Category: Political science

Social Studies Essay 
Essay Topic
& Instructions:
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Topic: Why is civic engagement by everyday
people important to the health of our democracy?
Student is 9th
Grade
Additional Information:
Must:
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Answer one of the three essay prompts about the importance of civic
engagement and ways that you, as young people, can participate in your
communities and create positive change.
EVALUATION Your essay will be evaluated on three
criteria:
• Development of Topic and Details
• Voice
• Coherence and Clarity

Instructions are attached 
Read Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism (book review due Monday, May 22) 
• Take notes as you read both books and then write book reviews (6-8 pages; 12 pt font; double-spaced)
• Each book review should include the following: 
Section 1
▪ Two paragraphs on the thesis and key points made by the author
• What is the book about?
• What is the thesis of the book?
• What countries and time periods are
discussed? 
Section 2
▪ Summary of each chapter (1-2 paragraphs for each
chapter) 
Section 3
▪ Two paragraphs where you explain how this book
advances our understanding of politics. How can this book be used to understand politics currently?
▪ One paragraph where you identify weaknesses of the book. What did you not like about the book? What questions and/or points were unaddressed by the author?

You should not have a bibliography and if you do include quotations you don’t need to reference them.
you’ll find all the readings you need attached and for more info i’ve attached the lectures.
do not write less than 800 words and do not write more than 1200 words.

There are two parts to this final. 
Part 1 Long essay, 3-4 pages, question: What is economic inequality? How do severe inequalities and disparities in wealth and income harm individuals, countries, and the global economy? What solutions are viable? 
Part 2  Short Answers.
There is a rubric attatched for all the requirements needed, please do not hesitate to ask me any questions. 

Most of the authors you have read this semester construct and reconstruct Black political thought from the “bottom up” and within public spaces which are considered uniquely African American (Black) within the environments in which they exist.  These works see Black political thought as primarily developmental, place a very high value on Black oral traditions, tend to concentrate upon Black youth and place a high value on the inclusion of a diversity of Black values, traditions and opinions and voices.
want you to pick any two of the following dreams/concepts (Black liberation and Black reparations) and explain how Kelley constructs and imagines the radical experience of Black people in those areas.
Given the traditions and readings that you have experienced this semester which Black political thought tradition is most promising for the next step of development in Black political thought? Explain why. (you can use any of the required readings to answer this question)
Books referenced: 
Race rebels : culture, politics, and the Black working class 
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/13613866 

PLEASE JUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AND DO NOT USE ANY OTHER RESEARCH APART FROM THE ONE I HAVE PROVIDED. 

“Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act,” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Foreign_ Sovereign_ Immunities_Act.
Reading response questions: Answer one question. Please copy the question to your answer sheet.
(1) A number of other states, including Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, have codified the restrictive theory of sovereign immunity. However, the shift from the absolute to the restrictive theory of immunity is hardly universal; China, India, Indonesia, and Russia, among others, still adhere to the absolute theory of immunity. What factors might prompt states to adopt the restrictive theory?
(2) What justification does the ICJ give for privileging Germany’s sovereign immunity over Italy’s ability to exercise jurisdiction over acts on Italian soil? What normative principle supports the finding that Germany’s sovereign immunity should take precedence over the right of Italian citizens to recover for widespread violations of core international legal norms? Note that, in analyzing the customary international law of sovereign immunity, the Court observed:
“the rule of State immunity occupies an important place in international law and international relations. It derives from the principle of sovereign equality of States, which, as Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Charter of the United Nations makes clear, is one of the fundamental principles of the international legal order. This principle has to be viewed together with the principle that each State possesses sovereignty over its own territory and that there flows from that sovereignty the jurisdiction of the State over events and persons within that territory. Exceptions to the immunity of the State represent a departure from the principle of sovereign equality. Immunity may represent a departure from the principle of territorial sovereignty and the jurisdiction which flows from it.”
(3) Are you persuaded by the Court’s statement that permitting an exception to sovereign immunity for serious violations of human rights law would require a court “to hold an enquiry into the merits in order to determine whether it had jurisdiction”? If so, does the same argument apply to permitting a commercial activity exception to sovereign immunity?
(4) Sovereign debt restructuring is a recurrent issue and repeatedly reveals the need for an organized restructuring process. Some observers propose the addition of clauses permitting a super-majority of bondholders approve a debtor’s restructuring proposal. This approval would bind all bondholders, eliminating the possibility of hold-outs. Others propose creation of a treaty-based international bankruptcy regime, which would permit states to discharge their debts. As among contract, treaty, or politics, which do you think is the best approach to the problem of sovereign debt restructuring?
(5) Can the judgments of the ICJ and the Italian Constitutional Court be harmonized? Can you justify judicial outcomes finding that international jus cogens norms cannot displace international legal immunities from jurisdiction, but fundamental constitutional rights can?
(6) Take one of the notable cases from this link and answer the question: why did the doctrine of state immunity prevail or fail in the finnal judgement? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Sovereign_Immunities_Act.

Answer TWO questions only
Two essays (each presenting its bibliography), about 1000 words each
(750-1250), 2000 words overall (70%)
The increasing institutional power of the European Parliament is the most
significant recent institutional change in the EU. Discuss.
What arguments would you propose to support the argument that there is
no democratic deficit in the EU? Discuss.
Is Brexit a cause or consequence of the alleged democratic deficit of the
EU? Discuss.
How important were the crises of the 1960s and the role of Charles de
Gaulle in shaping the future of the European Community?
According to neo-functionalist theory, what role do supranational
institutions play in the European integration process?
How convincing are intergovernmentalist accounts of European
integration?
Would you agree with the statement that comparative politics provides a
better disciplinary homeland for EU studies than international relations or
law studies?
What do the EU’s foreign, security, and defence policies and structures tell
us about the EU as a political actor?
To what extent has the EU been characterized structurally by a complex
mix of supranationalism, intergovernmentalism, and differentiated forms
of integration?
Is there only one way of making European policy? And why? Discuss. 

Choosen essay question: Why have some cities chosen to be “sanctuary cities”? and “why hasn’t NYC been able to manage the recent influx of migrants into the city?”. 
Try and focus on NYC and California. This essay must be unbiased and be informational. Attched below are some possible sources, all sources inclused must be educational and peer reviewed. 

I know I put this as a report, but it’s actually a concept note. Follow the prompt below.
Please write a concept note exploring potential solutions to the problem statement below. Please explain why the U.S. Chamber Foundation is uniquely positioned to employ your proposed solutions and cite relevant data and research referenced in your work. Possible solutions may include a convening, report, data visualization, or other innovative solutions. The U.S. Chamber Foundation values creative and novel approaches to problem-solving.
1. The collapse of urban cores, downtown areas, and affordable housing: What plans or initiatives can support downtown areas to become more inclusive and productive for residents and local businesses?
Here is a link to teaching you on to write a concept note. Let me know if you need to add more pages.
https://www.theneuron.ai/write/notes/concept-note#what-is-a-concept-note