Shelton Jackson ” Spike ” Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and professor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. Concerning filmmaking, two or three things set Spike Lee apart from the middle…
Put simply, the difference between a unitary and a federal government is that a unitary government puts its power in one central government while in a federal system the governing power is divided into federal and local governing bodies that connect to the national government. • Very little political power…
Mike Nichols’ will splits his estate between widow Diane Sawyer and his three children. Late film-making great Mike Nichols left his property to his widow Diane Sawyer and split his fortune between Sawyer and his three adult children, according to estate papers filed Wednesday. Mike Nichols left his estate to…
Oligarchy is a form of government in which a small group of people hold most or all political power. – Executive branch which is normally overseen by the prime minister – Legislative branches such as Parliament and the National Diet – Judicial branch which makes up the Supreme Court and…
If you’d like any of the above to be included in your estate or intestate succession in the absence of a will, you can simply name your estate as the beneficiary. Other Situations in Virginia Inheritance Law To be an heir under Virginia intestate succession, you must have outlived the…
Monarchy is a political system in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as head of state. It typically acts as a political-administrative organization and as a social group of nobility known as “court society.” A monarchy is a form of government in which…
An initiated constitutional amendment is an amendment to a state’s constitution that results from petitioning by a state’s citizens. By utilizing this initiative process, citizens can propose and vote on constitutional amendments directly, without need of legislative referral. – Moses cuts the stone, but God writes the 10 Commandments again.…
Benjamin Bradley Bolger (born 1975) is an American perpetual student who has earned 15 degrees and claims to be the second-most credentialed person in modern history after Michael W. Nicholson (who has 30 degrees). Like Nicholson, Bolger is from Michigan. Nicholson is a truly unique man: he holds the unofficial…
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and television personality. She rose to fame in 2002 after winning the first season of American Idol, which earned her a record deal with RCA Records. Kelly Clarkson wrote “Because Of You” after coping with emotional…
City governments were dominated by political machines. Members of a small network gained power and used the public treasury to stay in power — and grow fabulously rich in the process. Not until the dawn of the 20th century would serious attempts be made to correct the abuses of Gilded…