Choose a party and ideology. Outline your ideology and state the general principlesof your party. Remember that ideologies have distinct views of human nature, therelationship between individual and collective interests and the role of government.Length: 3-4 pages, double-spaced, font 12 RomanNow imagine that you are a secretary/minister in the administration/cabinet of anewly formed government of the United States or any other government. Choose adepartment within […]

The U.S. government’s expansive role in public policy is caught in a swirl of conflicting cross-currents. On the one hand, popular expectations about government’s responsibility to solve problems often exceed the capacity of state and local authorities to respond effectively. On the other hand, policies developed at the national level may not sufficiently reflect the great diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective […]

Children’s Health Awareness Presentation You have been invited to speak at a community event to promote awareness of children’s health and physical activity.  For this assignment, you will create a presentation to educate the parents/families and other community members using factual evidence and examples to provide a sound argument for the inclusion of health and physical education classes within the schools.  In your presentation:

In a recent lecture at Yale University, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer cautioned that while most citizens assume that judicial review is an enduring part of American government, judges should not take it for granted. He advises that if judges wish to preserve this undemocratic power they should follow a judicial philosophy that will “build confidence in the courts” (Breyer, 2011). Justice Breyer goes on […]

Civil Liberties, Habeas Corpus, and the War on Terror The final assignment for this course is a Final Paper. The purpose of the Final Paper is to give you an opportunity to apply much of what you have learned about American national government to an examination of civil liberties in the context of the war on terror. The Final Paper represents 20% of the overall […]

Class characteristics are the properties of evidence that can be associated only with a group and not with a single source. Individual characteristics are the properties of evidence that can be associated with a single source. In this assignment, you will discuss the challenges associated with collecting evidence with class and individual characteristics.

The U.S. government’s expansive role in public policy is caught in a swirl of conflicting cross-currents. On the one hand, popular expectations about government’s responsibility to solve problems often exceed the capacity of state and local authorities to respond effectively. On the other hand, policies developed at the national level may not sufficiently reflect the great diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective […]

Many conflicts throughout history have been fueled by the notion, “God is on our side!” With so many invoking God as being on their side, it would seem that He has had a hand in nearly every skirmish, battle, conquest, crusade, or war. This attitude, a religious based aspect of “exceptionalism,” has justified cruelty toward, and even the annihilation of, entire cultures. A similar motivation […]

Americans expect their presidents to get things done, to solve problems, to govern effectively, and to be strong leaders. The framers of the Constitution did not envision such presidential leadership. A scholar of the presidency points out that Article II of the Constitution gives the president scant formal power to influence congressional policy-making (Simon, n.d.).  He also notes that the framers intentionally designed a process […]

Essay Topic: After the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), executed a Jordanian pilot, Lt Moath al-Kasasbeh, by burning him to death, Jordan retaliated immediately.  The country launched an air mission named “Moath the Martyr” attacking ISIS training centers, arms, and ammunition depots.  Additionally, Jordan executed two imprisoned jihadists linked to Al Qaeda.  Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh has pledged that […]