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The Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed almost a century ago and has still not been added to the United States Constitution. It is supposed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. It was first introduced to Congress by Alice Paul, leader of women’s suffrage movement in 1923. Compare/contrast the Equal Rights Amendment with the Fourteenth Amendment. Did they deal with separate concepts? Explain your answer.
Prepare a term paper pertaining to any policy issue in the Government and present competing arguments (pros/cons), as well as your own opinions, recommended policy improvements, and conclusion regarding the policy issue. You can focus on any policy issue; such as federalism, civil rights, civil liberties, interest groups, models of democracy, a court ruling, eminent domain, livable community issues, general plans, laws and regulations, a government program or project, or other policy issues.
Write a 1000 word paper researching civil action/change and uncivil change in a government regime. Discuss how a collective group (legal interest group) tries to change or influence government policy using legal collective actions. Research uncivil action for government change
Your paper should address the following:
Civil Actions
1. The legitimate group or groups (interest group for example). A terrorist group is not a legitimate group.
2. The goals or intent of the group – what this group(s) wants to accomplish.
3. Include specific collective actions and examples from your research. Collective actions are actions in which the public participates. Collective actions can include protests, letter writing, sit-ins, boycotts, etc. Be specific.
4. Have these actions been successful in the goals of the group?
Uncivil Actions
1. Actions could be terrorism, war, insurrections, rebellions, etc.
2. Discuss how a group tries to change or influence government or government policy using violence means.
3. Include specific actions and examples from your research. Have these actions been successful in the goals of the group?
4. Have these actions been successful in the goals of the group?
5. Make sure to use terminology from your readings.
Write a dissertation on The Practicalities of Transitioning from a Transactional to Relational Libraries: A Case Study of Libraries Uses during The Russia/Ukraine Conflict
Does democracy require equality of income or wealth? Discuss why democracy might make a country more or less egalitarian?
How does the Marxist-Leninist interpretation of economic imperialism help us understand the invasio n of Indo-China by the United States?
Explain the government structure in the United States to include a discussion about constitutional democracy and federalism.
How do the principles of federalism impact policing?
What rights and protections are afforded to American citizens in the Bill of Rights?
How and why do leaders in Latin America rise to power through charisma and populist ideals? What are the causes that lead up to their rise and how do they maintain it?
Since the advent of polling, political scientists have found that Americans don’t know much about the details of political issues or even the names of many leading politicians. Education is one distinguishing factor that separates the politically sophisticated from the unsophisticated, but, since education levels have increased over the last half-century, why hasn’t Americans’ knowledge of politics increased? How does democracy survive given such low levels of political knowledge among Americans over time?
Can democracy be sustained when so few people are involved in the political system? Voter turnout in a local election can run less than 10 percent, yet local governments are the ones that affect people more closely on a daily basis. Why do more people not vote in America? Explain.