Geothermal energy is one of the oldest sources of energy. (Geo) a Latin root meaning earth and (thermo) a Greek root meaning heat, is where the word originates from. A simple way to phrase it would be that you are using renewable, heat energy from the earth. So what exactly does it do? According to an article by Alternative Energy Some forms of geothermal energy heats up groundwater. This heat eventually generates to hot spots surfacing near the surface of the crust. Examples of these hot…
Unlike the government of the United States, which has the executive, judicial, and legislative branches that are given equal power through a system of checks and balances, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is given more free reign. Of course, the Prime Minister governs in conjunction with the Cabinet, but to reiterate, he is not held to a system of checks and balances comparable…
authority to hear any types of cases. The special jurisdiction courts have the authority to hear only specific types of cases. Personal jurisdiction is the authority of the courts over the parties of a lawsuit and subject matter jurisdiction is the courts power to hear a particular type of case (Bohm, R. & Haley, K., 2013). The federal court system includes the Supreme Court, the federal court of appeals, and the federal district courts. The base of the federal court structure is the U.S.…
going over three of the seven Articles which are Articles one, two, and seven. In the first Article, it outlines the lawmaking powers of the legislative branch, or Congress. Congress is split up into two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The power of Congress is immense but is contradicted by the other two branches: Executive and Judicial. Some of the powers of Congress…
at a disturbing rate. As these assets reduce , individuals will be looking for option sources by which to produce power for warmth and light . The main handy short term answer for the vitality emergency is atomic force. The world's regular assets are being expended at a disturbing rate. As these assets reduce , individuals will be looking for option sources by which to produce power for warmth and light . The main pragmatic short term answer for the vitality emergency is atomic force. As of…
Miller-Urey Experiment The goal of the Miller-Urey experiment was to recreate the “primordial soup” that was the Earth's early oceans. In the atmosphere, the chemicals H2O, CH4, NH3, and H2, or water, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen. Electrical storms were also very common at this point in time, and Miller and Urey's goal was to recreate these circumstances as accurately as possible in order to see if life would currently form under these conditions. They set up a fairly simple contraption that…
terminate a political leader’s term in office. If said political leader is suspected of committing “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” the House of Representatives has the power to bring he or she up on impeachment. Once tried, the Senate then decides to either convict or acquit the person in power. Thus the whole process is handled only by Congress. This can be classified as an act of supremacy because it shows the government thinks the members of Congress are the only…
come to America to have these rights” (Learn About the United States: Quick Civics Lessons for the Naturalization Test 13). As well as rights, every citizen has certain responsibilities. For example, “The constitution gave the federal government the power to collect taxes” (Learn About the United States: Quick Civics Lessons for the Naturalization Test 14). Taxes are collected from every citizen in order to pay the nation’s debt and provide for the country. Also, “all men between 18 and 26…
Three Mile Island Accident Introduction Radioactive reactants are one of the leading source of electricity in our country thus making it very important to us. Radioactive compounds that are used to run the nuclear reactor's turbines by heating water into steam which run generators to produce electricity though are a dangerous hazard to us. There have been many nuclear plants accidents in our country, but the Three Mile Island accident is one of the most significant regarding hazard management…
achievements. The articles had no direction on how to raise money, no authority over internal trades, and no ability to make changes; basically there was no law to it. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could set state laws, yet had no power to uphold them (“U.S. Information Agency, An Outline…