Madison’s separation of powers has worked too well in recent decades, some would say. It seems that Congresses and our Presidents are increasingly unable to find compromises to pass legislation needed by the Republic. What do you think? Is our government in permanent gridlock? If so, is that a good …
Is federalism a good system? Provide two pros and two cons from the text/lecture discussion in Chapter 3. What do you think? Provide a clear explanation.
Political science research indicates that the three factors (in order of significance) that correlate with the likelihood of an individual voting in the next presidential election, regardless of race, ethnicity or gender, are (in order of highest correlation) the highest level of education attained, age, and income. With this in …
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The constitution structures our government with separation of powers, creating checks and balances. Describe this system in detail, including the role of federalism. Provide examples illustrating how the system works.
Define the term democracy. What is meant by the term representative democracy? Is the United States a representative democracy? Provide examples illustrating your answer.
The Bill of Rights is not only included with the United States Constitution but also state constitutions. All states have provisions in their constitutions that protect individual rights. Go online and look up your state constitution concerning amendments that are included in the Bill of Rights. How does …
Many of the political science perspectives (including the Our Own Worst Enemy book) we’ve seen this semester discuss ways to better protect democracy in the US. Pick two of these proposals. Which strike you as helpful and which don’t and be sure to support this answer with your reasons why.
What are two things you would change about the American Political System and what are two things you would keep the same?
Are you more persuaded my Mitt Romney’s and other’s optimistic view of American Exceptionalism or Howard Zinn’s, and other’s, more pessimistic view? How close is the US to its ideals? Why?
Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, several of the Founding Fathers wrote papers arguing for certain provisions. These were published in newspapers and became known as the Federalist Papers. Your assignment is to write a modern-day Federalist Paper defending or critiquing a part of the U.S. Constitution. You will …
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