Reference no: EM13895329

I. BELIEFS, IDEOLOGY AND POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION.

1. BRIEFLY DEFINE: POLITICAL BELIEFS, IDEOLOGY AND POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION.

2. DISCUSS THE LINKS BETWEEN THE THREE TERMS.

3. ELABORATE ON AT LEAST TWO EXAMPLES OF IDEOLOGIES AND AGENTS OF POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION.

4. DRAW CONCLUSIONS AND REFLECTIONS.

II. THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS.

1. DEFINE POLICY

2. EXPLAIN EACH OF ITS STAGES.

3. AT WHAT STAGES CAN INTEREST GROUPS (DEFINE), AND POLLS/FRAMING EFFECT (DEFINE) CAN INFLUENCE THE PROCESS?.

4. PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO EXAMPLE OF SUCH POSSIBLE INFLUENCE, AND ALSO YOUR OWN REFLECTIONS ON THE SUBJECT MATTER.

III. THE SUPREME COURT.

1. ARE ITS RESOLUTIONS RELEVANT TO U.S. CITIZENS? PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO EXAMPLES..

2. SOME EXPERTS HAVE LABELED THE COURT AS AN "UNDEMOCRATIC BODY." WHAT IS THEIR MAIN ARGUMENT AND WHAT IS YOUR OPINION?

3. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "JUDICIAL RESTRAINT" AND "JUDICIAL ACTIVISM"? DO YOU LEAN TO SUPPORT ANY OF THEM? WHY?

4. STATE THREE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT AND THE SUPREME COURT IN CALIFORNIA. DRAW