Pick ONE of the two sets of questions below and address them in a 5-8 page paper (not including the cover and reference pages):

Pick ONE of the two sets of questions below and address them in a 5-8 page paper (not including the cover and reference pages):

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2. Politics in the United States has been described as an “invitation to struggle” between the president and Congress, yet the evolution of power has placed the president in a clearly dominant position in national security affairs. What, in your analysis, have been the principle factors leading to executive dominance in national security? What are the most important Congressional roles in policymaking? Are there any instances or areas of policymaking where you would argue that Congressional activity has been detrimental to the provision of national security? Do you agree with those that claim Congress needs to reassert its Constitutional authority in the realm of national security? Why or why not?
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4. In the United States, military leaders are not asked by  political leaders when and where to go to war, and civilian control of  the armed forces has always been a central feature of American  democracy; some contemporary observers however argue that there is a  developing crisis of civil-military relations. To the extent that this  is true, what would you specify as the most obvious manifestations of  this crisis? The causes and severity of these problems? How can American  society best ensure that the armed forces remain subordinate to  civilian authority while retaining the ability to respond to a wide  range of security challenges? 

choose whichever.