Introduction: The Adequacy of the Presidential Succession System in the 21st Century: Filling the Gaps and Clarifying the Ambiguities in Constitutional and Extraconstitutional Arrangements

Inevitably, the events of the day dominate the political agenda. The issues of presidential succession have been attended to in our national history only sporadically because, at most times, the question of who succeeds the President in cases of death, resignation, or incapacity does not have immediate relevance: the President is in good health, the presumption is he will serve out the term of his office for which he was elected, and political leaders ignore succession issues as if they were of only theoretical interest. And yet, again and again, succession questions have become of the most immediate consequence in times of crisis. Strikingly, of the forty-four men who have served as President of the United States, nine were Vice Presidents who succeeded to the office. Eight of those Vice Presidents took office as a result of the death of the President, and one took office after the resignation of a President. Perhaps equally significant, with remarkable frequency Presidents have confronted disabilities that impeded their ability to serve as President. Indeed, since the adoption of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment in 1967, Presidents have already invoked its disability provision on three occasions. Given the terrible frequency with which Presidents fail to complete their terms of office and the frequency with which they are disabled, any ambiguities concerning presidential succession and any flaws in the rules governing succession have the capacity to lead to national disaster. In view of the profound importance of questions of presidential succession and the lack of attention paid to them, this issue of the Fordham Law Review is, very simply, a great public service. It presents the papers produced by The Adequacy of the Presidential Succession System in the 21st Century Symposium, which was held at Fordham Law School on April 16 and April 17, 2010. The Symposium took place just one week after the horrific plane crash that killed the President of Poland and a number of the top political and military leaders in Poland, an event that starkly showed the necessity of having a comprehensive system of presidential succession in place in the event of an unexpected tragedy. Sitting in the audience during the Symposium and listening to the papers presented there, the author was struck by how many gaps there are in our current system and what dangers those gaps pose

Using Preschool to Close the Socioeconomic Math Achievement Gap

Socioeconomic status (SES) heavily influences students’ academic performance, creating an achievement gap in core subjects like reading and mathematics. This thesis will describe the socioeconomic achievement gap as it relates to mathematics specifically, discuss the problem’s causes, and propose how preschool programs should be implemented more prevalently as a solution to close the gap. Children with low socioeconomic statuses enter school with lower math proficiency due to their limited math exposure in their early years and the quality of their home learning environments. This thesis will propose an expansion of preschool programs as a solution to this problem to help mediate the proficiency in foundational math concepts of low-SES students prior to school entry

Psychological Testing and Constitutional Rights

The federal government uses psychological tests throughout the employment process-in hiring, promoting, and retiring its employees. Some of these tests probe into the most intimate aspects of an individual\u27s life. Do these tests produce their intended results? Are they necessary for effective government service? Do they unreasonably interfere with the private lives of the individuals tested? These and other questions have been asked with increasing frequency recently, and the author, who was counsel to the Senate Subcommittee which has been investigating governmental psychological testing, attempts to answer some of them in this article

PROSEDUR MENANGANI KELUHAN NASABAH OLEH CUSTOMER SERVICE PADA PT. BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA (PERSERO) Tbk. UNIT SOEKARNO HATTA MALANG

The task of a customer service person is to serve customers and fulfill customer desires according to the customer's requests. As the front guard, customer service is obliged to provide maximum service to customers. Service at a bank is not only about serving in terms of offering bank products and services, but also serving customer complaints based on the bank products and services they receive. The discomfort felt by customers causes customers to submit their complaints. This is the task of customer service in serving and resolving customer complaints. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques use observation and interviews. The informants in the interviews came from office employees at the research location. The data analysis technique uses narrative analysis based on interview results. The results of this research indicate that the procedures for handling customer complaints at the Bank Rakyat Indonesia Soekarno Hatta unit, Malang, a customer service person must have perfect public speaking skills and have the ability to resolve problems quickly and accurately in providing solutions to customers who are submitting their complaints

\u3ci\u3eMantis Religiosa\u3c/i\u3e (Mantodea: Mantidae) in Door County, Wisconsin

The European mantid (Mantis religiosa) has been observed at several sites spanning a distance of approximately 50 km in northern Door County, Wisconsin. A reliable sighting of an unidentified praying mantid on Chambers Island in Green Bay suggests the possibility that the species occurs there as well. Lake-induced moderation of the Door County climate may have resulted in conditions especially conducive for the establishment of European mantids