[Answered] POLI330N-Week 6 Discussion: A Bloated Bureaucracy and an inclusive Supreme Court (Option 1 & 2)

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 13, 14
  • Lesson: Read this Week’s Lesson which is located in the Modules tab
  • Initial Post: minimum of 2 scholarly sources (must include your textbook for one of the sources). Follow-Up Post: minimum of 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

  • Option 1:How does the bureaucracy affect your life, and thus, your freedom as an ordinary citizen? In what ways does it hinder or help your life? Do you see the bureaucracy as an effective aspect in your life or do you see issues with the bureaucracy as it stands? Why/why not? List one issue you would change concerning the bureaucracy and how you would remedy the issue.
  • Option 2: Identify a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court and discuss the nature of the case and the basis of the argument the Supreme Court used to reach the decision. Explain why you agree or disagree with the ruling?

Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification. Minimum of 1 scholarly source which can include your textbook or assigned readings or may be from your additional scholarly research.

Writing Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
  • Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source) for your Initial Post, and 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.
  • APA format for in-text citations and list of references

SOLUTION 

This week’s discussion board looks at the bureaucracy and the Supreme Court. I want to go over very quickly on how Supreme Court Justices get appointed (for life). Sidlow and Henschen (1998) state that the process starts with the president, who receives suggestions as to potential nominees for the Supreme Court from various sources. After selecting a nominee, the president submits his or her name to the Senate for approval. The Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearings and makes its recommendation to the Senate, where it takes a majority vote to confirm the nomination.….please click the purchase button to access the entire discussion at $5