Law and Politics
US Government POS-2041
US Government POS-2041
The term paper will be a single-spaced research paper, minimum of 2000 words.
Choose one of the two options below to write about.
Option 1:
In the UnitedStates, there are severallevels of government that interact and frequently “steponeachother’s toes.” Explain how state and localgovernmentsinteract with eachother, and how state/localgovernmentsinteract with the nationalgovernment. Be sure to usespecificexamples and makesure your answer include a discussion of local, state, and federal budgets.
Option 2:
Examine one or more of the major political leaders running for President in the next election by answering the following questions: What have been their strengths and weaknesses in office? What major policies have they advocated or opposed, and what have been the results of these policies?
Pol 100 home questions
Pol 100 home questions
Read Chapter 7 in Harrison and pay close attention to the Key Terms on page 240, and especially focus on: electioneering, lobby, political action committee (PAC), and social capital. Visit the web-site www.fec.org and assess its content.
Questions 1
answer this question first: How do you think the Internet has changed how interest groups operate? Then, focus on these questions: Has the Internet helped some groups? Has it made others less effective? Why?
questions 2
For your Blog entry this week, explain what interest group you might choose to be a part of. Why? Be specific.
this questions maybe help u think about questions two
What kinds of interest groups are you and your friends most likely to be involved in (even if you are not)? Why are the issues that these groups advocate important to you?
Pol 100 home questions
Pol 100 home questions
Read Chapter 7 in Harrison and pay close attention to the Key Terms on page 240, and especially focus on: electioneering, lobby, political action committee (PAC), and social capital. Visit the web-site www.fec.org and assess its content.
Questions 1
answer this question first: How do you think the Internet has changed how interest groups operate? Then, focus on these questions: Has the Internet helped some groups? Has it made others less effective? Why?
questions 2
For your Blog entry this week, explain what interest group you might choose to be a part of. Why? Be specific.
Terrorism/Genocide Project
Terrorism/Genocide Project
My Topic is The Sikh Genocide-1984
All students will choose either a specific “terrorist” act or a specific case study of genocide among the groups/case studies we discuss on which they will: (1) do library research (must include in-text citations and have a MINIMUM of three references, of which AT LEAST two are scholarly sources, not including course texts), (2) write a three-page* paper double spaced1 with the fourth page reserved for references (750 words minimum),
For the particular terrorist act/genocide case study, you will describe the event(s) that took place (historical or current) in the first 1-2 pages. The next 1-2 pages must be devoted to an analysis of the event(s) in which you apply specific sociological & social-psychological theories and/or concepts to understanding a particular process (e.g., staging, roots, protagonists/antagonists, response, acknowledgement or denial, etc..