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Exam Question: Majoritarian electoral democracy and civil…
Exam Question: Majoritarian electoral democracy and civil liberties Write an essay where you make an argument about the theory of majoritarian electoral democracy and civil liberties. In your essay explain the different theories of American politics we read about in the article “Testing Theories of American Government.” What do each of them argue about who has power in the American political system? How are civil liberties protected in the American political system? What are some examples of core civil liberties protected by the Bill of Rights? Give at least two examples of controversies around civil liberties. What rights do Americans have when they interact with the criminal justice system? Make a case for or against the theory of majoritarian electoral democracy where you discuss the way civil liberties and the government interact. Who, in your view, should have power in the American political system and why? Grading Criteria: You will be graded based on the following things: Correctly explaining your assigned theory of American politics in detail. Correctly explaining the other theories of American politics correctly. Correctly explaining the core aspects of your assigned topic. Making a logical argument that correctly applies what you have explained together. You have 90 minutes to submit your exam and be considered on time (a few minutes over will not hurt you). The length of your essay is less important that the quality of your answers to the prompt, your level of detail, and the strength of your argument. A good essay could be 2 pages long, but it would be difficult for it to be shorter than that while also addressing all the relevant details. The exam is open book, but your essay must be in your own words. Any sources you use must be cited in some form and anything
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