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from creating rules, the state law also overrides all local ordinances concerning any type of wages and accommodations. An example of how this part of the bill is effecting the minimum wage. The North Carolina minimum wage is the same as the Federal government, which is $7.25 an hour. The City of Durham was attempting to pass a minimum wage for the city of $12.33 an hour, which this part of the bill would deny the city to pass this minimum wage. This can be changed for the cities own local…

In the royal government, officials are appointed except in the two colonies, by the crown. Unlike America, the royal governors are stooges for the British government. The British government may look at American Judges like Kings Men, given that the courts has to be appointed by the governors in consultation with the British government, back home in London. A lot of people in America were scared of the courts. There was a point when America had a dispute with great Brittan, where the…

Smith goes to Washington” is the process of lawmaking in the United States Congress. The movie depicts the idea that sneaky dealings happen behind the scenes in this process by telling the story of a fictional, optimistic young man named Jefferson Smith who is elected to the United States Senate. Mr. Smith quickly learns that corruption…

first reason is that they have the ability to create laws. Many people might argue that they can not get laws passed without the Presidents approval. Although this is true to an extent, it is not always the case. Congress can overrule the Presidents decision by simply getting 2/3 of Congress to agree that a bill should become a law. Ultimately, if both houses are Republican and the President is a Democrat, they will be able to pass conservative bills without the authorizations of the President.…

For the past 200 years, federalism has played an important role in America’s government. The state and federal government can sometimes be in a power struggle over certain situations and laws. Some Americans would rather have states have more power over the federal government, whereas others prefer a stronger central government. Throughout the years, federalism has changed along with the needs of the country. When President Reagan was in office, he pushed for “New Federalism”. This was the idea…

George Washington was a highly favored and blessed man. A man of integrity, a man of valor, and an emboldened man who people loved. George Washington was a man of repute who was a monumental figure in founding our country. One of a kind and infamous in the eyes of our country. George Washington has placed his mark on history. Centuries later he is a legend of our starving and desolate country. Whose very freedoms that he helped to establish and fought for are at stake. George Washington was an…

Martha Barreto History B17A MW 2:35-4 Professor Parker 25 Oct 2016 Analytical Paper Two In David McCullough’s “1776”, he gives some insight on what happened in America during the time of the revolutionary war. We tend to think of the year 1776 as the glorious year the Americans fought their way to independence, but the majority of the time it was anything but glorious. There was “all-too-few victories, sustained suffering, disease, hunger, desertion, cowardice, disillusionment, defeat,…

The possibility of a government shutdown was increasing by the day, and on September twenty-ninth two-thousand thirteen Congress was becoming frantic. Their job was to create a budget for the two-thousand fourteen fiscal year. The main issue was that the republicans wanted to defund the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, while the democrats refused to sign off on…

It is in Congress where laws are written, discussed and voted on. Congress is made up of two houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate; each play a big part in representing the people. A major characteristic that is very important in the decisions being made among these houses is religion. Protestants are the most, well represented groups among the variety in both houses. Each part of Congress is made up of over 50% of Protestants. The second most…

The film Makers: Women in Politics outline the historical development of the role and participation of women in the U.S. electoral system. In the early years of the U.S. government, women were both barred from voting and running in political office. Women did not gain the right to vote until 1920 – 144 years into the republic. Around this period, women were generally designated to provide supporting roles such as to doing grassroots work in political campaigns by men. However, there was a trend…