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 […]

Soon after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the Bush administration developed a plan for holding and interrogating prisoners captured during the conflict. They were sent to a prison inside a U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay on land leased from the government of Cuba. Since 2002, over 700 men have been detained at “GITMO.” Most have been released without charges or turned over […]

The DIA is an all-source defense intelligence agency that is designed to prevent strategic surprise and deliver a decision advantage to warfighters, defense planners, and policymakers.  In this day and age of massive budget deficits and increased Congressional Oversight has the DIA become redundant?  Consider the Intelligence Capabilities of the Regional Combatant Commanders, the individual services and the NSA/CIA in your response.

consists of: writing a journal on American Politics/American Public Policy’s topics. The task is to read one newspaper/internet article per day, during ten days. By writing two paragraphs per day, students have to summarize first  the content of the article selected, and then provide a commentary (please  include a complete citation of the articles/web sites selected). The instructor will collect the extra credit only on […]

Toqueville worried that American democracy would lead to citizens attempting to be equal in areas other than political representation.  One example is economic inequality.  Do you think that governments should lower economic inequality even if it comes at the expense of liberty and property rights?  What are the positives of decreasing inequality?  What are the negatives of curtailing economic liberty and private property?

Levin-Waldman (2012, pp. 186-89) analyzes how “iron triangles” link Congress, the bureaucracy, and interest groups in self-serving relationships that influence policy in ways that are contrary to the public interest. In 1961, at the end of President Eisenhower’s second term, he gave a farewell address to the nation in which he warned of the dangers of a “military-industrial complex.” Many commentators today see the military-industrial […]

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You have to find a journal artcicle or book that have  a case that have been discussed in supreme court. The topic is immigrarion and race. Please pick up a case easy to review because i m going to review in class. What you need  is two write pages about the case that you found. Review the case make sure to include the name of […]

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 […]

The United States’ Constitution set up the foundation of government and the foundation of our rights. However, questions remain on how this document should be interpreted given much language in the document is open to interpretation.  For example, what does the right to “bear arms” mean?  Should this right be absolute or should there be limits on what types of weapons citizens can use for […]