Review the sections of the lecture and your textbook on theories of  Representation and make sure you understand the difference between  descriptive representation and substantive representation. Read the  three articles below.  1. Read the following opinion essay The Senate: Affirmative Action for White People   (Links to an external site.)(PDF) 2. Read the following article about a Texas Senate Race Hispanic identity is already shaping the race between Ted […]

Recently, pro-whaling countries (e.g., Japan, Norway, and Iceland) have advocated the increased “harvest” of whales as the populations of some whale species have risen in numbers. These countries are already harvesting whales under a loophole in the international whaling treaty (“research”) and some of these harvested “research whales” have appeared in the market (e.g., “whale bacon” in Japan).  A member of the Japanese Diet (Parliament) […]

Research Political Parties and Political Ideology Read the article by Timothy Ferris, “Conservative is not Opposite Liberal, That’s Totalitarianism” LINK:  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/conservative-is-not-oppos_b_463726 Using the book and the internet, identify and construct political spectra 1) Research the following terms: Libertarians, Democrats, Republicans, Green Party, Tea Party/Reform Party, Progressives/Liberals, Conservatives, Fascists, Communists, and Socialists. use multiple sources source content using in-text citation (Links to an external site.) summarize content, […]

This week we are learning about Evaluation Research. In your writing assignment I would like you to think of a program or policy that you think should be evaluated and outline how you would go about doing this and why. The lecture notes can be helpful in identifying a research design that you think could be the most appropriate. Remember that this is a short […]

You must also respond to this student’s discussion post.  Response posts have a 75 word minimum Prompt3: Can democracy be sustained when so few people are involved in the political system? Voter turnout in a local election can run less than 10 percent, yet local governments are the ones that affect people more closely on a daily basis. Why don’t more people vote in America? Explain.   […]

I’m sure you’re well aware that January 1st, 2018 marked the beginning of a new era (Links to an external site.), one that many people were highly anticipating  (pun intended…sorry, dad joke). But did you also know that nearly 900  new laws went into effect in California on January 1, 2018? This is not  including laws made at the local/city level; that’s just state laws!  And how […]

  Discussion 5a No unread replies.No replies. Can Constitutions Ensure Rights?  If so, please give 5 reasons and provide 5 examples. Your initial post should be at least 100 words. Respond to at least one other student with 20+ words. Graded Discussion 100 points · Due  AUG 9, 2020, 11:59pm Requirements Respond to discussion question sufficiently (50 points) Total comment word count is at least 100 […]

   Instructions For this assignment, respond to one of the following options: Option 1:  Find a recent article (less than one month old) from a reputable news source (such as The New York Times or The Washington Post) concerning a Free and Fair Trade issue between at least two countries. ● Summarize the article (describe the main point clearly). ● What is the issue? ● […]

 I primarily use the internet to maintain friendships. The people closest to me are prior military like myself and live all over the country. It is almost impossible working full time, going to school full-time and taking care of my family to really plan to see them all. The best thing about the age of the internet was the ability to keep in contact with […]

  According to the US Energy Information Administration the department of defense  accounts  for most of the energy consumed by the federal government. The share of  federal government energy use attributed to DoD fell from 87% in FY  1975 to 78% in FY 2013—the lowest share on record. Most of the energy  use is for transportation, training of personnel, and operations of  weapons to be […]