Week 1 Project Previous Next InstructionsWeek 1 Project Essay—Using Primary SourcesPsychology is a science and is based on scientific methodologies.Things to know:Primary sources are the actual articles written by the individuals doing the study.Secondary sources are articles written about the study (e.g., newspapers, magazines, blogs, Wikis, and trade journals).South University online library has extensive databases that should be used to find primary source articles. For help in finding articles, please click on the link to the Library where you will find research guides and information about how to ask for help.The difference between Primary vs Secondary resourcesHow to do an article search (Library Search Quick Guide)Video guide to finding Scholarly/Peer Reviewed articles Locate one primary source study article that deals with behavior or psychology in general.The article should not be more than 5 to 6 years old.For your report, please provide a summary of the article that includes the purpose of the study (usually located in the beginning of the study), participants, methodology, and results. Conclude your report with your thoughts on the study.Submit your essay in a Microsoft Word document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned. Cite your sources, if any, on a separate page using the APA format.Name your document SU_PSY1001_W1_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

U.S. Constitution, available online at https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/United_States_of_America_1992 (Links to an external site.)Where does power lie in the government created by the Constitution?Does one branch appear to be more important than either of the others? Why or why not?Without referencing anything more than the constitutional text, what role does it appear that the Framers had in mind for the Supreme Court in the American governmental system?The Federalist Papers 10, 51, 78, available online at http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1786-1800/the-federalist-papers/ (Links to an external site.)Federalist 10What is the evil Madison wants to address?What is his proposed solution?How does the proposed Constitution address this problem?Federalist 51What is the evil against which Hamilton/Madison argues?What is the proposed solution?What role is envisioned for the Court?Hamilton/Madison makes the statement: “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” What did he mean?Federalist 78What is the difference between “will” and “judgment”?What is the role that Hamilton envisions for the Court?Constitutional JurisprudenceJustice Antonin Scalia, “Originalism: The Lesser Evil,” 57 L. Rev. 849-65 (1988) (find through “Westlaw Next” database, using search “57 UCINLR 849” or article title)Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., “1985 Georgetown Speech.” (in "Files" on Canvas.)Put into your own words -- do not use outside sources -- the theses of a) originalism and b) the living Constitution.Your opinion: What role should the Court play in our federal system? Explain your answer.Adrian Vermeule, “Beyond Originalism,” The Atlantic (Mar. 21, 2020) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/common-good-constitutionalism/609037/ (Links to an external site.)Richard Epstein, Listen to a commentary on the Vermeule article at “The Libertarian” podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/libertarian/id944003980?i=1000470942133 (Links to an external site.)1. What is Vermeule's thesis and how does he support it?2. What is Epstein's response to Vermeule's argument?3. With whom do you agree, Vermeule or Epstein? Explain in detail why.Martha Derthick, “Federalism,” from Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation, Peter H. Schuck and James Q. Wilson, eds. (New York: Public Affairs, 2008): 121-145 (in "Files" on Canvas).How does Derthick understand the definition of federalism?What are the key turning points Derthick identifies in the history of federalism?Name one new thing you learned from this essay.