Choose one of the public policy issues discussed in Lesson 7 (poverty, corporate welfare, or outsourcing), do some additional research on your chosen topic, and present your findings here. Answer should be at least 300 words How did your chosen public policy come about? What crisis created it? Has this policy been effective? How would you modify it if you were the president?

For all assignments, assume that the City Manager has hired you as the Chief of Staff for your local government. The City Manager has tasked you with developing and implementing the government’s new million dollar grant funded Public Leadership Academy. The mission of the Public Leadership Academy is to provide ongoing training and development of the local government’s current and prospective public leaders. This program […]

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 US to be effective […]

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 […]

Choose a historical event that you believe had a significant impact on American culture and politics? Create a 1-page summary of the event and your justification as to why you believe the event had a significant impact on American culture and politics. Discuss why you believe the event is significant. Use text concepts and class notes to inform your discussion.

You work in human resources in your organization and have been assigned the task of ensuring that your organization properly incorporates Affirmative Action policies into your hiring practices. Research Affirmative Action and prepare a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation outlining Affirmative Action and your plan to launch Affirmative Action policies within your organization.

DSS benefits are enough assistance for covering up the small problems. Therefore, physically or mentally challenged people take the support of these benefits that are offered by the government. But when it comes to dealing with the entire unwanted problems, disabled people need to get the support of urgent bucks. but these people are not being able to get any suitable option so that they […]

1.      Mary Ann has always loved to cook and is interested in starting a catering business. Being aware of the failure rate of new businesses, she is considering buying an existing catering business that is up for sale. The current owners claim that the business is highly profitable, but Mary Ann has her doubts. She wonders why the owners would be so interested in […]

Each student will submit a research paper on a topic in American Government.  Students may choose any topic they wish with the exceptions of abortion and the Dream Act.  Any student writing their research paper on either abortion or the Dream Act will receive No Credit for the assignment.  Students will choose a controversial topic in American Government, present the pros and cons of the […]

On 3 August 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 600 condemning the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and demanding that Iraq unconditionally withdraw all forces deployed in Kuwait.   After a series of failed negotiations between major world powers and Iraq, President George H.W. Bush conducted a one way negotiation, in front of the full support of Congress and the Senate, stating the requirements for […]