South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa.[2] American Samoa consists of five main islands and two coral atolls. The largest and most populous island is Tutuila, with the Manuʻa Islands, Rose Atoll, and Swains Island also included in the territory. American Samoa is part of the Samoan Islands chain, located west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 300 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau. To the west are the islands of the Wallis and Futuna group. The 2010 census showed a total population of 55
There had been discussion on how to give FDA the control to regulate tobacco ever since Surgeon General released a report in 1964 that smoking caused cancer and heart disease. However, this discussion only took place during the time Dr. David Kessler was FDA Commissioner (1990-1996). In order for FDA to take control, evidence was need to show that nicotine in tobacco products was a "drug under federal law." Therefore, in 1992, Dr. Kessler headed a research on the tobacco industry. A Congressional
There are many different levels of our federal court system, each of them are appointed a different case category. Above all other courts we have the Supreme Court, the United States Constitution created this. The Constitution also gives Congress the ability to create and pass laws to construct a network of lower courts. Directly underneath the Supreme Court we have the Courts of Appeals, which consist of 13 appellate courts. 94 federal judicial districts are divided into 12 regional circuits, each
battle at Gettysburg. Near the beginning of summer of 1944, American B-29 bombers were ruining the islands. “Iwo Jima proved itself an indispensable asset to the Pacific command.” “Thousands of fighters took off from its runways, and this ‘stepping stone’ served as a staging ground for countless Allied advances.” The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Air Forces started naval bombardments against the island. About seventy-thousand U.S. Marines and eighteen-thousand Japanese soldiers were in the battle. When
DEMOCRATIC Ohio- On February first the democrats voted in Iowa. Hillary Clinton won with almost fifty percent of the votes, awarding her twenty three delegates. Although Bernie Sanders came in Second, this was considered a win for his campaign as he nearly tied with Hillary Clinton, only Point three percent away from tying with Clinton, because of this he received twenty one delegates. Martin O’Malley did very poorly, and ultimately received no delegates. He shortly Suspended his
Japan had control of those islands until World war II end. In summary, Japan Fought in many wars, for example Russo-Japanese War, Sino-Japanese War. Japan took many materials from its’ colonies like raw materials, farmland, lumber, other resources. In addition, they had different
September 8, 2017, Senate session, Senate President Arnold I. Palacios (R-Saipan) and Sen. Justo Quitugua (Ind-Saipan) commended the House for accepting the substitute. “The Senate made very substantive changes to…be sure that the Northern Marianas College and Northern Marianas Trades Institute are included [as beneficiaries],” (Retirees, 2017) said Palacios. Currently, recipients of the casino-generated gross revenue tax funds are the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., the Medical Referral Program, the Public
Some states, such as, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands include emotional maltreatment. As it says in the article, “The Future of Children” throughout history, they realized that children have been maltreated and it hurts more by words the parents say to them. It can be anything
INTRODUCTION The Marshall Islands on its surface is a paradise waiting to be discovered. The atolls, only 7 meters average above sea level, offer beautiful vistas and eye catching sea life to tourists from all over. History though offers a different story to tell us. This is one not of vistas and paradise but of war, and nuclear bombs. The Marshall Islands holds in its lands some of the great stories of human expansion in prehistoric times, colonization during the European exploration era, and
The FBI The FBI is a very intelligent law enforcement agency. The FBI does many things and gives jobs to many people in the United States. Also they protect us from many things like terrorism attacks that happen in the United States. Another fact about the FBI is they work with local law enforcement. There is plenty of information on the FBI that answers the following five questions: What do you have to do to become an FBI agent? ; What positions are available in the FBI besides an agent? ; What