1+-+POLS359+PAPER+TOPICS+HERE

=Please state your paper topic next to your name:= All you have to do is type the topic next to your name, or cut and paste it from somewhere else. __**Your topic should be stated as a question.**__

Abdel Rahman, Majd A. How has Affirmative Action affected the unemployment rate/graduation rate of minorities?

Adolfino, Joseph J. - Study on Legalizing marijuana and would legalizing it really lower crime rates and gang violence?

**Alatorre, Luis D.** - What impact did Gratz v. Bollinger have on Fisher v. University of Texas? What events lead to tHe Supreme Court decidinhear the case? How has the media portrayed the case?

**Christian, Elizabeth N**. - Study on Domestic Gun Ownership and self protection: or does it just cause more violence?

**Del Real, Santiago**- What impact can same-sex marriage have on the U.S. immigration system/ benefits ? Would homosexual citizens or lawful permanent residents be able to petition for their undocumented partners?

**Eckersley, Aria D**. - What effects do the concerns and interests of the NFL Players Association have on the way the law is created with regards to NFL concussion litigation?

**Gonzalez, Alicia M**.- Did the USSC's opinion and the oral arguments heard during the Loving case effect or provide a window for same sex marriage equality?

**Gonzalez, Hector** - How does the repeal of DOMA change the definition of marriage and family? Should the issue of same sex marriages and recognition be left to the state or the federal government, should the federal government or the state have the power to define what constitutes as marriage?

**Gountanis, Peter P**.-The effects of a growing societal awareness of football related concussions, and the role this has played in affecting the High School and NCAA game? What role has the courts and policymaking played in altering the game on a High School and College level?

Guechev, Ivan V. Do tougher laws impact the incarceration rates and rates of usage in states which have such measures?

**Hartnett, Michael J.**-Does gun control adversely affect any portion of the United States population? Are any populations disproportionately affected?

**Hindi, Zeinat**- Studying the variation of gun control laws among states ,and how effective have they been on society?

**McCann, Brian B.** - How Chicago has attempted to curb gun ownership in the past? Particularly focusing on the banning of hand guns -- What has been the impact of recent court cases such as McDonald vs. Chicago, and how will the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois plan to handle the issue of conceal/carry laws both with regards to the city and statewide?

**M****onaghan, Martin T**.- What laws have successfully limited gun violence and how? What laws can be made to reduce gun violence and ensure responsible gun ownership?

**Nash, Charles F**.-The ramifications of litigation cases against Riddell and other helmet (equipment) manufacturers on the game of football at all levels and how it affects society.

**O'Donnell, Tyler T**.- The effect of recent medical breakthroughs in brain trauma research, the impact of brain trauma of NFL players, the reaction of the NFL to the slew of tort law suits filed by former NFL players and how the legal decision of the courts will impact the NFL, law and society.

**Piscitelli, Matthew A.**- What impact have changes in marijuana law, i.e. decriminalization and medical efforts, had in terms drug usage, addiction, and drug crime conviction rates in states willing to make such modifications?

**Ramirez-Gudino, Andrea** - Why has today's society become more accepting of medicinal marijuana? Is this new perception due to scientific knowledge or has it become a accepted on the basis of popular use?

**Russo, Matthew H**.- What is the historical relationship between highly publicized murders and the passage of gun control laws? What insight does this relationship provide for future legislation?

**Sanjar, Negheen H**.-- What is the role of political and social climates in inciting change, particularly with proposition 8 in California?

**West, Chanel I**. With programs such as Affirmative Action mandating minority students into higher education, is society indirectly setting them up to fail in an injustice educational system and maintain socioeconomic disparity?


 * Wills, Ryan D. ** - How has affirmative action split the perception and politics of the affected individuals and minority groups?

**Zarate, Jonathan M**. - What role does society, in particular NFL fans, have in the formation of rules and laws governing the conduct of the NFL and the way the game is played?