...(Transparency) Whose Job Is It? (Transparency) Foldable Activity (class set) Learning Objectives. Students will be able to: explain the structure, function, and powers of the U.S. government as established in the Constitution identify the roles of the three branches of government describe the constitutional amendment process interpret the intentions of the Preamble of the Constitution. STEP BY STEP 1) ANTICIPATE by asking students where the government gets it’s instructions. How does Congress, the President, or federal judges know what to do? Give students a moment to think, then randomly call on students to share their thoughts. 2) DISTRIBUTE one reading packet to each student. 3) READ through the first two paragraphs on page one with the class. 4) DISPLAY the transparency, Breaking it Down: The Preamble and explain the statement, phrase by phrase. The students should add the annotations to their reading. Also note that people living in the 1700s had different rules about capitalization than we do today. 5) READ the rest of page one, continuing through page three with the class. Explain that you will go into greater detail on the amendment process on the next page. 6) READ the information about the amendment process on page four and take the students through the various paths to the addition of an amendment to the Constitution. 7) DISTRIBUTE the tent foldable activity page and show the class how to fold it correctly. 8) PROJECT the Whose Job Is It ? Active...
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...| Absence of First Person Subject | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Active Tense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Spell-check | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Similarity percentage (20% maximum) | | | | | 36% | -5 | Late Penalty | | | | | | 0 | Total | 30 | | | | | 14.8 | % | | | | | | 49% | Abstract In this paper you will learn how the efforts of individuals seeking to fill their own needs actually benefit the rest of society, and what conditions are necessary for capitalism to thrive. Business and its Role in Our Society and World After research of several passages, I think that individuals seeking to fill their own needs would help society in many ways. It opens up doors that would provide job opportunities. Another benefit would be that it could provide a service to the United States that could help support and strengthen supply and demand of goods. The conditions that are necessary for capitalism to thrive are the most common and miss leading economic myths in the United States. The myths are misleading due to how the laws were initially set up. There are many benefits to individuals seeking their own fulfillments that could help provide loyalty and reduce market cost. Providing...
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...head: DO WE NEED GOVERNMENT? Do We Need Government? If so, What Should be its Role Abstract The topic of government has always been a large area of conflict. In the following, I will discuss why we need a government and I believe we do need a government. First, do we need government and if so, what role should be its role? I began my paper by addressing these questions by looking at the United States Constitution. “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” People are the ones working alongside government to carry out these mandates stated in this important document. Do We Need Government? If so, What Should be its Role Role of Government In responding to the questions Do we need government? If so, what should be its role?, my answer has to be yes. Thomas Paine’s quote, “Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” (Paine, 1995) is as true today as it was during the Revolutionary War when he wrote it. In my opinion, we need government and the government needs us, so that Americans can continue to work together with government in harmony, to keep our country growing and developing. Our forefathers escaped to the New World, what is...
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...Running head: Jobs Jobs Author Author Affiliation Jobs Introduction The United States is the largest manufacturing economy in the world because it produces 18% of the products that are manufactured globally. In the United States, manufacturing supports around 17 million jobs, and manufacturing is what drives America even today (Terry, 2013). The most recent recession has hit the manufacturing sector in the US very hard, and new layers of red tape and more tax burdens are driving more manufacturing jobs out of the US to overseas destinations thus affecting the United States global competitiveness. Tax burdens on the manufacturing sector in the United States have made manufacturing in the US more expensive than elsewhere in places like China (Terry, 2013). Added to this is the fact that the trade unions in the US are driving up manufacturing costs by increasing the pay and benefits of workers in unionized companies. This has resulted in unionized companies facing more financial losses than non-unionized companies, thus forcing unionized companies to move out their manufacturing bases to places like China (Sherk, 2009). Employer-friendly unions can bring back manufacturing jobs to the US, and this can be achieved through changing the the attitudes, policies and practices of most trade unions in the US. How Can Employer-Friendly Unions Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs To The US? Most businesses run on profit motive, and...
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...Joshua Zemsky Inside Job Extra Credit First of all, I think it is extremely comical that man with a net worth of $65 million (Matt Damon) is going to narrate a film that claims that the smartest men in the world are too greedy and are over-compensated. I do not believe I have ever seen such a closed minded, uneducated propagandas film before. This film was really just a way to bash Wall Street. It was not very viable and many “facts” were skewed. It was made in a very intelligent way though, to make what they were saying seem like they were good facts and statistics. One thing that really stood out when I was watching was when they were talking about the Bush tax cuts and how rich people saved more money from those cuts then poor people. They do not explain percentages though. For example, say person A makes $10 and person B makes $100. If person A saves 10% of that, he is saving $1. If person B saves 5%, less than 10%, he saves $5. So he is saving more total money, but not as much of a percentage of his income. That is a HUGE failure of the movie to identify and state that. Those are not facts that the filmmaker wants to show though, because it will help to disprove his argument. The movie talks about how poor de-regulation is for Wall Street. Why though? Because there have been a few setbacks? Overall, has Wall Street and the financial industry not been extremely prosperous? And has the United States economy as a whole not been extremely prosperous...
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...Political science is governed by five myths: that it studies politics; that it is scientific; that it is possible to study politics separated off from economics, sociology, and history; that the state in our democratic capitalist society is politically neutral, that is available as a set of institutions and mechanisms to whatever group wins the election; and that political science, as a discipline, advances the cause of democracy.1 Politics, in the broadest sense, is the activity through which people make, preserve and amend the general rules under which they live. Politics is the process of who gets what, when, and how. Lastly, politics is a process of allocating scarce values.2 Various theorists and concepts define what the role of politics is in order to help us get a better understanding of how the study of politics is useful. Politics help us to understand the relationship between the government and the state’s minority citizens. Plato, the student of Socrates, defined politics in his own way. The ideal government proposed by Plato was the adherence of each individual to “universally valid principles” aimed at improving the lives of all the citizens instead of increasing power, prestige, or material wealth of a select few. Plato believed that this ideal government would be ran by individuals ho were full of wisdom and virtue instead of charisma and cunning. This is because in Athenian democracy, leaders were irrationally chosen based on irrelevant details such as family...
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...Running head: POLITICAL CAMPAIGN PRESENTATION Political Campaign Presentation Political Campaign Presentation Speech: Good afternoon everyone! I’d like to start off by addressing your concerns of the state of our economy, particularly the main problem in your community, and communities all over the country – Unemployment. Most of you probably have a lot of unanswered questions like – why is our unemployment still so high? Why is our economy not improving? Why is the government not doing anything about it? Why are American jobs being lost to overseas competition? Why are American workers being overlooked, and our economy continues to get worse day by day? These are questions that we hope to answer for you, and tell you what we plan to do to help the unemployment rates in your community. While there are many factors that contribute to unemployment, many of them cannot be controlled by anyone. Some of the contributing factors are rapid changes in technology, our recent recessions in the stock market and real estate, inflation, undulating business cycles, climate conditions, attitudes towards employers, employee values, and a person’s ability to look for employment. We have thoroughly researched these causes and issues, and we promise to provide answers to you, and solutions that will help solve the unemployment problem. One solution we would implement involves unemployment benefits, which are meant to...
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...Mason, 2014). Their actions involving illegal activity have shown to affect the United States economy in a negative way. The federal government has spent upwards of $180 billion dollars every year in efforts to combat drug abuse in the United States (Pietschmann & Walker, 2011). It is an unnecessary expense for the government to have and the money could be used in other areas that are beneficial to society. These criminals move narcotics across the border because of the money that can...
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...come to the United States Illegally, most of them are in this country for the jobs that Americans will not do. That is why so many illegal immigrants come to the United States. However, everyone that breaks the Immigration Law should be punished, even if they are not citizens of the country. According to Perez (2001), “In 1986 Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act that, among other things, granted amnesty to illegal immigrants who could demonstrate continual residence in the United States prior to 1982” (Perez, 2001). Because of this law, millions of illegal immigrants can use this act to become citizens of the United States. | According to Mirram-Webster (2012), “amnesty means that the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals” (Mirram-Webster, 2012). Therefore, amnesty is unfair and unconstitutional because all of the illegal immigrants that come into the United States are pardon after they have violated the laws in this country. Why do we continue to allow these illegal immigrants to go unpunished? If it were some of the U.S. citizens breaking this law they would not be granted amnesty; they would be treated differently, so why illegal immigrants should be pardoned? Robert Byrd (2001), a West Virginia senator, says, “Illegal immigrants who have worked for many years in the United States should not be granted amnesty” (Byrd, 2001). Illegal immigrants who work in the United States should be punished...
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...Introduction In this essay is to clarify my opinion on why the U.S. should not lift the embargo on Cuba. Many critics have expressed their opinion as to why, the embargo should be lifted. This paper will explain why united States order a trade embargo against Cuba? What are the results for both countries? [What was the effect of the embargo on the citizens of Cuba and what was the result of the embargo on the US?], and what did the Cuban Government do to retaliate against the Trade Embargo? Finally, look at the strategic results and necessity for trade embargo in a globally interconnected economy. When the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish American war of 1898, Cuba along with Puerto Rico and Guam were signed over to the United States by Spain. The United States had the right to involve in the affairs of Cuba at any time. When Castro overthrew the existing government, run by President Batista, the United States supported this action by imposing arms embargo against the Batista government in 1958. Then in or about 1960, Castro not only seized private lands and companies of Cuban citizens, but also subsidiaries of the United States of America. This is when the Eisenhower administration imposed trade restriction with the exception of food and medical supplies. Not only was Castro started trading with the Soviet Union; but the Soviet Union also building missile bases in Cuba; the United States severed all ties and imposed a permanent embargo on Cuba at the direction...
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...Lindsey Hill College Prep English Mrs. Keider May 14, 2012 Should the United States Have Universal Healthcare? According to the Institute of Medicine there will be 18,000 unnecessary deaths this year, in the United States. This is solely because we as Americans have a healthcare system that leaves millions of citizens with no health insurance. There are 54.5 million people in the U.S. that are most uninsured or have poor health coverage. These citizens are left to decide whether they should spend thousands of dollars on a medical visit or hope the body fixes itself. We are supposed to have one of the greatest healthcare systems in the world, most of us believe anyway. However, the U.S. was ranked 37th out 191 countries, right in between Costa Rica (36) and Slovenia (38) on the World Health Organization (WHO) healthcare list in 2000. The United States was behind almost all of the other first world countries in the world and it was a far cry away from France who was held at number one, with Universal Healthcare. This was the first complete list of how all of the countries provide healthcare. Americans are denied everyday for healthcare coverage, if it is not provided through your job chances are you will be denied at least once, if not more by a healthcare provider. But who has the right to tell you whether or not you are allowed to have health insurance? All of us use it, some more or less than others, but every single person sees a doctor, so why can’t we have universal...
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...and Finance ECO372 - Macroeconomics When there is a surplus brought into the United States there is excess of gross income over cost. Domestic and foreign businesses compete for sales in the country. Due to the standard of living production in most cases is cheaper overseas. It needs to be balanced in order to keep domestic businesses going and only allowing so much of an import into the country. With a surplus of an important product it can keep the price of goods down. The plus side to having a surplus of imports is it can generate jobs and create more work for citizens of the country. With cheap supplies means more room for companies to expand and grow. The United States imports billions of dollars of seafood each year. The fish are farm raised and come from China According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (2010). The fish being imported are catfish, salmon, shrimp and tilapia. Too much of the imported fish can drive the prices down for our very own commercial fisherman that raise and catch the seafood domestically. Imports can mean cheaper pricing for consumers in America because it is cheaper to raise the seafood in China than it is in the United States. International trade is good for a country and GDP. The surplus from the country’s exports versus imports will allow the country to import other products at a cheaper cost to the consumers. Consumer demand should increase because of the cheaper goods imported contributing to economic growth and GDP....
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...9.2%. What is rarely reported, and even more ominous, is the underemployment rate. This rate includes two groups that are not considered in the official unemployment rate: discouraged and part-time workers (U.S. Congress, 1986, p. 12). As of June 2011 the U-6 rate stands at 16.2%. There is evidence that underemployment is pervasive in the United States. Some types can be measured more easily than others but it is apparent that many Americans are underemployed (Meyer, 1985, p.20) and because that figure is rarely ever spoken about, the costs, hardships and extent of unemployment are not fully reported or understood (U.S. Congress, 1986, p. 12). Recent studies suggest that unemployment has become a serious social issue in the United States due to the under-reported unemployment rate, the increase in financial hardship to American families, and the policies of government. Body When we do not include individuals who are discouraged, or those working part-time in the “official” unemployment rate, we are underreporting the true extent of unemployment, and creating various socioeconomic problems. Exactly what is the definition of underemployment? In developing a definition of underemployment three elements are essential and should be considered: hours worked, skill utilization and compensation. If a person is willing, available, and able to work full time who is working less than 35 hours per week they are considered underemployed. Likewise, workers that are employed at jobs that...
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...nation was divided into two distinct parties. The conservative Democratic Party, which was made up of made up of poor farmers, city workers, entrepreneurs testing their luck, and all others who distrusted the government. And the Whig Party, filled with successful banker, merchants, and rich plantation owners. The divide in demographics was very similar to that of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist of the first party systems.The difference in party beliefs separated, as the Whigs fought for a bigger government and the Democrats fought for individual...
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...Final Essay Prof. Medlin English 1020 United States-Mexican Border Wall Immigrants founded the United States of America and ever since then there have been people from all over the world coming to America for a chance at a better life for themselves and their families. Immigrants from all over the world come, some legally and some illegally. A majority of these immigrants come from southern-border country Mexico. Everyday, the United States has hundreds of illegal immigrants come into the country. They cross over from the Rio Grande into Texas; they cross over into Arizona, New Mexico, and California. With all of the problems that the United States is facing from illegal immigration, maybe it is time that the American government should have a stronger form of border control. For years there has been talk of a stronger border and in some cases there has been action. However, with the opinions in favor of a stronger border security, such as a border wall, there are also strong opinions against the idea. A border wall would help the United States with security issues; it might also slow down the number of immigrants coming across the border every year. The fact is that something must be done to slow down illegal immigration before this country becomes over populated. Illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from American citizens, who at this moment during the recession need those jobs more than ever. The United States government must take action; a border wall needs...
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