Explain both the legal model and the attitudinal model

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Question 1: Briefly explain both the "Legal Model" and the "Attitudinal Model" of Supreme Court Justice decision-making. Are there problems with these explanations? If so, please explain.

Question 2: The Supreme Court is regarded as a "counter-majoritarian" institution. What does this mean? Do you believe it is necessary for the Supreme Court to function in this way, or is it a problem? Explain.

Question 3: What is "selection bias" in polling? Provide a hypothetical example.

Question 4: It has been argued that Gerald Ford's reelection campaign was destroyed by a food item. What happened, and why did it hurt his reelection prospects?

Question 5: Why do political parties form within political systems? Why is it so useful for politicians to form political parties?

Question 6: How did the introduction of the "Australian Ballot" change American elections? How did it affect political parties?

Question 7: What is a "wedge issue"? Define this term and provide a hypothetical example.

Question 8: What is the "median voter theorem", and what does it predict?

Question 9: Do you believe that the proliferation of interest groups is beneficial to democracy, or problematic? Explain.

Question 10: It is often said that the media has "agenda-setting" power. Explain what this means.

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