User talk:Wardmc1996/sandbox

Article Evaluation
Article: The Supreme Court of the United States

-Content: The content is fluent, neutral, and well-organized. Although the article is a B-class rated article, it is organized in sections talking about the history of the SCOTUS, notable figures, job description, and other sections related to the SCOTUS.

-Tone: Neutral and informative. The writing could use a little work to make it sound more formal, but overall it is a very nice depiction of the SCOTUS.

-Sources: There are 276 verifiable sources that come from notable newspapers, academic journals, and Encyclopedias.

-Talk Page: The talk page for the SCOTUS article includes topics like: modifying external links, adding the statistics of cases heard (which may be irrelevant to the article), and removing the word "resign" and replacing it with "retire" in many instances. Wardmc1996 (talk) 21:56, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Article Selection
1. George Gallup-- S rating. --very little subject matter, sections --Tone is neutral --

2. Politics of North Korea-- S rating. --precise subject matter, but it could use a little bit more. More topics should be introduced. --Tone is neutral Wardmc1996 (talk) 00:21, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Potential Edits to "Politics in North Korea"
Kim Jong-Un's effect on North Korean politics after the death of Kim Jong-Il. The article only mentions the state of the North Korean Worker's Party up until the end of Kim Jong Un's regime. I will later find articles/sources to create ideas for possible additions to the end of the article and under the category "Political Developments". Some ideas may include:

--State of the Worker's party under Il.

--Political developments/inclusivity of Kim Jong-Il regarding meetings with Donald Trump and other instances that affect the state of North Korean Politics.

--Talks of uniting the two Korean states (though this might be superfluous). Or just the fact that Jong-Il has mentioned reuniting Korea may have an effect on the stability of the current Worker's party. Wardmc1996 (talk) 20:36, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Edits: Transition of Power to Kim Jong-Un
To date, the power succession from Kim Jong-il to his son Jong-un has appeared to be stable with no sign of imminent regime crisis-at least on the surface. Kim Jong-un has taken over political leadership in the military, the party, and the cabinet, exercising control over domestic, foreign, and military affairs. Since Kim Jong-il died on December 17, 2011, his son’s succession has been sweeping and peremptory: Kim Jong-un became supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) on December 30, 2011, was appointed as the first secretary of the Korean Workers Party (KWP) on April 11, 2012, and two days later was designated as the chairman of the National Defense Commission (NDC). He consolidated his grip on the political leadership in Pyongyang when he rose to the rank of marshal of the KPA (Jung, 2012).

Another important priority for the current Kim regime should be to circumvent the KPA’s political domination. Kim Jongun attempted to switch the locus of political power from the KPA to the KWP and the cabinet and weaken the military’s role in economic management. Such restructuring is clearly reflected in the April 2013 reshuffle of the KWP’s Central Committee: out of 17 members and 15 alternates of the Committee, only five members and six alternates are from the military and security sectors (Madden, 2013). Although it is not yet clear whether Kim Jong-un is willing to abandon his father’s military-first politics, such a deviation might trigger resistance from the KPA and weaken the regime’s power base. Kim Jong-un’s purge of Ri Young-ho (vice marshal, former member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo, and former vice chairman of the KWP Military Commission) in July 2012 is emblematic of a tension between the cabinet and the military, as Ri and a group of KPA officers opposed transferring the military’s economic management to the cabinet because it was seen as counter to military-first politics.

After the death of Kim Jong-il on December 17, 2011, his son, Kim Jong-un inherited the political leadership of the DPRK. The succession of power was immediate: Kim Jong-un became supreme commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on December 30, 2011, was appointed secretary of the Korean Workers Party (KWP) on April 11, 2012, and was entitled chairman of the National Defense Commission (NDC) two days later. To gain complete political power, he became the rank of marshal of the KPA. Up until his death, Kim Jong-il maintained a strong national military-first political system that equated stability with military power. Kim Jong-un continues to carry on the militarized political style of his father, but with less commitment to complete military rule. Since he took power, Kim Jong-un has attempted to move political power away from the KPA and has divided it among the KWP and the cabinet. Because of his political lobbying, the KPW's Central Committee has vastly shifted power: out of 17 members and 15 alternates of the Committee, only five members and six alternates derive from military and security sectors. Wardmc1996 (talk) 23:21, 31 October 2018 (UTC)