Discussion Question Sara Hernandez LAW/421 September 20, 2013 John Michael 1) What are the three branches of government and their functions? How are the powers balanced in the U.S. government? How does each branch of government make laws? Legislative: Senate and House of Representatives • Makes and passes laws • Responsible National Budget • Votes on Bills • Approves appointed Federal Judges
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Ronald Matthews Hist 311-OL1 10/23/15 Journal #1 As one of the three branches of government and the last court of resort, the Supreme Court is responsible for deciding cases of federal jurisdiction. In other words, the Court is limited to hearing disputes over constitutional issues, diversity of citizenship, maritime law, and other federal questions. The judges sit for a limited period of time each year and selects only a few cases of the upmost importance. Of the thousands submitted
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562.99 crores Fee & other income up 32.39% to `4,135.16 crores Deposits up 33.93% to `189,237.80 crores Demand deposits up 17.78% to `77,767.40 crores Advances up 36.48% to `142,407.83 crores Retail assets up 33.32% to `27,759.23 crores Network of branches and extension counters increased from 983 to 1,390 Total number of atms went up from 4,293 to 6,270 Net npa ratio as a percentage of net customer assets down to 0.26% from 0.36% Earnings per share (basic) increased from `65.78 to `82.95 Proposed
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BREAKING NEWS: The U.S, government has come up with a new way to govern. It is called the Constitution, why should we the people believe this will be better than the Articles of Confederation. Well first off, the Articles have many weaknesses, one of these being it gives the states too much power. We all know this was on purpose. In the beginning, we were scared to have a government as strong as England’s parliament. The Congress the Articles created can’t enforce treaties and can’t collect
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The United States government has a lot to offer on their websites. The website has some of the most useful tools out there to help anyone with a question. If a person has a question about something they can just type it in the search engine on the website and it will try to lead you to the best possible answer that the person requested. Or you can just click on one of the tabs the website has to offer. The site offers services from A-Z. For example, a user can submit an address change all the way
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Pros-Federalists ♥ Supporters of the Constitution that were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution. ♥ Felt that there should be three independent branches each representing a different aspect of the people, and because they are equal one cannot overpower the other. ♥ The more organized party. ♥ The party
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State Governments and the Supremacy Clause Sarah Sayegh Professor McElligott 15 January 2015 Unit 3 “We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union…” Drafted in Philadelphia in 1787, the United States Constitution has been the founding legal document of our government. One preamble, seven articles and twenty-seven amendments have allowed for our nation to prosper and grow. Following the principles of federalism, the federal government and state governments coexist
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and it has widely spread out branches which help greatly in pooling up of resources as well as in revenue generation for credit creation. The role of banks in accelerating economic development of the country has been increasingly recognized since the nationalization This facilitated the rapid expansion of banking in terms of its geographical reach covering rural India, in turn leading to significant growth in deposits and advances. Eventually, however, the government used banking sector to finance
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state/local governments, and federal governments. The federal government is superior to the state and local governments. State governments do basic things such as licensing professionals, while federal governments do advanced things such as declaring war. The state governments make decisions that have an impact on the states, while federal governments decide the fate of the country. Both state/local governments and federal governments have the same structure. They have the three branches, the legislative
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1971, Nigeria joined the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Petroleum is a very important aspect of the Nigerian Economy. Petroleum accounts for 40% of Gross Domestic Product and 80% of Government earnings. The main oil producing region is the Niger Delta which consists of three states - Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States. However, various problems have afflicted the country preventing it from exporting petroleum at 100% capacity and leading to frequent disruptions. These problems
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