Gun Control Act 1968/Federalism

This paper is on the Gun Control Act of 1968. It is important to remember that your paper should focus on a specific policy and that your paper will need to address the following components:    Historical and constitutional basis for the American governments structure    The system of checks and balances    …

American Goverment

You are to find an article published in any newspaper, magazine, or credible online resource in the last two months regarding the balance of power between the state and Federal government. The article can discuss any issue (budgets, security, etc.) but it must include coverage of how the US Federal …

Lobbying and Policy Making in the EU

Answer one question only 1.    Is outside lobbying inherently less successful than inside lobbying? Discuss with reference to at least two case studies. 2.    Access to EU institutions is biased in favour of business groups. Discuss. 3.    Business actors are more successful than NGOs in influencing EU policy- making. Do …

Political Culture and Negotiation in the Middle East

My topic is Did pan-arabism influence diplomatic outcomes in Egypt-Syria ?” Is that Pan Arabism has not shown itelf all that powerful, judging by the divisions and ineffectivness in Egypt-Syria ? to start by talking about the arab league, then develop abour egypt, then syria and then develop the relationship …

Please refer to instructions

In a discussion about the distribution and use of Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 during the Democracy Now segment, Amy Goodman asks Achal Prabhala, “who profits, who gets access, and how important is this drug? How does Prabhala respond? What are the parallels between access to Remdesivir and access …

Agenda Setting

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 11 (Provided)Week 7 Lesson (Provided)Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)Initial Post InstructionsAgenda setting can be a difficult task in government. Why? Who do you consider an important agenda-setter in government? How does this participant help set …

Policy Issue

InstructionsYou are a lobbyist for an issue that you find important. For example, you would like to see the banning of smoking in federal buildings (Note: This policy has already been enacted.) You are going to make an informational pamphlet to highlight your points to prominent members of Congress. Research …

Week 8 Blog POL 100

Imagine you are a political writer with your own blog. You write about current events and what they mean for the U.S. government and its citizens. For this blog post you will choose an event from the last three months involving U.S. political issues or policies related to one of …

Week 9 Activity POL 100

Activity: A Policy You Would ChangeThis brief activity will serve as preparation for your last assignment, which is due next week. If you could change any U.S. domestic policy today, what would it be? For this activity, choose a policy you would like to change, submit a brief explanation of …

International Security

The structure of power in the international system is almost always too ambiguous or uncertain to explain why war starts, how it proceeds, and why it ends.  We gain more leverage over understanding state behavior and international outcomes by looking exclusively within states themselves, at their leaders and/or institutional structure.  …