“Hate Crimes”

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“Hate Crimes” are crimes committed by persons that are in large part motivated by the victims religion, ethnicity, race, orientaton, and so on. Do you support legislation that increases the penalties for crimes if the state proves the crime was indeed a “hate crime”. Why do you, and perhaps others, support this type of legislation? Why be against this legislation? What might be the legal, constitutional, or fundemental issues of punishing a person more, because of the reason(s) they committed a crime?
 
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Theories of democracy

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Throughout the course, we have compared three theories of democracy: democratic elitism, pluralism, and participatory democracy. Describe each of these views and explain how they are different from one another. Then, discuss how these three viewpoints affect opinions on political socialization, the necessity of political knowledge, and the role of the mass media Sample Solution

Media source biasness

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Many political observers are concerned about the effect politically biased news sources have on the electorate. Describe five different ways in which a media source could be biased. To what extent are biased news sources different from the traditional media and its news norms? Do you think that biased political news impacts cynicism, trust in government, and/or political efficacy? (If so, how? If not, why not?)
 
 
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A double-barrelled question

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Two potential problems with surveys are double-barreled questions and sensitive questions. Explain what a double-barreled question is and why it would be a problem. Then, give an original example (i.e., not the one from the lecture) and explain how to fix it. Next, explain the ways in which survey takers can see a question as being sensitive and what the risks are of including sensitive questions in surveys. Finally, explain one technique for improving responses to sensitive questions.
 
 
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