Essay – Texas Judiciary
Essay – Texas Judiciary Texas has an unusual appeals process for judicial cases. District courts, where trials on matters of fact are held, are separated into different types according to the kind of cases they hear. You may notice when you vote in county elections, there are civil courts, criminal courts, probate courts, family courts, … Read more
Essay – Texas Executive Branch
Essay – Texas Executive Branch The governor of Texas is considered relatively weak by national standards. Texas has a plural executive, meaning voters elect a lot of the executive branch officials (comptroller, agriculture commissioner, land commissioner, lieutenant governor, attorney general, etc.) independently. The governor, therefore, has little control over the executive branch of state government, … Read more
Essay – Texas Legislature
Essay – Texas Legislature Employers are nervous about hiring people with criminal records. Recidivism statistics show those with felony convictions much more likely to commit crimes than those without felony convictions. Housing providers feel the same way for the same reason. Besides scaring people, employers and housing providers are worried about the liabilities. If you … Read more
Party Platforms and Winning Elections
Party Platforms and Winning Elections Political parties mobilize voters to win elections and implement policy goals. Parties use their stated policy goals (i.e., their platforms) as a way to mobilize voter support. Generally, in order to be successful in a two-party system, parties must have policy goals across a broad range of issue areas to … Read more
Memorandum – Voting and Elections
Memorandum – Voting and Elections This spring, the Republican and Democratic parties will choose nominees to represent their parties in the November election. If the real election isn’t until November, why are the party primaries so important? Because most elections are held in districts or precincts, which are drawn by politicians, most of them are … Read more
Voting and Turnout
Voting and Turnout The U.S. has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among modern democratic political systems. One study ranks the U.S. 120th on a list of 169 nations compared on voter turnout (Pintor, Gratschew, & Sullivan, 2002). While during the last decade many initiatives have been undertaken to increase voter participation, concerns about … Read more
Expansion project 6
Expansion project 6 It is time to assign a workforce along with a marketing strategy to your plan. At the end, a presentation generally concludes with a look ahead, so that will be the last portion of the plan. Create a 5-7 slides presentation using the speaker’s notes section for your content and the slides … Read more
Designing a Structure
Designing a Structure How many individuals can a manager direct efficiently and effectively? Where should decision-making authority lie – entirely with the manager or more as collaboration between manager and staff? Answer each question in 2-3 paragraphs based on personal experience with APA format. ………………….Answer Preview………………… How many individuals that … Read more
Case: US Department of Defense: Enlisting Open Source Applications
Case: US Department of Defense: Enlisting Open Source Applications Case Summary 1. Summarize the case from the perspective of a company looking to do business with the Department of Defense and their ability to use open source interfaces. Case Analysis 2. Analyze the use of open source software and compare and contrast it with platforms … Read more