves Hay which is pronounced as Hye. Thus Armenians from Armenia are referred to as Hyeastansees, Armenians from Iran are known as Parska-Hye and those from ...