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(Dresang, 2009, pp. 26-27) States like Georgia, Florida and Texas have limited the merit system and Kentucky experienced an attempt to return the state to the patronage system. (Dresang, 2009, p. 27) But perhaps the most obvious remnant of the patronage system lies in the development of the contracting system. The private business sector is perhaps the most obvious beneficiary of the contracting system and it’s a way for the government to circumvent hiring new civil servants or creating new…

inmates, for increasing reasons coupled with increased sentences. The American Civil Liberties Union’s (2016) article, “What’s at Stake” juxtaposes America’s most famous theme, “Home of the Free” to the current state of mass incarceration experienced in the African American community. African Americans only comprise 13% of the United States population, yet they account for 40% of the prison population (United States Census, 2015). Additionally, one in every fifteen African American men are…

Latin American states. Chester A. Arthur domestic accomplishments include when he signed the Pendleton civil service reform act and took charge of the United States navy. Some of the foreign accomplishments during his presidency were that he wanted to lower tariffs and agree on trading with the Western Hemisphere. Another president during the gilded age was Grover Cleveland. Some of his domestic accomplishments include the signing of an act that made interstate commerce commission regulating…

economic downturn the Western world had experienced. Although it originated in the United States, the Great Depression caused a drastic decline in employment, output, and acute deflation in just about every country in the world. The Great Depression had a staggering effect on social and cultural aspects, especially in the United States, where it represented the greatest hardship the Americans had faced since the Civil War (Romer and Pells). The 1920s were a period of optimism and prosperity for…

several years now in many states of the United States. The discrimination is known to be shown, when the employer or any other individual in the top position in an organization, shows some differences to a single employee or even applicant on any of the following grounds: a) Disability b) Nationality c) A religious connection d) Gender e) Race or Color f) Age g) Other types of differences like favoritism on some In the United States, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shortly called…

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th and youngest president in United States History, as well as a writer, explorer, and soldier. Roosevelt forever changed what it was to be president. Theodore was the first truly modern American president, he expanded the power of presidency dramatically, he used executive orders and presidential proclamation in ways that had never done before. Roosevelt is remembered for his ecological preservations, corporate reforms and foreign policy. Roosevelt was born on…

The president of the United States of America is an elected head of government and head of state who leads the executive arm of the federal government. In many countries, the president is the commander in chief of the armed forces. The president of the United States is regarded as the most powerful person because the country is considered as the world’s contemporary superpower. In U.S., the president is vested all executive power by Article II of the U.S. constitution including the…

U.S. History William Howard Taft was overweight, but he made a great president. To be exact he was our 27th President of the United States, and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States. Taft was born on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father Alphonso Taft was Republican, who also served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant. His mother was a graduate of Mount Holyoke, Louisa Torrey. He was brought up in the Unitarian church, and would remain a faithful Unitarian…

Executive Summary FedEx Corporation, a global courier company with a wide portfolio of transportation, business and logistics services, was started as FedEx Express – to deliver packages quickly using the air transport system. Over the years, FedEx, with a vision to provide world-class, quality, reliable and safe services and innovative solutions to its customers, has developed a strong infrastructure and has emerged into shipping regions worldwide. Since its inception, they have stuck to the…

History of United Parcel Service Airlines United Parcel Service (UPS) was founded in 1907 in Seattle, Washington, when 19-year-old James E. (“Jim”) Casey borrowed $100 from a friend, and established, with partner Claude Ryan, the American Messenger Company, whose services included running errands and delivering packages, notes, baggage and even food from restaurants. In 1913, American merged with a rival messenger service, the Motorcycle Delivery Company, creating Merchants Parcel Delivery, and…