https://youtu.be/Mo2rMj8KVtQ   https://youtu.be/WCSz3lbR_gE   https://youtu.be/S64zRnnn4Po  Assignment 7: Chpt. 13, 14, 15Instructions This assignment covers three chapters (30 points). Chapter 13: 1. Discuss the meaning of the NIMBY syndrome.  2. What does NIMBY mean? Discuss it as it applies to wind power in the video. Apply the NIMBY principle to a specific controversy in your neighborhood, town, district.  3. What does the Constitution say about government taking property from citizens? Chapter […]

Levels of Analysis and the Crisis in Syria Purpose: The primary goal of this assignment is to explore another very important concept in international relations, the levels of analysis precept. Your specific task is to read a Congressional report analyzing the Syrian crisis and then discuss and assess the various levels of analysis illustrated in the report. Prepare: Review Chapters 2, 3 and 4 in the course […]

How does the right to privacy protect a women’s right to have an abortion or not? Skinner v Oklahoma Oklahoma wanted to make a law, that involved mandatory sterilization for individuals convicted of two or more crimes of “moral turpitude”.   For the first time ever, the court ruled the right to marry was fundamental, and the right of married couples to have children was an […]

I have changed my perspective over the last few weeks, and being that I take such pride in my military service, I have begun to take on a realist perspective.  To begin my discussion, I will post a quote from the textbook for the opposing argument. Realists emphasize the struggle for power among states, not because they are blind to the growing influence of international […]

Which international relations theoretical perspective offers the strongest (and weakest) explanations for the democratic peace? Why? Determining which theoretical perspective offers the strongest and weakest explanation for democratic peace can be hard. Part of me is inclined to say every factor is equally important, but as the book states, “If everything causes something, nothing does” (Nau, 2017). There cannot be cause and effect if everything […]

Country Election Case Study paper: Your final assignment for this class is to write a 4-5 page essay on the most recent election that has occurred in one of the countries we have covered this semester. You will look at an election that has already happened (not one that is on-going). This may be an executive or legislative election. You will describe how these elections occur […]

Environmental Policies The National Park Service manages all the national parks in the U.S. The agency also is tasked with the management of the monument. According to the environmental policy, the main purpose of this body is to offer recreational activities for citizens and at the same time preserving the ecosystems (Dale, 2015). The BLM and the Forest Service, on the other hand, plays the […]

Thinking Big: Advising Nixon on Vietnam In this Final Paper, you must take the role of an advisor to President Nixon on April 25, 1972. On that day, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed policy options that would end America’s military involvement in Vietnam. At that time, the United States was supporting the government of South Vietnam in its struggle against the communist government of […]

  Federalism and State Policy Research Paper Prompt Purposes:    For students to compare the different ways state governments approach a single policy issue.  For students to better understand the relationship between the federal and state governments  and how federalism politics can directly influence the ability of state governments to  accomplish their policy goals.   Instructions:  Each student will write a 10 to […]

a. Each student will select one U.S. government criminal justice organization and discuss the theories that form the basis for administering that organization. The format for the research paper includes a title page, outline, text (introduction, body and conclusion), and a reference page. The paper must be typed, Time New Romans 12 font, double spaced, 1-inch margins on all sides and 5 to 8 pages […]