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Justice System of Puerto Rico

In four pages this overview of Puerto Rico's system of justice includes its constitution, civil laws, and also considers how the f...

The American Presidency

of both the despotism that can be imposed by a monarch, as well as the "tyranny of a fixed popular majority" (Foner and Garraty). ...

Texas State Legislature and Congress

subsequently submitted to the voters for their approval (Texas State Government, 2001). Like most other states, Texas employs a...

Controversies Surrounding the Ratification of the Constitution

United States political discourse should proceed in keeping with the original intent of the writers of the Constitution of the Uni...

In Pursuit of Small Government

to negotiate with governmental powers ultimately ended in the form of the Revolutionary War in which the colonies won their indepe...

The Vagueness of the United States Constitution

existing. One can well argue that the founding fathers were incredibly wise, or that they were very lucky, when they put the Const...

Religion in the United States

impartial form of government: the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. One only needs to look at the Amendme...

Historical Changing of America

authorized veto power over state legislation. New Jersey also argued that there was no need for two houses, which prevente...

New York State Constitution Creation

Boston Tea Party well and was suspicious of the federal governments plan for taxation. Still, when all is said and done, the bril...

Examining the U.S. Constitution

Few documents since the Magna Carta have had such a profound influence on social and political history as the Constitution of the ...

Articles of Confederation, Origins of the Constitution

the Articles were abandoned. One of the most divisive controversies facing the Constitutional Convention was how to settle the t...

Articles in the Constitution

same system as Britain, which was a system that was also immersed in a separation of powers. As one author notes, "the theory of c...

The Economics of the State of California

Nine pages and 4 sources used. This paper provides an overview of existing events in California that impact the economic picture....

San Antonio< Texas

CLIMATE AND AREA San Antonios climate is considered to be a "modified sub-tropical climate" (Westover, 2002, PG) with approximate...

Texas Politics: The 1930s to the Present

seems that he believed originally that the tax revenue was enough, but in the end it turned out that a raise in taxes was in order...

Burglary Rates and the Issue of Gun Ownership

In 2005, 3,984 burglaries were committed in the municipality. This translates to a rate of 0.011 burglaries per citizen (Nemerov,...

School Funding With Emphasis On Texas

a good ranking. Texas, like most states, has a number of special grants schools or school districts may apply for. One is the Opt...

Nursing Practice/Texas

(BNE:NPA, 2006). To investigate for heart disease was clearly indicated by physicians orders and, furthermore, Eddie failed to not...

Legal Aspects of Home Day Care

It is left to regulatory agencies such as the DFPS to interpret the law, write regulations that are in accordance with the law and...

Fictional Gubernatorial Campaign

This essay discusses various campaign issues for a fictional character who is running for the governorship of Texas. The paper bui...

Overview of Texas Politics

This paper describes contemporary issues in Texas' politics, such as the charges against Gov. Rick Perry, as well as the historica...

Dallas and Its Plastics' Recycling

were visible. Dallas County: Of the six million tons of trash generated in the county ,in a given year, only 10% is recycled Dent...

Texas Citizens and the Services Provided by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's Office

president the Senate is presided over by a president pro tempore, who, by the terms of an act passed by Congress in 1947, is next ...

Code of Ethics and Accounting Standards of the State of Texas

are still held responsible for conduct as set out by the Government Accounting Standards Board. It is in the best interes...

Feasibility Study of a Texas Feed Mill

in the South Texas area. This is a long-term project and the aspects such as the suitability of the locality to the desired market...

High School Football and H.G. Bissinger's Friday Night Lights

above understandable within the socio-cultural context of the town. Bissinger explains how Odessa, in 1988, when he was doing his ...

Texas Crime and Minorities

in Texas is immense and far-reaching. Bratschi (1995) contends the ultimate factor in the overwhelming racial bias within mass me...

Slavery and the Causes of the U.S. Civil War

Ordinance was one of the earliest reflections of the importance of the issue of slavery in this nation. There were many more refl...

Ending Access to Tobacco for Children in California

California and Smoking in the Nineties In 1988, California residents passed Proposition 99. The law increased the tax on ea...

Causes and Effects of the Mexican-American War

north (Lee, 2008). Many Americans agreed and moved to what was then the "Mexican province of Texas" (Lee, 2008). Furthermore, they...