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the United States. During this process, congress develops a budget resolution determining the amount of money the federal government can spend each year. The main stages of the federal budget process include: the president’s budget request, the congressional budget resolution, appropriation measures and the budget reconciliation process. Stage One: The President’s Budget Request The Federal Budget process often begins with a proposal from the President to the United States Congress that…

performances. The federal Theatre Project (FTP) was created not only as a cultural activity, but as a relief measure to employ artists, writers, directors, and theatre workers. The FTP unfortunately failed when it’s funding was canceled after congressional objections to their productions. Many projects the FTP provided led to the downfall of the project. The FTP presented over 1,000 performances each month to nearly one million people. An excerpt from the New Deal Cultural Program (text 3)…

Impact of Congressional Resolutions on Syrian Chemical Attack in 2013 Introduction The Syrian crisis has led to massive loss of life and destruction of property as government and rebel opposition forces fight each other to take control of different points within the country. International attention and concern has grown over rampant violation of human rights in Syria especially by government forces that deliberately attack its civilians with military weapons. However, Ghouta attack of august…

nature of their lobbyists efforts must be reported semi annually. In the scandals of 2005 the issue resurfaced,and reformed again after the Democrats took office in 2007. Thanks to the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, lobbyists report quarterly, and are limited to spending no more than $10,000 per quarter. If they contribute more than $5,000 to any one coalition it must be reported, and the House and the Senate must now post lobbying information on the internet. Lobbyists look for and…

of value-added and influence in a manner beneficial to China, making the ability of the United States to successfully pursue its own national goals and interests increasingly dependent on the acquiescence of the PRC.” (R. Evan Ellis, Joint Forces Quarterly (Issue 60,…

Should Nurse Practitioners Treat Patients Without Physician Supervision? Analysis of a No Argument. In recent years, the medical community has been debating if we will have enough physicians for the upcoming years. The number of physicians that is predicted to be seen in the deficit is 90,400 by the year 2025. The argument is, should nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, and pharmacy based clinics be able to treat patients and help reduce the demand for physicians? The controversy is why…

evaluate five articles that are written to inform the audience about vaccines. All these articles got published in different journals. The first article “Vaccine Controversies” has been written by Kathy Koch. It also has been published by Congressional Quarterly Inc. The purpose of the article “Vaccines Controversies” is to inform the audience about the pros and cons of vaccines. The author reports what scientists, doctors, healthcare providers, and parents of children suspect about vaccines. So…

Rikesh Shrestha Professor Din and Professor Sinclair HIST 1302 / GOVT 2305 09/20/16 Reconstruction: Report on the Condition of the South,1865 After the Civil war, a rise of Reconstruction period where there was a drastic change in government and economy across the nation. As the matter of fact, the issue of freedom for former slaves was the main issue in the South during Reconstruction Period. Whereas, most southern White people were not satisfied because of freedom for African Americans. Many…

Abortion will always be considered immoral, that is when the issue is viewed through a deontological paradigm. The fact is pondering abortion through the prism of deontology is viewing the procedure with no context, and reducing the situation to a life or at least the possibility of one is being terminated. It should be reasonably apparent that this argument and viewpoint is substantially impractical. When immersed in the actual varying circumstances of our world, there are several factors that…

There are numerous individuals throughout literature that made their imprints stain in history. Although there are little amounts of people that stood up and represented slavery in the United States. Slavery had a huge role in the United States history, getting down in the 1600’s and was abolished in the 1800’s. African-American slaves were maliciously being mistreated and meant nothing, as if they were carcasses, for a hundreds of years. Slaves were not allowed to read or write to keep them…