Government Involvement in the Economy: A Double-edged Sword? Ask an average U.S. citizen about their stance on government in the economy‚ and most will agree that government must play some role. The question is‚ where is the line drawn and at what cost? This cannot be answered without a comprehensive analysis of the political economy and history of economics in the United States. Since such a thorough analysis can not be done within this paper‚ the goal is not to answer the question‚ but to provide
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Forex Leverage: A Double-Edged Sword In comparison to stocks and other financial instruments‚ forex provides traders with a big advantage of its higher leverage. However‚ not all the traders know what “leverage” means and how exactly it works. After reading this short article‚ you will learn more about it. What is leverage? Leverage means borrowing a certain amount of money with an intension to invest it in something after. The money is normally borrowed from a broker‚ and high leverage in forex
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Paige Ruby Mabry‚ Period 1 English IV 8 February 2013 A Double Edged Sword Cuts Both Ways The phrase “a doubled edged sword cuts both ways” means that something has both beneficial and adverse outcomes. The comparison is made to a double-edged sword because it allowed the wielder of the sword to slash on the backswing without having to pivot the weapon in their hand‚ but it also allowed the wielder to cut themselves on the backswing. The actual origin of the phrase is unknown‚ but the earliest
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Tourism refers to the activities of tourists‚ people who visit places for pleasure‚ and the industry that caters to their needs. It can be a double-edged sword for a country to a certain extent due to its advantages as well as its disadvantages. The advantages are economic‚ cultural and environmental benefits while the disadvantage will be environmental degradation. Firstly‚ tourism is beneficial as it contributes to a country’s revenue. For example‚ in Singapore‚ the tourism industry generated
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Early Colonial Women and Religious Education; A Double Edged Sword A double standard is defined as “a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than another” when looked up in the dictionary. For Puritan and Colonial women a double standard was defined as a way of life. Women at the time were not supposed to have an extensive knowledge of the Bible‚ as they were not viewed to be intelligent enough to understand it. On the other side‚ Puritan mothers were expected to
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Judicial Review: A Double-Edged Sword Judicial Review: A Double-Edged Sword 1. Traditional theories of judicial review hold that neutral or principled grounds are the only legitimate bases for judicial decisions and reject political motives in judicial decision-making. Do you believe this is true? Do you see principled v. political motives in important U.S. Supreme Court constitutional decisions which overturn laws passed by legislatures (such
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Technology: A Double-Edge Sword? The constantly changing‚ ever evolving state of technology makes me wonder if it’s a good thing or bad thing. Technology surrounds us. We are always exposed to it some way or another‚ and unless you escape to a desert island‚ there is no escape from it. When we wake up in the morning‚ most of us wake up to the sound of the alarm clock’‚ we then check our phone for missed calls and messages. We either cook or use the microwave to fix our breakfast or some of us
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controversy of judicial review which at extreme points‚ is called judicial activism‚ is a concept new to India. Judicial review can be defined as the judiciary‚ in the exercise of its own independence‚ checking and cross checking the working of the other organs of the government‚ while trying to uphold the ideal of ‘the rule of law’. Judicial activism more reformist in character is often confused with judicial review. According to Black’s Law Dictionary‚ judicial activism is “a philosophy of judicial decision-making
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exemplifies the protection of civil right and liberties with judicial activism. When the rights of the American citizen are on the line than the judiciary should utilize the powers invested in them to protect and enforce what is constitutional. However‚ in times of controversy‚ where personal preference or aspects of religious or personal nature are at hand‚ the judiciary should exercise their power with finesse‚ thereby acting out judicial restraint. An example of such is in the case of Engel v.
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The area of law in which this question is concerned is judicial review. Judicial review can be defined as ‘… the means by which the Courts control the exercise of Governmental powers.’ The Courts will look at the way in which a decision was made‚ not the decision itself‚ to find out if any powers have been abused. Judicial review is an application to the Courts to assess an action or decision made by a public body on a point of public law. A particular decision may be found to be in breach of natural
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