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The U.S. Government, 2006.
This in-depth paper examines the various branches of the U.S. government while also analyzing the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution.
4,327 words (approx. 17.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 114.95
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This well-researched paper explores the term democracy, while focusing on the general makeup of the U.S. government. The writer contends that democracy is a government by the people, for the people, run directly by them or through their duly elected representatives. This paper details the history of the American voting system, which is a key activity of a modern democracy. The writer of this paper discusses and cites various portions of the the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, which establishes the legislative branch of the government. This paper examines the historic events that led to the 1776 War of Independence between America and Britain. This paper briefly discusses the current political climate in America, while also supplying a brief overview of the democratic and republican platforms.
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"The downward trend of less party affiliation and less party voting proceeded from the simple argument that one did not need to be a Republican or a Democrat to pave a road. Those who favor nonpartisan elections claim that the job of a member of the city council is not to debate on national issues but to maintain the neighborhood part, keep it clean and fix occasional potholes and these functions do not need partisan solutions. Nonpartisan election was a reform introduced by the Progressive Party at the turn of the 20th century. The Progressive Party wanted city governments to respond more to community needs and less to self-interested party manipulation. Non-partisan elections would remove party influence from the race; allow candidates who do not need to adjust their ideas to the approval of parties to run; and compel voters to search out more information on a candidate. Advocates say that a more active and informed citizenry would increase voter turnout."
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Unauthorized Computer Use in the U.S. Army and Government, 2002.
Discusses the policies and disciplinary actions regarding unauthorized use of computers in the U.S. Military and Government.
2,140 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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This paper looks at the disciplinary actions available to the U.S. Government and the U.S. Military when federal employees or military personnel violate rules regarding authorized use of computers. The internet is cited as a major factor that encourages and enables the unauthorized use of computers. Two major military cases regarding the abuse of military computers are discussed and federal laws on computer crimes are explained.
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"The US Military and Government prohibits the unauthorized use of Government Unclassified/OSIS computers to surf prohibited sites, such as those containing sexually explicit material that may be deemed pornography. Typically the government randomly selects computers or users to monitor to maintain this law. However unauthorized use of computers is a problem within the government and military at large, at least as much of a problem as unauthorized computer use is for any employer in society. Federal employees who violate this prohibition are subject to a wide range of disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal."
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The U.S. Government and American Business, 2004.
Addresses the issue regarding the U.S. government's role in the American business world.
838 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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The author of this essay presents the standard libertarian position against government involvement in the business world. The premise of this paper, that the U.S. government?s role should be restricted to protecting life and property of the citizens and should not have an essential role in regulating American businesses, is supported by citing the philosophy of Adam Smith from "The Wealth of Nations", by asserting that the economic prosperity that resulted from Roosevelt's domestic interventionist policies is largely myth, and that altruism, as a form of government philosophy, is unrealistic and impractical.
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"Ever since Adam Smith argued for laissez faire capitalism in his monumental treatise, The Wealth of Nations (1776), it has been proved time and again that the philosophy of ?division of labor? and pursuit of ?self interest? by the individual, results in creation of unprecedented wealth; thus improving the standard of living for everybody. This is because the division of labor results in a multiplier effect in which the society benefits tremendously from the sum of specialized knowledge of each individual. Furthermore, the freedom to pursue self interest by every individual to create wealth for oneself is the most powerful incentive imaginable and it ultimately works for the benefit of the whole society. The capitalist system, however, falters if the government interferes with the process in the form of ?regulations.? The degree of damage done to the economy is usually in direct proportion to the extent of the interference."
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The U.S. Government Thrift Savings Plan vs. the Roth IRA, 2002.
A comparison of the U.S. government?s Thrift Savings Plan and The Roth IRA for military pension plans.
2,120 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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This paper examines use of rate of return and annual cash flow analysis techniques to evaluate the relative benefits to the military member of investing in the U.S. government Thrift Savings Plan or the Roth IRA. This paper includes charts, graphs and calculations. The author of the paper states that the analyses are only an average of historical returns, future performance is not guaranteed.
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Introduction
Assumptions
Historical Trend Data
Rate of Return Analysis
Annual Cash Flow Analysis
Conclusion
References
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"Enlisted members of the United States Armed Forces have, just within the last year, been given a new vehicle through which to invest their retirement money--the government Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP. Available to civilian federal employees for years past, the TSP works much like a 401(k) plan works in the private sector, offering "military members the potential to supplement military retirement significantly and also reduce current taxes by contributing from pre-tax dollars and watching tax-deferred earnings accumulate" (Air Force News Archive, 2002, n.p.). The current limit on annual contributions for service members is capped at seven percent of a member's base pay, but that limit is expected to increase to ten percent by the year 2005 (Air Force News Service, 2002)."
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The U.S. Government Surveillance of Marcus Garvey, 2002.
This paper discusses the U.S. government surveillance of Marcus Garvey and his famous newspaper, the "Negro World."
2,859 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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In this paper the writer discusses the scrutiny executed by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Investigation, U.S. military intelligence and the Postmaster General's Office, as well as the actions of the British colonial power in Jamaica, all in hopes of suppressing Garvey's "radicalism."
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"Late in the spring of 1918, Marcus Garvey, a 28-year-old aspiring journalist and self-appointed ?race leader,? came to the attention of federal authorities as he preached black redemption on a Harlem street corner. During the evenings, Garvey gave sidewalk speeches on Lennox Avenue between 134th and 137th streets (Hill 1983, 1:281), a favorite gathering place for blacks in Harlem. That northern section of Manhattan was rapidly becoming black America?s cultural center, with the inauguration of the so-called ?Harlem Renaissance? (Clarke 1974, 181.) A Jamaican immigrant who arrived in New York two years earlier, Garvey preached vigorously to rapt curbside audiences of pride in the black race, of economic justice and of racial equality."
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Legitimacy of the U.S. Government, 2002.
Examining the legitimacy of the U.S. government according to the theories of John Locke.
1,577 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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Explores the question of the legitimacy of the United States government using Locke's political philosophy of Contractarianism and his Principle of Legitimacy. This explanation includes a definition and a discussion of the purpose of government, Locke?s Principle of Legitimacy, the idea of consent and why consent leads to a legitimate government.
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"In order to discuss why a government is a legitimate one, the definition of government must first be established. A dictionary definition of the word government reads as: ?The organization or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority?. The United States government fits this definition simply by having authority and exercising it over a group of people through being an official organization. The government of the United States was set up and laid out by the Constitution for the intention of ruling and benefiting it?s citizens. In the specific example of the United States a governing individual does not rule, but a governing body with an official head rules. The three branches of the government, executive, legislative, and judicial, serve as an organization through which authority is exercised. Government, according to Locke, also has a specific purpose. The purpose of Locke?s legitimate government is ?to protect property, which means it must supply the three things that are absent in the state of nature: settled law, judges, and enforcement power. "
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Welfare and the U.S. Government, 2005.
This paper discusses issues of welfare support of children by the U.S. government.
4,440 words (approx. 17.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 116.95
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This paper explains the controversy surrounding the marked increase in the govern financial support of families with dependent children by such programs as Medicaid, food stamps, housing subsidies and child nutrition programs. The author points out that, although some people are under the impression that it is welfare that causes a major financial difficulty for the government, corporate welfare, such as tax reduction and write-offs, is a large and growing component of the federal budget. The paper recommends that these federal subsidies to corporations be removed or reduced and the funds used to promote programs to support and protect children.
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Introduction
Analysis
Solutions
Conclusion
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"No single policy of the government like no faults divorce or increased employment of women lead to this. The market economy now views individuals as producers and this makes occupational roles are more important than family roles. Some of the results of this can be seen directly in the father who sits in the office for extra time rather than taking his child to the softball game. This father is concentrating on the pay raise that will come the next time. This is what makes young people say that they can't afford to marry. Certainly their lifestyle will be worse than the common lifestyle of 1950 if they got married, but it is only that the young individual feels that he or she needs more."
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Divorce and the U.S. Government, 2006.
This paper argues that the U.S. government is not trying to prevent divorce and may even be trying to encourage it for the nation's economic benefits.
4,670 words (approx. 18.7 pages), 27 sources, MLA, $ 120.95
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This paper explains that, whereas marriage used to be an institution, which helped individuals gather and maintain wealth and eventually give some of it to the government, divorce is the great disperser of wealth because two households now must be supported thus stimulating the economy. The author points out that, if both partners work, they pay more proportionally because of the marriage tax; however, if the tax payer is a single head of household, the tax rate is significantly lower than for a married individual filing a separate income tax return; single head of household parents, who fall below a certain income level, are given special tax breaks called tax incentives to help pay for childcare. This paper relates that some states, like Louisiana, have actually changed their laws so that there are two types of marriage contract: The "Death Do Us Part" marriage, which requires extensive legal maneuvering to dissolve, or the "Until We Get Tired of Each Other" marriage, which makes marriage easier dissolve. Several long quotes.
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"There have been studies that divorced fathers buy their children more toys and take them to more places of amusements than married fathers. Divorced fathers also need a social life, so they buy newer clothing and go to events where they can meet available divorced or single women. Divorced women also tend to over indulge their children, because they always feel guilty about leaving their children with the baby sitter. Divorced women with access to childcare also date. They buy new clothes and spend money on health clubs and dieting that they not do if they were happily married. All of this buying is good for the economy. The State governments get more sales tax money, the Gross National Product keeps raising and this keeps the Federal Government happy as well."
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The Presidency of the U.S. Government, 2002.
Looks at the original intentions of the framers of the U.S. Constitution with regard to the role of Congress.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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The framers of the U.S. Constitution intended to assign more power to Congress than to the presidency. Bearing in mind that Americans had waged revolution against monarchy, the framers intended to put a check on presidential power and gave Congress the power to override a presidential veto and to impeach and remove a president. However, the history of U.S. politics reveals that the presidency is a constraining force on Congress and presidents have frequently used the constitutional power to veto legislation passed by Congress.
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The U.S. in Texas: U.S. Support of the Texas Revolution, 2000.
Discussion of the many political and social reasons the U.S. entered the battle for independence and eventual statehood in Texas.
1,260 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 42.95
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"Texas has added many economic, political and strategic advantages to the United States. But Texas was not acquired by the simple task of colonization and claim; Texas was fought for and won from the Spanish Empire by the people of these United States. They did not enter this conflict without reason or resolution; they entered this battle for independence and eventual statehood for many political and social reasons. First, the already great abundance of United States immigrants in the Spanish State of Texas, or Tejas, at the time of the revolution aided in the approval in action by the U.S. Secondly, the comparisons of the citizens of Texas predicament to the United States? own revolution also aided in the agreement on U.S. initiative. Finally, the American dislike of the Spanish Empire and its wish to dissolve its influence in North America aided as well in American entrance into the affairs of the Texas Revolution."
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The Role of the Government on Inflation in the U.S., 2002.
This paper discusses the negative role of the U.S. government in the macro-economic issue of inflation in the United States.
2,565 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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This paper argues that the U.S. government, for more than a quarter of a century, has been basing its claims on fraudulent statistics and data, and in effect, overstating its actual and real inflation. The author states that using the "Quality Adjustment Method" (QAM), the U.S. government has continued to overstate its profits to the taxpayers, including individuals and business firms, in fact, everyone who earns a profit, whether at home or abroad. The paper demonstrates how the Bureau of Labor Statistics distorts data and figures, and instead, names it quality improvement,by using an example from the automobile sector.
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Introduction
Quality Adjustment Method (QAM)
Understanding the Working of the QAM
The Effect on GDP and IPI
Case Study ? US Automobile Sector
Further Implications of Maintaining Reduced Inflation Levels
Statistical Evidence on the Effect of QAM
Reduced Inflation Used as a Disguise for Attracting Foreign Investment
Conclusive Comments
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"One such motive and utility of the QAM is the widespread coverage provided to the more often than not 'destructive' policies of the Federal Reserve Board. As also mentioned above in the preceding paragraphs, the disguised figures for inflation are evidence enough for the virtually bankrupt "post Bretton- Woods floating exchange rate of inflation system" to remain afloat. And, one of the methods used is the printing of billions of dollars in new currency every year, in turn creating a hyper-inflationary spiral economy, even though most of the inflation so created is hidden through such formulas as the QAM, and officially the consumer price index (CPI) may just be 2.1 percent."
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"Internal Improvement: National Public Works and Promise of Popular Government in the Early U.S. by John Larson, 2002.
A critique of the book on the State's rights and Federal-State relationships.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 31.95
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Critique of the book on State's rights & Federal-State relationships. Discusses Larson's thesis. His use of the Constitution to support his thesis. Early American federal actions & policies. Author's use of secondary and primary sources. Assessment of book as contributing to an understanding of economic history.
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"Critique of Internal Improvement: National Public Works and the Promise of Popular Government in the Early United States by John Lauritz Larson.
Brief Discussion of Scope
Larson is a professor of history and a historian-author whose works, looking at his bibliography, seem to encompass topics such as this one. At first, it seems from the title alone, that the book would be a discussion of how the Federal Government developed policies of building infrastructure (roads, highways, bridges, canals and so on) that would unite and bind the country together. However, the book is actually about states' rights and Federal-State relationships, focusing on the major decision of letting the development of these national constructions to the states, localities, and private companies. "
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"China's Economy: U.S. and E.U. Get Tough on Textiles", 2005.
A review of the article "China's Economy: U.S. and E.U. Get Tough on Textiles".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 35.95
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"This paper discusses an article from the Economist Intelligence Unit, a publication of The Economist, entitled "China's Economy: U.S. and E.U. Get Tough on Textiles" as it relates to the price pressures on apparels in the U.S. market. These issues are examined from a macroeconomic perspective with an emphasis on Keynesian and neo-classical macroeconomic theory.
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"Following the end of quotas on textile imports from China as of 1 January 2005, both the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) have witnessed a massive influx of textile imports from China: "U.S. imports of Chinese clothing swelled in January, a rush of new products following the end of international quotas that for decades had limited global apparel trade" (Chinese, 2005, para.1). While increases have been across the board, three categories in particular have seen huge increases: cotton knit shirts, blouses and cotton trousers, and these have been targeted for renewed protectionist quotas by both the US and the EU (China, 2005, para.2). "
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The U.S. and the U.N. Rights of the Child Convention, 2002.
This paper discusses why the U.S. hasn't signed the treaty on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.
5,060 words (approx. 20.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 127.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination, written from a legal standpoint, of the treaty on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children. The paper concludes the U. S. is willing to intervene in other international problems, such as oil; and therefore, it should make a public statement to protect the world?s most precious commodity, children, by supporting the treaty.
Table of Contents
Introduction
What Is It
What It Protects
What about the Legal Standpoint
Why Is Treaty Needed
Why Won't the U.S. Sign?
Reasons for Signing the Treaty
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"While there are many political reasons that the US may refuse to sign the treaty, one of the chief causes for concern might be the establishment of an International Criminal Court. Many UN delegates support the idea of an International Criminal Court but the United States has been steadfast in its refusal to agree. An international criminal court might begin the slippery slope of descent to the power of individual nations when it comes to many issues including the treaty.If the international criminal court gains favor and power in the future it is feasible that the court could be used to enforce the treaty."
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U.S. Aid to Israel, 2002.
An insight into the military and economical aid to Israel by the United States and a discussion of why the U.S. government continues to support Israel.
2,455 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper addresses the issue of aid provided by the United States to Israel with a pro-Palestinian bias. It discusses how, while the rest of the world strongly condemns Israel?s occupation of the Palestinian Territories, the U.S. government provides the political, diplomatic and material means for the occupation to continue at the tax payer's expense. It evaluates how this is causing the rise in hatred towards the U.S. calling for extra suspicion and caution and shows how hate can leave the most powerful country in the world the most vulnerable after the tragedy of September 11.
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"Then why does the United States forego its ethical values and support Israel? One reason is simple; the U.S. relies on Israel to test out new military technologies in battle conditions. Israel has cooperated with the US arms industry on research and development for new jet fighters, anti-missile defense systems, and even the Strategic Defense Initiative. The U.S. also requires Israel to use 75 percent of all the military aid it receives to buy U.S.-made arms. This means profit for us, and Israel?s military dominance in the region, in a region already buried in hate and violence. It produces threat for whole the Middle East through its nuclear capacities, but no country in the world other than the U.S. can use this as an excuse to take over the other- such the case with the ongoing Iraq war plans."
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