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Individual Rights v. States Rights

This research paper investigates literature that examines the inherent tension between the rights of individuals and states rights...

BP and the Gulf of Mexico

at which time the oil had been spilling for 50 days. He said that the federal government had taken aggressive actions but admitted...

Mt. Etna and Mt. St. Helens' Physical Features

In six pages this report presents a physical comparision of Sicily's Mt. Etna and Washington State's Mt. St. Helens. Seven source...

The States, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act

This 7 page paper gives an overview of how the ACA changes things in the medical field and how the states reacted as far as Medica...

Legal Memorandum on an NJ Sexual Assault Case

In eight pages this paper discusses rape charges in New Jersey in a legal memorandum that considers case specifics and the female ...

Financing Services Mandated by the Federal Government

Many services are funded directly from local money, others are a combination of local and state money, and still others have fundi...

Comparing New Jersey and Mississippi

New Jersey and Washington, D.C. tied for the richest states in the country in 2014. Mississippi ranked 51, the very poorest. This ...

Federal and State Government Roles

This 20 page paper gives an overview of how government branches influence public policy, and how outside groups influence local ad...

Australia's Indigenous People and Nation State Politics

In eleven pages this paper discusses the limited perspective of the relationship between the aborigines of Australia and the natio...

State Government Regulatory and Distributive Policy

In five pages issues such as higher education government mandates, state budget tightening, and healthcare privatization are inclu...

Homeless Individuals and NJ Welfare Reform

worked the way in which lawmakers had intended. However, it was not until nearly five years later that the consequences of such d...

Questions in Social Organization

of change relates to many factors, one of which is the changes which occurred over time in agriculture. Additional exampl...

Zip Code 11572 and Abuse of Alcohol and Drugs

alcohol prior to being 20 years of age and most of these individuals state (47 percent) state that they began substance abuse with...

Policies of Maryland Schools and Dangerous Weapons

"dangerous weapon". The legal definition of "dangerous weapon" is pretty much consistent across states. In Maryland, the t...

California's Inmate Population and Gang Legislation

gang situation for most of the nation has escalated and California reflects those trends. As a result, specific laws pertaining on...

Tennessee Eviction Proceedings

end of November. In January 2003, they gave to the landlords agent (another tenant on the same property) a check for $700, which ...

Voter Turnout Variations in the Elections of 1998 and 2000

50.4 36.7 The above chart for New York shows the voting age population between 13 and 14 million for which registered voters...

New Deal and Mechanisms of Commitment

restore public confidence (Byrd, 1990). While this legislation was an unequivocal success, not all New Deal policies were as ef...

A Licensed Professional Counselor's Professional Disclosure Statement Example

International Society for Mental Health Online 3. Ranges of clinical services offered: individual psychotherapy, group psychothera...

Arkansas Exploration History

Louisiana Purchase (The Exploration and Colonization of Arkansas). This area though was actually part of Missouri, but became the...

Graham E. Fuller's Article on Nation State Weaknesses

as he feels this will cause "endless subdivision of states," possibly doubling, or even tripling the membership of the UN (1997, p...

Careers in the US State Department- IT Security

It seeks an Information Technology Specialist to design and implement functional goals and protocols "for the rapid sharing and st...

Chuang Tzu and Socrates on State Obedience versus Self Interest

own life? Not all philosophers would agree with the path he ultimately chose. First, it is important to keep in mind that practi...

Wallerstein's Theory of World Systems

most developed are powerful and this allows them to determine the type of governance that fosters their continued power (Martin, 2...

Is The Uniform Crime Reporting System of the FBI Accurate?

The CIUS is the report most commonly used in research and articles addressing crime in this country (Maltz, 1999). The FBI obtains...

Proposition 184

drug. Said former Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator Robert Bonner, "A very, very large percentage of those dealing in crack c...

Same-Sex Marriage

right of same-sex couples to marry and New Jersey has granted these couples the "legal equivalent of marriage" (Hull, 2007, p. 748...

Advanced Practice Nursing/Legal Requirements in Tennessee

recognized categories for APNs within this state (TBoN, 2006). The scope of practice for Tennessee APNs includes the legal abili...

Freedom of Religion, A First Amendment Right

travel to Massachusetts for the sole purpose of disrupting Puritan church services and heckling their ministered (Woods 2). This a...