Question
This week we will discuss and critically assess Shaw’s Pathway Model. To do this, consider the following questions:
What are the paper’s faults and merits?
Is it empirically valid?
Is the research design adequate?
Are there any alternative explanations?
817 lesson 10 memo
What observertion were not prepared for U.S. decision to violate the agreement and to reimpose sanctions even if Iran complied.
Questions
1. Some people believe that the adoption of modern democracy requires the acceptance of the basic
tenets of liberalism. Why is that the case?
2. Modern democracy is mostly (but not entirely) representative, thus making the methods used to
elect representatives especially important. Starting from these two observations, explain the link
between representative democracy and electoral systems.
3. When democratic political systems are set up, the first concern is the division of power within the
state. What is “power” in general, and why do we consider its division in the state so important?
4. Different countries have different political party systems. What do we mean by “party systems”,
and why are they different from country to country
Discuss the strength and weakness of constructivism in explaining the contemporary world.
Islamic Immigrants in Europe and Integration Challenges in the European Union-Discuss?
Can any war be explained without using all three levels of analysis? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using more than one level of analysis to explain a war?
Must be at least 3 paragraphs long no maximum length.
Use, in your answer, discussion of points made in your assigned readings this week.
Is the British political system “an elected/elective dictatorship”? Why or Why not?
To address this question, your paper should use course readings and lecture materials to:
1) Briefly define what is meant by the term “elective (or elected) dictatorship” in the
British context?
2) Explain the role of the executive and the legislative branches in the British political
system.
3) Identify the aspects of the British system which privilege executive authority over
legislative authority (i.e., which aspects of the British political system favor the
executive?)
4) Identify the aspects of the British system which privilege legislative authority (i.e.,
which aspects of the British political system favor the legislature?).
5) Use the above discussion to provide a well written and convincing argument in
response to the prompt.
While your paper should show familiarity with the institutional structure of the British system, the
lion’s share of the discussion should focus on the dynamics of executive and legislative authority
and your evaluation of each side’s assertions rather than describing the minutiae of the British
parliamentary system.
Watch lecture on American Presidency:
Write 3 paragraphs on things that you thought were interesting in the above lecture and explain why. Must be in 3 paragraphs.
DOCUMENTARY: watch “The Rising Road” (5th Episode) of the PBS series on The Roosevelts. You can subscribe to free membership for 7 days and watch it and then cancel it before they charge you or continue it if you like it. 5th Episode focuses on FDR’s Presidential leadership during the big depression.
Write 3 interesting things you learned from this documentary relevant to our current economic problems and Presidential leadership during crisis. Explain them into 3 paragraphs.
Both lecture and documentary must be answered in 3 paragraphs each. Total 6 paragraphs.
Evaluate the different philosophical justifications for Intellectual property rights and discuss?
should canadian electoral system be changed ? why or why not?
