Current Federal Government Affairs
Current Federal Government Affairs: The third paper must be based on Federal government (Washington, D.C.) affairs. Find an article that is current to this semester (August 2018-December 2018) and summarize the topic addressed in the article and then discuss how the topic relates to what you are learning in this course. Make sure to discuss the role of government, policy, law, interest groups, politics, and budgets as relevant to the selected article. Discuss the role of government at the federal level and how this differs from local and state levels of government. Provide your opinion about the topic that you have selected.
Minimum requirements: Each Current Government Affairs paper must be double-spaced and at least two (2) pages in length (one inch margins on all sides). A paper with fewer than two (2) full pages (1 inch margins on all sides) is not acceptable and will receive half-credit (50). A full page consists of text only; headers/footers, titles, name/date, and the like are NOT calculated in the full page requirement. You must provide the citation for the article that you selected. All in text citations and a separate reference page at the end of the paper must use APA style.
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The article on, “A Lot Happened This Week in American Politics, Here’s What You Need to Know” tackles a couple of issues concerning the American politics and the federal affairs in Washington (Emily, 2018). The article illustrates how Trump’s former lawyer, Michael D. Cohen was charged with violating the federal financial laws while assisting Donald Trump in his presidential campaigns. The publication also illustrates the conviction of Paul Manafort who was the former campaign chairman to Donald Trump’s. The charges included tax fraud, bank fraud and failing to talk about a foreign bank account. However, Donald Trump was pleased with Manafort’s action of failing to disclose the information to the federal prosecutors. Still, in the…
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