The role of American Government: Protecting Civil Liberties
Thesis - 4 pages - Political science
This paper explores the idea that the American government's most important role is to protect civil liberties. Civil liberties are enjoyed every day by many citizens and include such freedoms as the right to bear arms, freedom of religion, and protection from cruel and unusual punishment....
How democratic is the British government?
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
In fact, we could set a few provisional requirements to the evaluation of a government as democratic in order to analyze the British particular case. These requirements would be of different natures, and would be related first to the institutional system, then to the society itself....
Changes in principal macroeconomic variables over the course of a business cycle and the attempts of the government to control the fluctuations in pursuit of macroeconomic objectives
Thesis - 3 pages - Economy general
An upturn takes place after a recession and is almost like the recovery stage after the slide. Inflation is at a low level and growth in GDP is beginning start again. Interest rates are low which means there is more borrowing in the economy which means more money for businesses to invest and a...
The results of the "lisbon agenda" - the attempt to make europe the world's most successful knowledge-based economy - are generally thought to have been disappointing. what steps should be taken by the european union, and by national governments - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
In March 2000, the Lisbon Strategy was launched to overcome a series of weaknesses in the European economy: long-term structural unemployment, a poor employment rate, and under-development of the service sector. In an often-quoted sentence, it has therefore assigned the EU "a new strategic goal...
The Proliferation of Local Governments
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
According to John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States, "individual liberty is individual power". Applied to local governments, this motto seems to be a good general explanation for their recent proliferation: it is a quest for independence and liberty that seems to have...
ETA and the role of the Spanish government in the war on terrorism
Essay - 13 pages - International relations
Basque nationalists claim that there has always been Basque speaking people (speaking Euskera- the name of the Basque language) in the territory that extends from Bordeaux in the north to Zaragoza and Burgos in the South and to Santander in the West. Such claims are not believed to be true by...
American business in the age of the modern corporation: Government, infrastructure and the corporation
Thesis - 4 pages - Economy general
When analyzing the history of the American corporation, it is tempting to believe that the cause of the rapid rise of large, hierarchical corporation, in a highly concentrated industry is over determined. Historians have advanced theories that explain this “corporate revolution” as...
Cook's resignation from the English government due to his rejection of the policy lead by downing street on the subject of the war on Iraq
Essay - 1 pages - Political science
On March 18th 2003, Robin Cook resigned from government because he did want to go to war in Iraq without a strong international coalition and a UN resolution backing it. To him, the British government went to war not because of British reasons but for the reasons that US had along...
The gas tax: Our government's pickpocket
Thesis - 2 pages - Administrative law
In recent years, the increased gas prices has become a largely debated topic for many drivers. High gas prices have persisted because of the necessary advantages claimed by producers, despite the disadvantages to consumers. In an attempt to ease the effect of consumer disadvantages,...
"The concept of the Rule of Law as defined by Dicey still remains valid : it provides a measure against which we can judge the attitudes and actions of Parliament, Government and the courts"
Essay - 5 pages - European law
The rule of law is often expounded as a pillar of the English Constitution. It was described by Lord Bingham as "the second great rock on which [Dicey?s] constitutional edifice was founded". It was referred to as a statute for the first time, in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, as an "existing...
Why does the U.S. government keep urging China to revalue its currency?
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Finance
On September 23, 2010, President Obama increased pressure on China to immediately revalue its currency, devoting most of a two-hour meeting with China's prime minister Wen Jiabao to the issue and sending the message if 'the Chinese don't take actions, we have other means of protecting US...
To what extend should contemporary Western governments be able to regulate journalists in times of conflict?
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
The 3rd of May is the day for the freedom of the press. It had been created by the UNESCO to defend the freedom of expression of journalists, but this fundamental right is being flouted everywhere. The freedom of the press is mentioned in every constitution of the western countries, with respect...
The government of the Iroquois
Thesis - 9 pages - Modern history
The Iroquois confederation, also called the League of Nation was a confederation of five Nations. These Nations of Iroquois were the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas and the Senecas). A sixth Nation (the Tuscaroras) joined the confederation in the early eighteenth century. They...
The utilitarianism of government gaming laws in the United States
Tutorials/exercises - 9 pages - Other law subjects
The current U.S. ban on sports betting goes back to 1961 when the federal “wire act” made the act of transmitting bets across state lines via the telephone illegal. The only state to offer legal sports betting has been Nevada. (Delaware and Oregon also have made attempts to offer sports...
The government has dealt with domestic issues in America
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
As a young child, my political issues were few and far between in my daytime play ground issues, however, eventually, the news took over much of the talk when Bill Clinton and Bob Dole were running for President during the campaign of 1996. I wanted to know why my parents where so into Bill...
Microeconomics, main concepts for an economy study: capital formation, production, consumption, employment, credit multiplier, money demand, money supply, prime rate, Keynesian transmission mechanism, exports, imports and government expenditures
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
Financial investment and interest rates have a positive relationship. Financial investment represents investment in bonds or shares or money saving in the bank. If the interest rate increases, the return of investment will be better. You will get more return on shares (or bonds) and earn more...
Encouraging companies: The British government way
Thesis - 4 pages - Economy general
British Trade International (BTI) is the body that brings together the work of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in support of international trade and investment. It helps British business to become more internationally competitive and...
Arkansas state government: Political environment, institutions, and legislation
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
The state of Arkansas' distinct political environment requires a well planned policy initiative in order to drastically change policy, such as to increase the state's income tax. With a number of costly initiatives currently being implemented, particularly in infrastructure and education, an...
Assess the role played by the Aoman Army in the local government of provinces and communities in the roman empire
Essay - 7 pages - Ancient history
The Roman Empire had a very complex structure. It consisted in fact of three interconnected essential elements, each representing an instrument of the power. There was first of all, the central administration, then the provincial administration and finally, the army. This last one was strong and...
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion and the different instruments government might use to combat these
Thesis - 5 pages - Fiscal law
Taxation is everywhere in our daily life. People cannot always evade taxes. For instance, we pay tax when we buy goods therefore it is impossible to escape this kind of ‘included tax”. Tax avoidance and tax evasion are determinant for tax burden because they are one of the factors that...
Child Labor in India: The government's plans & the function of education
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the densely-populated poor and developing countries, the problem of child labor is acute. India is no exception. A World Bank Report published in January 2000 has revealed that there are six crore working children in India-the largest in terms of any country in the world. Elimination of...
The governments oversight and the misuse of surplus funds
Thesis - 12 pages - Government finance
This study will investigate the governmental oversight and exemptions that allow for the unchecked misuse of surplus funds within non-profit organizations. For the purposes of this study, surplus is defined as money not earmarked for future projects, or capital projects, unrestricted funds and...
Did government policy influence the development of large local firms and/or business groups in South Korea? What have been some of the long run benefits and problematic legacies of such policies?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
The South-Korean state's industrialization programs achieved national economic ob-jectives through the use of government economic policies, defined as “measures by which a government attempts to influence the economy” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008). This paper focus on...
The impact of FIIs on Indian National stock exchange and how effective the Government is in Liberalizing and controlling the National Stock exchange?
Dissertation - 40 pages - Finance
The intention of this research was to examine the impact of Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) on the Indian National Stock Exchange (NSE). To achieve the aims, the following objectives have been determined to study how FII plays an important role in National stock exchange; to study the...
Planning for tomorrow: Provincial policy, regional government and public opinion
Thesis - 4 pages - Government finance
Provincial politics can often be as overstated as it is often outdated. In the case of the former, this is a result of the dependency our provincial governments have on federal funding. As for the latter, consider that provincial policy making is often a tense and contradictory affair...
The business lobby in government and the threat to democracy
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In political discourse, the term lobbying is often thought of in a negative way. This is because lobbyists have earned themselves a reputation of being untrustworthy and even corrupt. Lobbying in itself is certainly not bad though. When a citizen bumps into their elected official on the street...
China National Petroleum Corporation and the Iraqi government: A Marxist view
Thesis - 4 pages - Journalism
The China National Petroleum Corporation signed a deal with the Iraqi government, allowing the large oil company to drill for oil in a poor, rural area of Iraq. While the relationship between the oil company and the Iraqi government has gone well, the deal has sparked a great deal...
Government coercion through duress and contract modification
Thesis - 5 pages - Other law subjects
In Rumsfeld v. Freedom NY, Inc., 329 F.3d 1320 (2003), the government contractor was finally able to procure some relief after a 17 year struggle to rectify the shameful, bad faith tactics of the Defense Logistics Agency. The government's ACO, Marvin Lieberman, breached the...
Has Blair government's constructive European engagement been undermined by the Iraq war?
Thesis - 6 pages - Journalism
Britain's relationship with the European Union (EU) has been one of the most divisive issues of British politics over the last 50 years. Yet, the election of the Blair government in May 1997 intended to change this situation and marked a significant shift in the UK's European policies....
Are sex offenders rehabilitative and should the government impose the death penalty on them?
Essay - 7 pages - Criminal law
Recent, emerging academic debate has polarised opinion as to whether rehabilitation programs geared towards the treatment of sex offenders are in fact successful in reducing “sexual recidivism” (Marques 1999). Resolving this debate is a difficult task due to the inherent limitations of...
