It was the Patriot Act.
This was the result of the attacks on September 11, 2001 that led to the
destruction of the World Trade Center.
It called for more aggressive actions to fight terrorism. Among them
were the arrest, detention and trial of terrorists. It also called for removing barriers to data
gathering and terrorist investigation.
Opponents criticized because of its treatment of detainees and the extreme
measures taken against terrorism.
There are currently 15 executive departments.
Larry uses mitigated skepticism. According to David Hume's essay, mitigated skepticism is where somebody simply accepts the limits of human knowledge while shadowing the real aims of math and science. This is a philosophical tactic that tries to offer a level of caution in human reasoning.
Cabinet members in the United States must go though senate confirmation and be approved by the senate before they can be appointed to their position.
The appointee must have a background that is compatible with the department he/she will head. The appointee must have skills and experience.
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In this case, Cecilia only decides to buy the necklace, knowing that the cost of diamonds depends only on the demand.
She will find a good price, because she knows the product availibility exceeds the demands, making the prices go low! when people start looking for this kind of diamond, the reverse will happen. The demands will exceed availability and prices will rise. Cecilia takes advantage of the fact that demand is low.