Module 4

 Week 4

 

What a tragic moment for the nation. The death of any Supreme Court Justice is a cause for national mourning, and especially so with one so widely beloved as RBG. 

 

And… the events of the moment once again dictate the sequence of our subject matter. Talk about politics! This week’s assignment is brief but your work-product in response should still be thorough:

 

A friend says to you, “You’re a political science major… explain to me why filling RBG’s seat on the Supreme Court has become such a controversial subject.” 

 

Prepare for your friend a thorough answer that correctly reflects what the normalprocess for filling a seat is, whythis is a controversial time to fill a seat, and the historyexplaining how the controversy over such timing has evolved. Since the controversy has evolved via discussion and debate, a good answer must include 5-6 direct quotes from Republicans commentingon the issue, and 5-6 direct quotes from Democrats commentingon the controversy as it has evolved. “As it has evolved” means your quotes must be from comments made prior to the death of RBG. 

 

Finally, your discussion should include the reasons why Republicansmight be especially eager to fill this seat now, the reasons why Democratsmight be especially ticked off if the seat is filled now, and your own assessment of the situation. What do you think should be done. How would you advise a Republican? How would you advise a Democrat? If you would advise a Republican and a Democrat differently, explain why.

 

You can write your answer in a blog post; or you can record it, post the recording online and post the link to the recording to your blog. Either way, your blog post should simply be titled “Module 4.”