ESSAY 1

Instructions: You must write an essay (500 words minimum) in which you address the following two questions or topics: The fundamental values that inform how are democratic government is legitimated and organized are enshrined on the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution of the United States. Identify and discuss …

Essay #1 – American Political Ideology

1. Do you consider yourself to lean liberal or conservative, or are you more moderate?  In the opening of this essay you will identify the ideology you feel you most align with, and briefly explain why you feel this is the case.  This will serve as a form of introduction …

“The Atlantic” by Ta-Nehesi Coates

Article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ A reading response should accomplish two primary things: first, it should summarize the text and second, it should evaluate that text. All supplemental readings take some sort of stance on a particular political issue or topic. More specifically, they try to explain some sort of political phenomenon. The …

Political Action Essay

  Part 1:  Analyze how your experience with your political action compares to what you have read in the assigned readings listed on the syllabus.  Explain how your political action brings to mind specific things that you learned from the assigned readings listed on the syllabus. You must do a detailed …

Any topic (writer’s choice)

Students are required to prepare a policy analysis paper on a specific policy in one of the following policy topic areas: Immigration policy (example policies: Immigration Act, refugee policies, undocumented migrants) Assignment Guidelines Writing a successful academic essay is a process that requires several elements and steps.       …

Americans trust in the government

Essay Question #1: Political analysts have identified a significant change in the American publics level of trust in government over the last 50 years. Describe the direction of this change and discuss some of the recent events that have led Americans to reevaluate their feelings toward government. Is there any …

ISIS

Please read the following article by Graeme Wood. Please respond to the article in 2 pages or less  For those who need a basic platform, here is a guiding question: Graeme Wood provides a detailed look at the ideology of ISIS and its relationship to Islam. Considering our classroom discussions …

U.S Constitution

Read and carefully follow these instructions:   Watch the entire C-SPAN Constitution video (0:18:00 minutes).  Create a post for our class discussion and explain to your classmates and professor, in your view, which ONE of the three branches of the U.S. government is the most powerful and why?Guidelines for your …

Analysis and Summary of an Article

Article Chosen: John C. Courtney, The Selection of National Party Leaders in Canada, Toronto, Macmillian, 1973New Edition: (Mcgill-Queen’s University Press 1995) Introduction : Primary Idea of the text we are analysing Angle of the analysis Definition of certain concepts used throughout the paper Display the structure of your paper Summary …

Any topic (writer’s choice)

The paper should be structured around answering the following question: what is an important foreign policy issue the United States faces today, and why is it important? Do not propose your own preferred solution. Key elements of American engagement include, but are not limited to:foreign aid, membership in international institutions, …