Essay
#4
Unit IV |
Answers
are due via email (ernest@ernestmorgan.com)
by midnight the evening of Friday the 6th of May -- No
Attachments. Please title the subject line of your
email, POL 120 Essay #4. Also, be sure that your full name
appears near the top of the text of your message. The question
is worth 22.5 points.
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| Topic
Assignment |
In 1989 by a 5 to 4
decision, the US Supreme Court declared a Texas flag protection
law to be a violation of the 1st Amendment's freedom of speech
provision. The process by which the Court can declare a state
or Federal law unconstitutional is know as judicial review. In
your essay examine the origins of judicial review. Where in Article
III, if at all, is the concept of judicial review addressed? How
does Marbury v. Madison (1803) relate to judicial review? Using
the Texas v. Johnson (1989) case examine what happens when a law
is struck down as unconstitutional. Once the judicial branch has
exercised judicial review, are there any options open to opposing
views from either the executive or legislative branches?
Your essay should address
the preceding question by incorporating, in
detail, five of the concepts from Political
Concepts section.
The
key to the assignment is to demonstrate your mastery of the political
concepts by incorporating them, in detail, into your examination
of the topic. Don't become overly concerned with the topic to
the detriment of a detailed discussion of the political concepts.
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| Materials
Covered |
The following course
materials should guide your understanding of the political concepts.
If you have any questions concerning the concepts, please email
me.
| Discussions |
Chapters |
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#12 |
Chapter
9 |
| Discussion
#13 |
Chapter
10 |
| Discussion
#14 |
Chapter
11 |
| Discussion
#15 |
Chapter
12 |
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| Articles
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Please use the following articles to enhance
your understanding of the topic (Judicial Review). Simply click on the
HTML
Text Version link to down load a text copy of the article.
CNN
High court rulings led to quest for
flag-burning amendment
HTML
Text Version
Henry J. Hyde
Physical Desecration of the Flag of
the United States: US House Floor Statement
HTML
Text Version
Robert Longley
Flag Protection Amendment Passes House,
Senate rejection again expected
HTML
Text Version
Christopher Smith
Hatch Flag-Burning Ban Gains Backers
in Senate
HTML
Text Version
Texas v. Johnson: Justice Brennan's
Majority Opinion
Court’s Ruling in Flag Burning Case
HTML
Text Version
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| Political
Concepts |
Choose five
of the following political concepts:
- The Legislative
Process,
- Article V (amending
the Constitution),
- Judicial Review,
- Marbury v. Madison
(1803),
- Judiciary Act of
1789,
- or Texas v. Johnson
(1989)
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| Expectations |
Your task is to take
the knowledge you gained from your reading of the course materials
and the articles and analyze it through the perspective of five
of the political concepts listed above. Essays should be succinct,
informative, coherent, and thoroughly based upon political analysis.
Remember the key to the assignment is to demonstrate
your mastery of the political concepts by incorporating them, in
detail, into your examination of the topic. Don't become overly
concerned with the topic to the detriment of a detailed discussion
of the political concepts. Essays answers should average
approximately two to three single-spaced pages in length -- about
a 1000 to 1500 words. |
