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Assignment #6 – Templeton Essays
Instructions:
See the document “Templeton Essays Assign 6” attached in the Module entry below these instructions. (The essays come from this site,
http://www.templeton.org/belief/
if you care to explore more.) The 13 essays by contemporary thinkers respond to this question: Does Science Make Belief in God Obsolete?
Read two of these essays and write an essay in which you briefly describe the point of view of each author and then also give your reaction to what they said.
Objectives:
Assignments have the following objectives:
- Identify and describe key concepts relevant to a theme presented in the assignment prompt.
- Explore ideas in philosophical depth beyond the presentation of course material.
- Examine course material in order to develop an informed investigation of your perspectives on a theme presented in the assignment.
- Research scholarly sources to help explore and expand students’ perspectives and develop critical thinking skills.
- Develop a cogent argument to support your position.
Expectations:
- All sources must be responsibly cited and referenced. (See the syllabus.)
- Assignments should be around 1000 words.
Discussion1:
This week’s reading from the text is about Congress. In this reading, you learned (and may, in fact have already known) that the U.S. Congress is made up of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. This type of two-chamber legislature is very common at the state government-level, as well: all but one state employs a similar system. The one exception to this practice is Nebraska, who has a unicameral, or single chamber, legislature. Here is the Nebraska Legislature’s description of its system (please read it and watch the short video describing it):
https://www.nebraska.gov/government/legislative/ (Links to an external site.)
(Links to an external site.)
What do you think about Nebraska’s unicameral legislature? What are the costs and benefits of this type of system?
Should we (as a society) consider a similar system for the United States Congress? Why or why not?
400 -600 words, not a formal essay, just discussion
Discussion 2:
This week’s reading from the text is about the Presidency. In this reading, you learned (and may, in fact have already known) that individual president’s are limited by the Constitution to two terms. This two-term limitation policy is also in place for governors (the state-version of the federal executive official) in almost all of the 50 states. The one exception to this is Virginia, where a governor is limited to a single term. Here is a relatively-recent article describing this policy:
https://wamu.org/story/17/09/28/single-virginia-governors-commonwealth-cant-stand-re-election-change/ (Links to an external site.)
What do you think about Virginia’s policy for a one-term limit on a governor’s service? What are the costs and benefits of this policy?
Should we (as a society) consider a similar policy for the President of the United States? Why or why not?
400 -600 words, not a formal essay, just discussion
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