Your final submission should be a 6- to 8-page paper. Scenario: You are a survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) certified mental health professional for the US Army and you hold a top-secret clearance. At 2100 hours on Sunday, you are informed that you are being deployed to Pakistan to support a combat search and rescue (CSAR) team. The team will be recovering a […]

   Stop and Frisk.  Prepare: Read Chapters 8 and 9 in the course text and review the following resource Floyd, et al. v. City of New York, et al Reflect: As you learned in this week’s readings, many constitutional scholars consider the prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures as one of the most basic freedoms that the Bill of Rights clearly protects. This central freedom […]

  Assignment 3: Bill of Rights When the Constitution was completed in the summer of 1787, approval by representatives from nine of the thirteen states was needed for it to become the nation’s law. The issue of individual rights was managed—though this, too, created conflict among the Framers—with the addition of the Bill of Rights. Change was written into the supreme law of the land; […]

  Assignment 1: Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s The 1960s civil rights movement in America was significant and eventful. The era was marked by protests against the Vietnam War and the passing of the most comprehensive civil rights laws. The 1960s were the age of youth as 70 million children from the postwar baby boom became teenagers and young adults. Research the civil rights […]

  Assignment 1: Special Interest Groups Groups advancing specific viewpoints or interests use lobbying and other methods of persuasion to influence political policies and decisions. They often have the financial resources to make contributions. Research special interest groups in U.S. politics using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Based on your research, respond to any one item below: Many successful […]

The purpose of the assignments is to introduce students to the field of public administration and nonprofit organizations by identifying and analyzing the challenges a public administrator faces in a dynamic organizational and political environment. Each assignment builds upon the previous assignment allowing the student to gradually develop an understanding of how public administration and its policies are addressed on all levels of government. In […]

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 […]

Create a multimedia presentation of 10 content slides on political parties, political participation, and the American campaign and election process.  Address the following in your multimedia presentation:  •Describe the purpose and functions of political parties in the United States and the various ways American citizens can participate in the campaign and election process.  •What are the function and purpose of caucuses and primary elections in […]

Robert H. Bork and Daniel E. Troy, “Locating the Boundaries: The Scope of Congress’s Power to Regulate Commerce,” Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Summer, 2002), pp. 849-893. What do the authors identify as the historical reason for the creation of the Commerce Clause (CC)? What do the authors identify as the “turning point” in CC jurisprudence? What was the nature of […]

Chapter 11 highlights the continual debate among political scientists as to whether negative campaign ads help or hurt a candidate’s prospects of winning. Regarding whether or not negative ads ‘work’, Hershey notes that these appeals are often useful because they are memorable and emotionally engaging. However, “after the individual has made his or her choice, attack ads are likely to depress turnout, especially among people who […]