by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Watchdog Model? The Watchdog Model is the theory that the mass media serves as a check on the government. That is, the media serves as a watchdog to inform the public of government activities that could affect their interests. Principles of democracy are...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the American Petroleum Institute?The American Petroleum Institute (API) is a leading trade association for the oil and gas industry. It is the largest organization within the oil and gas industry. API has over 625 oil and gas corporations as its members. As a...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) DefinitionThe Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee established by the United States government to review transactions by foreign persons with the sum of...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission?The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an administrative agency of the US Government. It regulates the rates and transmission of energy (electricity, natural gas, and oil) nationally, including the...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Federal Communications Commission?The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent US agency created to oversee and monitor interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, cable and international communications inclusive. The...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Bureau Of Public Debt?Public Debt refers to the total borrowings of a government, it is how much debt a government owes and must repay to entities outside of itself. The United States Treasury Department handles the debt of the U.S government, this is...
