PSCI 105 (Spring 2019) Blog Discussion

Blog post due at 11:55pm on Jan. 29 and comment due at 11:55pm on Feb. 1. Political Ideology 1. In addition to being faiths, are all religions political ideologies? 2. Should religion and politics be kept strictly separate, or is that impossible? 3. Why is Marxist theory called utopia? 4. How were Marx’s ideas developed by succeeding generations? 5. What are the different approaches used by democratic socialism and communism to pursue for equality?

I was unable to post these blog discussion questions last weekend due to the failure of internet connections in my home. I would allow you to turn them in (both blog post and blog comment) by midnight on Sunday (Jan. 20). Please answer one question from the following list.  Politics, the State, and Nation. 1. Discuss some of the reasons why governments may exhibit inefficiency and ineffectiveness. Can anything be done to overcome these problems, or are they inherent in the nature of government? 2. Are some countries or world leaders more nationalistic than others? Too nationalistic? If so, what can be done about it? 3. What are some examples of states with more than one nation? Would it be better if such states broke up into separate states? Why? Presidentialism & Parliamentarism 4.  Which is more democratic: presidentialism or parliamentarism? 5. Should the Unites States change its single member district/plurality system for elections to the House of Represen...

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