Daniel Duranceau Econ 1 Wegman 29 September 2012 The Federal Reserve System of the United States There are seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Dr. Ben S. Bernanke (chairman) was born in December 1953 (age 59) in Augusta‚ Georgia‚ and grew up in Dillon‚ South Carolina. He received a B.A. in economics in 1975 from Harvard University (summa cum laude) and a Ph.D. in economics in 1979 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ben S. Bernanke began a second term
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State and Federal Prison Systems CJS230 Amanda Stasiewicz 05/17/2015 State prisons hold people who are arrested by local police and sheriff departments. Federal prisons hold people who are arrested by the federal bureau of investigations (FBI). The state and federal prisons have security levels for every type of prisoners. State prisons are run by the department of corrections while the federal prisons are run by the justice department. “The Federal Bureau of Prisons was created by an act of Congress
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State and Federal Prison System CJS/230 In our prison system today there are state and federal prisons throughout the United States. Our prison system is based on the created of the nineteenth century prisons that were used. Prisons confined felons serving sentences longer than a year and those sentence to
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MANAGEMENT FEDERAL & CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAW COMPARISON – February‚ 2013 FEDERAL Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990) & ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) (2008) CALIFORNIA Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) DIFFERENCES FEHA is stricter than ADA: applies to employers with 5+ employees and requires “reasonable accommodation” for persons with disabilities (CA disabled is defined as “limited” in one or more of major life activities rather than “substantially limited” as required under ADA) State law
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Local‚ State‚ Federal Police Angela Brandon CJA/484 March 25‚ 2013 Frank Owens Local‚ State‚ Federal Police The United States uses police officers on three different levels to deal with citizens that violate the laws. The local‚ state‚ and federal agencies operate on different levels. Maintaining order and service functions‚ purpose of policing is to do investigation of suspected criminal activity and refer criminals to the American court. Police is needed to help maintain peace
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History of State and Federal Prison According to "History Of State And Federal Prisons" (July 7‚ 2011)‚ “State prisons are primarily operated by state governments. Overcrowding is a persistent problem in most state and federal prisons. By the end of 2001‚ state prisons were operating between 1 and 16 percent over capacity. This makes the prisons more difficult to operate‚ and puts the health and safety of inmates and staff at risk. The prison systems known today are based on eighteenth century Age
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Responsibilities of State and Federal Courts State Court System: I.)Lower courts or courts of limited jurisdiction: Lower courts first and foremost handle small criminal issues‚ for instance prostitution‚ traffic violations‚ and preliminary phases on felony cases. The parliamentary periods of any felony cases are in charge of arraignments‚ bail hearings‚ and so on. Lower courts can also distribute warrants to the local and state police departments for search and seizure’s. II.) Trial courts
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Practice Federal State Local Answer the following questions about federal‚ state‚ and local governments. Directions: Answer each of the following questions with a brief essay. (8 points) 1. What level of government do you think should be in charge of security from foreign enemies? Write a paragraph explaining why this level of government is most appropriate. Answer: The Federal Government should be in charge of security from foreign countries. The Federal Government is much better at protecting
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Federal and State Court Systems The United States’ judicial system is actually made up of two different court systems: the federal court system and the state court systems. While each system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases‚ neither is completely independent of the other‚ and the systems often interact. Solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights are key goals of both court systems. The federal court system deals with issues of law relating to those powers expressly granted
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May 1882‚[2] after witnessing the annual labor festival held in Toronto‚ Canada.[3] Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday on February 21‚ 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894‚ thirty states officially celebrated Labor Day.[2] Following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike‚ the United States Congress unanimously voted to approve rush legislation that made Labor Day a national holiday; President Grover
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