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United States, the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution provides citizens to the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury and the right to retain counsel for defense ("Bill of Rights," n.d.). If a person does not have the monetary means to acquire the legal representation of a lawyer, a public defender is assigned to the case to provide legal counsel and representation. The concept of a public defender was initiated in 1914 in Los Angeles County, California in response to a need for…

Public interest groups play a key role in representative democracy and help to develop the political and social systems. They can achieve this through sharing mutual goals with democratic affairs and influencing political decisions. Public interest groups are also linked with the social work profession because they both function by working to better the lives of people, and eventually society as a whole. Politics and social work are closely related and both have a purpose in each other’s…

perception regarding nurses and their practice, although nursing and its practices have changed, but public stereotype image is still not changed (Wallace, 2011). “Nurse is a trained, formally educated person who care giver of sick person, especially in a hospital”. (Oxford, 2012). Image is known as “The general impression, public perception that a person, organization, or product presents to the public”. (Oxford, 2012). The Oxford English Dictionary (2010) defined that perception as…

Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools remain controversial legal issues. In banning school prayer, the U.S. Supreme Court has mistaken the principle of “freedom of religion,” guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, for freedom from religion and any observance of it. School prayer would allow religious students the freedom to observe their religious beliefs during the school day. The U.S. Supreme Court has urged school cooperation with religious authorities for “it then respects the…

Social Security and Public Assistance differences According to “Segal (2015) The indigenous social insurance provisions were a federal system of old-age benefits for retired workers and a federal- state partnership for unemployment insurance. The system of old-age benefits was called the Old- Age Insurance program. It contributes benefits for retired workers who had paid taxes into the system while employed in industry and commerce. The program was to begin collecting taxes in 1937 and pay…

Public Art is a very important part of our community. Public art is a way for others to see what our community is based on. It conveys our community's background and history, recreating our isolated dull community into a community with hope and inspiration. By paying for this beautiful sculpture to be apart of our town center, it could bring our community closer together that others would want to join. This sculpture could make us go from a small town to a big famous city. Public Art has been…

Public diplomacy is a defined as a process through which international actors attempt to accomplish their foreign policy aims by engagement with foreign publics. It has “gained international currency” since the end of the Cold War. Since 9/11, there has been a new phase in the development of public diplomacy. The interrelated revolutions in mass communication, politics and international relations have created new challenges and needs of public diplomacy. The recent revolution in communication…

civil duty to use their political opinions to affect the future of Western civilization. The term for the summary of everyone’s opinion is called public opinion, which is taken into heavy consideration when it comes to running for office (Turner, 2011). Generally, the way citizens generate their own political opinion, which then is morphed into public opinion, is through catalysts such as parents, school, and region. These catalysts, along with some self-decisiveness, are what…

Public art is a phenomenon that has existed in humanity for thousands of years. The very first example of this would be Lascaux Cave. In this cave, located in France, hundreds of paintings and engravings are be found (most of which are animals). These illustrations are dated back between 17,000-15,000 BCE (Ancient.eu). Public art has only continued to increase in numbers and variations, as we see murals, sculptures, statues, and many other forms everywhere throughout our daily lives. It has many…

policies addressing the use of public facilities, such as restrooms and locker rooms has caused contradictory laws to be put into place. Bills have been passed at the State level, which some argue violates Civil Rights. After years of debate and debacle, the controversial transgender access issue has been shuffled back and forth between the State and National level, sparking a Nationwide debate resulting in federal lawsuits. Policy has been passed in an effort to…