Personal Responsibility is defined as the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision making.
Assignment
A core component of a well-functioning democratic society is having leaders who will be bound by ethical decision-making.
Within your paper keeping in mind and evaluating the ethical merits of the decision you should address the arguments in support of and in opposition to the decision. What evidence is there that lends credence to each side of the argument? Finally this decision will inevitably have political implications. What are those implications, and how do those realities enhance your understanding of how politics works? You must draw a conclusion and justify your position.
Paper Guidelines:
Between 1000-1250 words in the body of the paper(does not include cover page or references)
Minimum of % academic sources, included at the end of the paperwork cited page
Paper must conform to APA style format
No abstracts
Section headings are optional
Points possible: 100
The Supreme Court and the voting rights Act
Evaluate and discuss the U.S Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder (2013), in which the court struck down the preclearance provision in the voting rights Act of 1965. When that provision was in effect jurisdiction (mostly in the south) that had a history of discrimination had to get approval from the federal government to change any laws relating to elections. After the court’s ruling those jurisdiction are no longer required to get approval from the federal government to change such laws. Relating to elections. After the court’s ruling those jurisdiction are no longer required to get approval from the federal government to change such laws.
What has been the effect from the change such laws?
Have states particularly southern states been emboldened to make it more difficult to vote?
Have certain demographic groups been disenfranchised? What is the effect when not every citizen is allowed to vote or feels that they cannot vote
Note: one source Must Be the supreme Courts opinion
Answer Excerpt
Personal Responsibility is defined as the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision making. Assignment A core component of a well-functioning democratic society is having leaders who will be bound by ethical decision-making. Within your paper keeping in mind and evaluating the ethical merits of the decision you should address the arguments […]