...Faced with this new issue, the Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation. The new form of government was a clear representation of colonial emotions towards government at the time. The Articles of Confederation created a very weak central government. The government basically consisted of just a unicameral congress that did not even have the power to raise taxes or regulate trade. Without the existence of an executive government or the power to raise taxes, it was nearly impossible to raise and army. This lack of power greatly affected foreign and domestic affairs. Congress had to grant Vermont statehood in order to cease temptation to join the British Empire. The new nation almost signed 25 years of owning the Mississippi away to Spain as well. In the domestic area the Whiskey and Shay’s rebellions showed the nation what can happen when every state is left for itself...
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...American colonies declared independence from England in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence, but what kind of government to create was the problem. So in 1777 the continental congress set up the Articles of Confederation.The colonies were in the state of a dilemma to choose between a strong centralized government like the Britain or weak central government with the power held by the individual state. The Articles of Confederation created problems in many states as they were different in terms of location, commerce and money. Basically, the new government created many problems and it affected our state, Delaware. At the end of the revolution in 1783, the states focused on creating a strong government as the Articles of confederation system of government lacked to supply individual needs...
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...The Articles of Confederation was a document designed to help the young United States function after the Revolutionary War but it failed horribly. The Articles were designed weak on purpose, in hope that it would lead to each state being able to govern themselves. What actually happened, was the central government didn't have enough power to do anything, including enforcing laws, and collecting taxes. The Articles of Confederation were a failure because it didn't give any power to congress. During the earlier stages of the Articles of Confederation, they were a complete success. During the earlier time of the Articles, the government was designed how it needed to be. America had won the war against Britain and America was beginning its life as a new country. Also achieved under the Articles were many things such as negotiating the treaty of Paris, provided...
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...The colonies use the Articles of Confederation as a means to execute the limitations and range of the thirteen states. The contrast between British political agencies and American Congress are the three parts that function interdependently. Furthermore, the fair elections of Congress representatives also demonstrate “a peaceful method for altering the political system.1” The interdependence of the American government is what will, eventually, make it so unique. The fact that the states were able to rebuild a central government and legislation amidst a war, reveals the wisdom of such innovative leaders. From here on, the United States of America will continue to prosper, evolve, and fight for equality in every area never thought possible....
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...Pros-Federalists ♥ Supporters of the Constitution that were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution. ♥ Felt that there should be three independent branches each representing a different aspect of the people, and because they are equal one cannot overpower the other. ♥ The more organized party. ♥ The party that wanted the constitution to be ratified and it was! ♥ Federalist vision of the country supported the belief that a National Government based on the Articles of the Confederation was inadequate to support an ever growing and expanding nation. ♥ Federalists were made up of the wealthy and elite plantation owners and businessmen. ♥ The Federalists believed the articles of confederation which were the first attempt to unite the country into a continental nation had failed ♥ Cons-Anti Federalists ♥ Thought Congress held too much power. ♥ Did not like it that there was no bill of rights. ♥ Opponents of a strong central government who campaigned against the ratification of the Constitution in favor of a confederation of independent states ♥ Believe Executive Branch held too much power. ♥ Did not want the constitution Ratified ♥ Did not get their way. ♥ Anti-Federalists believed the Constitution and formation of a National Government would lead to a monarchy...
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...The first challenge the Americans faced was the creation and establishment of a new government, as it was best if the Americans implemented a government different than the British Empire. To resolve this challenge, the Americans sought to establish a republic, as well as a compromise between those who wanted a strong central government and those who wanted a weak government, however it did have it pros and cons. Some of the pros, for example, were the power of the government to declare war, to handle disputes between states, and that rights carried over from state to state. The cons, on the other hand, included the inability of the government to raise an army, as well as the inability of the government to raise taxes, among others. This was known as the Articles of...
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...III) Articles of Confed a) Confederation b) Specific Terms c) General Results d) Shays Rebellion IV) Constitution a) 4 key debates B) Specific terms of the articles (about the national govt.) • Unicameral legislature • No power to tax • No power to raise army • No executive branch (could make laws but not enforce them) • No judicial branch • Unanimous vote needed to change Articles C) General results of the Articles • Weak and incomplete national govt. • Economic chaos o States fund the war by borrowing money from federal govt. o Govt. wants the money back o Economy dries up and leads to a “trade war” with competing interest o States taxes their own citizens since they can’t borrow money o People (mostly farmers) lose their possessions and property since they can’t pay taxes o Damages the economy even more since farm family is out of work • No sufficient national defense o Enemy 1 the British o French and the Spanish also potential threats o Native Indian tribes also potential threat • States are left largely on their own (13 separate states, no unity) D) Shay’s Rebellion 4 Key debates 1. Representation of the states (large population vs. small population) o States might be equal but not for individuals o Creates a Bicameral Legislation (2 houses) 1. Senate 2. House of reps (representation based on population) which is known as “the great compromise” o Defensive compromise; better at not getting stuff done than getting stuff done. 2. Slavery...
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...the House of Commons and the Senate. While the House of Commons is composed of elected government officials, the Senate is often referred to as the “chamber of sober second thought” on account of the fact that it is composed of appointed government officials rather than those elected. In other words, the Senate was put in place to eliminate the concern that the participation of all Canadian citizens would be detrimental to government processes as well as to policy making. The Senate continues to serve this function today; namely, it reviews legislation passed by the elected House of Commons. The other reason for the establishment of the Senate was to protect regional representation throughout Canada, a major concern following Canada’s Confederation in 1867. Quebec, as well as the Maritime provinces, were worried that Ontario would dominate representation in the House of Commons due to its large population (and subsequently large number of seats held within the House of Commons). Therefore, All regions of Canada are represented in the Senate with an equal number of seats for Ontario, Quebec, the Maritime Provinces and Western Canada. The American Senate has a similar purpose to that of the Canadian Senate. However, a key distinction is that the American Senate holds greater power relative to the American House of Representatives than the Canadian Senate holds relative to the House of Commons. While the American Senate was also established to provide equal representation throughout...
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...Table of contents Introduction to Corporate Personhood…………………………………………………………………………………..1 Overview of Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee decision………………………………………2 Background of the parties who filed the suit and reasons for doing so……………………………………4 Arguments in favor of the decision………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Arguments against the decision……………………………………………………………………………………………..X Current events related to the decision…………………………………………………………………………………….X Future outlook on the decision…………………………………………………………………………………………………X Works Cited……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Imagine a world without corporation, without structure, and without the complexity of the working world today. Some may even think of these corporations and businesses as individuals with the same rights that you and I have as human beings. Those with this frame of mind would not be too far from the truth. Our economic structure and business establishment has grown in such a way over past centuries that we depend on these conglomerates as a foundation of economic stability. In turn, they seek from us the same rights as businesses that we as individuals are granted as citizens of this great country. In the following pages, we will explore this concept further in understanding what Corporate Personhood is and discovering the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee, including the parties involved, reasons for the case, arguments for and...
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...The Impact of Globalization on Employment Adrian Armijo April 21, 2016 Abstract This paper focuses on the impact of globalization on employment and provides a thorough analysis based on its pros and cons, as well as its effect on wages in OECD nations. With faster interaction or communication of ideas, the stride of industry growth in the emerging world amplified, producing an upsurge in the job markets. As a result, many emerging countries are now undergoing very positive growth rates. In developing nations, predominantly developing nations, globalization led to an increase in employment, either through new businesses being created or businesses offshoring from industrialized nations. While it may be tough to put an accurate number on this, it can be said that globalization generated more jobs in total than it eliminated. In some countries, globalization has played an extremely important role in relation of enhancing employment. Given these points, globalization has enhanced employment and salaries in emerging nations mainly because of inflows of foreign investment or rises in the price of an emerging nation's export products. Introduction First of all, the primary reason and result of globalization is worldwide trade, which has increased significantly. An increasing trade has frequently been followed by greater financial advance, though not in all cases. The correlation between globalization and employment is of rising importance to policy makers in developing countries...
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...Forecasting: Management function begins with forecasting. It is the scientific process of looking forward which is based on past performance, current analysis and future trends. Planning is based on forecasting. Every company undertakes the process of forecasting, either on its own or takes note of general economic forecasts made by various competent authorities. Some companies also have consultants for this purpose. Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and many other private organizations forecast trends as per the requirements of companies. Some of the popular forecasts are: a. Demand Forecasts b. Sales Forecasts c. Production Trends Forecasts d. Specific Industry Forecasts Apart from this general categorization, forecasts can also be company specific or problem specific, such as manpower forecasts for a particular industry, based on growth prospects. Every forecast must be preceded by authentic research, analyzing of trends, taking into consideration risk factors and even the probability of an error. What is Planning? Planning is defined as - A long look ahead, Broad look around and A searching look within The most popular definition of planning is based on answering the following six questions: 1. What is to be done? (Nature of Business) 2. Why to do it? (Objectives of Business) 3. How to do it? (Technology and Strategies to be adopted) 4. Where to do it? (Place or location) 5....
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...------------------------------------------------- Wiley (2012:2) identifies employee engagement as: 'The extent to which employees are motivated to contribute to organisational success, and are willing to apply discretionary effort to accomplishing tasks important to the achievement of organisational goals'. In contrast to this Swarnalatha and Prasanna (2013:52) claim that: 'Employee Engagement is a measurable degree of an employee's positive or negative emotional attachment to their job, colleagues and organisation that profoundly influences their willingness to learn and perform is at work'. This description opposes that engagement is distinctively diverse from employee motivation, organisational culture and employee satisfaction. The reality is that there is no one agreed definition of employee engagement as there are over 50 definitions that all have variations between them. Although recent reviews by researchers show that there is a similarity in the key components of the varied definitions, these common components that are acknowledged include employee association with organisational goals and a compliance to exert discretionary effort, commitment, enthusiasm for work and organisational pride (Schneider et al, 2009). In the recent years there has become a gradual interest in employee engagement. Firstly the reasons for this is the correlation with organisational performance. By improving employee engagement it can beneficial to companies in order to improves its...
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...| What is Federalism? | Professor Mechelle Smith | | David E. Thomas | 5/25/2015 | | Federalism Federalism is a term that is timeworn, but is quite important in American history due to its lineage and how it affects government-both Federal and State. American Federalism is not a static set of arrangements, frozen in time by the United States Constitution but a dynamic, ever-changing, multi-dimensional process that has economic, administrative and political aspects as well as constitutional ones (Katz, 1997). So, what is Federalism? Federalism is a system that power is distributed between the Federal Government and the States. Years ago, many new Americans were scared because they feared that the new government might turn out to be another form of a monarchy. Also, the small states were quite scared that the larger states would overrule them in this new form of government (Wilson, Dilulio, Bose, 2014). So, when the Constitution was approved, certain provisions were added to the Constitution to ensure a balance between the larger states and the smaller ones (American Government, Wilson, Dilulio, Bose, 2014). As stated earlier, the power between the Federal Government and the State Government is shared. Much of the power the Federal Government has stems directly from the Constitution. The Constitution tells the states pretty much what they can do as well. An example of what the Federal Government can do is...
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...| What is Federalism? | | | | | | Federalism Federalism is a term that is timeworn, but is quite important in American history due to its lineage and how it affects government-both Federal and State. American Federalism is not a static set of arrangements, frozen in time by the United States Constitution but a dynamic, ever-changing, multi-dimensional process that has economic, administrative and political aspects as well as constitutional ones (Katz, 1997). So, what is Federalism? Federalism is a system that power is distributed between the Federal Government and the States. Years ago, many new Americans were scared because they feared that the new government might turn out to be another form of a monarchy. Also, the small states were quite scared that the larger states would overrule them in this new form of government (Wilson, Dilulio, Bose, 2014). So, when the Constitution was approved, certain provisions were added to the Constitution to ensure a balance between the larger states and the smaller ones (American Government, Wilson, Dilulio, Bose, 2014). As stated earlier, the power between the Federal Government and the State Government is shared. Much of the power the Federal Government has stems directly from the Constitution. The Constitution tells the states pretty much what they can do as well. An example of what the Federal Government can do is the ability to print and coin money, as well as the...
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...Regulation of Below Rail Infrastructure Assets in Queensland: What can we learn from the Canadian experience? Stephen Mclay s2840946 Supervised by Alex Robson and David Rynne Contents Introduction p 3 Defining the economic principles of natural monopoly infrastructure assets and the benefits/costs of privatisation p 3 The pros and cons of direct regulation p 5 Where commercial negotiation has been successful and the difference between commercial negotiation with government owned corporation monopolies and private monopolies p 7 Current QLD situation and the risks imposed by natural monopoly specific to the context p 10 CN Rail privatization as a point of empirical evidence p 13 Considerations p 15 Conclusions p 16 Reference List p 19 Bibliography p 20 Appendices p 21 Introduction In 2012, the Queensland Government privatised bulk freighting services and coal business in Queensland and New South Wales as well as the regional freight business in Queensland, bulk mineral haulage in Queensland and Western Australia and the containerised freight between Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. The privatisation...
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