Some observers express concern about high re-election rates for incumbent members of Congress and have advocated for term limits as a way to formally remove long-time members of Congress. Why do you think these proposals for term limits are being advanced? Are there advantages to having long-serving members of Congress in office (e.g., when dealing …
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Evaluate the importance of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments in U.S. trials.By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your …
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Due process under the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution can be broken down into two categories: Substantive due processProcedural due process.Both are based on fundamental fairness. For example, the Fourth Amendment protects citizens against government unreasonable search and seizure of personal property. The Fifth and Sixth Amendments guarantee the procedures that the courts and police …
Pick two colonies (New England, Middle, or Southern colonies) and explain how women’s roles differ in the two colonies of your choice. Describe what legal rights women held during the colonial period. Analyze how Native women’s lives were different from colonial women’s lives.
John F. Kennedy’s presidency is seen as lost potential and a modern-day Camelot. Is that a fair assessment, considering his accomplishments, mistakes, and policies, or is JFK’s legacy overblown? Why?
What happened in the presidential election of 1860? Who was Jefferson Davis? What happened at Fort Sumter (1861)? Describe the Battle of First Bull Run. What was the “Anaconda Plan”? Explain the importance of the Battle of Antietam. Why was the rifled musket such an important weapon in the Civil War? …
What did Executive Order 9066 do? What was life like in internment camps? What did the Supreme Court, in 1944, rule in Korematsu v. United States? What were the “lessons” of Japanese Interment according to the Council on Foreign Relations’ Jim Lindsay?
Reading; Lemke,I pages 77-92 – the transformation of politics Lemke II “An analysis of Biopolitics” pp. 105-123 Speculations: on the “Posthuman”- the end of species-being thinking and the beginning of the inhuman and what the biopolitcal may entail today as a politics for the future. From contract to contagion- new forms of faith based …
How did the French and British rule affect the state
Look in the news for a protest in the United States from the past 3 months. Once you have identified a protest, provide the following information as the first part your discussion post: What was the date of the protest?What was the issue(s) being protested?Generally, who were the protesters?What were the actions of the protesters? …
