What are all the factors that could influence residential home prices across the United States over the next decade? And how?

What are all the factors that could influence residential home prices across the United States over the next decade? And how?
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How the doctrine of political questions has affected the balance of power among the branches of government

Possible Term Paper Topics and Instructions

Your term paper will count towards one-third of you class grade. A well-written, well-researched paper in an accepted format (APSA; APA; MLA) will satisfy the writing intensive requirement.

You do not have to choose from among the topics listed below. However you must choose a topic related to the subjects will cover this semester.

Suggested topics:

⦁ How the doctrine of political questions has affected the balance of power among the branches of government
⦁ The investigatory powers of Congress
⦁ Scope and limits of the presidential power to pardon
⦁ The constitutional status of the War Powers Act (1973)
⦁ The concept of Executive Privilege
⦁ An analysis of the contemporary understanding and constitutional significance of the reversal of New Deal legislation by the Supreme Court
⦁ The Roberts Court and executive power
⦁ The opinions of Justice Sutherland on economic rights (interstate commerce; liberty of contract)
⦁ The opinions of Justice Harlan I and Justice Holmes on economic rights (interstate commerce; liberty of contract)
⦁ Justice O’Connor’s ideas on Federalism
⦁ What did the Supreme Court do before Marbury v. Madison?
⦁ The Constitution and state power to tax activities related to other states
⦁ How the Court encouraged laissez-faire capitalism before the New Deal
⦁ Can a Court (or Justice) be both liberal and restraintist? Or Can a Court or Justice be conservative and activist?
⦁ The nationalism of Joseph Story and John Marshall.

You can develop your own area for research, but you must get approval from me before you begin.
Guidelines.

1. Papers will be 10-15 pages long.
2. Papers will be prepared in standard term paper style, and will have a title page on which your name will appear with a signed Honor Pledge. Your honor pledge will read, “I have abided by all the rules and conditions for academic honesty as set forth in https://doso.wayne.edu/conduct/academic-misconduct.” Know in advance that I take academic honesty seriously. If I detect plagiarism to any degree you will immediately fail the course. It is incumbent on you to understand the appropriate definitions.

Prospectus. A prospectus provides an introduction to your topic, a research question your paper will address, the plan of action you will undertake to assess the research question, and a thesis. It will give you a chance to work out an initial topic and research strategy, and give me an opportunity to assess your project before you are too deeply into it. You do not have to submit a prospectus, but it will be very beneficial if you do so.

There are five elements to a prospectus:

1. Topic. The general area of law and politics that your paper will address (e.g., separation of powers; the commerce power of Congress).
2. Research Question. The specific question your paper will address and answer (e.g. Has the doctrine of political questions enhanced the power of the President?).
3. Outlined Plan of Action. The strategy your paper will pursue to evaluate and answer your research question. This refers both to the logic by which you will do your reading and research and the way you structure (using internal section headings to demarcate the descriptive and analytical blocks with which you build your argument – your answer to the research question you posed). Think of these sections of research and writing as the blocks you place, one on top of the other, to build the wall of your argument. Block A leads to and supports block B, and so on. Each block – each section of your paper – will stand on its own as well as lead to the next block. Outline your plan of action in the prospectus.
4. Thesis. The argument your paper will make; the answer to your research question.
5. Annotated Bibliography. Each bibliographic entry will have a few sentences that describe 1) the argument of the piece, and 2) its relevance for addressing your research question.
   The Final Paper

⦁ Expectations and Structure. In assembling your research and writing your paper, structural concerns become critical. An intelligible and logical structure is needed to convey information and arguments coherently and persuasively. Any well-prepared research paper has three essential sections.

1. INTRODUCTION: Frame a topic and a research question. What topic will your paper address? Why is the topic worthy of investigation? What questions, related to that issue, will the paper seek to answer? What is the answer at which you arrive? (The answer to this last question will be your thesis – the argument that will organize and drive your paper.)
2. BODY:
   a. Everything here will directly relate to your thesis. Use the thesis to keep your paper focused and structured.
   b. Review a relevant body of literature. (e.g., What has been written – both on and off the Court – about this topic? What arguments have these various authors made? What are the common analytical agreements and disagreements that surface in them? Can you identify schools or patterns of thought in them? On what assumptions do they rest and to what conclusions do they come?)
   c. Analyze that body of literature in light of the research question you are asking. (e.g., What does that literature say about your research question? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches to your question contained in the literature? What is — and why is it — the most intelligent approach to (or explanation of) the topic question you addressed?)
3. CONCLUSION: Discuss your analysis. This should be more than just a “this is what I said above” section. It should note your conclusions and discuss their implications. What is the significance of your conclusion – the answer to the research question that framed your research and analysis?

To do the paper well, you will need to read extensively in both case opinions (NB: read and cite these only from unedited sources; i.e., use no caselaw texts) and secondary materials (e.g., political science journals, law reviews, and books). The better you organize, integrate, and critique these bodies of literature, the better you will do on your paper.

It almost goes without saying that a well-structured paper is grammatically correct, stylistically clear, and internally coherent. The reader should not be jarred by misspellings, sudden and unexplained transitions in thought, paragraphs that go on well past the confines of their introductory sentences, and sentences that are fragments, run-ons, or so convoluted as to convey no clear idea at all. Do yourself (and your grade) a favor. Finish a first draft of your paper a week before handing it in. Put it aside for a day or two to let it “rest,” and then return to it and give it a thorough edit and rewrite. It will amaze you how much this improves the clarity and quality of the paper’s presentation.

Remember, this is a course in constitutional law. As such, your paper will make extensive use of cases and opinions. The cases you use will, of course, depend on the topic you select. However, it is my clear and unambiguous expectation that your research will go well beyond the cases we read for and discuss in class. This paper is an independent analytical project, not a simple regurgitation of class material. Supreme Court opinions can be found in the U.S. Reports (U.S.), the Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.), the Lawyer’s Edition, United States Supreme Court Reports (L.Ed.), or on the internet at FindLaw

Select Bibliography of Legal Research Sources on The Internet

FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html)
A searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1893 (U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: US Reports 150, 1937-). Browsable by year and US Reports volume number and searchable by citation, case title and full text.

Online Resources through the WSU Libraries: https://guides.lib.wayne.edu/az.php Check under the letter “L” for numerous legal publications, and “J’ (for JSTOR) for social science publications.

The LII and Hermes: overview and recent developments (http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/search.html)

U.S. Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/

Oyez Oyez Oyez https://www.oyez.org/ The recorded oral arguments in major constitutional cases heard and decided by the Supreme Court of the United States since 1955.

The Supreme Court Historical Society https://www.supremecourthistory.org/

Compare and contrast quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative risk models. Include a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Compare and contrast quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative risk models. Include a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Your response must be at least 250 words in length.

It has come to your attention that maintenance workers have not been following the Lockout/Tagout procedures to control the unexpected release of electricity when working on equipment. Discussion with the workers and their supervisors has revealed that they do not follow the procedures because there have not been any incidents in the past several years. They claim that following the procedures slows down the maintenance process.

Applying the principles of the psychometric paradigm, discuss what actions you could take to change the maintenance workers’ risk perceptions from low to high.

Your response must be at least 300 words in length

If you were implementing a smoking-free policy in a workplace, how would you implement this policy based on Fixsen’s six implementation stages?

200 words each

What are the following steps to developing a health promotion policy? If you were implementing a smoking-free policy in a workplace, how would you implement this policy based on Fixsen’s six implementation stages?

Consider other types of visual aids that can be used to communicate criminal justice data.

Developing the ability to transform a set of data, statistics, and data into an attention-grabbing and engaging visual aid that emphasizes key points can be a challenging, but worthwhile, exercise. There are a number of useful resources to help identify appropriate visual aids by the type of data and how to use color to focus attention on key statistics. One type of visual aid is a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.
For Part II of this Assessment, explore how PowerPoint can be used to create an effective presentation. Consider other types of visual aids that can be used to communicate criminal justice data. If you have not already, review the websites located in the Learning Activities to help find your data needed for this Assessment to locate the three data sources to support your argument. You are to create a 5- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation. Your presentation should include:
Title page.
Per slide create YOUR OWN visual aid for each of the sets of data (for a total of three visual aids). These can include graphs, tables, pictures, etc. Your visual aids must be developed on your own and are not taken from another source (i.e., you will be creating your own charts and tables, are not copying an already created table or chart and turning it in, and must include the complete citation/reference for your submission and data).
Reference page.

At least 2-3 strategies to incorporate positive interactions between Kimber and Crystal and the other students.

Assessment Description

Conflict is a natural part of the human experience. Young children are experimenting with their autonomy and independence, and developmentally they are egocentric. In your classroom and at the school site, there will be conflicts. Consider how children interact with others at a young age and learn how to resolve conflict.

Use the following scenario to inform your assignment:

Crystal and Kimber are kindergarteners in your class. They alternate between being best friends and worst enemies, depending upon the day. Today, during center time, Crystal accidentally hit Kimber with the dump truck. Kimber cries and cries and refuses to be solaced. She angrily shoves Crystal, who hits her head. Both children are cleared by the nurse and parents are called. However, the classroom conflict escalates throughout the day.

In a 1,000-1,250 word, create a specific plan to resolve the conflict that includes the following:

1. At least 2-3 de-escalation techniques for conflict between Kimber and Crystal.
2. At least 2-3 strategies to create a calm, positive atmosphere for the other students during a conflict.
3. At least 2-3 strategies to incorporate positive interactions between Kimber and Crystal and the other students.
4. Description of a follow-up or debriefing session with Kimber, Crystal, and their families.

Support your plan using at least three scholarly resources.

Does this law discriminate against interstate commerce?

PLEASE USE CASES ATTACHED

Should Californians be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals that are raised in other states if products from those animals are to be sold in California? 

Pork producers are challenging a law that California voters adopted in 2018 via ballot initiative with over 63% approval. It set new conditions for raising hogs, veal calves and egg-laying chickens, whose meat or eggs are sold in California. The state represents about 15% of the U.S. pork market.
At most commercial hog farms, pregnant sows are kept in “gestation crates” that measure 2 feet by 7 feet – enough room for the animals to sit, stand and lie down, but not enough to turn around. California’s law requires that each sow must have at least 24 square feet of floor space – nearly double the amount that most now get. It does not require farmers to raise free-range pigs, just to provide more square feet when they keep hogs in buildings.
The National Pork Producers Council argues that this requirement imposes heavy compliance costs on farmers across the U.S., since large hog farms may house thousands of sows and that it restricts interstate commerce.

Farmers and animal welfare advocates understand that if California wins, states with the most progressive animal welfare policies – primarily West Coast and Northeast states – will be able to effectively set national standards for the well-being of many agricultural animals, including chickens, dairy and cattle. Conceivably, California might also be able to require basic conditions for human labor, such as minimum wage standards, associated with products sold in California.

Nine other states have already adopted laws requiring pork producers to phase out gestation crates.

• How would John Marshall analyze the constitutional issue presented by the California law? Would Marshall probably uphold the law or not?
• How would the Cooley standard by applied here?  Under that standard, would the law be constitutional or not?
• Does this law discriminate against interstate commerce?
• What factors would go into modern balancing analysis?  Would the law likely be upheld or not?

 750 words.

How do you modify the classroom environment to meet the different behavioral and cognitive needs of children with and without exceptionalities?

Part 1: Classroom Layout Plan

Design a classroom layout plan to actively and equitably engage students by organizing, allocating, and coordinating the resources of time, space, and students’ attention by drawing and labeling the floor plan.  Take into consideration motivation, modification, and interventions.  Make this your dream classroom. 

Part 2: Rationale

In 750-1,000 words, describe your classroom layout.  Your classroom organizational design plan should include the following, and make sure to justify your answer for each bullet point:

• How do you modify the classroom environment to meet the different behavioral and cognitive needs of children with and without exceptionalities?
• What strategies do you feel are unique to your specific early childhood aged group?
• What classroom rules and procedures do you use to support differentiated learning and interventions in the classroom?

Support your rationale with 3-5 scholarly resources.

explain why the framework best describes how you might proceed in effectively moving your advocacy priority forward in the policymaking process. 

Policy models provide the framework for moving policy forward. However, not all policy models will be effective for all priorities. Therefore, it is important to appraise policy models with the specific advocacy priority in mind. 

For this Assignment, you will choose from four policymaking frameworks, the one that best fits your advocacy priority. You will construct a written response, with evidence, explaining the selected framework, providing specific detail regarding how it is the best fit and will move the priority forward. 

• Review the twelve policy models outlined in Health Policy: Applications for Nurses and Other Health Professionals (Chapter 9, pp. 119-125)
• Consider which of the twelve models might best fit your priority determined in Week 2. 
• You are encouraged to search the literature for examples of how the selected policymaking model has been used in the past.
• Review the exemplar examples in the Week 4 Learning Resources. 

THE ASSIGNMENT: (2 PAGES)

Submit a 2-page written response detailing your selection of one policymaking framework that best supports your priority—particularly, getting your priority on the agenda. 

In your response, explain why the framework best describes how you might proceed in effectively moving your advocacy priority forward in the policymaking process. 

Support your response with evidence. 

Fred brings an action to partition the property, claiming that the clause in the divorce agreement is unenforceable because it is an invalid restraint on alienation. Is the clause enforceable?

Fred and Ethel, husband and wife, live together in Memphis, Tennessee. While they are married, they decide to purchase a condominium in Gatlinburg, TN so that they can have a place to start when they go to visit Great Smokey Mountains National Park, as they like to do several times each year. They purchase the condo as tenants by the entirety and pay for the condo with marital funds.
Unfortunately, in 2007, Fred and Ethel’s marriage went sour and they decided to divorce, although they maintained an amicable relationship. Since both parties wanted to continue to have access to the condo in Gatlinburg, they had their attorneys insert the following language into the divorce settlement:
“Both parties hereto agree that as long as both parties are living, neither party may sell, encumber or otherwise partition our condominium in Gatlinburg, TN without the consent of the other party.”
In 2017, Fred falls on hard financial times. He really wants the money that he could get by selling his half of the Gatlinburg condo. However, Ethel refuses to partition or buy out Fred since she wants continued access, but cannot afford to buy Fred out.
Fred brings an action to partition the property, claiming that the clause in the divorce agreement is unenforceable because it is an invalid restraint on alienation.
Is the clause enforceable? Please write an essay answering this question.