Throughout the course, we have seen many challenges to democracy in the U.S. & California political systems. We have also seen that in the past such challenges have been overcome by the workings of our institutions and processes. From the topics below, choose 2 topics and discuss how they have either helped or hindered democracy. Do you think that your evidence shows that the U.S. […]

  Review the following report at: https://kapextmediassl-a.akamaihd.net/healthSci/HA545/HA545_1703C/u5_as.pdf Using this Congressional Report for members of Congress and your textbook, write a 5-page memorandum/paper on the topic of rulemaking. You are a summer intern with Harry Smith, a Congressman from your  home district. He has to advise his congressional committee on the  impact of interest groups on legislation. Write the memorandum to  explain the purpose and influence […]

    A variety of factors influence our political socialization.  The following are common influences:  family, peers, religion, socio-economic status, race/ethnicity, media, major life events, and education.  Choose three of these, explain the role they play in political socialization, and describe their impact on your own political development. Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length and conform to CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an […]

  Review the articles by Imai and Zeren (2017), (Links to an external site.) Gaffar (2017), (Links to an external site.) and Battaloglu and Farasin (2017), (Links to an external site.) which are required reading for Module 3. Based on the articles, respond to the following: What challenges and opportunities exist for Middle Eastern nations making the transition to liberal democracy?  What can Middle Eastern nations do to […]

Please answer the following questions using the assigned readings for Weeks 7, 8, and 9 listed in the course syllabus. Be sure to cite course reading. The minimum word count for the response is 1500 words and must not exceed 2000 words (approximately 6-8 pages – excluding cover page and references section). Provide a cover page with your name, course information, and a title, and include a references […]

Effective, timely communication is an important factor in international relations. Prior to World War I, the leaders of Germany and Russia exchanged telegrams in an effort to curtail the possibility of war. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Czar Nicholas II of Russia were cousins by marriage and sent what have come to be known as the “Willy-Nicky Telegrams” back and forth (Nau, 2017). Czar […]

You only need to write the draft of the paper and this is the whole requirements of the paper. It needs to be between three and five pages. “For the final paper, you will address the following questions:  What grand strategy should the U.S.  adopt in an increasingly turbulent world? Is there a conflict between U.S. national interests and  international  concerns,  or  do  the  two […]

IR Theories: Strengths and WeaknessesPrepare: Read the Introduction and Chapter 1 of the course text. Reflect: Perspectives have been described as “a statement or a hypothesis that explains the primary cause of what is happening—for example a struggle for power causes conflict and sometimes war” (Nau, 2017, p. 4). Our ability to describe, explain, and predict international relations (IR) are valuable skills that enable political scientists to […]

Let me start by saying, communication is so important not only in international relations but also in everyday life. World War I, World War II, and the Cold War all needed effective and timely communication to reach the end of the war. Prior to WWI, Russian and German leaders communicated using telegrams and communicated well as these two leaders were cousins. Since these two leaders […]

While the realist perspective focuses on the balance of power, the liberal perspective focuses on the role of institutions, and the identity perspective focuses on ideas over power, “the critical theory perspective emphasizes all the primary causes and levels of analysis at once and adopts a holistic interpretation of reality, one that cannot be broken down into separate causes and effects or tested by rationalist […]