Essays Tagged: "State Government"

How did the economic program of Alexander Hamilton help revitalize the American Economy?

orge Washington and his new administration was the economical and financial strains of America. The state government had accumulated a massive debt and with continued interest, was growing at astronom ... ulated a massive debt and with continued interest, was growing at astronomical rates. To the United States, the cost of Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War was immense and was the beginning of A ...

(12 pages) 265 0 2.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Describes the roles of government in the present business environment

major role and influence on the businessenvironment. There are three levels of government; federal, state and local.The federal government has power over such areas as; companylaw, income tax, trade e ... as as; companylaw, income tax, trade etc. State government has power over pollution,price controls, state courts etc. and local government has power over rates,building approvals and zoning. Through z ...

(1 pages) 159 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Should teens be able to drive after being convicted of a DUI and what can be done to prevent it

Drinking and driving can have dangerous consequences. The state government is now considering legislation which would bar teens from driving once they are con ... w and days the majority of accidents due to driving under the influence are caused by teens. If the state were to prepare a legislation which would bar teens from driving once they are convicted of dr ... y setting examples.Death is the worst way to find out the consequences of drinking and driving. The state would help lower the death rate of teens, among others, in passing the legislation. Drinking a ...

(2 pages) 60 0 1.9 Oct/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

How did the economic program of Alexander Hamilton help revitalize the American Economy?

orge Washington and his new administration was the economical and financial strains of America. The state government had accumulated a massive debt and with continued interest, was growing at astronom ... ulated a massive debt and with continued interest, was growing at astronomical rates. To the United States, the cost of Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War was immense and was the beginning of A ...

(12 pages) 88 0 2.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Trademark law brief history and international scope

ademark law also governs service marks, which are used on services rather than goods. In the United States, certain common law trademark rights stem merely from the use of a mark. However, to obtain t ... ion for a mark, it is usually advisable to register the mark with the federal government, or with a state government. A mark which is registered with federal government is marked with the ® symbol ...

(4 pages) 151 1 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Summary of articles relating to disabilty, sex and racism.

99 page 13Families with severely disabled children have threatened to abandon their children on the State Government's doorstep unless they can get more help. Parents are being forced to leave work to ...

(6 pages) 149 0 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

"Texas" State Govt. 2306 Study notes, Question given on first test. Texas A&M university.

STATE GOVERNMENT(TEXAS)2306TEST QUESTIONSCHAPTERS 2-4These Question are taken directly from a test g ... iduals Making a Difference"(and a reading book labeled Texas Politics pairs with above book)TEST 2-4States are classified as megastates based on which on the following:-population, urbanization, and g ... h in Texas:-Most population growth in Texas stems from national increase and immigration from other states in the U.S.Which Political culture emerged from the plantation economy of the old south:-Trad ...

(5 pages) 115 0 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The differences of teaching certification in Pennsylvania and Alaska.

There are different requirements for teaching certification in every state. Every state has different standards for teaching. It is crucial to know the standards for eac ... s for teaching. It is crucial to know the standards for each state. This is important because every state's standard vary in requirements.I am currently interested in becoming a teacher in either Penn ... erefore, I wanted to get knowledge of the criteria that is needed for teaching certification in the states. I wanted to know what I would need to become a teacher. Therefore, I researched information ...

(5 pages) 37 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The Influence that Christianity had on Public Morality and education in Australia throughout the years of 1788-1901.

hristianity had, had on the Australian education system when, a system was set up separate from the state government. First settlers emphasised that they wanted to leave all religious divisions (i.e. ... .e. through culture, mind, and violence) in Britain. They thought that any ties between "church and state" should be eradicated and thus support churches over the state. Subsequently, with numerous de ...

(10 pages) 77 0 3.4 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

State versus Federal Systems

State versus Federal SystemsAlthough the minimum federal standards must be met and enforced, states ... equirement is that these more stringent laws must be deemed constitutional to the residents of that state. Recently, the state that I am a resident of, Washington State, made somewhat of a groundbreak ... decision involved in other current events.There is a somewhat interesting relationship between the State and Federal systems of reporting discrimination. Although the case decision rests ultimately w ...

(3 pages) 523 0 4.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Proposition 13

century the initiative has become the voters' protection from the potential overuse of power by the state government, back then, successfully manipulated and controlled by the Southern Pacific Railroa ... the sunset of the "golden 60s'". All of those agents have launched a spectacular inflation in real estate values, especially home prices. "The county supervisors would approve budget, and the county a ...

(16 pages) 175 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

How to be a governor,or what you would do as one.

The Governor must be at least 25 years old and a resident of the state for the three years preceding his election, and a citizen. The governor receives a salary of $ ... salary of $150,691 and can be re-elected. The Governors term is 4 years. The governor of the state of Illinois has many other duties:The governor appoints many members of the state government. ... With the approval of the General Assembly the Governor may reorganize any executive agencies in the state which are responsible to the Governor.The Governor may grant pardons, commutations, and reprie ...

(2 pages) 24 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Career descriptions - State Police Officer, Chef, Lawyer

Job one: Police Officer -state1. Police officer for the state government2. Main tasks involved include:- Undertake community ... olicing studies 3 year course- Bachelor of justice studies 3 year course7. The Starting salary of a state police officer is 43 thousand a year but also can increase a great deal from over time work, p ... days, no detail in when you have to work and how long- Shifts can include shift anywhere around the state, makes you moving a lot, don't know where your going to be or how long.Job two: Lawyer1. Lawye ...

(2 pages) 65 1 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Abe Lincoln

Sara.________________________________________________________1834 - Lincoln, age 24, worked for the state government of Illinois. He was elected to the legislature as a Whig.1836 - On September 9, Lin ... 8l8. She and Lincoln became good friends.1860 - Lincoln is elected the 16th President of the United States, the first Republican, receiving 180 of 303 possible electoral votes, with the South voting a ...

(1 pages) 25 0 4.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Triumph of Privacy: Kyllo v. United States (2001) Analyze majority and minority opinions of the case, give your own opinion, and discuss implications for future privacy rights.

Triumph of PrivacyOne of the most important additions to the United States Constitution is the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights contains our fundamental civil liberti ... l liberties, which guarantees citizens individual rights against intrusions by both the federal and state government. The perception that human beings have inalienable rights and liberties that cannot ... s could ever exist. An applicable Supreme Court case with regards to this dilemma is Kyllo v United States. The main question the Court has to answer is whether the government's use of a thermal image ...

(8 pages) 50 0 4.3 Mar/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Case study: E-governance

ivity to individual households in Kerala. A look at how it wasmanaged in stages. by Akhtar PashaThe state government of Kerala, not only content with administering themost literate state in India, wan ... the Arabian Sea in the west, evergreen forests, ravines, hills, rivers,and palm fringed coasts. The state government decided that rolling outa wired infrastructure in the vast state would be impractic ...

(6 pages) 100 0 2.6 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > E-commerce

NGOs and the State

d, so that the key question becomes: What does the NGO phenomenon mean for our understanding of the state, government and democracy? The key concepts are those of the state, democracy and civil societ ... ing recognition from intergovernmental organisations and national governments. Individual organs of state and some foundations gave direct financial support to NGOs and/or supported them indirectly by ...

(27 pages) 139 0 5.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Tax Exempt Municipal Bonds.

or advantages to communicate across America.Tax-exempt municipal bonds provide lower costs funds to state and local government to fund infrastructure and services. If local and state government had to ... of raising revenue to offset the increased finance cost.Tax-exempt municipal bonds grants local and state governments' freedom from the uncertainties of the annual congressional appropriations process ...

(2 pages) 30 0 3.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Given that 88% of Indonesians are Muslim, why is political Islam not dominant?

In answering the above question, there are two major themes that come to mind: the role of the state government, and the role of the Indonesian Muslim community.From the period of the Guided Demo ... hat, Suharto's New Order, Islamic parties have been subjected to repression and manipulation by the state for over forty years. During the period of the New Order, the government was especially hostil ...

(5 pages) 24 0 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The Old South Rebuilt

Towards the end of the Civil War and the first few years after the Civil War, the United States of America faced an era of reconstruction in the South. The Civil War significantly altered t ... raditional plantation master-slave relationship. Not only did the Union have to readmit the seceded states, it also had to rebuild the south's devastated economy and readjust southern society from a s ... ed to change.Political reforms were a battle ground where the federal government and local southern state government countered each other in assisting and in suppressing the newly freed slaves. For ex ...

(4 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History