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    of the public in the free flow of such commerce. • The National Labor Relations Board (hereinafter called the "Board") created by this Act prior to its amendment by the Labor Management Relations Act‚ ‚ is continued as an agency of the United States‚ except that the Board shall consist of five instead of three members‚ appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. • Of the two additional members so provided for‚ one shall be appointed for a term of five years and

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    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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    The history of U.S. prisons from the late 1700s to the late 1800s was marked by a shift from a penitentiary system primarily concerned with rehabilitation to one concerned more with warehousing prisoners. The failure of reform minded wardens to justify rehabilitation caused state legislatures to set economic profitability as the new goal for prisons. This resulted in a worsening of prison conditions during this period. Early colonial criminal law was a curious mix of religion

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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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    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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    State vs. Federal Rights State vs. Federal Rights PS1350 Implied powers are powers not given to the government directly through the constitution‚ but are implied. These powers fall under the Elastic Clause in Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. This document lets the government create “necessary and proper” programs/laws and retain them‚ such as creating the Air Force. The Air Force is an implied power because the constitution did not give the power of the Air Force

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    Date: 19/1/2011 Subject: Theory Assignment 5. Explain ways to embed elements of Functional Skills in your specialist area. (Recommended word count: 200-300 words) What are functional skills? The best description of functional skills I have come across is from the DCSF policy statement; Functional skills are the essential elements of English‚ mathematics and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that provide people with the skills they need to operate confidently‚ effectively

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    History of Microsoft Word Microsoft was created by a very smart man. That man wanted to help out people in the world‚ but he did not know he would become a billionaire in the process. His name is Bill Gates. Bill Gates‚ Microsoft founder‚ was born on Oct. 28th‚ 1955. He was 19 yrs. old when he first set up Microsoft. His dream was that every home would have a computer. The

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    Choose a Topic: What happens AFTER the story in "The Cask of Amontillado?"           Graphic Organizer Beginning Middle End After all the hard work of Destroying Fortunato‚  Montresor rest inside his vault for a few minutes. Montresor searches all across his vaults but sees no one. However the noises begin to get even louder. Montresor said he had no idea who that was. Then his face turned as red as a tomato. Because he looked off into the distance and saw one of Fortunatos shoes. He

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    For what three reasons did migrants move west in the late 1800’s? (Three points) What was meant by “Rum‚ Romanism and Rebellion”? Why did this comment backfire on Republicans? (Three Points) What happened in Haymarket Square on May 1‚ 1886? What happened on May 4? Who was convicted in the trial? What did Governor Altgeld do in 1893? (Four points) What was the Homestead Lockout? What did Alexander Berkman do? What did Carnegie do? (Three points) Why did Pullman workers go on

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