Homeland Security- Political Science

Discussion board questions. One reference each

1-Should states serve as “laboratories of democracy”? Is it useful and/or practical that national policy often is initiated at the state level?

2-Did the U.S. Supreme Court overstep its bounds in its ruling in Bush v. Gore (2000)? Should this have remained a state issue with the Florida State Supreme Court holding final authority?

3-Dillon’s Rule severely limits the discretionary authority of localities. Should states grant localities more policymaking authority, or should they continue to limit local governmental power to avoid policy confusion and provide for policy consistency within a state

4-Are the assumptions of the Tiebout Model realistic? Why? How could the model be revised?

5-Should home schooling be banned? Should the state impose stricter regulations on home schooling than they do on public or voucher schools? Should states fund home schooling?’

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Homeland Security – Political Science
Q1
The U.S. states should serve as “laboratories of democracy” as it involves states trying to novel economic and social experiments without posing risks to other parts of the country. It is, therefore, useful that national policy is initiated more often at the state level since it allows and facilitates government and social advancement to even small parts of the country (Murray, 2006). In this case, there are no problems with such experimentation since the advancements will end up in all parts of the country once it is proven to be working. At the state level, public policy should be regulated more…