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Please choose 3 questions out of the following 4 questions for discussion. Please make sure you understand what is the meaning/process “conceptualization” and “operationalization” before you respond to the following questions. 1. How would you conceptualize terrorism? (Hartley’s book pages 93-100 can be helpful) Under certain definitions of terrorism, why might the military operations of some countries be considered terrorism, in essence making their government terrorists? 2. Please conceptualize and operationalize “school violence?” Please carefully define this term so that it is not to be confused with those common terms (bully, for example) we use in daily conversations. 3. In Wolff and colleagues’ paper (Hartley, P. 100-111), what do they say are some problems with comparing victimization rates inside prison versus rates of the general population not in prison? (you may find the article through Lamar online journal. The references for the article is “Wolff, H., Jing, S., & Bachman, R. (2008). Measuring victimization inside prisons: Questioning the question. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(10), 1343-1362.”) 4. According to Batton and Kadleck’s research (Hartley, p. 111-126), what is the most difficult component of measuring racial profiling? What would you do to deal with the issue if you will be conducting a similar study? (you may find the article through Lamar online journal. The references for the article is “Batton, C., & Kadleck, C. (2004). Theoretical and methodological issues in racial profiling research. Police Quarterly, 7(1), 30-64.”)

Hide Assignment Information Turnitin® This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®. Instructions Analyze one example of trade regulation and its impact on the United States’ economy. Answer this question in a 2-4-page short essay. APA format is required. Include the references. Your paper should be submitted in a Microsoft Word document

Research, select, and read several scholarly articles or papers on the International Criminal Court and the United States’ objections to becoming an equal member of the court, including the Obama administration’s renewed overtures in the direction of U.S. participation. The United States government has intermittently opposed an International Criminal Court that could assert jurisdiction over and prosecute, US military and political leaders according to an established global standard of justice. The Clinton administration showed great interest in American participation and entered into negotiations toward the International Criminal Court treaty. Still, the Clinton administration position would have seen America retaining substantial independent power along the lines of its permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. If taken, this would have enabled the United States to veto any cases it opposed. When other nations refused to agree to such an unequal justice system, the United States lobbied to weaken and undermine the court. George W. Bush came into office just as the court was nearing activation for all member nations and strongly opposed both the court and US participation. As a substitute, the Bush administration attempted to enter into bilateral treaties with other countries, ensuring immunity of US nationals from prosecution by the court. To those nations that expressed reticence, America threatened to terminate economic aid and withdraw military assistance, among other steps. The Obama administration reflected a return to the Clinton policy approach and made significant efforts to explore US participation. Although it has been participating with the court’s governing bodies and providing support for prosecutions for some years, the United States has continued to resist full membership in the International Criminal Court because of concern about possible charges against US nationals. The recent Italian court conviction of 23 US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) intelligence officers stands as an example of what the United States refuses to be subject to. Using citations to a published authority from your research, present a proposed policy program for criminal justice organization leaders that would allow the United States to reap the benefits of participation in an enhanced global partnering effort to address both terrorism and transnational crime, while simultaneously providing sufficient autonomy to ensure that US citizens do not fall victim to foreign or international politics or misapplications of the judicial process by other nations. In writing about your concept, discuss the impediments to implementing it. Include any relevant political, cultural, and legal factors that could serve as obstacles to your innovative concept. How will accountability of these leaders improve US organization function and processes? Respond to the following questions (at a minimum): How is the concept organized or managed by key players? Why is the concept that is being offered to the United States sound? What makes it effective or could make it effective? What are the political, legal, and organizational cultural implications for the concept? What laws or legal consequences are relevant to this problem? What are the economic implications for the concept, if any? What are the impediments to the development and integration of the concept?

Research the following case: Ex Parte Quirin (1942) Research the following law: USA Patriot Act Write a short essay on Ex Parte Quirin: describe what the legal issues were and compare to other involving wartime powers.

Answer this in IRAC format Wilbert Heikkila listed eight parcels of real property for sale. David McLaughlin submitted written offers to purchase 3 of the parcels. 3 purchase agreements were prepared and submitted to Heikkila with earnest- money checks from McLaughlin. On one of the contracts, Heikkila changed the price of one parcel from $145,000 to $150,000. He also changed the closing dates on all three properties. McLaughlin did not sign the contracts to accept the changes that Heikkila made. McLaughlin sued to compel performance of the purchase agreements under the original terms. Does a contract to convey real property exist between Heikkila and McLaughlin?

What do you think? Write a 2 – 5 page essay explaining this bill and the problem it’s trying to solve. Explain the advantages and disadvantages with this approach. What happened to the bill? If you were a legislator, how would you have voted on this bill? Submit in Word. Cite your sources. Every August, Texas has a “tax free weekend.” School supplies and school clothes can be purchased for a few days without the addition of Texas’ 6 1/4 % sales tax – which, around Houston, is really 8 1/4% because of the additional penny for the City of Houston and the additional penny for METRO. What about college textbooks? Have you priced them lately? Ours isn’t too bad (free, right?), but some of my students pay nearly $300 for some science and engineering books. Representative Terry Canales   (D-Edinburg) wants to cut college students in on the action before each regular semester. Go to the Texas Legislature’s website, https://capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx  (Links to an external site.)  and look up House Bill 21. Hint: Make sure you use the little pull-down menu to select the current legislative session (86R-2019 – that’s the 86th Regular session of the Texas Legislature) and type HB21 in the search window. Resources For anything to do with the Texas Legislature, start with the Texas Legislature’s website: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/ Here’s Rep. Canales’ website: http://www.terrycanales.com/ CBS News writes that textbook costs are rising faster then inflation: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-behind-the-soaring-cost-of-college-textbooks/ It probably doesn’t help that 80% of the textbook industry is controlled by five companies: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-college-textbooks-expensive-textbook-publishing-2018-12   Here’s something from the Daily Texan – the student newspaper at UT Austin: https://thedailytexan.com/2019/02/05/college-students-spend-about-500-a-year-on-textbooks-one-texas-lawmaker-wants-to-throw  (Links to an external site.) Previous Next

This Discussion Board is based on a court case involving Jennifer Lopez and Maureen Marder.  The facts of the case are provided in a link below.  You can also find a link below for the full case of Marder v. Lopez if you want to read the entire case.  You can also find the case on Google Scholar. This case involves the movie Flashdance and a music video titled “I’m Glad” by Jennifer Lopez.  I have provided a link to the music video if you want to watch it.  If you are familiar with the movie, you might recognize some of the video re-creations of scenes from the movie.  This is the subject of the lawsuit.  Here is the link followed by a link to a comparison of scenes from the original movie, Flashdance, and the Lopez video: Jennifer Lopez – I’m Glad  (Links to an external site.) Link  (Links to an external site.) HERE ARE THE ISSUES AND QUESTIONS THAT YOU MUST ADDRESS IN YOUR INITIAL POST.  PLEASE LIST EACH QUESTION AND ANSWER BY THE NUMBERS BELOW: What was the case about? Marder signed a general release when she sold the rights to Paramount Pictures Corporation.  What is a release?  Is that a contract?  If a general release is a contract, who is the offeror(who made an offer) and who is the offeree (person who received the offer)?   How did Lopez get involved in the lawsuit?  How did Sony get involved? Does payment of $2,300 seem fair for a movie story that has made over $150 million dollars? What is an unconscionable contract?   Was this an unconscionable contract? Marder v. Lopez Facts.docx Marder v. Lopez court opinion:  Link

It is important to think critically about your chosen topic and clearly express your thoughts about it in writing. Where appropriate, make sure to include specific evidence and/or examples (along with appropriate citations).  When writing your analysis, consider the eight standards for critical thinking (Paul and Elder, 2013): clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, and fairness.  Ask yourself questions, such as How can I validate the accuracy of my statement? How is this information relevant? How does my conclusion address the complexities of the issue? What is another interpretation or viewpoint of the issue? Does my conclusion follow from the data and/or statements I have provided? The number of people represented by each member of the U.S. House of Representatives has more than tripled since the size of the House grew to 435 members in the early 20th Century. Should the number of congressional representatives be increased in the House right now? Would representation be improved if more representatives were added?  Is there a limit to the size the House can reach before it cannot operate effectively and efficiently as a legislative body?

Instructions: Choose a political news article from reputable source.  Examples include: Los Angeles Times, Press Enterprise, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, other major sources and newspapers.  Unacceptable sources include: YouTube videos, Buzzfeed, TMZ, Breitbart, etc.  After reading the article reflect on how you would have understood and responded to the article before you took this class and then how you respond to the article now. Use the following questions to guide your response.  Think about the first day: what was your understanding of politics? Was there an “ah-ha” moment during the semester that made you validate or change your view on politics in general? Now, near the end of your experience, do you see politics in a different light? Formating: Five (5) pages Double spaced Twelve (12) point Times New Roman Font Standard 1″ Margins  MLA  format If you use outside sources, cite them within the text and list them on the last page of your assignment Clear and complete sentences Learning objective(s): Understand how government affects daily life Make connections between theory and practice Classify how ideas affect politics. Analyze the validity of your opinions

B. In the News: The Winner and Losers from Immigration Read the news article and answer the following questions. a. When setting immigration policy how do you think policymakers should weigh the welfare of workers relative to the welfare of employers? b. How much should policymakers weigh the welfare of would-be immigrants relative to the welfare of the nation’s current residents? c. After reading the article who do you think is the real winners and losers from immigration? d. In what way immigration hurts American workers? e. What do you think is the impact of immigration on factors of production?