What is the role of the contemporary partisan think tank in U. S. politics and policy formation today
Instructions: There are 2 responses. Write a 100 word response for each one.
Response 1:) What is the role of the contemporary partisan think tank in U. S. politics and policy formation today?
“All large governmental entities have think ndemictank operations of one kind of another, although they are often difficult to spot because they don’t wear “think tank” labels” (Shafritz & Borick, 2011, p. 176). Think tanks involves strategic planning, auditing and evaluation as well as management and budgeting. This group is paid to read, discuss, think, and write to address and readdress critical importance to humanity. The United States has a rough estimate of about 1,984 think tanks that are constantly researching solutions to a variety of the world’s problems, and then arguing, advocating, and lobbying for policy changes at local, state, and federal levels.
The role of the contemporary partisan think tank today is much of the same. The only major difference is now we are dealing with a worldwide pandemic as well as civil unrest, so the ideas that were once great ideas may no longer be great ideas. The think tankers must now take into consideration higher levels of unemployment rates and uninsured Americans just to name a few. They must come up with policies and procedures that will ensure that all Americans are safe and continue to receive vital services and have access to programs that would help them maintain a progressive life. Scripture reads, “do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others,” (Philippians 2:4, New American Standard Bible). Members of this vital group does this, they not only think of themselves but of others.
Response 2:) Why is the Brown decision generally considered to be the legal foundation of the modern civil rights movement?
In Topeka, Kansas, a seven-year-old black girl named Linda Brown lived a block from the local elementary school that she was not allowed to attend because it was for white children only. Instead, she was forced to walk to the other side of town, crossing railroad tracks and taking a long bus ride to attend a “colored only” school. (Shafritz & Borick, 2011, p. 222). Her father joined a group that filed a lawsuit to improve colored schools. In this lawsuit, “the court decided that the separation of children by race and according to law in public schools “generates a feeling of inferiority as to their [the minority group’s] status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone,” (Shafritz & Borick, 2011, p.222). Chief Justice Earl Warren stated that education is the foundation of good citizenship. He declared that separate but equal has no place in education. This declaration lead to the revision of doctrine and policy from segregation to integration. The Brown decision paved the way for integration across the world. If it were not for the dismantling of the separate but equal doctrine, integration may have taken a lot longer to accomplish. Once Warren convinced the court that separate was not equal, it opened the door to maybe separate was not equal in all areas of life , not only in education.
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