Provincial Government and Grand Strategy Questions
Provide thorough and cogent answers to the five questions posed below. Your answers should be well–organized, coherent, and clearly address the required material in the question. You are not permitted to consult outside sources.If you consult or use outside sources, you will receive a zero. Answers to the questions must be your own and must be directly from our course content. As such, concentrate only on theLectures andassigned readings from class.
1) “The Sagebrush State”explains to us thatNevada does not have “home rule”for local government. How does Dillon’s rule explain this? Next, explain why “local governing boards”in Nevada are not required to abide by the separation of powers that characterizes the national and state governments?(Make sure you discuss Counties, Townships, and City Governments)
2) Explain how the process of Impeachment proceeds as covered in the Constitution and our Lecture. Make sure to explain each step of the way. Next, explain how the 25thAmendment is another constitutional mechanism of removing the President from power. How does this happen, and what steps are involved?
3) In“The Sagebrush State,” Dr. Bowers addresses state and local finance. What are the four main sources of revenue for Nevada? After listing the four sources, explain how taxes work in this state. Finally, explain the appropriationsprocessin Nevada.
4) In the article, “After Twenty Years: The Future of the Third Wave,”Samuel Huntington asks “Are we about to see a world in which democracy is not only the predominant system of government but the universal system of government?”The answer, he says, depend on two factors: economic developmentand the receptivity to democracy of non-Western cultures. What does Huntington mean by this? Explain and elaborate on how these two factors can lead to the spread of democracy throughout the world.
5) What is grand strategy? Explain the3 factors and 3 variables that form grand strategy. Next, explain how Neo-Isolationism is differentthan Cooperative Security? (Make sure you explain the differences). Finally, explain whyPrimacy argues that the U.S. should dominate the internationalsystemand not tolerate any challengers?
