The Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) of 2010 (Public Law 111-220) was an act by Congress‚ and became law on August 3‚ 2010 ( ). The FSA intent is to reduce the gap between the amount of crack cocaine and powder cocaine needed to initiate federal criminal penalties from a 100:1 weight ratio to an 18:1 weight ratio. The FSA also eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum sentence for the possession of crack cocaine (Reid 2012). The FSA replaced the controversial Anti-Drug Abuse Act (ADAA) of 1986‚ that
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all Americans and would be much more affordable.When the Affordable Care Act was established‚ there were 27 million previously uninsured people that would gain coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Thanks to this new healthcare establishment‚ “about 16.4 million Americans gained health care coverage and the uninsured rate had been reduced by more than a third “Health”. The first example was that when the Affordable Care Act was first released many people knew that this was exactly what they needed
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Security Act of 1935‚ enacted during President Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ has become a third rail in today’s American society. By third rail‚ various scholars explain that if a politician these days were to try to alter or change the structure of the law dramatically‚ then they could essentially destroy their political career. One must understand how the United States gained this transformative law through our country’s history‚ both the official and non official actors involved in enacting the act‚ different
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The Animal Welfare Act was first first passed in 1876 in Britain and titled “the Cruelty to Animals Act of 1876”. It was created to approve all animals used in research. Since there were initiatives to protect laboratory animals it took many years until there was a national law to protect laboratory animals in the U.S. There were multiple numbers of states that passes anti-cruelty laws between 1828 and 1898 in the U.S. and fourteen states exempted animal experiments. There were also a number of bills
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Assignment: The Welfare Reform Act The Welfare Reform Act is better known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996‚ this was created by former President Clinton. Clinton vowed to stop welfare‚ he wanted it to be someone’s right not just a privilege to receive aid. Clinton wanted to help the needy people who actually needed help‚ but many people were angry with the changes that it made. Clinton did not think that people’s reactions would be so negative‚ but they
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Reality shows is a genre of television show that screens unscripted dramatic or funny situations‚ reenacting true stories. These shows are usually acted out by normal people instead of professional actors. Hence‚ this essay will explain the pros and cons of reality shows and why they are so popular. Firstly‚ reality shows are really fascinating. By watching how the actors speak and behave in unexpected situations‚ the audience would be able to reiterate them and get out of awkward situations.
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The Clayton Antitrust Act‚ It was passed in 1914‚ proscribes certain additional activities that had been discovered to fall outside the scope of the Sherman Antitrust Act. For example‚ the Clayton Act added certain practices to the list of impermissible activities: a. Price discrimination between different purchasers‚ if such discrimination tends to create a monopoly b. Exclusive dealing agreements c. Tying arrangements d. Mergers and acquisitions that substantially reduce market competition. EUROPEN
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but one must ask what are we sacrificing with this protection? The time period during the creation of the Sedition Acts was a time of suspicion and fear in the United States. The government enacted laws to ensure the safety of the President and Congress because they feared the people would lose trust in the government if they read things that were distasteful. Under the Sedition Act anyone who opposed or was against United States law or against the President could be imprisoned up to two years. It
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Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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The Second Chance Act has taken initiative by acknowledging there are significant social problems such as offenders returning to their perspective communities without being afforded the same opportunities such as education‚ employment training‚ and housing in order to sustain a productive life. Additionally‚ those individuals arrive in their community with multiple disadvantages: drug and alcohol dependence‚ mental illness‚ inadequate or outdated job skills and limited educational attainment. Offenders
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