Category: Political science

Healthcare

February 24, 2021 Leave a comment Political science, Undergraduate

examine what the different branches and layers of government do to address a policy using a current issue to illustrate it.

Complete a research essay on the government and healthcare. Remember this is being written for the president to read.

The U.S. healthcare system has been a controversial topic for decades. Here are the aspects and questions to address for this essay:

Identify a current issue being debated about the American healthcare system and state a preferred solution to it and why it’s preferred (This is your thesis statement).
Explain two competing solutions to this problem while addressing the responsibilities of each level of government (federal, state, and local) and the three branches of the federal government (executive, legislative, and judicial).
Build the argument for why your chosen solution is preferable, what critics say about the solution, and finally why the critics are wrong.
REQUIREMENTS:

750 word target length (about three pages), not including references listed at the end or footnotes if used.
Incorporation of concepts and terms from the required readings.
Inclusion of facts from a recent news article about the topic/solution.
Correct spelling, grammar, and formatting, whether it’s APA, MLA, or Chicago/Turabian.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

February 23, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Political science

FORMAT: a written report of at least 1,800 words total (not including references), Times New Roman size 12 font, double-spaced

AIM: to research and reflect on current caste politics in India, including the relationship between caste and religion today, and create practices/visions of a post-prejudice world

DESCRIPTION: You will be doing an alternate form of the final project that other students in the course are completing in groups. We would like you to provide an overview of current caste politics in India in the form of a written report.

Your report should incorporate information you learn from at least 2 interviews about caste that you conduct with individuals who are not in this course, such as your friends, family members, mentors, and wider acquaintances. (We encourage you to conduct these interviews via phone call, video conferencing, etc.) Your report should also integrate your summary and analysis of at least 6 sources that have not been assigned as readings in this course. (Please do not just repeat what the sources say – go deeper and tell us what you think about them and why.)

Your report should ultimately aim to provide an overview of current caste politics in India, including the relationship between caste and religion today, and offer potential practices/visions of reaching a post-prejudice world in the context of the broader course themes (comparative analyses of race, religion, and caste in India and the United States).

In order to accomplish these aims, you will also need to interrogate your own worldviews about caste and religion and how these worldviews developed, and perhaps compare/contrast your perspective with those of the individuals you interview, in addition to incorporating your source research and analysis about current caste politics in India

Kim Scott, That Deadman Dance, Bloomsbury, 2012, 368 pp. (Kindle)

February 23, 2021 Leave a comment MLA, Political science

The novel is available on Kindle:
Kim Scott, That Deadman Dance, Bloomsbury, 2012, 368 pp. (Kindle)

Clearly based on the assigned reading, touch on these topics making use of specific references to the novel:

Distinguish differences between states in a federal system such as Australia is.
Review what makes the Aboriginal experience in Australia unique.
Identify the grounds for secessionism that breaks away from an independent state, whether on moral grounds or policy differences.
Explain Kim Scott’s juxtaposition of the two characters who represent native culture and customs on the one hand and white colonist society on the other as they increasingly confront each other.
Speculate about the differences in values between the Noongar people Scott writes about and other cultural groups.
Give your own appraisal of the character of the nineteenth-century whaling industry.
Depict how Americans are portrayed in Scott’s novel. 

Homeland Security

February 21, 2021 Leave a comment Political science, Undergraduate

Students will choose a congressional committee hearing based on their personal interest, to read/watch. It does not matter if it is a House or Senate committee. After watching/reading the full hearing students will have to write a 2.5 3.5 page paper on the hearing. Students need to identify which committee they chose, who the chair of the committee was at the time of the hearing, when the hearing took place, and if anyone testified who those people were. Additionally, students are required to write about: the main topics of the hearing, if there were any debates on issues, who took part in any debates and what side of the issue they were on, why they choose that committee and hearing, and how that hear or committee relates to their interest.

A list of, as well as links to, the Congressional Committees can be found here: https://www.congress.gov/committees (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Remember your paper must be in Times New Roman font, a font size of 12, double spaced, and have 1 inch margins. Failure to meet these parameters will result in points being taken off your assignment. Additional points may be taken off should a student not meet the length requirement of the assignment.

American Goverment

February 20, 2021 Leave a comment Political science, Undergraduate

You are to find an article published in the last two months that relates to the First Amendment. The article can discuss any issue (budgets, security, etc.) but it must include coverage of how a First Amendment right is either being discussed, or at risk.

You are to write a 350-word essay on the article. Your essay must include a summary of what the article says (in your own words), and include an explanation of three major ideas from class. One of these ideas must relate to the First Amendment; another idea has to address the bias of the author– does the author write a neutral article, or are they favoring one side over the other; a third concept is up to you.

Submit a Word document or PDF through Dropbox by the due date.

social justice issue

February 20, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Political science

this school is a nationally recognized leader in public interest law with a strong reputation for producing accomplished leaders in the field. The success of our graduates in part reflects our social justice mission.

What specific social justice issue are you most passionate about, and how have your professional or personal experiences influenced your interests?

Gun Control Act 1968/Federalism

February 17, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Political science

Gun Control Act of 1968
it is important to remember that your paper should focus on a specific policy and that your paper will need to address the following components:
    Historical and constitutional basis for the American governments structure
    The system of checks and balances the balance between the different branches in the government)
    The various roles (e.g., public opinion, media, special interest groups, etc.) concerning public policy and elections
    The voting system and election process
In addition to establishing your topic and the thesis for your paper, you will also provide an Annotated Bibliography for four of the sources you intend to utilize to support your Final Paper. Each annotation should be a minimum of one full paragraph (five sentences) in length and should explain what the source discusses and how this links to your Final Paper topic. This research is necessary to develop a strong Final Paper.

Please be sure that each section is at least a full paragraph (minimum of five sentences) in length and fully addresses the questions presented. All references should be listed in full APA format and cited appropriately.

Gun Control Act 1968/Federalism

February 16, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Political science

This paper is on the Gun Control Act of 1968.

It is important to remember that your paper should focus on a specific policy and that your paper will need to address the following components:
    Historical and constitutional basis for the American governments structure
    The system of checks and balances
    The various roles (e.g., public opinion, media, special interest groups, etc.) concerning public policy and elections
    The voting system and election process

Once you have found a topic that interests you, you will begin the research for your Final Paper this week. In addition to establishing your topic and the thesis for your paper, you will also provide an Annotated for four of the sources you intend to utilize to support your Final Paper. Each annotation should be a minimum of one full paragraph (five sentences) in length and should explain what the source discusses and how this links to your Final Paper topic.

Within the worksheet, you will address your policy, find four scholarly sources to support your policy, and explain the significance of each of your four sources. Please be sure that each section is at least a full paragraph (minimum of five sentences) in length and fully addresses the questions presented. All references should be listed in full APA format and cited appropriately.

American Goverment

February 15, 2021 Leave a comment Political science, Undergraduate

You are to find an article published in any newspaper, magazine, or credible online resource in the last two months regarding the balance of power between the state and Federal government. The article can discuss any issue (budgets, security, etc.) but it must include coverage of how the US Federal and state governments interact, or share power–and remember that sharing power can lead to either cooperation or conflict. Points will be awarded for this activity as follows:

You are to write a 350-word essay on the article. Your essay must include a summary of what the article says (in your own words), and answer these questions:

Is this an example of cooperative Federalism, or conflicting Federalism? Explain your answer.

Which of the five Federalism powers involved here (express, implied, etc.)? Explain your answer.

Are any kinds of grants involved? If so, what kind, and how much?

Is there a clear “winner” here– the states, the Federal government, neither, or both? Explain.

Points will be awarded for this activity as follows:

The essay concludes with a list of references (no points will be awarded if this condition is not met) and is submitted as a PDF (preferred) or Word document.
The essay is at least 350 words and demonstrates the proper use of paragraphs (no points will be awarded for this activity if these conditions are not met);
Your essay includes a summary of the article (0-2 points);
Your essay addresses each of the 4 questions above, with strong justification (0-8 points).