Political science

Write a brief analysis of the Platinum Plan (proposed by Ice Cube) and the Contract. Tell how you think Ice Cube’s support of President Trump will influence the Black vote. What, if any, impact do you think 50 Cents (Rapper) initially supporting President Trump will do for the Black voter.   Would you vote for a candidate because a celebrity gives their support to this person?  Describe why or why not.

Richard Neustadt famously claimed that presidential power is the “power to persuade.” Do you agree with the proposition that presidents must always rely on other political institutions or is the office of the presidency powerful enough to pursue some policy goals on its own? Cite evidence from the assigned readings and lectures to support your argument. Readings – “The Fifth Risk” by Micheal Lewis. Documentary – “Big Sky, Big Money”

Topic: Most Americans point to circumstances, not work ethic, for why people are rich or poor.  What kinds of policies should Congress enact to address the growing gap of inequality in this land of wealth and opportunity?  Explain your analysis, why you believe your recommended policies would best serve the majority of those negatively impacted by such inequality.  Your analysis should include an examination of current domestic policies and what they may or may not provide to balance the distribution of wealth in the U. S Students will write a minimum 5-page public policy memo based on the statements found in the prompt above. Your paper must be your original thought and not taken from the thoughts/words of others. Failure to meet the minimum required page count will automatically result in a loss of 50 percent of the point value.  Your paper must be a minimum of five (5) FULL pages of critical thinking content. Format:  Academic English, 12-point font, Times-New Roman, double-spaced, APA style (in-text citations are required), one-inch margins, top, bottom, and sides, page numbers, Reference page, and Cover page.  Neither the Reference page nor the Cover Page is counted in the minimum 5-page count.  The Cover Page is not page 1.  Format Page 1 as the first page after the Cover Page. Cover page: Your Last name, First Name, Policy Paper, Date

Submission Criteria: Using the course text, additional resources, and questions below, you will engage in an online discussion with your professor and class peers.  Students are required to respond to the questions in at least 250 words by Saturday Students are required to engage with at least 2 or more different class peers by Monday.  Each peer response should be at least 100 words. Your word count should be placed at the bottom of your initial response and your peer responses. A complete assignment submission included both the initial response and a minimum of 2 peer responses. Incomplete submissions may not be reviewed for credit consideration. Submissions that are submitted after the deadlines posted or without the required parts may not be graded. Do not include the questions with your response.    Instructions: 1- Before starting this Discussion Forum be sure to: Read Chapter 05 Watch the Pearson video Legislators and Lobbyists: What’s the Problem When Legislators Become Lobbyists? which can be found at the bottom of this assignment. Review the Chapter 05 PowerPoint presentation, which can be found under Modules.   2- This assignment will focus on your ability to analyze the text content and subsequent information provided.  Your responses should rely on facts and real-world examples. While opinion is fine, your responses should rely on facts and real-world examples. It is your understanding of the factual content that I am looking for versus your opinion. There will be times when you will be asked for your opinion, but our collective goal is to have a better understanding of how our government works.    3- Submit your response by replying below. You must post your complete answer before you will gain access to the responses made by your peers.  Respond to each question in a separate paragraph. Do not include the questions. Please see the  Submission Criteria section above before responding.   In 2006, seventy former Texas legislators registered as lobbyists, the highest number among all states that year. Critics believe it is unethical and a conflict of interest for legislators to immediately shift to high-paying lobbyist positions after completing their terms. Legislators-turned-lobbyists argue that it’s not an unreasonable or unnatural transition and that they are putting their knowledge to good use.   Is lobbying inherently bad? Are lobbyists, or political influencers, comparable to social media influencers, as the video suggests? Compare and contrast the two roles. What factors might predict which members of the Texas Legislature become lobbyists after they leave office? What reforms would you suggest to the Texas Ethics Commission for mitigating incentives that may push legislators who become lobbyists to behave unethically.   4- Respond to at least 2 of your class peers and respectfully engage in a discussion based on their responses.  Where possible try to select peers without a response from anyone. The goal is to analyze responses and support or respectfully counter.

Read any party platform online.  It can be the Democrat, Republican, Green, Workers, Libertarian, Communist, Conservative, any party, totally up to you.  After you read the platform please explain some of the things you may like or dislike about the platform in a one page essay.

Recently there has been debate in the United States about whether or not we should “defund the police.”  What exactly does it mean to “defund the police”?  Have any cities in the United States done this?  Who is in favor of  defunding the police?  Who is against it?  Do you believe that cities should defund the police?  Would doing so help protect people’s rights?  Why or why not?   Please use at least four outside sources.

It’s not every semester we get an election like this in the middle of our government class! This week, there’s no chapter to read. There’s no quiz to take. All I want you to do is pay attention to the election results on Tuesday. write four numbered well-written paragraphs – one on each of these four topics, with your thoughts: 1. What happened in the national Presidential election and why do you think that happened? Be sure to give the national popular vote (numbers and percentages) and electoral vote for each candidate. 2. What was the popular vote in the Presidential election in Texas? (numbers and percentages) Who received Texas’ 38 electoral votes, and to what do you attribute this? 3. What was the (unofficial) voter turnout (number and percentage) in Harris County for this election, and how does that compare to the primary election turnout you studied for your political participation assignment? What do you think explains the huge difference? (The precinct-by-precinct canvass report won’t be available yet, so don’t worry about that part) 4. What was the result of the Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 4, race? Do you think your virtual client pursued a strategy similar to the one you outlined for him? Did it work? Submit in Word. Cite your sources. (Note: A lot of the numbers you’re using will be preliminary numbers as mail-in ballots drift in and various election irregularities are settled. Don’t worry about that. Use what you can get and do the best you can.) Additional Resources https://www.270towin.com/ (Links to an external site.) is a great place to compare what’s happening election night to what the polls predicted. https://harrisvotes.com/ (Links to an external site.) will have all the election night returns for Harris County, including the results of the Precinct 3 Commissioner race. The Texas Secretary of State will have statewide election results as they come in from Texas’ 254 counties: https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections

Concerning the fragmentation of the New York metropolitan area (length: 1 page.): – In the New York State Constitution, what is the legal basis for the creation of new local governments? – List the categories of local governments in New York State and the number for each category? – What are the different forms of local government that are present in the neighborhood where you are living (from general purpose government to special district government)?

I need a mid-term written on these three questions.  For sources I need them to be from  Plato- The Republic, Allegory of the Cave, Crito Sophocles- Antigone What does Plato’s cave allegory tell us about the truth and realities that we perceive in our political system, society and news media. Is the news fake? How is it possible that people see illusion daily and perceive it to be reality? Why did Plato hate democracy (in the Republic)? What does Plato mean when he says “the unexamined life is not worth living.” What is the structure of the ideal society defined by Plato in the Republic? America is practically the anthesis of Plato’s ideal state, yet on many levels it is successful. Does this mean Socrates was wrong?  Socrates says that as money and wealth become central to society the constitution will change to serve and privilege those who have wealth and money. Is this evident in America today? Do the material desires of capitalist society today and the decay of democracy mean that America is heading toward tyranny?

In 1971, Joseph Nye wrote a book called Peace in Parts.  His theory was that if we developed more effective regional organizations, we might be able to prevent conflicts and address critical problems.  Do you think having more comprehensive regional organizations might be better than trying to reform the United Nations and make it more effective?