Category: Political Science

Do exercises 3.1, 3.2 (in the exercise 3.2., do #1 and #4 items only) in chapter 3 and exercise 4.2 in chapter 4 from the Brancati textbook.
Exercise 3.1 is worth 2 points.
Exercise 3.2 (#1 and #4) is worth 1.5 points.
Exercise 4.2 is worth 1.5 points (only do example 1)

Discuss a president’s role in foreign policy, domestic policy, military readiness, and governmental administration. Describe the evolution of the presidency from a weak to strong office. How would you describe today’s presidency? Beginning with the intention to run for office to the general election, trace the path an individual usually takes from the start to taking the oath of office. What is the electoral college, and what is its relevance in presidential elections? How are the number of electors arrived at? What is the unit rule, and what effect does it have on election strategy? Each president must staff the cabinet, currently consisting of 15 departments. Each cabinet head commands a large organization charged with carrying out executive directives and implementing laws. As a whole, this represents the governmental bureaucracy. Provide a description of the types of responsibilities carried out by the bureaucracy, and explain the various bureaucratic organizations. Discuss some of the factors that have an impact on presidential leadership, particularly the first 100 days. Include such things as public support or relations with Congress. Are there others? Contrast the merit system and the patronage system regarding government employment. Compare and contrast the three models of bureaucracy. Often called the fourth branch of government, the bureaucracy has tremendous power in its ability to implement policy. Discuss this power. The Congress can hold the president accountable for all actions. Who holds the bureaucracy accountable for its actions or lack thereof? What are some of the methods used for bureaucratic accountability?

Identify and explain three primary agents of political socialization, and explain their importance. Next, identify and explain three secondary agents of political socialization. Do you think a person’s political opinion can change over time? Explain. Define political ideology and briefly define the following terms: libertarian, classical liberal, modern liberal, traditional conservative, modern conservative, socialism, communism, and fascism. Several factors play a role in a person’s interest and participation in government. List and explain three of these factors and how they contribute to/detract from participation. Why is it important for citizens to participate in the political process? Describe some of the problems surrounding public opinion polls. How does public opinion influence public policy? Explain the electoral college. Can an election in the electoral college differ from the population’s election? Describe today’s political campaigns. Include the shadow campaign, primary campaigns, and general election campaigns. During the 1800s various political parties in the United States rose, evolved, and died. Today the two major parties reflect differing ideologies. Summarize the ideology each party promotes and the segments of society and the economy that each attracts. Discuss the various elements in the election process from announcing candidacy to election. Money is a crucial component of any presidential campaign. Where do campaign funds come from? Discuss the importance of direct democracy. List some examples of this process.

1. In order for a court to hear a case, it must have jurisdiction. What is jurisdiction? Distinguish between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction. 2. How does a case come to be heard by the Supreme Court? Describe how cases are selected. 3. After a case has been decided, the Court issues its ruling. Distinguish between the terms decision and opinion. Then, define the following terms: majority opinion, concurring opinion, dissenting opinion. Who writes the opinions? 4. Briefly describe U.S. district courts and U.S. courts of appeals and discuss the importance of state courts. 5. Justices are nominated to the federal court system by the president and confirmed (or rejected) by the Senate. What considerations go into a president’s choice of Supreme Court nominees? 6. Besides the Constitution, consider the statutory and administrative influences on the Court and its decisions. How does the Court shape public policy? 7. Distinguish between criminal law and civil law cases. Give examples. 8. Marbury v. Madison (1803) is the case most closely associated with judicial review. Define judicial review. What impact can that power have on the other two branches of government in particular and on American society in general? Is the power specified in the Constitution? 9. Judicial restraint and judicial activism are the terms that describe the degree to which justices defer to precedent and elected officials. Define these two terms. Which practice considers the Constitution a living document or a static document, and why? 10. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) produced a landmark decision that dramatically changed American society. Using this case or another landmark case as an example, discuss how Supreme Court decisions can affect everyday American life.

Lead Discussion
Look at the reading only Chapter 2, ‘Oil- Discovery and Production in the Persian Gulf (attached in the file below). You will lead the class discussion for your chosen day. This is not a presentation. But I need a full scriipt. You are expected to do two things:

a) Define and explain concepts/ideas explored in the reading
b) Select one specific section in the reading that piques your interest and include direct quotations from the source. Explain what the author talks about using relevant concepts/themes as your reference.

Please Read and Understand all attachments to help complete this work. IMPORTANT: please only write 400 WORDS, NOT 550.
ASSIGNMENT: Please read the module handbook and write a 400 word blog post demonstrating your understanding of the course and its expectations. Here are some questions that you may consider answering:
 What concepts and theories will we cover, and why are they significant to
the study of the Middle East?
 Can you identify 3 articles or book chapters that may help you to develop a
couple of concepts and theories?
 Please remember the following text: Read the introduction of the article or
the book chapter to gather some ideas.
PLEASE REFER TO THE READING LIST and use it in the bibliogrphy. Please read some of the items on the reading list and use 2/3 of them in the bibliography. Please use Harvard referencing and list the sources by alphabetical order using the author’s last name.

For this exercise, complete the following steps in essay format:
Write a correct social science hypothesis about a relationship between 2 variables. (0.25pts)
Identify the unit of analysis of your hypothesis. (0.5pts)
Identify which is the independent and dependent variable in your hypothesis. (0.25pts)
Define each of the two variables. (0.5pts)
Operationalize each of the two variables by explaining the process by which you will assign units of analysis to variable categories. (i.e. develop empirical indicators) (0.5pts)
For each of your empirical indicators, identify the level of measurement and explain why that is the level of measurement. (0.5pts)
I think you can use the same 2 variables you did as last time

Read the first 7 pages in the Smith chapter (introduction and historical evolution of human rights) Please read, take notes, and present the main points. Share something you found interesting and/or confusing that would be appropriate for my class discussion. You don’t need to put it in an essay format but more like talking points. Thank you.

You must read and write a review and give your opinions on an article. Left a link to the article. Also, the writing format and instructions are uploaded as a guide.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/06/alejandro-mayorkas-texas-immigration-policies/

The assignment is based on work from a previous assignment. I will either upload a file or copy and paste the instructions.