done with finals

[redcalimp5 10+ year member]

Congrats! Now go celebrate and get yourself a hooker!

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

I'm so happy I switched out of Mechanical and into Electrical. I hear Statics is a biotch!

I'm taking statistics next semester //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Although I hope never to be in South Dakota

Same here

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I'm taking statistics next semester //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

I like stats.

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

Oh. I take it you don't live there.

I'm not looking forward to stats at all, definitely not the type of class I'm used to taking.... but it's a prerequisite for University of Arizona's nursing transfer-in program for some reason. I figure I better take it just in case I move out there for some odd reason fall semester.

 

[MrLister 10+ year member]

My last final is in 1 hour from now. I'm just trying to waste some time now before I go.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

i decided not to graduate in May. I'm going to take an extra year and get a minor in political science.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Oh. I take it you don't live there.
I'm not looking forward to stats at all, definitely not the type of class I'm used to taking.... but it's a prerequisite for University of Arizona's nursing transfer-in program for some reason. I figure I better take it just in case I move out there for some odd reason fall semester.

Oh i live here, its just that i had hoped not to.

I think it all depends on what you are doing with stats. I like stats because i took stats for social sciences. So its all relates to surveys and polling. I find stats and research methods interesting. I'm actually the SI for stats this semester and will be the SI for research methods next.

I was also asked to SI for American government next semester and decided it was a good idea, hence the delayed graduation.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

I'm taking statistics next semester //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Not statistics lol, Statics. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statics

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

Damnit.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Bring a bluebook to class. Do not write in it in advance. Prepare for questions on the following topics. Check this page frequently for changes up to the last day of class.

Short Answer (20%). Be prepared to write a paragraph or two on each of the following terms. All are discussed in the lecture pages.

Democracy; Representative Democracy; Direct Democracy; Incumbent; Challenger; Majority; Plurality; Primary; General Election; Electoral College; electoral vote; slate of electors; separation of powers; federalism; bicameralism; constitutionalism; the power of the purse; standing committee; discharge petition; mark-up; rules committee; filibuster; rider; veto; pocket veto; commerce power; necessary and proper clause; impeachment; subpoena power; executive order; state of the union address; the judicial power; judicial review; judicial activism; judicial restraint; strict constructionism; original intent; concurring opinion; dissenting opinion;

Short Problems (20%).

Consider the elections for President in the years 1992; 1996; 2000; and 2004. In which elections did the winner received a plurality of the popular vote? In which did he receive a majority? In which elections did the winner receive a majority of the electoral vote?

Explain how the electoral college works, and how the vote is calculated for an individual state and what the overall totals are. How many votes are needed to win?

Explain the process by which a President can be removed from office by Congress.

What powers does a President employ in his/her role as Chief Executive?

What powers does a President employ in his/her role as Chief Legislator?

What powers does a President employ in his/her role as Chief Diplomat?

In Marbury v. Madison, why does Justice Marshall think that an unconstitutional law is not really a law?

Long Answer (40%). Answer the question in detail, giving as much information as possible.

Describe the structure of Congress, including both Houses. Include number of members and the officers for each house. Distinguish the three constitutional offices from the eight party offices. Identify the effective leader of each house. Name the persons currently serving in each office. How are the states represented in each house? Name South Dakota's representatives in the House and Senate?

Describe the process by which a bill becomes law. Explain the committee system and the role that standing committees play in legislation. Identify the leadership on the Senate Foreign Relations committee. Describe the various things that can happen once a bill lands on the President's desk.

Describe the difference between judicial activism and judicial restraint using the death penalty and Justices Scalia and Brennan as an example.

Current Events (20%) In two or three paragraphs, summarize the story in each case.

Democratic Frustration and Mukasey, Wall Street Journal

House Votes to Override Bush, USAToday

Democrats Zero for 40 on Iraq, Politico

Republicans Filibuster Farm Bill, American News.

Second Amendment, South Dakota Politics

Huckabee is for Real, Real Clear Politics

CNN Admits Holes in Screening, Washington Post

Florida and Michigan Stripped of Delegates by DNC, Atlantic.Com

Venezuela Defeats Chavez Proposal, New York Times

CIA Reverses Estimate on Iran Nuclear Program, Los Angeles Times

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

I took this final ^^^ at 9am.

pretty fukkin easy.

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

Wow I would hate that immensely.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Wow I would hate that immensely.

Really?!

I really enjoyed it.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Answer two of the following questions:

1. What were the origins and course of the genocide in Cambodia? Within your answer you should note how the Khmer Rouge's actions 'qualify' as genocidal.

2. Why did the international community fail to intervene during the mass killings of the Tutsi in Rwanda? You can narrow your answer to the actions of the United States.

3. Utilizing the themes of Utopia and Terror, analyze one of the cases of state-sponsored mass murder we have discussed this past semester. You need to place that occurrence of mass murder within the framework of a state attempting to articulate a Utopian order. (Depending upon whether you answered 1 or 2 above, you need to select a different case)

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

^^^ final i took yesterday.