Essay (50 points) Judicial Power What is the proper role of…

Essay (50 points) Judicial Power What is the proper role of the courts in American democracy?  Have the courts become too powerful?  Is the judicial resolution of important political matters democratic?  Based on the models of other countries, how could the U.S. Supreme Court be reined in?

The rod photoreceptors in the eye are extremely sensitive to…

The rod photoreceptors in the eye are extremely sensitive to light. The cells sense light through a signal transduction cascade involving light activation of a GPCR that activates a G protein that activates cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase. How would you expect the addition of a drug that inhibits cyclic GMP phosphodiesteras to affect the light-sensing ability of the rod cells? Explain your answer to get full credit!