Entries by Daphne Hanson

Our understanding of social contracts

Rifles, muskets, longbows, and hand grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon — so long as there is no answer to it — gives claws to the weak. George Orwell, “You and the Atom Bomb”, 1945 How does “giving claws to the weak” relate to “Life, […]

What is the connection between empathy and prosocial behavior?

What is the connection between empathy and prosocial behavior? Empirical research has shown that empathy positively predicts prosocial behavior and that the higher level of empathy, the greater attention to the feelings and needs of others, and the more engagement in prosocial behavior (Van et al., 2018; Lindsey and Madera Considering what you learned about […]

What is the importance of Federalists

What is the importance of Federalists #10 and #51 to the original design of the American political system? What is the basic meaning of democracy? What is representative democracy? What is pluralism? Describe the basic components of pluralism

Inner workings of the brain

Mental processes described by researchers may not represent the true inner workings of the brain from a psychobiological process, mechanisms, and events standpoint, but rather from subjective experimental methods and theories What is the study of internal mental processes all of the things that go on inside your brain? What are internal mental processes in […]

Conducting the polygraph examination

What policy or procedural changes could be considered and things that could be started or things that should stop doing to improve an agency’s capacity for detecting lies other than using a polygraph? What are the factors that need to consider before conducting the polygraph examination?

The Chicano Movement during the Civil Rights

The Chicano Movement during the Civil Rights consisted of three major goals which were rights for farm workers, restoration of land, and education reform. How had the Chicano Movement impacted the US until this day? Is, the fight over, or does the US have a long way to go?

What are the three basic functions of the courts? 

What are the three basic functions of the courts?  What are the four main characteristics of the Federal court system?  What percentage of cases actually go to court? What happens in Appeals Courts and how are they different from Courts of Original Jurisdiction? What are the two main types of law? What is the difference […]