Essays on Pac

Question One

Jim Inhofe, James Lankford and Tom Cole are Oklahoma’s senators and representative respectively. Jim Inhofe is the senior senator in Oklahoma. Jim worked in aviation and insurance fields prior to joining the Congress. In fact, he was once the president of Quaker Life Insurance Company. He is the only individual in the Congress who has ever flown a plane. I like that this Republican has gradually nurtured his capabilities to venture into various life paths. He is stubbornly persistent. Despite losing the gubernatorial election in 1974, he was determined to crack the political arena. This is mainly evident ...

Political Action Committees (PACs) and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are important organizations associated with the politics in the United States. In fact, PACs have been recognized as the second best advocacy group capable of funding political campaigns. Similarly, SIGs are also organizations which contribute money to the campaigns of political parties to be able to encourage politicians to support their causes. Aside from this, SIGs also engage in different public displays which include protests in the World Trade Organization and even in meetings involving the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The main objectives of such protests are to ...

The Impact and Effects of Power Politics of United States, China, & Japan Arising from South China Sea Conflicts on the Sovereignty and Socio-Political Fabrics of Philippines

Introduction

The South China Sea (SCS) is a partly enclosed body of water that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is marked with several island attributes which are grouped into four island bodies-- the Pratas or Dongsha Islands in the northeast, the Paracels or Xisha Islands in the northwest, the Spratlys or Nansha Islands in the south, and the Scarborough Shoal or Zhongsha Islands to Paracels' southeast (Hayton, 2014). It is teeming with ...

Write/Post 6: Playing with Google

1. Google Play Help, https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6098493?hl=en-AU, Start playing with people nearby 2. Google, http://www.google.com/doodles/30th-anniversary-of-pac-man, 30th Anniversary of PAC-MAN 3. Google, http://www.google.com/doodles/, Google Doodles 4. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVfd7OgV0oY, playing with Google 5. Offworld, http://boingboing.net/2015/07/01/google-maps-games.html, 7 games you can play with Google Maps

Google Scholar search:

1. Sage journals, http://bod.sagepub.com/content/6/1/1.short, Playing Symbolically with Death in Extreme Sports 2. Gale, http://go.galegroup.com/ps/anonymous?id=GALE|A71316553&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=fulltext&issn=17592151&p=AONE&sw=w&authCount=1&isAnonymousEntry=true, The obesity epidemic in young children: reduce television viewing and promote playing 3. British Journal of Sports Medicine, http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/42/7/592.short, Energy expenditure in adolescents playing new generation computer games 4. Science, http://science.sciencemag.org/content/308/5718/63.short, Playing Nature's Game with Artificial Muscles 5. Princeton University Press, https://pup.princeton.edu/titles/7032.html, Playing the Race ...

On January 21, 2010 the Supreme Court ruled in the Citizens United vs FEC case

in a 5-4 decision in favor of Citizens United. The decision effectively eliminated the ban on corporate spending in elections. It ruled that campaign donations and campaign spending constitute free speech and that corporations are people (Barnes). The Citizens

United ruling also stipulated that people can contribute up to $5,200 per candidate per

election cycle ($2,600 each for both the primary and the general election) and make unlimited contributions to single-candidate super PACs on top of that.(Levy 1).

Speech Now vs FEC

Two months after the Citiznes United vs FEC 5-4 SCOTUS decision, a unanimous nine- judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided in Speech Now vs

FEC that Congress could not place limits on donations given to organizations that make

expenditures independent ...

A) Remote sensing the technology

http://uas.usgs.gov/ The Website narrates about Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), the remote sensing project which is a part of US Geological Survey project. UAS applies such modern technologies as drones and small high-technological hovers for monitoring conditions of environment and landscape change rates, which is necessary in getting responses to natural hazards, recognition of the benefits and consequences of land and climate change. These technologies applied also “conduct wildlife inventories and support related land management missions” (USGS, “National Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Office”). B) Remote sensing for oil spill detection and response http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/special/0199/pdfs/engelhardt1.pdf Australian Maritime Safety Authority widely uses ...

Does the Roll Call Voting Record of Congressional Members Adequately Capture the Level of Interest Group Influence on Member’s Behaviors?

Introduction

Scholars have had hard moments determining the influence of campaign donations on elected legislators some studies finding significant prove while others find no prove at all. However, reports from different institutions show that moneyed interests play a significant role in the legislative process in Congress. Confusion occurs because Congress members dismiss the issue claiming it political and far away from the truth. The question remains whether the roll call voting record of congressional members adequately captures the level of ...

Petersen (4) mentions that lobbying is a paid activity in the United States in an attempt to sway an elected official towards an action that relates to some legislation. Petersen (5) says that a lobbyist persuades a public official, media, and the public to promote the cause of something and declare support. The Congress hires professional advocates, who assist in formulating policies, in the public institutions. Lobbying affects the political decisions employed by the public, interest groups, and the labor organization that has a stake in the executive policy. Champagne (27) explains that lobbyists provide a crucial role by providing technical information to public ...

Executive Summary

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Digital Media Initiative (DMI) was terminated in the year 2013 because of lack of progress and many problems. The National Audit Office reported that the project had failed because there was no adequate planning, and there was confusion in the objectives and governance of the project. This report introduces the story of BBC and its failure in the DMI Project. The background of the BBC DMI project is explained as well as the reasons why the project failed. The report explains the importance of project management, and evaluates the major areas of project management ...

Recent statistics have reported the increasing prevalence rate of obesity and other lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in both developed and developing countries (De Onis et al., 2010). Albeit, considered to be lifestyle-associated in etiology, the occurrence of these diseases is solely evident among adults but alarmingly also among children.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide. In 2010, 43 million children were diagnosed to be overweight or obese. A significant number (35 million) of these children lived in developing countries. The worldwide prevalence rate of obesity among children ...

The Frontline documentary “Big Sky Big Money” investigates campaign finance reform and focuses on Montana, where political elections are being influence by special interests with deep pockets. The special begins by framing the debate by discussing recent legislation and the Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Committee. Citizens United is a conservative political action committee (PAC) which has received substantial financial support from the infamous Koch Brothers, oil billionaires who used their money to pursue a specific ideological agenda, including climate change denial. Citizens United produced a documentary about Hillary Clinton, and wanted to advertise the film on ...

Involvement of huge money in election campaigns and gerrymandering by political parties have emerged as a matter of concern for a number of US citizens. The debate intensifies at the time of elections in the United States. People also express their opinion on two party system in the United States. Some argue in favour of the two party system while others consider it against democratic setup of the country. This paper proposes a discussion on use of money in election campaigns, gerrymandering and two party system in the united states. United States’ election 2012 cost huge money. Both presidential candidates Barack ...

Introduction

Contemporary studies view parties as alliances of politicians whose ultimate objective is to win electoral office. Parties make promises on behalf of their candidates about what they will do if elected, and help improve chances of reelection for incumbents through their records of implementing their programs (Bawn et al. 571). It is plain to see how these parties might serve democracy. Citizens can give more effective direction to government by voting for a party instead of an individual. They create an incentive for responsible governance by holding an entire party rather than a single politician accountable for government actions (Bawn et ...

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month of November 2012, saw a tradition coined in 1845 realized once again. The citizens of United States went to the polls in their respective states to elect their president. President Barack Obama sought reelection for a second and final term against the former governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney. November 6, 2012 saw Obama win the elections; with the Democratic Party dominating the senate and the Republican Party the House of Representatives. Each candidate relied on a war chest of a different artillery, money. Money spent on the campaign trail, leasing venues, posters ...

The cost of health care in the United States has increased in recent years. Health care providers and policy makers are facing a huge challenge in providing quality health care with the rising health care costs. This paper focuses on the policy decision-making process that determines what types of care provided by private and public insurers and the ethical aspects that surround such financial decisions. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Med Pac) decides what health care services the Medicare program will and will not cater for. Med Pac determines the treatments, procedures, and medications. Medicare program uses information on ...

The role of special interest groups in American politics has been highly contentious. The national interest is a amalgam of varying private interests all vying for attention on the national stage. Instead of encouraging citizen involvement, special interest groups have magnified the fissures of the American political system. In this paper, I will discuss the role that special interest group play in public policy, examine the campaign reform movement and the pro’s and con’s. Interest groups were a concern that the Founding Fathers had since the founding of our nation. Modern day citizens hold the sentiment that democracy ...

(Instructor Name) 2.0 Background Peru is located in the northern part of South America, on the West Coast. It lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, and has a largely equatorial and temperate climate combined with desert regions1 (Bradt and Jarvis, 2002). The country is surrounded by Ecuador and Colombia in the North, Brazil and Bolivia in the East, and Chile in the South on the landward sides, while the Pacific Ocean takes up the Western border of the country. The country is divided into three main geographical regions, the Amazon Rainforest in the interior, the ...

Discussion

Breast cancer continues to be the primary cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among women. Significant variation is observed in breast cancer survival rates from one geographic area to another (Jemal et al., 2010, Curado, 2011). Interestingly, while the Middle East, along with sub-Saharan Africa and Asian countries have the lowest rates of breast cancer in the world, the incidence has been rapidly increasing over the last twenty years, as it has been with other cancers (Amoori et al., 2014). Some of the factors that play a role in early detection include improved screening practices and education (Curado, 2011). .In ...

Political Parties in Texas

The different political parties in the state of Texas have different roles o play in the development of society and the greater American nation. Related to this aspect, there are many factors that need to be analyzed and highlighted. With the development of social media, not only has it become easier to communicate ideas, but an increasing number of political parties use the platform to promote their agenda and garner support for the different causes .

Political Issue – Education

As far as the state of Texas is concerned, the standard of education is a major and important area of concern. The poor standard of ...

- Insurance premium formula Insurance premium is a sum of all costs of insurance company. One of the essential and the most valuable components is risk cost (money paid when insurance accident occurred). Due to the nature of the risk it is the most stochastic variable. Therefore we can build premium cost model upon risk model because other price components can be easily predicted. - Classic model Starting with initial reserve x > 0, an insurance risk business earns money at constant rate c > 0. Meanwhile, according to a point process with times {TN: n ≥ 1}, 0 ...

The American politics has systematic and radical transformation in the recent decades. With the increase in the number of groups that are interested in United States politics, the country’s legislative bodies have created various policies and guidelines to regulate the election and campaign process. The introduction of various policies and guidelines in American election system has played a critical role in shaping and influencing the campaign process and election outcome. Political Action Committees (PACs) and 527 groups are examples of the groups that play a vital role in influencing the United States campaign and election process. Therefore, the knowledge on ...

This report was elaborated to evaluate the incentives for private sector growth and business opportunities in Colombia. The country has been chosen not only because is one of the best positioned economies in the region, but also has lots of underdeveloped areas where a solid international company could have a great impact on the communities located there. Nonetheless, given that Colombia is still on its way to full economic development, this report will evaluate demographic, cultural, political and institutional factors to determine the main elements that could constrain business growth in order to help the company make informed decisions to maximize ...

The remote jack unit failure creates a major problem since 2009. The problem due to the following reasons 1. Pin break 2. Audio loss and Mono audio 3. Ring missing issue. These problems being a major problem in the top management and there also refer the poor performance with low reliability RJU. The further improvement in the RJU still shows no improvement in the issue. The issue discussed with the technical engineers to conclude that the design is still a major problem. The RJU places the major factor in passengers report about the RJU design, location, and shape. The high removal and ...

Campaign finance is used about the funds that are raised during campaigns to promote the activities of political parties, candidates or to support policies during referendums, elections or initiatives. Political campaigns involve very much expenditure that include the cost of traveling for staff and candidates, consulting, direct costs of communicating with the voters, campaign logistics, publicity and production of campaign materials. Campaign financing is different depending on the country. In the Great Britain, for example, television advertising is sponsored freely for all parties campaigning and can only be limited by law, whereas, in the United States of America, television ...

Abstract

The way corporations have managed to influence how decisions and policies are made by congress has generated a lot of interest because of the huge amounts of money handled and used by the PACs. PACs are using financial incentives to coerce legislators by promising lucrative deals and positions in their corporations. This paper seeks to address why PACs are compromising democracy in congressional votes and why they need to be eliminated. Campaign finance puts pressure on legislators when making policy decisions in congress (Brooks, Cameron, and Carter, 1998). It is common for most PACs to select a specific individual and ...

Introduction

Elections in United States of America are very expensive affairs and such campaigns are mandatory in course of raise funding. Every presidential candidate has to campaign hard for fund raising and it has been now a custom in America for presidential candidates to raise funds for their elections. This paper intends to discuss presidential campaign finance for the presidential election of the year 2012. Presidential election of year 2012 made new records in financial campaigns. In final weeks of fundraising, the figure crossed $2 billion mark and this figure made this election most expensive in the history of American ...

Introduction

In his Streichquartett, Beethoven takes motivic material generated in Theme Groups 1 and 2 of the sonata exposition, and expounds upon them in the different transitional sections of the piece. By utilizing these distinct motives in different textural and harmonic contexts, Beethoven creates a strong sense of unity within the piece as a whole, while also designing a unique identity for each section. The plan of this paper is first to identify the different areas where Beethoven borrows the motivic material and thus make explanations of the differences in existence as follows: Structural, harmonic and textural. The paper takes a vital interest on ...

The first American police was established in Boston in 1838. Its objective was to provide security on the streets. By 1860, most U.S. cities have also established their own police force - in 1844, the police had been established in New York in 1854, in Philadelphia. Local politicians are often controlled the first police units, responsible for hiring and promotion. Corruption and violence were commonplace. Training and supervision of officers were minimal. A number of factors and specific events led to a reform of the police. One of these events was the court case Miranda v. Arizona. The solution in ...

The laws and ethics of maternal decision making

A .The violation of pregnant women rights B .The long technical procedures 2. The general opinion A. A summary on the recently addressed legal cases. B. The ethical principles that are established purposely to handle these issues. C. Reviews of the underlying 3. Maternal decision making legal approaches

A. The failure to take in to consideration a pregnant woman’s entitlement to integrity and consent

B. Recognition of medical knowledge on limitation available to a prediction of possible results in obstetrics C. Victimization of candidate of addictions and psychiatric problems D. Women facing a threat to be dissuade from their duty of parental care 4. Recent cases

A. Charges of a woman refusing to undergo cesarean delivery – march 2004

B. January ...

And the Media

Political campaigns, particularly at the federal level require a great deal of money to be executed effectively and this can be seen throughout the political history of the United States. Political financing of campaigns has been viewed as a somewhat necessary evil that is a critical factor in ensuring the success of a particular candidate and political donations are considered to be a means through which individuals and organizations can support their chosen candidate in accordance with the democratic system. However, the undue advantage that a candidate may derive from exorbitant contributions from individual entities has been recognized by various institutions throughout the history of ...

Latin American History: Tupac Amaru

Tupac Amaru descended from a royal family who had ruled the Inca Empire in Peru between the 15th and 16th century. The Incas was the name an empire that had stretched from present day Ecuador to parts of Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. As a result of its wide coverage, the Inca Empire has been described as the largest in the history of the Pre-Columbian America. The empires center of origin was at a place known as Cusco. This center acted as its capital and base of operations. In the year 1531, the Spanish people started to arrive in the ...

INTRODUCTION

According to the amended version of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), corporations and unions are banned from “electioneering communication.” This implies that corporations and unions are prohibited by federal laws from using their financial muscle to advocate for or against the election of specific candidates in terms of speech. BCRA defines electioneering communication as “any broadcast, cable, or satellite communication” that “refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office” and is made within 30 days of a primary election and that is “publicly distributed.” It must however be mentioned that BCRA upholds the right of corporations to ...

As most students learn in American history class, even during middle school, the American government was designed so that each of the three branches would have some control over the other two. That way, the runaway totalitarianism that made life under the British monarchy so outrageous would not characterize life in the United States. One of the earliest Supreme Court decisions, Marbury v. Madison, established the precedent that the courts could review acts of legislation passed by the legislative branch and authorized by the executive branch and, in instances where the courts found those acts to violate the constitution, ...

One definition of conservatism states that a situation tends to remain static unless acted upon by a strong external force. In the world of major college football, tradition and fiscal conservatism have combined for years to preserve a system by which a tight circle of resource-rich powerhouse programs hold sway from year to year. The major bowl games, the nearly exclusive preserve of the nation’s football elite, serve as NCAA football’s branding identity but do little to determine a quantifiable national champion. A powerful cabal of athletic directors, commissioners, university presidents and other officials maintain the sanctity of the lucrative bowl system. In ...