Red states and blue states

compared to other state governors, but that has changed in recent times. Now, when ranked amongst the other fifty states, Texas stands about midpoint of gubernatorial powers. As of right now, the governor has roughly about seven roles, consisting of five formal roles and two informal roles but there are many limitations and obstacles that are present. Unfortunately, not many Texans are aware of the limitations imposed on the governor and thus look to the chief executive of state for leadership.…

different rules of governing for different cities and states. Without having to do any research, I knew that Las Vegas was a Dillion ruled city. Why? Political corruption or the idea that political corruption could take place, it’s one of the main reasons why Las Vegas is bounded by the Dillion Rule. The Dillon Rule allows the state to have all or most of the power. Local governments can only do what the state constitution permits or what the state legislatures allows. The Dillon Rule is the…

think it's really important that we share this world and we're connected to it" - Tim Hetherington Introduction: It is important that we know that we share this world and are connected to it. We all have our suburb community, school communities, our state community, and national community, but most of all we are all apart, little or big, black or white, female or male, African or Australian, all apart of the bigger picture, the global community. I think that it is important that we aren't to…

in Colorado Colorado is well known for being the first state to legalize marijuana. It is a hot topic around the United States, however, Colorado was also one of only six states asked to inform the Federal Government on the process of developing new standards in-line with Common Core, another frequently debated issue (Colorado Department of Education, 2016). Academic changes over the last several years have led Colorado to develop strong state standards, which prepare pupils for college, the…

controlling the corporations, and in Russia, the corporations are controlling the government. In this paper, I am going to use the book “Crisis in American institution” as a base source to this questions, so I will focus on how it is in the United States. “In America, Corporations do not Control the Government. In America, Corporations are the Government.” In today’s society the big corporations have big influence on the government because of their insanely economic power and lobbying power. …

The State of Texas currently has many restrictions on Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRN). We are one of thirty-two states in the United States that require Nurse Practitioners to work in a collaborative/supervisory relationship with a physician. Connecticut recently became the 18th state to allow Nurse Practitioners to practice independently (Lowes, 2014). Bill SB 751 for the 84th legislature was introduced by Senator Jose Rodriguez. This bill is aimed at granting Nurse Practitioners…

provide a guideline for states to follow that ensure adequate physical activity is achieved for all students. However, state mandates may not always be a time allocated codified law. They can be nonspecific or have law that recommends rather than be a requirement. The various interpretations of the NASPE guidelines…

Fiscal Policy, regulators attempt improve unemployment rates, control inflation, stabilize business cycles and influence interest rates in an effort to control the economy. The government has many roles but not all of them help the people of the United States. The government plays a positive role in Fiscal policy and helping the American econmy grow. It helps lowering taxes which helps growth. With increased spending or investment it can also help improve economic growth.…

Recently, there has been an argument in the State of Texas about the power of the State and the local governments. This argument had raised up after Gregg Abbott warned about the “Californization” of Texas, and in follow passing laws that limited the power of local governments on issues like fracking in their cities. These arguments are similar to those that are for the powers for the State versus Federal government. Hence, there are lots of arguments for and against the local control, and on…

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s comments that “it is time to make each level of government sovereign in its own sphere”, signals that the States of Australia will have greater sovereignty in the future, an unprecedented move that contrasts against the progressive history of centralisation, cooperative federalism and Commonwealth supremacy that began in the latter half of the 20th century and has continued to this day. Within the framework of modern day federalism two issues are pertinent; the…