Term limits in the United States

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    rule is term limits and voting this means the person was fairly voted into office and has a set amount of time to serve in office. Another equally important rule is Checks and Balances this rule makes sure no one person (or branch of government) gets more power than another. The last rule is the Separation of Powers this rule gives each person (or branch of government) its power and how to use it. A main character named Napoleon breaks all these rules that are applied in the United States…

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    The United States Constitution is why we have our national government and fundamental law. The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 and then took about four months to get signed which was on September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Then it was not until 1788 that it was ratified by the obligatory states. Before the U.S. Constitution, it was the Articles of Confederation that was in play. The Articles of Confederation was not doing the job that it was intended to do,…

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    Health of Maryland, and United Health Care. This paper will analyze these plans in terms of the benefits and coverage they offer, the cost of the service, the quality of the service and limitations within these plans. The plans will receive scrutiny in terms of how the coverage provided will attained the goals of healthcare reform, to provide access to health…

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    representatives. A representative democracy is a democracy because of voting. A democracy is a government in which eligible citizens can vote. Because citizens elect the officials, it is a democracy. A representative democracy is also a democracy because it limits the powers of the representatives. The representatives do not have absolute rule which prevents the democracy from becoming a totalitarian government. Representative democracies are important to keeping a largely populated country…

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    The Impeachment Process

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    public officer. The selection process happens through elections after which the most popular candidate forms the government as the head of state. However, his or her removal from office happens only through the recommendation by the House of Representatives as described by the constitution through the impeachment process. It may be initiated if the head of state stands accused of gross misconduct and subsequent violation of the constitution in a manner that threatens the country’s progress. In…

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    just over 30 years makes a big difference on our ozone. Climate change is a general term for a change in climate of a long time, climate having the long-term weather pattern of a geographical area: temperature and precipitation averages and extremes. When people today talk about climate change they usually refer to the present human-induced climate change caused by burning fossil fuels. Scientist prefer the term climate change instead of global warming because even though…

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    composed of the Assembly and theSenate. Both will propose, analyze, and debate over 6,000 bills in a singletwo-year session.The State Assembly is made up of 80 members and are elected to two-year terms,while the State Senate is made up of 40 members and are elected to four-yearterms.Prior to their election, Legislative candidates must be over the age of eighteen,United States citizens, a resident of California for at least three years, and live inthe district which they represent for one year.…

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    Men of Honor George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War in 1775. Washington had a high position in the army and showed great leadership qualities of which are honorable. George Washington contributed to plotting the overall strategy of the War along with Congress. He trained his army and prepared them for war. He organized his troops and kept their morale at a high standard. Words from Washington’s eulogy…

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    Judicial term limits. Within the United States constitution, it states if you need to amend, it can happen by two approaches, one being a state convention in order to gain approval for Congress to pass and ratify another amendment. For this convention to convene you need a total of thirty- four states participation and only some have initiated the process. The judges in the judiciary system, especially in the high court, serve until they retire or pass away. It’s a great idea to have term…

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    Historically, apart from the multi-decade interlude known as the Gilded Age, the system of governance in the United States could most aptly be described as a democratic republic. Under a democratic republic, ordinary citizens elect representatives to support their interests in government. But is that still the case? Recently, a number of academics have made the argument that the United States is no longer necessarily a democratic republic, but is more similar to a plutocracy, or a government…

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