Essays Tagged: "United States Code"
The threat of islamic terrorism after Sept 11
blems, population growth, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Terrorism, as defined by Title 22 of the United States code, section 2656f(d), is the "pre-meditated, politically motivated violence perpetra ... agents, usually intended to influence and audience." Islamic terrorism is a serious problem for the United States because of the threat to national security, the safety of innocent civilians, and the ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
Software licenseing and piracy act for a business lay class
ernational software cost $12.5 billion to the software industry, with a loss of $2.2 billion in the United States alone. Estimates show that over 40 percent of U.S. software company revenues are gener ... ed overseas, yet nearly 85 percent of the software industry's piracy losses occurred outside of the United States borders. The Software Publishers Association indicated that approximately 35 percent o ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Islam & Terrorism
blems, population growth, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Terrorism, as defined by Title 22 of the United States code, section 2656f(d), is the "pre-meditated, politically motivated violence perpetra ... agents, usually intended to influence and audience." Islamic terrorism is a serious problem for the United States because of the threat to national security, the safety of innocent civilians, and the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam
Should marriage exist as an institution?
According to Chapter 1 of title 1 of the United States' Code, "the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as ... society stating that it is necessary, or even important. With the Defense of Marriage Act bill, the United States government is not defending the "tradition of family" but instead, enforcing prejudice ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Family and Medical Leave Act
ee loosing their job as a result of the leave. Specifically, sections 6381 through 6387 of title 5, United States Code, as added by Title II of the Family and Medical Leave Act 1993, provides covered ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Congress
te's population. House members receive a flat yearly allowance of $336,384 for salaries. Currently, United States Senators receive $145,100 per year. Since the early 1980s, majority leaders and minori ... ators themselves have control over how much money they award themselves. Title 2, Section 36 of the United States Code give Senators this right. This, along with the many benefits (mentioned below) th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Family and Medical Leave Act
bers without the risk of the employee losing his or her job. Sections 6381 through 6387 of title 5, United States Code, as added by Title II of the Family and Medical Leave Act 1993, provides that emp ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Ohio's sustainable prison act
Ohio's Sustainable Prison ActRandee Jay TomasuloUniversity of CincinnatiIntroductionThe United States of America has an incarceration rate of 743 per 100,000 people, making our country the ... mp; Johnson, 2012). The over priced cost of housing all of our prisoners is a major problem for the United States. The government isn't going to just release prisoners; after all they have broken the ... (DiNitto & Johnson, 2012).ConclusionIf we continue to see a rise in incarceration rates in the United States, then it is imperative that we consider how we are appropriating the funds for the DRC ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community