I. Central Question and Context o Central Question: Was the majority decision correct in San Antonio Independent School District et al v. Rodriguez et al? In San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez‚ the Supreme Court held that the financing system based on local property tax adopted by the State of Texas did not violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because the plaintiffs could not prove that education is a fundamental right protected by the U.S. Constitution
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Every ten years‚ the congressional districts in each state are redrawn based on the updated U.S. census in a process known as redistricting (Miller et al. 2013 XIII). After each census‚ states lose or gain congressional delegates based on the change in population within that particular state. Redistricting‚ which is most likely the result of the Great Compromise of 1787‚ puts the re-apportioning of congressional districts in the hands of state legislatures (Miller et al. 2013 x). In most states‚
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Pittsburgh – the most livable city! Towns and cities have a long history. In the ancient world cities were developed in a number of regions and for a variety of reasons and motivation from religious to political views. The first true cities are sometimes considered to be large settlements where the inhabitants were no longer simply farmers of the surrounding area‚ but began to take on specialized occupations‚ and where trade‚ food storage and power was centralized (Gracias‚ par.1). An ancient
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individual‚ remove them‚ or suspend them from office for a period of time. The accused person might also decide to resign before trial. Impeachment in the United States has been used both for elected representatives and other civil offices‚ such as district court judges. In parliamentary systems‚ the government relies on the support or parliament‚ which gives parliament power to hold the government to account. For example‚ some parliaments can pass a vote of no confidence in the government. [edit]
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The Capital District Region is a vibrant area which has quite a potential as per the data collected but due to some reasons the performance is lagging behind the national average. The primary reasons for this underperformance are low employee morale‚ high turnover and poor efficiency. Hence‚ we need to address these issues at the earliest and identify the high and low performers among the sales force in order turnaround the situation. We need to critically evaluate the performance of the individual
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is a very popular word. Traditionally it is something which arises in a principal and agent situation. The principal‚ the funder‚ taxpayers‚ electorate‚ government etc…relies on the agent to do something. The agent local authority‚ police chief‚ district health authority‚ hospital etc…is held to be responsible for getting the task done. The principal has a need to control the agent‚ or to make the agent accountable to the principal. The agent of course usually knows more about the task. They have
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Q1. Although being the most centralised zones in a city‚ the central business district and the inner-mixed zone can be compared and contrasted in terms of land use characteristics and functions. Due to their high accessibility‚ land value and centripetal forces‚ these zones share functions that both draw the public and commercial interest into them‚ and create competition for prime land between business and some residential functions. To compare both zones‚ the accessibility of the CBD and the IMZ
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TECHNOFAME- A Journal of Multidisciplinary Advance Research Vol.1 No. 2‚ 49-52 (2012) Received June 2012; Accepted Oct.2012 Measurement of Technology (Hybrid Seed) Adoption for Vegetable Production in Nainital district of Uttarakhand Neelam Nayal‚ Atul V. Singh and A.K. Singhal Department of Agricultural Economics‚ Collage of Post Graduate Studies‚ GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar‚ US Nagar‚ Uttarakhand Abstract: New farm technologies are often introduced as
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THE PROBLEM OF POPULATION AGEING IN HONG KONG ………………………………………………………………………………..What can we do for it ? Number of Older Persons‚ 1961 to 2006 1000000 800000 600000 400000 65+ 200000 2006 2001 1996 1991 1986 1981 1976 1971 1966 0 1961 Number Year Page 1 Content Page Introduction 3 Vision‚ Mission and Definition 4 1 2 The Population Structure of Hong Kong Introduction of Population Structure in Hong Kong 1.1 Birth rate and Death rate 1.2 More about Population ageing in Hong Kong
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Why should the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) keep funding for sports program? Well what would schools be without the normal sports teams and jocks running around? In my opinion it would just be abnormal‚ competitive sports are a tradition in school that all children should have the choice to experience. I believe OUSD should continue funding for sports programs. Not only because they are a tradition; but because the also improves health‚ teaches teamwork‚ and improves academic performances
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