are two terms to be recognized: “safe state” and “swing state”. In a “safe state” the presidential candidate of a particular party has the vast majority of support of that state ’s voters‚ regularly‚ so that he/she can safely assume the favorable outcome of the state ’s electoral college votes. Some well-known safe states are California for democrats‚ and Texas for republicans. On the contrary‚ there are states that are not like safe states and no single candidate or party has overwhelming
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Sciences POL/215 Version 4 State and Local Political Processes Course Start Date: 09/25/2013 Course End Date: 10/23/2013 Group ID: NWELECT27 Campus: Northwest Learning Center Copyright © 2011‚ 2010‚ 2009‚ 2005‚ 1997 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides students with an introduction to the organization‚ administration‚ and functions of American state and local governments. The relationship between state and federal governments is also analyzed
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The Judiciary Chapter Focus The purpose of this chapter is to describe the policy-making role of the federal judiciary‚ in particular that of the Supreme Court. To appreciate the significance of this role‚ students need basic knowledge about the history of the Supreme Court‚ the structure and procedures of the federal courts‚ the nature of controversy over the courts‚ and the restraints on judicial policy making. After reading and reviewing the material in this chapter‚ you should be able
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Comparison of National and State Standards Danae Richmond Midway College Teachers are vital to ensure the success and college/career readiness of all students‚ and to do this properly; they must follow a set of standards that correspond to their certification. In the United States‚ all teachers must follow the SPA standards in place for their specific certification area. For English teachers‚ The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has come up with a list of standards to follow
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STATE VERSUS FEDERAL POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ the foreign-born population in the United States tripled in the past four decades and currently totals about 37 million‚ or nearly 12 percent of the total population. What authority do states have with respect to immigration matters? For decades‚ the power to regulate immigration has been considered a federal power. However‚ in recent years Congress added a new provision that allows local law enforcement to
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2003 - 1) For this week’s assignment I am going to discuss one federal and one state rule of evidence or statute and what affects they may have on both the prosecution and defense of sexual assault cases. Federal and State rules of evidence statues can affect both the prosecution’s ability to try a sexual assault case successfully‚ and a defender’s ability to defend their client successfully. The Federal Rules of Evidence › ARTICLE IV. RELEVANCE AND ITS LIMITS › Rule 412. Sex-Offense
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Fiscal Policy vs. Monetary Policy With America in recovery from the attacks on our freedom and our economy‚ many wonder if we will return to phase one (expansion) and how long it will take to reach phase two (recession) again. The Keynesian Theorists of America believe that the government should actively pursue Monetary policies (enacted by the Federal Reserve Bank) and Fiscal policies (enacted by Congress) to reach adjustments to price‚ employment‚ and growth levels. In our full market economy
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Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve System Monetary policy is the Federal Reserves’ way of influencing the amount of currency and credit that is in circulation in the United States economy. When the currency and credit rates are altered‚ the interest rates and performance of the U.S. economy are affected. There are three goals of monetary policy; promote maximum employment‚ stable prices‚ and moderate long-term interest rates. The Federal Reserves’ goal is to implement effective monetary policies
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Weeks vs United States By: Daven Baker Historic Background the U.S. Supreme Court used the common law rule and permitted States and federal courts to admit evidence gained by an illegal search to convict an accused offender Common law – judges decided whether evidence that had little to do with a case could be admitted Fremont Weeks was arrested at his business‚ where officers searched the site without a warrant Evidence collected from the illegal search was used to convict Weeks of transporting
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COURT CASE: ALA vs. CIPA (may be United States vs ALA) Argued March 5‚ 2003 Decided June 23‚ 2003 CASE SUMMARY: In this case the American Library Association (ALA) challenged in court the constitutionality of the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) enacted in 2000‚ saying that it violated the First Amendment. In this lawsuit ALA sued to overturn the requirement that libraries restrict patrons’ access to computer information‚ that if Internet filters were not installed‚ federal funding and computer
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