Alexander Hamilton wrote that the laws are a “dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operations” (writing as Publius in Federalist No. 22). Why is this the case? How does the institution of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) perform a function essential to government? How does it relate to the other branches?
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COURSE: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Discussion No. 5: SCOTUS
Alexander Hamilton wrote that the laws are a “dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operations” (writing as Publius in
Federalist No. 22). Why is this the case? How does the institution of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) perform a function essential to government? How does it relate to the other branches? Elsewhere in
The Federalist, Hamilton writes that, from “the nature of its functions,” the judiciary “will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution… It may truly be said to have neither
force nor
will, but merely judgment” (
Federalist No. 78). Is Hamilton’s view correct in your view, today? State the questions and give the answers below. Half work done will not be accepted.
Why is ageism considered the “most socially acceptable prejudice?” Provide an example of a time when you witnessed or experienced ageism. · Explain the concepts of intersectionality and multiple jeopardies/marginalizations as they relate to aging. · What are some consequences of ageism, particularly as it relates to older women, older minorities, or older minority women?
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Week 5 Discussion: Gendered Ageism
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After reviewing this week’s learning resources, respond to the following items:
· Why is ageism considered the “most socially acceptable prejudice?” Provide an example of a time when you witnessed or experienced ageism.
· Explain the concepts of
intersectionality and
multiple jeopardies/marginalizations as they relate to aging.
· What are some consequences of ageism, particularly as it relates to older women, older minorities, or older minority women?
· What measures can we take to reduce ageism?
Your responses should integrate what you have learned from across the readings. Use your best writing skills and be sure to include citations and a corresponding reference list in APA format to support your ideas.
An ethical decision-making model is a tool that can be used by professionals in psychology to help develop the ability to think through an ethical dilemma and arrive at a responsible and ethical decision. This assesses your application of ethical decision-making by requiring critical thinking and analysis through your recommendations to an ethical dilemma. You work for a large corporation in human resources as a psychologist. In that capacity, it is your job to select and administer psychological tests that measure intelligence and cognitive ability as part of the employee selection process. The company has been hiring engineers and you notice that in the next group of prospects, many are recent immigrants from Pakistan, Korea, and India. You realize that the standardized tests you have been using do not seem to be culture-neutral and are biased toward native English speakers. Should you use different tests that are less culture-bound? How would you select assessments that are culture-neutral? What criteria would you use? What, if any, ethical issues are involved?
An ethical decision-making model is a tool that can be used by professionals in psychology to help develop the ability to think through an ethical dilemma and arrive at a responsible and ethical decision. This assesses your application of ethical decision-making by requiring critical thinking and analysis through your recommendations to an ethical dilemma.
You work for a large corporation in human resources as a psychologist. In that capacity, it is your job to select and administer psychological tests that measure intelligence and cognitive ability as part of the employee selection process. The company has been hiring engineers and you notice that in the next group of prospects, many are recent immigrants from Pakistan, Korea, and India. You realize that the standardized tests you have been using do not seem to be culture-neutral and are biased toward native English speakers.
Should you use different tests that are less culture-bound?
How would you select assessments that are culture-neutral?
What criteria would you use? What, if any, ethical issues are involved?
How and why would using culturally biased tests be an ethical issue here?
What does the APA Ethics Code say about the importance of culture-neutral assessment?
Include examples of ways in which culture-biased assessments have been problematic.
How would you select tests that are culture-neutral?
examples of when culture-biased assessments have been problematic.
consequences of not following the selection process for both the client and psychologist.
One supervisor that stood out to me was when I was working at a hotel as a maid. She knew who she had to be on top of to get their floors completed and the ones she could leave to their floors and would have everything completed for the day on time and to the hotel standard. She was straight to the point and talked to everyone with respect. I think that to have employees that want to show up to work and that will have value in their work, you have to show them respect. In my opinion, respect is a big deal in my opinion and I believe many supervisors demand respect but lack the ability to show the people who work under them the same respect they want. Do you think that respect plays a significant part in the workforce?
In response to your peers, identify the leadership skills your classmates discuss.
1# One supervisor that stood out to me was when I was working at a hotel as a maid. She knew who she had to be on top of to get their floors completed and the ones she could leave to their floors and would have everything completed for the day on time and to the hotel standard. She was straight to the point and talked to everyone with respect. I think that to have employees that want to show up to work and that will have value in their work, you have to show them respect. In my opinion, respect is a big deal in my opinion and I believe many supervisors demand respect but lack the ability to show the people who work under them the same respect they want. Do you think that respect plays a significant part in the workforce?
2#
Thinking back to my seventeen years of service in the Army, I have encountered many different supervision styles and have had dozens of supervisors. One supervisor stood out from the rest, not only for the lessons he taught me but the way the lessons were taught. Jason was two military grades above me, accomplished and proficient in his craft. His supervision style was supportive and formative supervision. Supportive supervisors create an encouraging and empathetic environment, offering emotional support, listening to the supervisee’s concerns, and providing assistance when needed. Constant support and encouragement gave me confidence in my abilities as a cannon crew member. Self-assurance enabled me to take on more challenging tasks and responsibilities, contributing to my professional growth as a soldier. Jason also provided formative supervision; formative supervision aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of the supervisee. It includes ongoing feedback, training, and development opportunities to promote growth as a professional.
Constructive feedback was the most helpful aspect Jason provided with his supervision style. Constructive feedback gave me the guidance and resources needed to develop my skills and knowledge to be a proficient cannon crew member. What aspects stood out to you? The way the constructive feedback or lesson was reciprocated, Jason had very calm and controlled way of conveying his message. A calm demeanor encourages active participation and a willingness to explore new ideas between trainee and supervisor. My experience with Jason as supervisor and trainee has impacted me significantly; formative and supportive supervision is the method that trains, enhances, and promotes growth in trainees with great effectiveness. I will take the lessons learned for Jason and apply them every opportunity.
Video games have been challenged for their effect on society. Some claim video games have positive effects on motor skills, critical thinking, problem solving, building communities and more. Others claim video games are addictive, unhealthy, violent and more. For this discussion, research and discuss how video games have impacted society. Focus your discussion on one specific area in society that video games have effected.
Video Games and Society
Video games have been challenged for their effect on society. Some claim video games have positive effects on motor skills, critical thinking, problem solving, building communities and more. Others claim video games are addictive, unhealthy, violent and more.
For this discussion, research and discuss how video games have impacted society. Focus your discussion on one specific area in society that video games have effected. You can choose a positive or negative effect. For example, video games and violence in society, health in children, safety in children, physical health, community, connection, etc.
Support your argument with two credible sources
While many people across America cannot afford internet access at all, there is a far larger number who can only afford subpar services such as dial-up and satellite. What are the consequences on households that do not have internet access or have extremely slow internet capabilities?
Living in the 21st century, it can be easy to take technology for granted. Even the very blended nature of this course presupposes that students and professors alike will all have regular access to fast, reliable internet; however, the reality is that a quarter of Americans simply do not have broadband internet. While we might initially think that this simply translates to limited Instagram access or slow YouTube videos, our current society runs on and depends upon high-speed internet, and those without it are left to suffer the consequences. For this discussion, read Karl Vick’s “The Digital DivideLinks to an external site.,” published in Time, in order to understand the impact of the “digital divide” on our nation as well as some programs intended to close the gap; then, answer the following questions:
While many people across America cannot afford internet access at all, there is a far larger number who can only afford subpar services such as dial-up and satellite. What are the consequences on households that do not have internet access or have extremely slow internet capabilities? Provide specific examples from the article and your own knowledge to reinforce your claims.
According to the article (and perhaps even your own experiences), what are the limitations of using smartphones and connecting to public Wi-Fi in order for individuals to access high-speed internet? Again, provide concrete details and examples in your response.
What groups and people, as discussed in the text, might stand to gain by perpetuating this digital disparity across the country? (Consider rereading the section beginning with “Politically, the persistence of the digital gap defies logic.”) What are some of the specific ways that these businesses and individuals have prevented nationwide internet access?
Finally, the author closes by remarking that many of the suggestions meant to rectify the “digital divide” demand “a unity of purpose not yet seen from a President who ran as a populist and arrived in Washington surrounded by captains of industry.” Who is Vick referring to in this closing statement? Does he believe that this person is capable of implementing the changes necessary to close the digital gap? Why or why not? In your opinion, does Vick’s more argumentative stance at the end of this article help to strengthen his writing, or does it introduce bias? Explain why you believe this.
Remember to answer the questions in MLA format and do NOT do more than 270 words.
What is the difference between book value accounting and market value accounting? How do interest rate changes affect the value of bank assets and liabilities under the two methods? What is marking to market?
Dis 3.1
Explain the major source of risk exposure resulting from the issuance of standby letters of credit.
Dis3.2
Discuss what is the duration of all floating rate debt instruments.
CAse 3.1
What is the difference between book value accounting and market value accounting? How do interest rate changes affect the value of bank assets and liabilities under the two methods? What is marking to market?
What are the two different general interpretations of the concept of duration, and what is the technical definition of this term? How does duration differ from maturity?
A one-year, $100,000 loan carries a coupon rate and a market interest rate of 12 percent. The loan requires payment of accrued interest and one-half of the principal at the end of six months. The remaining principal and accrued interest are due at the end of the year.
a. What will be the cash flows at the end of six months and at the end of the year?
b. What is the present value of each cash flow discounted at the market rate? What is the total present value?
c. What proportion of the total present value of cash flows occurs at the end of six months? What proportion occurs at the end of the year?
d. What is the duration of this loan?
Week sum 3.1
Each week you will write and submit a brief summary of the important concepts learned during the week. The summary will include a summary of the instructor’s weekly lecture including any videos included in the lecture.
One of the toughest aspects of coaching is dealing with discipline issues. It occurs at all levels (recreation, middle school, high school, college, and professional). Disciplining players is a fine line, to say the least. How a coach disciplines their team can determine the character of the team and possibly success or failure. Describe your philosophy on discipline in relation to coaching athletics. How does discipline play a role in coaching?
One of the toughest aspects of coaching is dealing with discipline issues. It occurs at all levels (recreation, middle school, high school, college, and professional). Disciplining players is a fine line, to say the least. How a coach disciplines their team can determine the character of the team and possibly success or failure.
Describe your philosophy on discipline in relation to coaching athletics. How does discipline play a role in coaching? Do you have a high number of specific rules or a low number general rules that cover a variety of areas? Do you prefer to punish the entire team for one player’s mistake or do you prefer to discipline the individual player? What areas of behavior, both on and off the field, should be included in team rules? How should a coach handle athletes who break team rules? What should the consequences be for rule violations? Describe both positive and negative approaches to disciplining players and the implications of both. Explain your answers clearly and provide examples where appropriate.
Based on your own experience or research, what are some additional aspects of the role of that profession in regard to assisting victims notmentioned in the initial post? If possible, provide resources to your peers. Are there points in their response about how understanding victimology can help them in the profession they chose that you had not considered? Or are there points they did not consider that you think might be useful to mention?
For the profession chosen, I am choosing the dispatcher role. The dispatcher is the first point of contact for all victims or their families/anyone who has witnessed a victim of a crime or accident. They are the ones who are instructing the caller in what to do until help arrives, hearing the pain in the victim’s/families’ voices, and trying to contact emergency services. Understanding victimology in this role helps dispatchers to be more empathetic and understanding when trying to help over the phone. Being rude and yelling would not be helpful to someone who has been critically injured or experiencing a traumatic event.
Then, respond to two of your peers by addressing the following:
Based on your own experience or research, what are some additional aspects of the role of that profession in regard to assisting victims notmentioned in the initial post? If possible, provide resources to your peers.
Are there points in their response about how understanding victimology can help them in the profession they chose that you had not considered? Or are there points they did not consider that you think might be useful to mention?
Research the process of producing an expensive product (assume that it is something that must cost at least $1,000). After learning the steps that must be accomplished to produce such a product, address the following: What would you expect the layout of a producing facility to look like (in other words, what is the process layout for such an operation)? What would determine when someone had finished working on one of these products (in other words, how would someone know that it was time to work on producing the next unit)?
Research the process of producing an expensive product (assume that it is something that must cost at least $1,000). After learning the steps that must be accomplished to produce such a product, address the following:
What would you expect the layout of a producing facility to look like (in other words, what is the process layout for such an operation)?
What would determine when someone had finished working on one of these products (in other words, how would someone know that it was time to work on producing the next unit)?
How would the efficiency of the production operation that you have envisioned be calculated (your answer should be specific to the type of product you selected, not just a general discussion of efficiency)?
From your research, are there any ways in which the production of the product could be made more efficient than the way that it is normally produced? If so, what recommendations could you make? If not, describe another way in which the product could be made, even if it was inefficient.
Justify your answers using examples and reasoning.
