January 23 State of the Union address

Can anyone tell me which cabinet member was missing from the State of the union address given by President Bush tonight? There is always one member missing in case there is a terrorist attack. Who was missing?

Political Science

1. List the elements of interest group power. 2. What effect will new technologies have on the influence of interest groups? 3 Why do some seek to limit the influence of interest groups on the political process? 4. Why do the major parties become increasingly moderate as the general election approaches? 5. Contrast our presidential, two party, winner-take-all system with a parliamentary, multiparty, proportional representation system. 6. Summarize arguments for and against concern about non-voting. 7. What considerations are important to measuring public opinion? 8. How are values, attitudes, and beliefs related to voting? 9. What factors are important in poli... click for more

Biography of Barack Obama

Write a news article about the prominent politician and his alleged improprieties.

Trial Juries, Due Process and Civil Rights Movement & Laws

1. About Trial Juries: a. How are jurors selected? b. How long do they serve? c. Could You be selected? If yes, why? If no, why not? d. What do jurors do during a criminal trial? e. What choices for a verdict to trial juries have? 2. About Due Process: a. Explain what that means in general b. Explain what would be due process at your arrest, booking, arraignment, preliminary hearing(s), and trial. 3. Assume that you are living in these United States before 1960, that is before the Civil Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Laws that were passed then and which are still the laws of the land now. a. What were racially segregated schools? b. What were some of the other racially ... click for more

Cite a real-world example how politics impact power.

Cite real-world examples of how politics impact power There are endless examples to cite, just read the front page of any newspaper to get some ideas. President Bush is often accused of helping big oil companies, Democrats yield to major union groups like the NEA and AFL-CIO, numerous company Board fights (Disney, e.g.), television dictates what games you see in almost every professional sport, etc., etc. Better yet, if someone on the team has experience with a relevant example, then the team can certainly use that to satisfy this part of the assignment.