District and Circuit Courts

The court system has many separate sectors and levels. Two of these are the District and Circuit courts. District courts deal with trials, and are courts of origian jurisdiction. Circuit courts do not deal with evidence, and examine trial records.

There are 94 District courts in the United States, with every state having at least one. Some of the larger states can have as many as 4. District courts hear both civil and criminal cases, making this where most federal cases begin. The judge determines the issues of law, and the jury finds issues of fact.

There are 13 Circuit courts of appeal in the United States. The "13th" Court sits in Washington D.C. With exception to those criminals found guilty, anyone can go to circuit court when displeased with their judgement in a district court.These courts do not review any facts, they simply determine if the trial record is correct.

Change in Budgeting

When changing the budget from 2006 in our recent project, I found it very necessary to attempt to cut the deficit. This proved difficult. I looked into many programs that i felt were rather unnecessary, and others I felt desirved more benifits. I increased the percentage being sent to retired military and the military as a whole, aside from a reduction of 10% to the war in Iraq and Afganistan.

I felt that a cut in the deficit would in the long run be good for the economy and the country. I cut the deficit by nearly 180 Billion. This would allow the government to have more money to use in other places, or to lower taxes for the people of the United States. Most of this money came from a 50% cut to General Government Administration.

My views on military differs greatly from the others in my class. I believe that funding to the Iraq and Afganistan war should be slowly taken away, as shown when i only reduced it by 10%. The members of my class do not agree with this. Many in my class cut the war in Afganistan completely by 100%.

I believe with such a small class that we could easily come to a concencis to balance the budget. We share some views on most things, however we differ in others. I believe we could compromise to complete the budget, if it were up to us.

It is often discussed and argued that politics is very influenced by companies who offer support. The above graphic shows the companies conservatives and liberals support, along with their customer satisfaction rating by their reputation and customers willingness to recommend them.

The two partys often back the same partys, just with different importance  The republicans back fox and fox news unlike the democrats for their publicity on TV of their views.

The democrats stick to more internet and TV powerhouses for their backing in that industry. The republicans back companies with a higher customer satisfaction ratings, however the democrats back more public companies.