Tag: Political science

Based on the readings and lecture materials, respond to each of the following questions. Make certain to integrate the key terms and concepts and make references to relevant case law.
Key Terms, Cases and Concepts that are to be integrated into our answers.
Jus gentium
Jus Civile
Positivism
Six Myths of International Law
Opinio Juris
The Calvo Doctrine
The Drago Doctrine
The Groatian Model
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Territorial Jurisdiction
North Sea Continental Shelf Cases
Brazilian Loans case
Guinea Bissau v. Senegal
South West Africa Cases
Texaco Overseas Petroleum Co. and California Asiatic Oil v. Libya
Barcelona Light and Tractor
Dow Chemical Co. v. Castro Alfaro
The Haya De La Torre (Asylum) Case
Advisory Opinion Relating to Western Sahara
The Paquette Habana Case
Guinea Bissau v. Senegal
West Rand Central Gold Mining vs. the King
Nuclear Tests Case
M. Salinoff & Co. et. al. v. Standard Oil of New York
South West Africa Cases
Texaco Overseas Petroleum Co. and California Asiatic Oil v. Libya
The Trail Smelter Case
U.S. v. Rodriguez
Advisory Opinion on Privileges and Immunities of the U.N..

1. Identify the myriad the sources of International Law. What impact do factors such as Custom, voluntarism and positivism have on consistency of state practice? In your response utilize the precedents established in The Paquette Habana, The S.S. Lotus, The Asylum Case, Portugal vs. India, Germany vs. Netherlands, Nicaragua vs. US and Texas Overseas Petroleum vs. Libyan Arab Republic. (See Bederman 3-4)

2. What is a treaty and what limitations are there to treaties with respect to the separation of powers under US law? Discuss the 1) declaratory; 2) crystallizing; and 3) the generating effects of codifying treaties. Under international Law, what are the grounds for interpretation and termination of Treaties? (Cassese 6-7)

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The topic which I chose to do my research on is the affect of the presidency. I will be discussing various emotions and various real life examples of how people vote based on the color of the presidents skin and the eloquence in which they portray their opinions. I will be using various resources such as the New York Times and the Gallup Polls. I will also look at different states in The U.S. and show how the culture of those states lead the people to vote for one or the other candidate, search for the angry, proud for the president skin by comparing Obama to Bush, Clinton and so forth.

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Course Overview and Goals:
American politics has become increasingly polarized and partisan over the past two decades—
the ideological gap between the Republican and Democratic parties has widened. This
course explores the causes and consequences of increased ideological conflict and partisanship
in the U.S. Congress. We will focus on three aspects of the legislative process: (1) how
voters influence the legislative behavior of their representatives and contribute to a polarized
Congress; (2) how congressional rules and procedures influence polarization; and (3)
the implications of polarization on policy-making, including its effects on the relationship
between Congress and the president.
The course will focus heavily on critical thinking, analyzing data, and critiquing arguments.
Much has been said about the causes and consequences of polarization. Our task is to
adjudicate between the competing claims. It is one thing to claim something and state an
opinion. It is quite another to support claims using sound reasoning and social scientific
approaches. Since I waived the prerequisite of PLS 200, I will present the material to help
achieve this goal.
Readings:
There are four required books
Fiorina, Morris P., Samuel J. Abrams, and Jeremy C. Pope. 2011. Culture War? The
Myth of a Polarized America.
Theriault, Sean. 2008. Party Polarization in Congress.
Eilperin, Juliet. 2007. Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House
of Representatives
Davidson, Roger, Walter Oleszek. Congress and Its Members, tenth or more recent
edition.
Two short applied papers (15% total):
These are short two-page papers that relate
current events to course material (specific political science theories covered in class readings
and lectures). You can have fun with these papers. Imagine that you are writing an actual
news article (like an Associated Press report), an newspaper editorial, a blog entry as a
political pundit, or a letter to your Congressperson. You do not have to write on a different
topic for each paper, but you must bring in new insights with each paper. Papers are graded
based on relevance to course material, sophistication and clarity of argument, and overall
writing (grammar, clarity, etc.).

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