This is a class discussion post that needs to be approximately 2-5 paragraphs in length.  ***Discussion Post should be followed accordingly Each question asked needs to be answered. ********I will post the students response below.  With the Student response it should be 1-2 paragraphs in length reply to the students disccusion. ********************Discussion Post*****************   Death taxes vs. estate taxes. Illegal aliens vs. undocumented workers. These […]

  The Constitution created a government to take on important responsibilities, which necessitated the creation of departments, bureaus, and agencies (the bureaucracy).  Consider your own experiences and reflect on the textbook to offer a strength and a weakness of a federal bureaucracy entity as it exists today.  Be specific with your examples.  Consider the following questions in your post:   What is the goal of the government entity?  […]

One of the challenges in modern democracy identified in the film is that there is a freedom recession going around in the world today, that we have the fewest electoral democracies since 1995 and the number of overall countries that are free have stagnated since 1998. Another one of the challenges stated in the film is that parties are supposed to be the conduit, the […]

Prepare: Review requirements for APA formatting. There are many resources found in the Writing Center, such as the following: Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Write: Using the Week 1 APA Unformatted Example Essay, complete the […]

   Discuss the causes of conflict and cooperation at the local, national, transnational, and global levels surrounding the issues discussed in the film. The biggest cause of conflict at all levels was the invasion of the big oil company Texaco which became Chevron. They created conflict at the local level with the indigenous tribes of Ecuador, at the national level by the Ecuadorian government getting […]

MIDTERM EXAM POLS 2212 INSTRUCTIONS This is a take-home, open-book exam consisting of essay questions. Please note the following instructions:   You are only required to answer five of the essay questions listed below   Each essay should be roughly 2 to 3 paragraphs in length. This however, is only a guideline, as I grade on content, rather than length   Essays should be double […]

General Instructions for Presentations Here are some broad guidelines for preparing your presentation:  1. You can use course materials (books, articles, etc.) and outside sources. But use reliable outside sources. Not Wikipedia.  2. Demonstrate critical thinking skills through your presentation. For example, if your topic is “what is imperialism?” you should not only give its definition(s), but tell the class much more such as its […]

   In this essay you will consider arguments about where policy decisions should be made (Federal, state, or local) in the context of recent policymaking in the areas of social welfare and the environment.   To prepare to write the essay, read: 1) Textbook Chapter 3 2) “The New Federalism” which includes short readings by Eggers/O’Leary and Donahue (pdf on blackboard, under “Critical Essay #1” tab) […]

What did you already know about yourself that showed up in your results? I think the results showed that I am pretty aware of what job would fit my personality, interest and values as basically all the jobs that showed up on my results were either similar to my current job field as an aircraft electrician or what I am trying to get my degree […]

The purpose of this project is to provide the student with first-hand knowledge of what laws look like.  For this assignment, you will be assigned a law enacted by a recent Congress and prepare a report as follows: A. Introduction, which includes the name of the law and when it was enacted.B. The intent of the law, which includes the reason the law was introduced.C. […]