EPA – Policy-making in the Federal System POL 201 Instructor: Matthew Szlapak Monday‚ April 29‚ 2013 The federal government enacted the Clean Air Act‚ so as to protect the citizens of the United States. At the same time Congress created the Environmental Protection Agency with its primary role of regulating and the enforcement of environmental policies at the state and tribal levels. A brief history on air pollution‚ in October 1928 in the industrial town of Donora Pennsylvania a thick
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What is a Russian "State Unitary Enterprise"? commercial organization‚ is not endowed with ownership assigned to the owner of her property. The property of the unitary enterprise is indivisible and can not be spread on deposits (shares‚ shares)‚ including among the employees of the enterprise. In the form of unitary enterprises can be created only by state and municipal enterprises. See the Municipal Unitary Enterprise. Charter of the unitary enterprise must contain‚ besides the information which
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levels of government. There are several distinguishing deference’s between federalist‚ unitary‚ and confederation government structures. Federal states may be created in one of two ways · Separate political units may decide to join together in a political partnership. ·An existing unitary government may choose to disperse. In a federal system‚ each citizen is subject to two governments: the national or federal governments and the regional‚ state‚ or local government. The courts or some other impartial
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Should the United States Abolish the Federal Reserve System? The Federal Reserve System was instituted on December 23rd‚ 1913 by an act of Congress and serves as the central bank of the United States (“Federal Reserve System”). It is made up of twelve Reserve Banks with its headquarters in Washington D.C. The Board of Governors consists of seven members and two of them are designated and confirmed Chairman and Vice Chairman. The Chairman and Vice Chairman serve for four year terms while the other
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Introduction Both Federal Court System and the State Court System play an important role in the criminal justice system. There are some major differences between these two court systems. A prime example of this is their jurisdiction while federal court jurisdiction is limited to the types of cases they are allowed to hear. For example‚ some cases involve violations of the United States Constitution and/or federal laws or the Congress could give them a court case. However‚ the state court has a broad
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the Right to Sue letter is used will depend on what court the complaint will be filed. State or Federal Court systems are two separate and distinct institutions and have different rules of law. Comparing Differences in State and Federal Court SystemsBeginning an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint is the only formal proceeding that must be satisfied prior to any state or federal civil litigation involving discrimination by an employee against an employer. Black’s Law Dictionary
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Outline and Briefly Explain the Federal Court System The U.S. has a dual court structure. To be exact‚ we have a federal judiciary system and the systems that are operated by each of the states. This dual court structure is a unique feature of the American judicial system. Although most cases are tried in state courts‚ the federal court is playing a larger and larger role in finding resolutions to disputes. Partly‚ this is because congress in recent years has enacted a range of new laws that grant
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There are three prominent differences between the State and Federal Court Systems and they are the structure‚ the cases heard‚ and the sources of laws. In the following information there will be a brief explanation of the key difference between the Federal Court System and the New York State Court System. The main purpose of the Federal Court System is to hear that cases that usually have a direct conflict with the United States as a whole and not necessarily cases that affect a citizen unless
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Section 10 Study Questions (6.0 points) Answer each question fully. Complete sentences are not necessary. Lesson 1 (3.0 points) 1. What are the three tools the Fed uses to keep the economy stable? (1.0 points) 1. fund rate 2. discount rate 3. reserve requirement ratio 2. What is a recession? (0.5 points) a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced‚ generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. 3. What
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Chapter 3 Key Terms Federal system- system of government where the national government and state governments share power and derive all authority from the people Confederation- Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent state Unitary system- system of government where the local and regional government derive all authority from a strong national government Tenth amendment- The final part of the Bills of Rights that defines the
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