Questions

Answer two of the following questions as best as possible. (WRITE EXACTLY ONE PAGE ABOUT EACH QUESTION). Do not include an introduction, get straight to the point, please.

Explain the role and functions of Congress?

You are a member of the National Security Council in October 1962. Draft a memo to the President explaining the crisis and evaluate the policy options open to the president, strengths, and weaknesses. Provide your suggestion as to what policy to pursue and why?

Explain the office, roles, and functions of the President of the United States?

How does the budget process work and who are the players in influencing decisions?

Explain the role, nature, and functions of interest groups in American politics?

What is the history of American political parties and how do they function?

Explain elections and political campaigns in the American political process?

What are the significant issues of civil and equal rights in this country?

Explain the major cases and issues of freedom of expression—speech, press, assembly, etc?

What issues are raised in the readings about foreign and defense policy?

Explain the issues raised by voting and citizen participation?

What is the function and role of the judicial system, especially the Supreme Court?

Explain the issues raised by public opinion and political socialization?

What are the issues raised by freedom of religion and the establishment clauses? Explain the constitutional precedents, like the wall of separation? How is prayer in public schools tied into these questions?

What are the issues of administering the government?

 What are the significant issues of welfare and education policy? Include a discussion of issues of national health insurance?

What are the leading economic and environmental policy issues?

What issues are raised by the death penalty and gun ownership?

What are the constitutional and political issues raised by pornography and hate speech?

What questions are raised by Affirmative Action and how do they pertain to civil rights?

What constitutional and political questions are raised by gay rights and abortion?

Explain the issues raised by the Patriot Act and War Powers?

Explain how federalism works in the American system of government?

Explain what happened to Clarence Gideon and the significance of the issue covered in Gideons Trumpet?

What are the questions and challenges of the American constitutional government?

Explain in detail the major articles of the U.S Constitution? (I-III)

Explain the origins and development of the Bill of Rights and the protections for individual rights in the body of the Constitution? 

What is the importance of the following amendments to protect individual rights and expand democratic protections: 13-17.19. 23-24, and 26?

Select three of the first ten amendments to the Constitution and explain their importance and if and how they protect individual rights.?

What are the issues of illegal immigration and those of legal immigration and refugees?