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Essay Instructions: Is our representative democracy "healthy" today? In the response please identify a minimum of 3 voting reforms that are currently being proposed or have recently been enacted. Are these reforms necessary and will they increase voter efficacy and participation? You make take any position on the issue.

Paper must have a clear thesis, supported by specific examples and with proper citations. All sources must be cited.

Please keep the paper, simple, direct, and to the point.

Essay Instructions: 1. Regardless of their form (i.e. democracy or monarchy), all Governments have (5) primary missions: (a) national security, (b) internal security, (c) public goods and services, (d) socialization of the young and (e) raising money. Fully explain your understanding of each purpose of government and give examples of each.
2. Policy makers make public policy through the process of politics. Fully explain the meaning of policy and politics. Using the understanding of what is meant by “public policy” give (3) examples in the context of any of the missions of government listed in Question # 1.
3. The concept of “Natural Law” was relied upon by the founders of this Country to justify the Revolutionary War. Explain the (3) components of Natural Law and how they allegedly rendered the Revolution “legal”.
4. Two primary goals of the Framers of the Constitution were to insure against a monarchy by: (a) providing that the government could not be controlled by a simple majority and (b) by decentralizing the government to avoid a monarchy. Fully explain the concepts of: (a) representative democracy vs. a pure democracy, (b) separation of powers and (c) checks and balances, as each of these ideas were embodied in the Constitution. Also explain how these goals relate to the two primary goals of the Framers as immediately expressed above.
5. (a) Explain the meaning of the term “Federalism” as it applies to the Constitution.
(b) Explain how this concept operates in practice.
(c) Explain the meaning of “Supremacy Clause”.
(d) Explain how Federalism serves the two primary goals of the Framers as described in Question # 4.

6. (a) Describe the age, qualifications, terms of office of U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators and describe the difference between the number of each state’s U.S. Senators and the number of its U.S. Representatives ( i.e. the “Great Compromise”).
(b) Is Congress truly representative of the American people from the perspective of demographics?
7. (a) Explain why incumbents have an advantage over challengers in Congressional race. List and explain four (4) advantages of incumbency.
(b) Provide and explain your views regarding whether there should be term limits for members of Congress.

Essay Instructions: This assisgnment is an essay format. I will give you all the information the professor is asking for, this is an Introduction to Public Administration.

In constructing the government of the United States, the founding fathers settled on a republic and representative democracy.

First, define republic, while identifying other forms by which a large nation can be administratively structured.

Second, define representative democracy, making sure to compare it to pure democracy, and describe very carefully how the U.S. constitutional structure provides for the articulation of the will of the people in the creation of public policy. What branch of government emerges as preeminent in this process? Then describe how pluralism has come to be seen as the principal way in which citizens influence legislators and government agencies. Does pluralism as it operates today give U.S. citizens a greater or lesser voice in the affairs of government than in the past? Justify your conclusions.


Please remember this essay cannot go over three pages, my professor wants 2-3 pages only, and if you quote as I stated above he wants it in APA style. Thank you so very much.

Essay Instructions: Write 5-6 pages typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, normal margins, Times New Roman Font

Topic: we have discussed how elected officials (as agents) often attempt to represent the "the people" (as their primary principle) through models of trustee and/ or delegate representation. Balancing these two competing visions of representation, however, can be challenging. Consider the following. Political leaders have an incentive to reflect the interests of their constituents because their offices are connected to popular elections. In addition, representative democracy itself seems to imply that elected officials should carry out the will of those who elected them. However, research shows that most Americans are politically uniformed and/ or apathetic about politics. These findings raise some challenges as well. For instance, we might ask whether politicians should reflect the interest of the people when their constituents may not fully comprehend their own interests? In addition, we might also ask whether a country made up of uniformed and apathetical citizens is truly capable of democratic governance?

With these questions and concerns in mind, which model of representation, in your assessment, is best suited to meet the needs and demands of the American population? Make sure to analyze each model of representation and discuss both their strengths and weaknesses (Note, if you argue for a balance between the two, you must indicate where the boundary between the two is to be drawn)

Note: Argue what I think: be objective, provide argument, non-biased, show your rational thought
How complex is the task of representing "the people" is? How hard is the task of representation?