How can you intervene in international currency markets to depress the value of the NTD? How can you deal with the threat of punishment from the US if it notices your policies? How do you balance the needs of your country against the pressures of other states and the international …
Discuss the nature of power. Why is power both necessary for government but dangerous, as well? Be sure to present detailed examples from lecture or current events to illustrate your assertions.
What is the national supremacy clause? Why is it important? In your answer be sure to address the U.S. Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland.
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.
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 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.
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 …
It is proven that Americans vote much less often and in lower numbers than citizens in other parts of the developed world. What accounts for this lack of engagement in the political system? What effect could this have on democracy as a whole? Propose some changes that could boost voter participation in …
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Why are certain factors such as age, region, class, race, religion, and education so salient in terms of voting predictability? Explore these factors to explain what about each of these factors would make an individual vote in any particular way, and discuss whether these categories have changed over time. …
Does democracy require equality of income or wealth? Discuss why democracy might make a country more or less egalitarian?
