...After reading the article Political Lies About Police Brutality by the New York Times Editorial Board, I noticed that the article was heavily biased for African Americans and tries to make the point that police officers in the United States, in their quests to promote justice and fulfill their duties, are more likely to bring harm upon black citizens than white citizens. The author attempts to persuade readers in numerous ways that police are more likely to trouble black citizens than white citizens. One way the article accomplishes this is by stating that Gov. Chris Christie, a “desperate presidential candidate who is going nowhere fast”, believes that President Obama is promoting “lawlessness” and brutality against the police by advocating...
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...Macroeconomics • Concerned with the big economic issues that determine you own economic well-being as well as that of your family and everyone. Each issue involves the overall economic performance of the nation rather than whether one particular individual earns more of less than another • Global economic crisis o Began in late 2007 has created enormous losses of income and jobs for millions. • Big three concepts o Unemployment rate • Higher the overall unemployment rate the harder it is for individual who wants a job to find work. • Wide spread consensus that unemployment is the most important macroeconomic issue has been further spread by the bad labor market of 09-10 o Inflation rate • High inflation means that prices on average are rising rapidly while a low inflation rate means that prices on average are rising slowly. 0 means essentially the same over time. Retired people lose the most because what they have saved buy less. High inflation helps those who have borrowed. Creates uncertainty o Productivity growth • The aggregate output per hour of work that a nation produces in total goods and services • The faster aggregate productivity grows the easier it is for each member of society to improve his or her standard of living. • If growth rate stays the same we have to sacrifice going forward by building fewer hospitals and schools. Called zero-sum society because any extra good or service enjoyed by one person requires that something be taken away from another...
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...the American Revolution in 1783. Some of his beliefs rubbed off on his protégé, James Madison, who wrote the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president and the writer of the Declaration of Independence, was born on in 1743, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jefferson was born into a very distinguished family of Virginia's planter elite. Jefferson was a proponent of the idea that westward expansion should benefit settlers rather than speculators. He suggested that there would be no indefinite colonies in the expanding American republic. Furthermore, he dictated that all hereditary titles and privileges would be renounced and that the practice...
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...Articles of Confederation The Articles set up a national assembly/Congress in which each state had one vote/one representative who was determined by the state legislatures and that representative could serve no more than 3 years out of 6 A president was picked by Congress every year and could only serve 1 year out of 3 All issues would be decided by a simple majority, except for major issues which required 9 votes Congress had authority in: The conduct of foreign affairs Matters of war and peace Maintenance of the armed forces Congress could: Raise loans Issue bills of credit Establish coinage Regulate trade w/ Indian nations Have final authority in jurisdictional debates between states Establish national postal system/weights and measures system 12 state legislatures voted for the Articles, but ratification held up for 3 years by Maryland Maryland demanded that 8 states with western claims cede land to Congress “for the good of the whole” The States refused 1781 Virginia, who had most westward claims, promised to cede its land, Maryland ratified Articles The Articles took effect, March 1781 o Financing the War Congress borrowed $9 million from foreign allies Printed $200 mill. in paper money Asked states to raise taxes to cover debt The states refused to raise taxes & print altogether $200 million...
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...History 11 exam 2 study guide 1) Explain the structure of the US Gov. under the new constitution and describe the compromises that led to its ratification? What problems do you think remained for the united states under this constitution? The structure of the US Gov under the new constitution sets out the powers of the United States does and what the State powers are as well. In addition Madison is setting up a competion between the US Gov and the States. The US gov can coin money, make taxes, make treaties. State Powers can create taxes, make treaties, but can’t coin money. Many of the powers of the States are often duplicated from the Us Gov. powers. Also there is the 3 branch concept which consist of Executive branch (President, Enforce laws),Legislative Branch (Congress, Make Laws), and Judicial Branch( Interept Laws). These branches will also compete with each other. Example of congress fighting with the president on raising the national debt ceiling. In addition the Judicial branch will sometimes get involved because they have the power to declare a law constitutional or unconstitutional which is the final say. In addion the Judicial Branch can also interpret laws made by the legislative Branch.The compromise that led to the ratification are Virginia Plan:being a large state, because virgina had a larger population.the viginians did not think it was fair for a state to have 3times less population to have a equal vote as a larger state such as virginia.They wanted more...
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...ethnicity consists predominately of White and Hispanic (68.9% and 17 % respectively) with 99.0% of the population living in households due Mission Viejo’s suburban design. Politically, the residents are 55.2% Republican and 25.4% Democrat. Such a city was formed thanks to its comprehensive General Plan. The General Plan lays out designs for development of residential, industrial, commercial, and recreational land uses fitting to meet the needs of the community. It also serves as a frame of reference for use by City officials and citizens providing a blueprint through which competing interests and needs of citizens are balanced. The Mission Viejo General Plan adequately covers the 7 state mandated elements (Gov code 65302) as well as the optional economic and growth management element (Gov code 65303) to provide a plan for long-term improvement in quality of life for the community. It is consistently excellent throughout document with only deductions on the readability of diagrams and maps. History Historically the city’s name is comes from a Spanish land grant called Rancho Mission Viejo consisting of 52,000-acres (Mission Viejo History, 2014). The title for the land dates back to July 27, 1769 from a Spaniard named Gaspar de Portola. He led an expeditionary force from Mexico and took rest in present day Mission Viejo claiming the land for Spain. After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, the missions were granted out as ranches. The region is hilly which made it only suitable...
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...birthday are years to cherish that don’t involve alcohol. After the 21st birthday adults have their whole entire lives to go out and drink minimally without damaging their bodies. Bowersox, J. (2013, March 29). NIH Fact Sheets - Underage Drinking. Retrieved September 22, 2014. This source is categorized in past, present and future facts. It shows different facts about underage drinking in the United States. For example, in the year 1960 to 1970 the legal drinking age in the U.S. was only 18 years old. Later, it was raised to 21 years. This kind of example goes for each category. Also this article was published just a year ago making it a recent source that can pertain to the research I need for the final essay. I believe it is a credible source because the website ends with a .gov making it a government approved site. I am going to use this source to show my audience tragic facts about underage drinking. I will use these facts to...
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...Consequences of Refusing Medicaid Expansion in Louisiana Perhaps the most significant of Barack Obama’s presidential achievements will be the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). He signed ACA, also frequently called “ObamaCare,” into law on March 23, 2010, but several milestones had to be overcome before the act went into effect in 2014. ACA was intended to increase the affordability and accessibility of quality healthcare to the American people. While these goals, at their most rudimentary form, appear to be benevolent enough, the law has been the source of many heated debates and lawsuits over the past few years. ACA was intended to use several mechanisms to increase people’s access to health insurance. (Dickman, Himmelstein, McCormick, & Woolhandler, 2014) The law called for states to set up online health insurance exchanges for people to compare and shop for health insurance policies. Individuals and families earning up to 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) would be eligible for a subsidy to help pay for their policy. The 2014 FPL for a family of four is $23,850. (2014 Poverty Guidelines, 2014) The law also required most uninsured people whose income exceeds 138 percent of the FPL to either purchase health insurance or be subject to penalties. Another condition called for states to offer Medicaid coverage to people with incomes below 138 percent of the FPL. This would mean a family of four earning $33,000, would make too much to...
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...the French language and culture was being ignored, he also believed quebec was not supported by the federal government. Rene Levesque was for an independent country but Prime Minister Trudeau wanted all provinces to stay together to uphold Canada's unity. With the disappointing loss of the votes another referendum was promised. National Energy Program (NEP) is Established Pg 401 In 1980 the Federal government took further steps to ensure Canadian control of energy supplies. Thus the National Energy Program is introduced. Their goal was to establish 50% Canadian ownership of the Canadian oil and gas industry, to make Canada self sufficient in energy by 1990 and to control oil prices. American oil companies were provoked with Canada's progress which lead American companies to pull many of their drilling rigs out of Canada leaving many unemployed, mainly in the western region. The NEP caused a big divide between Ottawa and Western provinces. Constitution Act is Signed by Queen Elizabeth Pg 375 On April 17, 1982 the Constitution Act was signed. Before this act any changes required the approval of the British government because of the British North America Act. Trudeau took action to make Canada a more independent country with this act. The act included 3 main points. The first being the power to amend the constitution would be brought home from Britain. Next is the changes to the constitution could be made if the federal government and 7 ...
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...because he believed the French language and culture was being ignored, he also believed quebec was not supported by the federal government. Rene Levesque was for an independent country but Prime Minister Trudeau wanted all provinces to stay together to uphold Canada's unity. With the disappointing loss of the votes another referendum was promised. National Energy Program (NEP) is Established Pg 401 In 1980 the Federal government took further steps to ensure Canadian control of energy supplies. Thus the National Energy Program is introduced. Their goal was to establish 50% Canadian ownership of the Canadian oil and gas industry, to make Canada self sufficient in energy by 1990 and to control oil prices. American oil companies were provoked with Canada's progress which lead American companies to pull many of their drilling rigs out of Canada leaving many unemployed, mainly in the western region. The NEP caused a big divide between Ottawa and Western provinces. Constitution Act is Signed by Queen Elizabeth Pg 375 On April 17, 1982 the Constitution Act was signed. Before this act any changes required the approval of the British government because of the British North America Act. Trudeau took action to make Canada a more independent country with this act. The act included 3 main points. The first being the power to amend the constitution would be brought home from Britain. Next is the changes to the constitution could be made if the federal government and 7 provinces agreed. Last...
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...Final Business Opportunity Project Monique Woods BUS 362 Introduction to Entrepreneurship Bradley Simon January 28, 2013 Final Business Opportunity Project The business opportunity project selected falls under the category of Beauty Salons and is coded as “NAICS 812112” according to government economic census (Economic Census, 2012, p. 1). Although the business falls under this category, the primary function is geared toward providing hair products for minority men, woman, and children. Business Overview The Quad City Area (QCA) is a multi-cultural environment with “4,017 beauty salons, barbershops, hairdressers, and beauty schools” (Census. Gov., 2010, p. 1). A breakdown of the above total for beauty salons and barbershops data reveals that there are four beauty salons and two barber shops that are minority owned businesses in this region. According to research, these businesses purchase beauty products and hair supplies from venders in Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California. Thus, operating this type of business in the QCA provides the targeted audiences of customer and operator needs. Monique’s Cosmopolitan Beauty and Hair Care, LLC clearly is a sustainable business with the competitive advantage in this market. Appendix A: Sample Cost of Doing Business Comparison, Quad Cities shows the cost of doing business in the QCA compared to Chicago and Los Angeles. QCA Profile The business opportunities in this region are ripe for the entrepreneur...
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...countries were once extremely sheltered and self-imposed however understood and realized the opportunity for major growth would take its country to new heights. The Chinese were essentially influenced and inspired by Singapore to accept capitalism. Although communist, their leaders prized political stability, and they were willing to reverse the very essence of their party doctrine to accept and achieve capitalism. The communist party made it clear however, that they would allow economic freedom but not political freedom. They took very great measures to stay in control, some may even say too harsh. Furthermore, China was after more than just jobs, they were after modernization itself. The Chinese government made it very attractive for Americans and other firms to build factories, hire Chinese workers, and bring in the modern world’s expertise into China. However with all the talk about modernization, China’s government still placed the perceived needs of the state well ahead of individual liberties. In contract, following its independence from Britain, India had spent decades in economic exile. It took them much longer to modernize and accept some forms of capitalism. In fact, India eventually turned to China for inspiration, which once looked to Singapore. Today, India is well developing into a modernized country. In fact, Chinese and Indians are increasingly making what Westerners buy, answering their customer service phone calls, or themselves buying western branded goods...
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...Domestic Product Tyracia N Johnson University of Phoenix Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross Domestic Product and business cycle Gross Domestic Product is the summary of the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) tables, which is provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). GDP estimates the market value of all final goods, services, and structures produced in a given period by labor and property located in the U.S., regardless of who owns the resources. Calculation of GDP involves estimating the quantity of those commodities produced, assigning a dollar value to each quantity and aggregating the total dollar value to arrive at a final figure. GDP can be expressed in two ways, nominal and real (Krugman, 2003). Nominal GDP is the value of the final output measured in current prices, whereas real GDP is the value of output adjusted to remove distortions caused by price changes through the process of chain-weighting. GDP estimates are released quarterly. Three estimates are made, one at the end of each month following a release: advance, preliminary, and final. Over time GDP has become the most comprehensive measure of production and almost every economic statistic is related to GDP in one way or another (Krugman, 2003). National fiscal policies The government, being a vast entity in itself, is made up of several different bodies and each plays a different role in determining national fiscal policies. The Department...
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...Option 2 In the summer of 2013 drama unfolded in the Texas legislature over an abortion bill that was considered during a special session. Texas Senator Wendy Davis and her colleagues attempted to filibuster the bill as the session came to a close, leading Governor Perry to call another special session. This incident is great example to show the Texas politics and government in action through the Formal and Informal power of governor, the roles of the Lieutenant governor and Speaker of the House, role of Grassroots activism and Interest groups, Legislative tactics and rules, and the politics of law making in Texas. The governor has many roles throughout the legislature. The firmest part of a governor’s capacity for leadership involves handling legislature matters. The governor does not have any direct lawmaking authority. However, according to our text, Practicing Texas politics on page 319 it is said, “the legislative power is exercised through four major functions authorized by the Texas Constitution. These four major functions are, Delivering messages to the legislature, signing bills and concurrent resolutions, vetoing bills and concurrent resolutions and calling special sessions of the legislature.” The Texas governor has less formal powers than most other governors. Some Formal powers of the governor include: qualified veto, line item veto, “State of the state” address, appointment powers, call special sessions of legislature, plan powers, budget powers, law enforcement...
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...Tecumseh- Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy; opposed US in war of 1812. • John Quincy Adams- sixth president; whig. • Empire of Liberty- theme developed first by Thomas Jefferson to identify America's world responsibility to spread freedom across the globe. Jefferson saw America's mission in terms of setting an example, expansion into the west, and by intervention abroad. • Transportation Revolution- early 1800s, development of steamboats, canals, and railroads. Faster transport of people, products, and knowledge. • National Road- First major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Connection between the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and a gateway to the West for thousands of settlers. • Communication Revolution- Samuel Morse invented telegraph. • The Market Revolution- improvements in how goods were processed and fabricated as well as by a transformation of how labor was organized to process trade goods for consumption. • Porkopolis- Cincinnati was the country's chief hog packing center, and herds of pigs traveled the streets. • Labor theory of value- The value of a commodity is only related to the labor needed to produce or obtain that commodity and not to other factors of production • Second Party System- 2 party system • Democrats- white men democracy. Free markets, no limits on hours/wages. Expand religious liberty. • Whigs- strong, economically involved central gov. • Andrew Jackson-...
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