Political Science 202 Lab VIII PART I For 1 & 2 be certain that you…

Question Answered step-by-step Political Science 202 Lab VIII PART I For 1 & 2 be certain that you… Political Science 202Lab VIIIPART IFor 1 & 2 be certain that you have the current chairs (a great deal of outdated information lives on the interwebs). 1.  Find the Name of the chair of the Democratic National Committee _______________________________________________________________________ 2.  Find the Name of the chair of the Republican National Committee _______________________________________________________________________ 3.  Take the world’s smallest political quiz and record the results. (Warning: Sponsored by the Libertarian Party – not necessarily a good evaluation of your views.)                         http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz (Links to an external site.)  What are you? ________________________________  (they only have 5 choices!) 4.  Take the ten question quiz here: http://www.pbs.org/arguing/quiz.html  (Links to an external site.)Currently not tabulating results – D o thi s instead and report your score http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/ (Links to an external site.)Write down your category and score: ________________________________________________________  5.  Take this longer test here:  http://www.politicalcompass.org/test (Links to an external site.)Identify the name and color of the quadrant that you end up in ____________________________________________ 6.  Review the web sites for the Democratic and Republican National Committees and wr ite a brief review.  How informative are they on issues and the campaigns.  Do they encourage participation?  How? Which site is more effective and why (try to be as objective as you can)?  Can you find a particular issue (highlighted on the web site) on which the two parties disagree?   Based on what you can learn at these web sites and in your text how important are parties in the political process? (Be sure to make reference to ideas in the readings.)                                    http://www.democrats.org/ (Links to an external site.)                                     http://www.gop.com/ (Links to an external site.) 7.   Visit the Living room candidate at:  http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/ (Links to an external site.)NOTE:  This is the best collection online however, this site will only work in Edge and Internet Explorer if you enable Javascript and Flash.  It will not work with Chrome or Firefox.There are additional campaign ad sites online listed in the Module for Political Advertising.  You still need to meet the minimums on the assignment below.  This collection at Stanford is a good option in Chrome: http://pcl.stanford.edu/campaigns/2016/ (Links to an external site.)Select any two presidential election years and compare and contrast the ads of the two major candidates.   (At least three ads per candidate per election.)  You will briefly describe and compare 12 ads total – more if you would like.)Keep the description brief but informative enough for it to be found.  Compare the styles of the two candidates – which ads do you find more effective?  Does your assessment of the ads indicate clearly the outcome of the race?   That is, can you pick the winners based on ads? PART IICongratulations!You have just been appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States! Your mother must be so proud! But now you must get to work! Here are the facts of your first case: Doe v. Freedonia Election Board (Freedonia was recently admitted as a new state. What? You don’t watch the news?)   Marx Brothers – Duck Soup – Rufus T Fireflys introduction (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) Free-DON-ia.wmv (Links to an external site.) (This is a real case – the names have been changed so you can’t look it up! Don’t try to find it even if you think you can.)Jane Doe opposed a local school board bond issue. She printed leaflets arguing against the bond issue and signed them “Concerned Parents and Taxpayers.” She was acting alone and not as part of any real group. She then distributed these leaflets at a meeting of the school board.She was informed by the Superintendent of Schools that “anonymous” leaflets were a violation of state election law. The law requires that all political documents identify their source.At another meeting she continued to distribute the leaflets and the Superintendent filed a complaint with the state Election Board. The Election Board brought criminal action against Jane Doe. She was found guilty of breaking the state election law and fined $100.00.Jane Doe has appealed her conviction on the grounds that the state election law violates her First Amendment rights to free speech. Her attorney points out that the Federalist Papers were first published anonymously.The attorney for the state Election Board points out that in order to see that the elections are fair and that everyone stays within the state spending limits they must be able to identify the source of campaign materials. (A wealthy candidate could easily violate spending limits and make the election unfair.) Both federal and state laws require some level of accountability for spending.The State Supreme Court of Fredonia ruled in favor of the Election Board saying that the requirement of identifying the source of campaign materials was a reasonable way to enforce the law. They also noted that it would help to prevent fraud or false advertising if the source had to be identified.  Jane Doe appealed that decision to the US Supreme Court. You have granted certiorari and have heard the oral arguments. Decide how you would rule and write y0ur opinion giving the constitutional reasons for your ruling. Your opinion should be substantive and make reference to constitutional principles and facts about campaign finance regulations. Social Science Political Science POLS 202 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)