Assume that you are the curriculum designer for a school district. The school board has requested that several teams develop proposals for new curricula to meet newly established state standards. You and your team must develop the first proposal to provide as a pilot or model for the other teams. You have to first identify a specific curriculum area not currently used in the school […]

Students are required to submit discussion posts for each graded discussion forum.  There must be one original substantive post AND at least two substantive replies to your classmates’ posts for each graded forum.  The average of the five discussion forum grades will constitute 10% of your overall course grade. Correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, complete sentences, and CITATION of your sources (textbook readings with page numbers and textbook citation; assigned video instruction; outside research sources but PLEASE do […]

The weekly worksheets will help you build all of the necessary parts for your Final Paper. It is recommended that you review the Learning Activity assignments and review the Final Paper prompt before beginning this assignment. This week, you will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the most important document for America’s national government, the US Constitution. In the worksheet, you will describe one strength […]

Answer each question below carefully. The objective of this assignment is to assess whether or not you understood the major themes and concepts for the chapter on “Congress”. Use your own words in responding to these short essay questions. (10 points total) You must submit your responses in word document format using the “Browse My Computer” button on the assignment submission page, which can be […]

The (OSLLE), Office for State and Local Law Enforcement, was influenced by the DHS, and actually provides the Department of Homeland Security with the primary coordination, support with liaison, and advocacy for local, state and territorial law enforcement agencies (Security, 2016). According to (Security, 2016),  in 2007 on the recommendation of the 9/11 commission, congress created the (OSLLE) for two key purposes.

Since your graduation from the AIU Online Campus, you have decided to pursue a career in corrections. After going through the application process for 16 months, you have been hired as a Federal Correctional Officer in your home state; it is very unusual for someone to graduate and then go directly into federal service. The warden likes to pick recent graduates and new hires to give […]

You are at your home when you feel a tremor on the floor. Next, you feel the ground shake as you now recognize that an earthquake is occurring. As a homeland security student, you have learned that there are several organizations that come together when a crisis occurs. You decide to be proactive and find these organizations to see if you can assist in the […]

As you continue to build on your final paper, it is recommended that you review the Learning Activity assignments and review the Final Paper prompt before beginning this assignment. Please be sure to review the feedback provided by your instructor on your Week One, Week Two, and Week Three Learning Activities as well. A model POL201 Final Paper Guide is provided for you to download and utilize […]

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) was executed by President Bush in 2003 to encourage a more coordinated federal response to emergency situations in the United States. It is very proscriptive with regard to what is required by the federal government, and there are strong ramifications for local governments. Even school districts need a strategy to deal with HSPD-5, even though the executive order itself […]

1. To facilitate the reconciliation of secret dirty deeds with democratic values and processes, Thompson advocates the vigorous use of three methods: retrospection, generalization, and mediation. Indeed, Thompson argues that if these mechanisms are competently applied, they would eliminate entirely the problem of dirty hands. Define and explain each of these mechanisms, examine their applicability (i.e., explain how Thompson is proposing to employ them), and […]