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POL 303 Entire Course (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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Judicial Review POL 303 Week 1 DQ 2 Congress and
Federalism POL 303 Week 2 DQ 1 Religious
Liberty POL 303 Week 2 DQ 2 Freedom of
Expression POL 303 Week 2 Teaching Intelligent
Design in the Public Schools POL 303 Week 3 DQ 1
Equal Protection and Gender Discrimination POL
303 Week 3 DQ 2 Constitutional Issues Related to
Same-gender Marriage POL 303 Week 3 Research
Paper Draft POL 303 Week 4 DQ 1 Suspicion-less
Strip Searches POL 303 Week 4 DQ 2 Cruel and
Unusual Punishment
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POL 303 Week 1 DQ 1 Judicial Review (Ash) FOR
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Week 1 DQ 1 Judicial Review Political Science -
General Political Science Judicial Review.
Respond to this 2-part question in your initial
post a.  What is the Supreme Court's
justification for its claim to the power of
judicial review in the American system of
government? Fully explain Chief Justice
Marshalls rationale in Marbury v. Madison. b. 
Do you find this rationale persuasive, especially
in light of how the modern Court exercises this
power in a decision like Bush v. Gore? Fully
explain the constitutional basis of your reasons. 
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POL 303 Week 1 DQ 2 Congress and Federalism
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POL 303 Week 1 DQ 2 Congress and
Federalism Political Science - General Political
Science Congress and Federalism. Respond to this
2-part question in your initial post a.  What is
the Supreme Court's justification for recognizing
broad and expansive national power in Congress to
address what some view as "local" problems? Fully
explain the Courts rationale in McCulloch v.
Maryland (by Marshall, C.J.) and the different
rationales of various Justices in the 2012
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) cases. b. 
Which of the Courts rationales do you find most
persuasive? Which are the least persuasive? Fully
explain the constitutional basis of your
reasons.   
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POL 303 Week 2 DQ 1 Religious Liberty (Ash) FOR
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Week 2 DQ 1 Religious Liberty Political Science -
General Political Science Religious Liberty.
Respond to this 3-part question in your initial
post Explain the Supreme Court's reasons, in
Edwards v. Aguillard (the majority opinion by
Justice Brennan), for holding that a law
mandating the teaching of creationism in public
schools violates the Constitutions ban on
establishment of religion. Explain the
rationale of Justice Scalias dissenting
opinion. Which rationale, the majority or
dissent, is more consistent with previous Supreme
Court interpretations of the Establishment Clause
(see Davis, 2008)? Fully explain the historical
and constitutional basis for your position.   
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POL 303 Week 2 DQ 2 Freedom of Expression
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POL 303 Week 2 DQ 2 Freedom of
Expression Political Science - General Political
Science DQ 2 Freedom of Expression. In 2010 the
Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, held that
certain government restrictions on corporate
funding of independent political broadcasts in
candidate elections were unconstitutional
(Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission).
This controversial decision has been greeted with
calls to overturn it by amending the
Constitution. Respond to this 3-part question in
your initial post Explain the rationale of the
Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United (the
majority opinion by Justice Kennedy). Explain the
rationale of Justice Stevens dissenting
opinion. Evaluate both the majority and minority
rationales. Explain and justify your evaluation
by drawing on previous Supreme Court
interpretations of the 1st Amendment.   
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POL 303 Week 2 Teaching Intelligent Design in
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Teaching Intelligent Design in the Public
Schools Political Science - General Political
Science Teaching Intelligent Design in the
Public Schools. Write your paper about a
hypothetical proposal that is before the elected
school board for the public schools in your city.
The proposal stirs deep controversy in the
community. Opponents claim that it would violate
the Constitutions prohibition against a
establishment of religion. The proposed
mandatory regulation states The theory of
intelligent design shall be taught in the
public schools of this city in all classes where
the theory of evolution is taught. The theory of
intelligent design shall be taught as a
possible scientific explanation for life, and
other aspects of the universe, and as an
alternative to the scientific explanation offered
by the theory of evolution. For purposes of this
regulation, intelligent design is a theory that
certain features of the universe and living
things are best explained by an intelligent
cause, not an undirected process such as natural
selection as claimed by the theory of
evolution.
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POL 303 Week 3 DQ 1 Equal Protection and Gender
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Equal Protection and Gender Discrimination Politic
al Science - General Political Science Equal
Protection and Gender Discrimination. In recent
years opportunities for women in the U.S.
military have been expanding. But 200,000 jobs
may remain closed to women for a variety of
reasons. Recently two female Army Reserve
officers sued the government for excluding them
from formal assignment to specific Army combat
units and other positions solely because of their
gender (Sampson, 2012). They argue that being
excluded from these assignments limits their
opportunities for advancement in the Army and
restricts their current and future earnings and
their retirement benefits. They also argue that
the Armys practice of attaching them to such
units (instead of formally assigning them which
is barred under Army rules) actually exposes them
to greater danger than male soldiers because
women are excluded from combat-arms training for
engaging hostile opponents.
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POL 303 Week 3 DQ 2 Constitutional Issues Related
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Constitutional Issues Related to Same-gender
Marriage Political Science - General Political
Science Constitutional Issues Related to
Same-gender Marriage. In 2012 the Armed Services
Committee of the House of Representatives
adopted, by a party-line vote, an amendment to
the military defense budget for 2013 that would
prohibit same-gender marriage ceremonies in base
chapels serving members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
If this amendment is enacted into law, it will
change current Defense Department policy that
allows use of chapels for religious marriage
ceremonies on sexual-orientation neutral
basis. If by law the government denies a
same-gender military couple permission to hold a
religiously authorized marriage ceremony in a
base chapel, would such denial violate the
Constitution? Respond to this question in your
initial post. Fully explain the
constitutionally-based reasons for your position,
considering both the Due Process and Equal
Protection Clauses and the following cases The
Supreme Courts unanimous decision in Loving v.
Virginia (1967).
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POL 303 Week 3 Research Paper Draft (Ash) FOR
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Week 3 Research Paper Draft Political Science -
General Political Science Research Paper Draft.
This is an opportunity to submit a draft or
outline of the Research Paper for review and
feedback from your instructor. Read the
instructions for the Week Five Research Paper and
create an outline for the structure of the paper.
For information regarding writing an outline,
reference to the Ashford Writing Center within
the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation
toolbar. You must use at least five scholarly
resources (including Supreme Court decisions) and
at least two articles that can be found in the
Ashford Online Library to support your claims and
subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the
reference page. For information regarding APA
samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing
Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the
left navigation toolbar, in your online
course.     
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POL 303 Week 4 DQ 1 Suspicion-less Strip Searches
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POL 303 Week 4 DQ 1 Suspicion-less Strip
Searches Political Science - General Political
Science Suspicion-less Strip Searches. In 2012
the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld the
constitutionality of routine (without probable
cause) strip searches of persons arrested and
detained, even briefly, in a jail (Florence v.
Board of Chosen Freeholders of the Country of
Burlington). Respond to this 3-part question in
your initial post Explain the rationale of the
Supreme Court's decision in Florence (the
majority opinion by Justice Kennedy). Explain the
rationale of Justice Breyers dissenting
opinion. Evaluate both the majority and minority
rationales. Explain and justify your evaluation
by drawing on prior Supreme Court interpretations
of the 4th Amendments prohibition of
unreasonable searches from the required
textbook.   
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POL 303 Week 4 DQ 2 Cruel and Unusual Punishment
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POL 303 Week 4 DQ 2 Cruel and Unusual
Punishment Political Science - General Political
Science Cruel and Unusual Punishment. During the
last decade, the Supreme Court has applied the
8th Amendments prohibition against cruel and
unusual punishments against some of the harsher
sentencing policies implemented by various
states. Three cases dealing with juvenile
offenders Roper v. Simmons (2005), Graham v.
Florida (2010), and Miller v. Alabama (2012)
illustrate this moderating trend. An underlying
rationale of these decisions disproportionality
contrasts with rationales guiding the Courts
earlier (pre- 2002) interpretations of the 8th
Amendment (see Davis, 2008).
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POL 303 Week 5 DQ 1 Eminent Domain (Ash) FOR MORE
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5 DQ 1 Eminent Domain Political Science - General
Political Science Eminent Domain. In 2005 the
Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld the
constitutionality of a city taking private
property, while paying the owner just
compensation, and selling it to a private
developer as part of a plan to stimulate the
city's weak economy (Kelo v. City of New London).
Respond to this 3-part question in your initial
post Explain the rationale of the Supreme
Court's decision in Kelo (the majority opinion by
Justice Stevens). Explain the rationale of
Justice OConnors dissenting opinion. Evaluate
both the majority and minority rationales.
Explain and justify your evaluation.
Include consideration of these factors The
Supreme Courts traditional approach to the
public use requirement for takings The
relative competence of the Supreme Court vs.
local governments to determine what is a public
use to justify the taking of private property. 
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POL 303 Week 5 DQ 2 Right to Bear Arms (Ash) FOR
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Week 5 DQ 2 Right to Bear Arms Political Science
- General Political Science Right to Bear Arms.
In 2010 the Supreme Courts novel and
controversial interpretation of the 2nd Amendment
greatly limited governments power to restrict
gun possession. The case McDonald v. Chicago
sparked widespread debate across the political
and legal community, some of which is expressed
in the articles you read for this discussion.
Read the summary of McDonaldv.Chicago, then
choose and read two articles pertaining to the
McDonald v Chicago case from the Recommended
Resources for POL303 PDF file located in your
online classroom.
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POL 303 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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Final Paper Political Science - General Political
Science Focus of the Research Paper In this essay
you will research a case that is actively pending
before the Supreme Court of the United States
(not yet decided by the Court when you submit
your essay at the end of Week Five). It must be a
case that raises significant issues involving the
interpretation of the Constitution. The thesis of
your essay will be a statement of the decision,
regarding these issues, which the Court should
make, according to your research and analysis of
the constitutional principles, Court precedents,
facts of the case, and other relevant information.
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