Should the municipal government have a key to each tenants apartment?

Municipal governments in Pennsylvania are now requiring landlords to mount the keys to each apartment outside the building in a "Knox Box". The city will have a key to the box and only enter one of the residential units in the event of an emergency. Personally, I’d rather they break down my door in the [...]

How is what the government does not any different than what a mafia does?

A government just seems to want to eliminate crime because they want to eliminate their competition. They don’t want the people to fight crime because this would eliminate thier power. Also like a mafia, there is no such thing as a balanced budget as there doesn’t need to be. A mafia will just extort money [...]

What happens when the government runs out of money, and becomes bankrupt?

The U.S. Federal Government is in major extreme almost unsolvable debt, State governments sometimes go broke resulting in a shut down of services. So what happens when a state government goes bankrupt for a long period of time, say 6 months to a year? What if the Fed can’t give grants, and loans to keep [...]

What procedure did the government use to select projects for the Stimulus package recently passed by Congress?

I think that the Executive Office of the President sent a questionnaire to the individual state government and the state government passed it on to local government.

Why should the Federal government have the ability to preside over issues like abortion and same-sex rights?

Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, The Death Penalty, Education, etc. should all be in the hands of the states! Why should the government be able to make decisions on these issues, point on point. Who’s saying our Federal Government has the best judgment? Let the people decide on these issues in their respect states, and create state [...]

How can increasing government jobs or increasing wages at government jobs stimulate the economy?

If to pay that government worker the government must create more money (diluting the value of the dollar) or take the money from other people (taxes)? Am I missing part of the equation stimulus believers?

How has divided government contributed to the decline in trust and confidence in government?

How has divided government contributed to the decline in trust and confidence in government?

How does federalism keep government closer to the people? Is state government necessarily more responsive to t

How does federalism keep government closer to the people? Is state government necessarily more responsive to the people than the federal government?

What can the government do to reduce poverty in a city? What level of government should handle it?

What can the government do to reduce poverty in a city? What level of government should handle it? What should this level of government do?

goverNment ??

contracts between individuals and buisnesses are part of A. federal law B. constitutional law C. criminal law D. civil law

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