discusion pold-02
Discusionpod-02 ( two pages)
Is the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) necessary? Why or why not? Aren't women assigned the same rights as men in the current language of the US Constitution? Are women still discriminated against in hiring, wages, credit approval, or other areas? If so, is such discrimination within the authority of the government to solve? Should Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratification be achieved through approval of only three more states or should the process begin all over again? What are the arguments for imposing a contemporary consensus time limit, and what are the arguments for allowing an unlimited amount of time for state approval?
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Race and the American Political Process |
To analyze the role of race and value of race in the American political process. |
Required Reading
“When Government Fails – Katrina Aftermath.” The Economist, Special Report, September 10, 2005, http://www.economist.com/node/4382437 (accessed July 15, 2012).
“American Democracy in the Age of Rising Inequality.” American Political Science Association Task Force on Inequality and American Democracy, 2004, https://www.scribd.com/document/169369419/American-Democracy-in-the-Age-of-Rising-Inequality-Skocpol-Theda (accessed September 22, 2016). Brooks, Richard R.W. and Jeon-Slaughter, Haekyung. “Race, Income, and Perceptions of the US Court System.” Behavioral Sciences & the Law, vol. 19 no. 2 (May 2001), pp. 249-264.
Muaer, Marc. “Race, Poverty, and Felon Disenfranchisement.” Poverty and Race Research Action Council (July/August 2002). http://www.prrac.org/full_text.php (accessed July 25, 2012).
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