Archive for the ‘Government’ Category

What is the Difference Between Socialism and Communism?

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The main difference between the ideologies is that Socialism allows for some free market economy and that each person is allotted resources according to how hard they work, and Communism seeks communal ownership of everything and that each person is allotted resources according to their need. Socialism is grounded in ...

How Long Does it Take to Get a Green Card?

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Firstly, there are 3 ways to get a Green Card: you can have your employer sponsor you, you can apply for a Diversity Immigrant Lottery Green Card, or you can marry a U.S. citizen. If your employer sponsors you, it will take 3 steps and up to 2 years to finally ...

What is the Difference Between North and South?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This article took me to places that I hadn't considered. When I first broached the question, I had in my mind the North and South Poles, but when I sought to answer the difference between North and South, the U.S. Civil War wacked me over the head, making me feel ...

What is the Difference Between Civil and Criminal Law?

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

The difference between civil and criminal law is that criminal law involves the notion of a punishment either by a fine to the government, incarceration or in some U.S. States, execution. Criminal law in the United States for example, divides punishments into 2 different categories: felonies which involve sentences of ...

What is the Difference Between Democrats and Republicans?

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Strictly referring to the United States political arena, the Democratic Party is left of center and the Republican Party is right of center. How is this measured? It is somewhat arbitrary in that it relies on the history of the country to determine what left and right really mean; but ...

What is the Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid?

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Medicare is a U.S. federally administered program for people over 65, people with disabilities and people with certain types of kidney disease - seems somewhat arbitrary; what about heart disease, or lung diseases? Medicaid is run by individual states and it is geared towards people with low incomes or with ...