“In a fundamental sense, the federal government is what it spends. Through the budget, the government assists millions of families in meeting basic expenses and provides a financial safety net for the sick, elderly, and other dependent persons” (Professor Allen Schick, “The Federal Budget: Politics, Policy, Processes,” 2007) The Federal Budget of the United States is decided upon by both the President and Congress through a discussion process that often leaves the two parties split on controversial issues. The two often argue on how this money will be dispersed between the several budget categories that our government must attend to. This amount of money is no small amount.…
Committees are messy. Few, if any, routinely reach mainstream media attention (see Section V). Less generate political traction. And when committees become important, they not so infrequently become televised, more politicized, and then largely ignored by stakeholders. Consequently, when deciding on a normative lens, the study of House of Commons committees should rely on Deborah Stone’s polis model specifically because of its focus on realpolitik instead of the idealism rejected in the introduction.…
On October 7, 2008, the United States Supreme Court of Arizona argued case number 07-542, Arizona v. Grants and the decision towards the case was issued on April 21, 2009. Rodney Grant, the respondent/offender, was apprehended by the Arizona State Law enforcement/police because he was driving with a suspended driver’s license. Upon his apprehension and as he was securely placed in the back of the police vehicle, the police officers deliberately went ahead to search his automobile and found a bag of drugs/cocaine and a short gun. He was processed and taken to court for trial. At the session Grant moved his motion that the evidence found by the police needed to be suppressed since the officers used unlawful means to search his vehicle.…
Peter Romayev Mr. Daniel Jennings United States History 1 Academic May 7th, 2018 The Life of Ulysses S. Grant Hiram Ulysses Grant, later changed to Ulysses Simpson Grant, was the fifth general of the Union forces and the eighteenth president of the United States of America. He, along with General Robert E. Lee, signed the peace agreement between the Union forces and the Confederate forces. His presidency received heavy criticism from the public when he appointed corrupt politicians in his cabinet. After his presidency, he became a partner in a financial firm until it became bankrupt.…
Moot Court Case South Dakota v Dole Petitioners (South Dakota) -Main Arguments: South Dakota allows people 19 or older to be able to purchase beer that has up to 3.2% alcohol The Secretary of Transportation would take away 5% of the state’s highway fundings if the state didn’t make their legal drinking age 21. South Dakota said violates the constitutional limitations on congressional exercise of the spending power and violates the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution Skelton, Chris. " South Dakota v. Dole, 483 U.S. 203 (1987).…
A federal grant is monetary funding awarded by the United States Federal Government to a recipient for humanitarian purposes or for the good of the general population. Federal Grants have specific guidelines and failure to follow these mandated guidelines can lead to severe legal impact for the recipient. These grants are awarded to state and county governments or to not for profit organizations. Individuals and businesses do not qualify for federal grants directly.…
• • Devolution is a process in which state activity and improvement is primarily dictated by the individual state through the lessening of federal input on state activities. In the case of welfare, the states have been provided a means for independence from federal dictation through the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996. This welfare block grant provides states with funds that are generalized and therefore flexible to the differing problems in each individual state. The effectiveness of the welfare block grant is still disputed from the controversy between variety and organization of aid programs. •…
TCUs are located on or near reservations. All TCUs began as two-year institutions (source), though many have expanded to offer four-year degrees. In 2013, College Fund reported TCUs as collectively offering four master’s degree programs, 46 bachelor’s degree programs, 193 associate’s degree programs and 119 certificate programs. While courses and degrees span a variety of fields, curriculum at TCUs are taught from the Native perspective and focus on skills and knowledge that can be applied to tribal self-determination. Students can even choose to pursue an American Indian Studies degree at 28 institutions.…
West Texas A&M University Bertrand Russell once said, “The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.” This means that you can be inspired by anything that you love, but you will only get places from your knowledge. West Texas A&M University, West Texas State Normal College, is ranked number 1 Best Online Bachelor's in Public Health / Health Science, and will help me learn and succeed in a future in the medical field. West Texas A&M is a public University located on 2501 4th Ave, Canyon, Texas 79016. Canyon’s population is 15,138, and West Texas A&M…
Federal block grants can achieve great results if used correctly by honest and ethical administrations. Federal money should be used for necessary programs that the city or state would normally be funding anyways. The government grants free up those state and city funds which can be spent on other services like reducing taxes. In this way, a federal grant achieves results for more than one program (Kettl, D. F. 2013). The local government needs discretion to apply federal money where it is most needed in order to maximize results across multiple programs.…
A Letter to Adam J. Banks Dr. Adam J. Banks: I write this letter in order to express to you the impact your article, "Race, Rhetoric, and Technology: Searching for Higher Ground," has had on me personally. As someone who identifies as White, it has opened my eyes to how different spaces of the Internet react to the expression of Black culture. This reaction reflects a racism that has gradually been institutionalized within our society for hundreds of years, and is one that Whites should be ashamed of. You have stated that the Internet’s default user is White, and, because of this, the default language is Standard English. Based on these regulations, we reject the use of Black English as if it is not an actual language, as if it exists solely…
Dakota people should receive a vast amount of different kinds of reparations because of the trauma that they went through because of the white settlers in their history. Through the suffering and stripping of Dakota culture done by the white settlers and soldiers, history cannot be retrieved but things can still be done in order to create peace and a sense of forgiveness between the Dakota and Minnesota. History of the Dakota people is taught in schools but it is either incorrect information or there is not enough given to allow students to comprehend what they have learned and build questions based off of what they are taught. A reparation that allows more correct and detailed information about Dakota history to be included in all history…
In the United States of America, unlike in some other countries, workers pay income taxes to the Federal Government. The Federal Government then allocates some of that money to programs that support the lower income earners in the form of Welfare payments. Contrary to popular belief, receiving public benefits is not a right but a privilege. Individuals who pay taxes and support Welfare programs deserve to know their hard earned money is used to support people who want to become productive members of society.…
Based off of the Preamble of the Constitution, the United States has some morals, ethics, and values that were stated but aren’t necessarily being followed. The Constitution is partially responsible for the way the United States is today and how far we’ve come as a nation because it is a list of goals that the government should follow. One way to investigate whether or not the government is following those goals is to look at the Federal Budget and how the government chooses to spend money. It has become apparent that in each of the three budget clusters, the U.S. government should make some vital adjustments in the way it is distributing money in the Big Five, the Middle Five, and the Little Guys with paying off debts, helping with education…
Case: Katzenbach v. Grant 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46756 *; 2005 WL 1378976 Facts: The Plaintiffs, Katzenbach and Osuna filed a lawsuit against Defendant Grant over a film and book rights. Grant owns a website called “thenightexposed” (www.thenightexposed.net). The Plaintiffs claim that Grant caused problems with negotiations with Sony Pictures and the USA Network. Plaintiff further claims that Grant sent a letter calling Osuna book a fake and made other defamatory articulations about the Plaintiffs on his website.…