Research the agency in depth and discuss what is the main purpose of that agency. The Bureaucratic Agency from the United States that I chose to discuss is the FBI. The FBI originated from a force of Special Agents created in 1908 by Attorney General Charles Bonaparte during the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.  The FBI’s mission is to protect the American people and uphold the […]

  Assignment 1: Political Belief Profile The relationship between public opinion and political participation raises many questions associated with how the public thinks, why they behave in the manner they do, and what outcomes in the form of ideological expressions will probably take place because of citizens’ behavior in the political scenario. Essentially, “who, what, and where” issues again surface in response to evaluation of […]

The relationship between democracy and U.S. foreign relations is fraught with dilemmas and contradictions. On the one hand, as we have discussed over the course of the semester, defining itself as a “city upon a hill” and an exemplar model of democracy, the United States has linked democratic principles to U.S. foreign relations from early on. From George Washington forward, successive administrations have explained American […]

The separation of power and Article II of the U S Constitution are the roots of judicial review. It’s the power of the Supreme Court, to say if a legislative or executive act is in violation of the U S Constitution. It also will step in to help ensure states dispute are settled. Judicial review is often challenged because it’s not in the Constitution. “Some […]

have to reply to two students discussion post  4 sentences maxed  #1 I think a unitary government would be too similar to a monarchy for the citizens to agree to. There are too many differing opinions and too many people in the country for that form of government to work well. We come form people who tend to overthrow monarchies, so I think it would […]

POLS 2212 State and Local Government Written Assignment #1 Since the passage of the 15th Amendment, various states have used their powers under Article I of the Constitution to impair the ability of minority groups to vote. The potential for states to use electoral laws for voter suppression remains controversial within contemporary American politics, as numerous states have recently enacted questionably restrictive forms of voter […]

Explain what features of your assigned country’s government make it either a presidential system, a parliamentary system, or an authoritarian system. Australia’s government would be considered a Parliamentary system. According to the text, “In a parliamentary system, the executive is actually part of the parliament. The prime minister, as she or he is usually called, gets the position by first winning election to a seat […]

The bureaucratic agency I have chosen was the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The main mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. Some of the EPA’s goals are, but not limited to:  Americans have clean air, land and water; National efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information; Contaminated lands and toxic sites are cleaned […]

  Assignment 2: Presidential Election Despite commonly held beliefs about the popularity of presidents, presidents are elected by the Electoral College. This uniquely American institution consists of representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect the president. The total number of electors for each state is equal to the number of senators and representatives from that state in the U.S. Congress. […]

  Please watch the video, “Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency” athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kJmw3nzuB4, review the text (if necessary), and respond to the questions below.  After completing the questions, you will be posting your responses as your initial discussion post. This initial post is due no later than Friday at 11:59pm.  Students may NOT edit initial posts once posted.  Discussion scores will be based on the original post.  Your […]