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POL 303 Entire Course

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• POL 303 Week 1 DQ 1 Judicial Review
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• POL 303 Week 1 DQ 2 Congress and Federalism
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• POL 303 Week 2 DQ 1 Religious Liberty
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• POL 303 Week 2 DQ 2 Freedom of Expression
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• POL 303 Week 2 Teaching Intelligent Design in
  the Public Schools
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• POL 303 Week 3 DQ 1 Equal Protection and Gender
  Discrimination
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• POL 303 Week 3 DQ 2 Constitutional Issues Related
  to Same-gender Marriage

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POL 303 Week 1 DQ 1 Judicial Review (Ash)

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• 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 Federalismv(Ash)

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• 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)

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• 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 (Ash)

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• 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 the
Public Schools (Ash)

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• 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.

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POL 303 Week 3 DQ 1 Equal Protection and Gender
Discrimination (Ash)

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• 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
to Same-gender Marriage (Ash)

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• 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

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POL 303 Week 3 Research Paper Draft (Ash)

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• 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
(Ash)

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• 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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• 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).
• Respond to this 3-part question in your initial
  post
• Explain the rationale which seems to guide the
  current Supreme Court majoritys approach to
  defining cruel and unusual punishment.

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POL 303 Week 5 DQ 1 Eminent Domain (Ash)

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• 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)

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• 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.
• Write a detailed critique of these articles.
  Respond to this 3-part question in your initial
  post?a. Explain the articles positions and
  arguments.?b. Identify and analyze a strength and
  a weakness in the authors analyses or
  conclusions (from your perspective). Explain your
  reasons for viewing each point as either a
  strength or a weakness.?c. Describe how the
  articles affect your evaluation of the Courts
  decision in McDonald v. Chicago and explain why.
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POL 303 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash)

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• 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.
• Step One Identify a Pending Case
• First, you must identify a pending constitutional
  case that you will research. Here are some
  suggested search strategies

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POL 303 (Ash) Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom

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