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In 2017, the Texas legislature passed and Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation banning so-called sanctuary cities.  The new law threatens sheriffs, police chiefs and other officials with jail time and removal from office if they do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities. And it allows police officers — even those on college campuses — to question the immigration status of a person they have arrested […]

Reflect: Three core values are often discussed when it comes to what all Americans hold dear: democracy, liberty, and equality. Equality, in particular, is a value and a right that Americans have fought other nations and each other to preserve and expand. Until the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed, equal protection of the law was not part of our Constitution. This critical amendment […]

 Overall I think the federal government has the greatest impact on American citizens. The federal government controls the actions of local and state governments. The federal government sets majority of funding for state and local governments. The federal government gets majority of its money from employment taxes. Federal spending makes up for more then half of all government expenditures.  While the federal government takes our […]

PACKBACK DISCUSSION FORUMS:   Participation is a requirement for this course, and the Packback Questions platform will be used for online discussion about class topics. Packback Questions is an online curiosity community where you can be fearlessly curious and ask BIG questions about how what we’re studying relates to life and the real world.    Writing amazing questions and answers on Packback will:   -Help you develop writing […]

The literature review is the foundational part of the research process. Using the Hunt Library, (Links to an external site.) find five (5) “Scholarly & Peer-Reviewed” articles central to a topic in the field of your degree program. Write an annotated bibliography for these articles according to the guidance found in the readings, and submit it for this assignment. Be sure to include an APA formatted […]

Draft a paper that critically analyzes a current, domestic or foreign political issue of importance to the United States. Students will (1) identify a current political event to analyze; (2) research and summarize the different approaches to understanding the political issue selected; (3) provide a clear, personal analysis of the issue and an explanation of the core values and assumptions that informs their analysis. The […]

Each student submits a 10 page (minimum less title and reference pages), double-spaced paper written in MS-Word and APA format examining one of the contemporary issues discussed during this course in detail.  A reference page must follow the text (5-7 sources). An abstract is not desired. ENSURE the assignment is at least 10 pages of written text without excessive spacing. Again, cover page and references is […]

Submit an annotated bibliography that summarizes a minimum of 3-4 peer reviewed sources (published within the last 10 years) from the APUS online databases for the annotated bibliography. These should be academic sources from academic journals. Be sure to pay attention to whether they are peer reviewed or not. Remember, academic sources like these are not from websites or news articles.  The annotated bibliography must […]

Section III of the 2015 Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower (CS-21) details five functions essential to support our National Security (all domain access, deterrence, sea control, power projection, and maritime security).  Select a major region (e.g., INDOPACOM, NORTHCOM, CENTCOM, SOUTHCOM, AFRICOM, or EUCOM) but NOT the one you are currently in, and explain in detail which essential function is the most important for the near term (i.e., 2 to 3 years) regarding our National Security.