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e. Meritocracy ( merit, from Latin mereō, and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος kratos 'strength, power') is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth, social class, [1] or race. Advancement in such a system is based on ...
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, [1] [2] is the state-sanctioned practice of killing a person as a punishment for a crime, usually following an authorised, rule-governed process to conclude that the person is responsible for violating norms that warrant said punishment. [3]
Universal health care. Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to health care. It is generally organized around providing either all residents or only those who cannot afford on their ...
Union arguments. Open shop means a factory, office, or other business establishment in which a union, chosen by a majority of the employees, acts as representative of all the employees in making agreements with the employer, but union membership is not a condition of being hired. Unions have argued against the open shop adopted by United States ...
Syndicate (s) King Features Syndicate. Genre (s) Humor, Professions, Family. Pros & Cons is a comic strip about a lawyer, a psychiatrist and a police officer created by Glasgow –based artist Kieran Meehan. It was known as A Lawyer, A Doctor & A Cop before July 7, 2008, when it was renamed in an effort to make the title easier to remember.
Here’s an overview of the requirements for an FHA loan: FHA credit score: As low as 580 with a 3.5 percent down payment or as low as 500 with a 10 percent down payment. FHA down payment: At ...
That means they earn a commission on the products they sell you. While the commission is usually baked into the annuity contract, it can amount to anywhere from 1-10 percent of the total value of ...
A designer baby is a baby whose genetic makeup has been selected or altered, often to exclude a particular gene or to remove genes associated with disease. This process usually involves analysing a wide range of human embryos to identify genes associated with particular diseases and characteristics, and selecting embryos that have the desired genetic makeup; a process known as preimplantation ...