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Essay Instructions: Write a short paper (maximum of three pages) on the basic democratic principle of "majority rule with respect for minority rights." Be sure to include the following components:

1. Define the concepts of majority rule, minority rights, and the relationship between the two.

2. Demonstrate how this concept is incorporated into the U.S. Constitution by citing two or more examples, explaining each in reference to the intent of constitutional authors. Please make sure you identify the location within the Constitution for all examples given.

3. Discuss two or more instances in which the concept of majority rule with respect for minority rights is a significant factor in American government or policy.


Source References:

Cullop, F. G. (1999). The Constitution of the United States: An introduction. New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc.

Welch, S., Gruhl, J., Comer, J., Rigdon, S., & Ambrosius, M. Understanding American government (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning.

Essay Instructions: Consider Mill's explanation of the concept of "tyranny of the majority". What do you think he means by this? How does majority rule affect the workings of world democracies? Do you think Mill's ideas are applicable to modern American society and politics? How so?
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Essay Instructions: This is an analytical/research paper on California Proposition 8 or Same Sex Marriage.

***Please use MLA style***

The MAJORITY of this paper should be structured based on the following questions, but not necessarily in the order I've listed the questions. The tone of this paper should clearly indicate support of same sex marriage. Even though the people who can choose to write this paper are academics, I would very much appreciate an unbiased writer.

1.) Does Proposition 8 (Same Sex marriage) violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment? The Due Process Clause? Privacy Rights? Why or why not? Try to explain the legal arguments both sides of the issue are making.

2.) Explain the concept of Majority Rule vs. Minority Rights and how it has become a concept made relevant to this legal issue.

3.) How is the issue of same sex marriage the same, similar, or different than the Civil Rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's in dealing with racial inequality?

4.) On what basis are the opponents to same sex marriage relying on "legal standing" to defeat the legal challenge?

5.) Even though same sex couples have the same legal rights, benefits, and protections by registering as "domestic partners" and establishing "civil unions" (in some states), how might the denial of a marriage certificate still establish an inequity for individuals? How might the "separate but equal" doctrine apply as an analogy?

6.) Conclude whether or not Proposition 8 is constitutional.

***Two sources must be from academic journals and one of those sources must be from Political Science Quarterly***

** Please include the following quote in the paper somewhere**

US Constitution Amendment XIV, Section I
"Nor shall any State... deny to any person within it's jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Essay Instructions: After reading Henrik Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People. Write Act VI. Dr. Stockmann has decided to remain in town, even though he has been declared "An Enemy of the People." Months pass. What happens? You can decide how the plot goes, but make sure whatever you imagine for the rest of the story includes further illustration of problems caused by the relationship between market economics, the political market, and the public interest.

Includes these points:
1. The market working. This passage could relate to the efficiency of a competitive market equilibrium, or an individual who includes all relevant costs and benefits in his or her utility function, or a firm that includes all relevant costs and benefits in its profit function.

2. The market failing. The passage (and use a different passage for each part here) could relate to externalities in general, or to the utility or profit functions noted above.

3. The political system working. This passage should illustrate how the political system can actually reflect the best interests of society, using theories relating to voting motives (such as EB=WAM), political motives (such as a drift to the median, majority rules, or good information), or bureaucratic motives (such as better information than the market, or incentives to improve performance).

4. The political system failing. This passage should illustrate how the political system can fail, and look at voting (such as EB=WAM), political (such as special interest dominance, election-cycle short-sightedness, logrolling, a drift to the median, majority rules, or poor information), or bureaucratic motives (such as empire building, job security, lack of incentives to improve performance, poor information, rent seeking, or as affected by the capture theory).

You will find the play at: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext00/aeotp10.txt