Assume you hold the role of a security manager for the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Maryland. Your facility is considered a Critical Infrastructure under the National Infrastructure Protection Framework. Recently, your office was notified by the local Washington Field Office (WFO) that a plant employee has been in contact with an individual with ties to a terrorist organization that is seeking to conduct a “catastrophic” attack […]

 Political Party paper you need to create a political party.  Info on your party should include your party’s name-a a good description of your own party’s platform (list of things they want to get done).  Your platform should include AT LEAST four agenda items-a list of the people who would likely support your party.  Some examples are:-race-age-social class-education level (etc…you may use others that you […]

For this discussion, your instructor will divide the class into groups of four to five students. Read the assigned text chapter, as well as the following articles: How Citizens United Changed Politics, in 7 Charts and Corporate Politics, Governance, and Value Before and After Citizens United. Pay particular attention to pp. 304–315 of the text. (I will email the later two items) Then address the following questions within […]

Course Project Task 4—Landfill, Contaminated Soil, and Contaminated Water   Scenario:  Once causation has been determined, epidemiological principles can be used to lessen risk by considering the policies that lead to unnecessary exposures.     Centervale’s landfill facility has accepted, with the town’s approval, contaminated soil from the Middle Earth Energy Corporation. The landfill is located above ground and the operators plan on selling the soil to small […]

n Week 2, we explored the policymaking process as a continuous flow of various activities, steps involved in that process, different participants who contribute within each phase, as well as implementation of public policies. We also considered the importance of the different levels and branches of government. Most public policies involve multiple levels of government including the federal government, as well as state and local […]

What were the major forces behind urban growth in early United States history?  What influence did urban growth have on urban concentration and population density?  What new demands were placed on city governments when population density increased?  What steps did city governments take to help deal with new demands resulting from the influx in population?  Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

After reading George Washington’s Farewell Address (find on Internet/Google), provide a brief bullet point memo outlining recommendations based off what Washington shared regarding the CURRENT state of our nation.  There should be at least two major points you convey. This could be foreign and/or domestic/economic policy, debt, political culture, political parties, morality, or anything else you find that may be relevant and helpful to the […]

Topic: Moral Criticisms of the Market Question/Prompt: This assignment requires you to read “Moral Criticisms of the Market” by Ken S. Ewert (found in the Reading & Study folder). Note that in his article, Ewert is defending the free market from “Christian Socialists.” He states their position and then gives a rebuttal. Do you agree with the critique of the market in Ewert’s article? Why or why […]

 Included in the State Department budget is funding for “Contributions to International Organizations (CIO).”  CIO provides the US contribution to the operating budgets of many international organizations.  For example, the US provides 22% of funding for the United Nations.  There is a belief in some circles that the US should withhold funding for organizations that adopt policies contrary to US values.  Is this a legitimate […]

 Criminal sentencing embraces a number of philosophies and seeks to satisfy sometimes conflicting goals: retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation, and restoration. The means to accomplish those tasks have traditionally been comprised of fines, probation, imprisonment, and death. To adapt to the financial, social, and international pressures, the criminal justice system has experimented with mandatory, indeterminate, and structured sentencing. However, each defendant-based alternative must be viewed with […]