• Discuss the five key dilemmas facing terrorist organizations and the six organizational models associated with radical terrorist organizations. • Explain the connection between radical terrorism ideology and terrorist targets.
Think about the advantages and disadvantages of American federalism. How does immigration policy display both the advantages and disadvantages to federalism?
Two of the main factors influencing the relationship between the national government and the states is the extent of the national government’s regulatory powers and its tax and spending power, which allows for federal grant-making. In practice, has this difference been consequential for limiting the federal government? Explain. Does this distinction matter for the development …
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Chapter 3 discusses sources of vertical control on government and horizontal control on government. Which set of controls on government do you believe is the most effective and why?
The primary advantages of American federalism is that it allows for a diversity of political subcultures and allows for stability to be maintained by allowing the populace to have more direct influence over state and local issues. Do you think this is still the case today? Why or why not? Are there ways in which …
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Think about the discussion of the issue of same-sex marriage found throughout Chapter 3. Under our federalist system, how has this issue been decided? Given recent federal court decisions on the issue of same-sex marriage, how would the policy be different if we had a unitary system of government? How would government policy differ on …
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In an age where Americans increasingly provide public exposure to their private lives (i.e., social media sites, public cell phone usage, etc.), should there be a reasonable expectation to privacy? Should there be a difference in how we allow private companies to collect information about us
Do you agree with how the Supreme Court has defined what speech is? Does excluding some kinds of speech such as obscenity, fighting words, or threats and intimidation as beyond constitutional protection make sense? Are there exclusions that should be done away with or other exclusions that you would include? How would you apply the …
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