Political science

Policy Analysis Worksheet Overview PLEASE NOTE: This IS NOT an essay assignment. You need only to fill out the worksheet, supply a cover page, a reference page, and citations. DO NOT submit as an essay. For this assignment, you will complete the Policy Analysis Worksheet [DOC].  The purpose of this worksheet is to help you complete the following in preparation for your final assignment: select a topic, think critically about your topic, gather research on your topic, and decide how you will present your Policy Analysis Paper. Note: Your instructor will provide feedback on your completed worksheet Instructions The requirements for this assignment are: Complete all sections of the Policy Analysis Worksheet.  Provide at least five reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references that support the paper’s claims.  Include a reference page. The reference page is not included in the required page length.  For more information on Policy Analysis read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy_analysis

Please respond to each of the four short response questions posted below.  Your answers should be short, focused, and complete, ranging from one to three paragraphs.  Please make sure to answer each specific part of every question.  Successful answers will provide details and context that support your arguments and explain your position to the readers. You may also want to provide real-world examples taken from the readings, lectures, group discussions, or your own independent thinking. These illustrations can be from the course materials or your own ideas.  Providing this context and being able to apply the material to YOUR OWN understanding of politics really shows us that you have mastered the material. Each answer will be worth 25 points, for 100 points total.A) What do principal-agent dilemmas teach us about government behavior and the relationship of executive agencies to the government? B) Provide an example of a principal-agent dilemma in government. C) Explain how government solves (or mitigates) this principal-agent dilemma?A) Why is the Judicial Branch considered the weakest branch in government? B) How did the authority of the judicial branch evolve over time? C) Why are modern-day judicial nominations so critical for the parties and so contentious for Senate politics? [Please feel free to use examples from the recent nomination and appointment battles]. Drawing from lectures and the readings, identify the important benefits and drawbacks of interest group participation in American politics. A) why do some argue that interest groups are beneficial to American lawmaking?  B) What are the key concerns about interest group influence in elections and lawmaking. C) In your view, is such an interest group influence a problem for American democracy? Why? A) Describe the difference between insider and outsider lobbying tactics. B) Why do some interest groups favor insider tactics, while others favor outsider lobbying?  C) Under what circumstances will one be more impactful than the other? D) What does this tell us about pluralism and power in American politics? For more information on The Bureaucracy read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureaucracy

What is the difference is between a “public” and a “mass” according to C. Wright Mills?  How did a society of publics develop into a mass society?  What affect does this change have on democracy?  Do you find Mills’ depiction of contemporary society convincing or not?  Why?

In a minimum of 200 words, explain The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Explain how it is possible to measure if an individual is given this right? Is it a fair measure? You are required to post an initial discussion post, answering the entire discussion question or questions, in at least 200 words, no later than 11:59 p.m. Wednesday of the discussion week. Students must respond to the discussion posts of at least two of their classmates, no later than 11:59 p.m. Sunday of the discussion week. Responses should be at least 100 words. All initial posts should reference the textbook, Criminal Law & Procedure, and, at least one outside source. All sources must be cited using APA guidelines. Posts received after 11:59 p.m. Sunday of the discussion week, will not be accepted.

Please choose one of the following questions and react to it briefly in the discussion boards. When you submit an answer, please begin by pasting the question you are responding to in the text field. Then write your answer below. Discussion question options: Would the US be better off with a viable third-party candidate in the 2020 presidential election? Why? What would that candidate stand for? If not, why would this be bad? How much power should the voters in a party have over who the presidential nominee is for that party? How much power should party elites have? Do you think party elites should have had more or less power in deciding the nominee in 2016 and 2020 (for both Democrats and Republicans)? Do you think that increasing partisan polarization is harmful to the United States? Why? If not, why not?

provide a 500-word minimum post in which you identify three interest groups you might want to join or have joined. Explain why you find these groups most attractive and how you would go about joining them. 

There is a list of global challenges you can choose from and you will write a report based on your analysis of the challenge. The report will have 2 aspects to it. First, you will provide a descriptive summary of the state of play for your challenge. This will require you to do some research on the nature of the problem and follow your global challenge in the news media. Second, focus on answering the following questions as much as possible. Not all will be relevant to all the challenges. Pick a few that apply to your choice. • What is the problem? • Why is it a challenge? • Who does it affect? • What is being done to address the challenge? o What are states doing? o What are nonstate actors doing? o Our current solutions working? If not, why? • What has happened regarding your global challenge recently? • Suggest policy solutions to the challenge. Note: This assignment is not designed to test your understanding of international relations theories or conceptual frameworks of any kind. It is instead meant to test your ability to analyze contemporary global challenges and/or your capacity to produce tangible policy formulations and recommendations.

 Compare and contrast the arguments of David Phillips and Hinton Rowan Helper.  Examine how Americans differ over allowing the Chinese to enter the US. 2) Compare and contrast the provisions in the Treaty and the Act.  What is the same?  And what is different?   3) Examine the experiences of Mary Tape and Lee Chew in the US.  Assess their different reactions to staying in the US. For more information on Treaty and the Act read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty

Write a two-page essay of 500 words comparing the civil rights strategies of the following civil rights leader: 1. Thurgood Marshall when he worked as an attorney for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 2. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 3. Malcolm X Make an argument on which civil rights leader you think had the best strategy to achieve social change in the United States during the early 1960s. For more information on Civil Rights Leader read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_leader

Instructions: Post a substantial initial response, with at least 2 cited sources and a minimum of 400 words, to the topic above.  Identify references following the post using APA format.   Standards: Identification includes: Defining culture and its dimensions/components Influence of culture on behavior The impact of culture on military operations  How does culture influence human behavior? How does culturally influenced behavior affect military operations? What is the relationship between personality, culture, and human nature, and how can you use that relationship to influence others? Is it possible to achieve commitment from others in a cross-cultural environment or is compliance the highest level of influence one can achieve? For more information on Military Operations read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_operation