Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Executive Social Studies TEKS: 16) Government. The student understands the framework of government created by the U.S. Constitution of 1787. The ...

The U.S. federal government comprises 3 different branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The powers of these three branches of government were defined in by the U.S. Constitution, which has ...

There have been plenty of controversies recently over something called gain-of-function research. Amid the highly-politicized debate over the origin of the COVID-19 virus, the term has been thrown ...

Benjamin Franklin is famously quoted as saying, “A republic, if you can keep it.” This remark was made in response to a question from Elizabeth Willing Powel, who asked Franklin what kind of ...

As of Friday September 29, 2023, the United States Congress has yet to reach a spending agreement, as a result companies with international trade operations should prepare for a potential Federal ...

Typically, the function specified in a managed services contract is labeled an “essential resource,” which serves as an ...

Congress is in a familiar situation: on the brink of a government shutdown without a clear plan to avoid it. Federal workers that are designated 'essential' would stay on the job and face a delay in ...

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