Reading Questions CP (Week Six)

1. “Public opinion matters”. We hear this statement all the time and it is one of the reasons why we're deluged with the result of public opinion polls. But the readings this week suggest that while public opinion matters, it doesn't always matter...

Reading Questions UPP (Week Six)

1.  In the middle 1960's, the political demands of black urban leaders shifted rather suddenly from school integration to bureaucratic decentralization and community control.  How might you explain this redefinition of objectives?  Why do you suppose that public...

Reading Questions CP (Week Five)

1. Early political theorists argued that genuine democracy could only flourish in small political entities. The federalists disagreed. Given this week's readings which side do you support? Why? 2. Both Kincaid and Conlan implicitly connect devolution to political...