Political science

Discussion 1a: What is political science?You are required to respond to the assignment question posted above with no less than 100 words. To support your response you are required to provide at least one supporting reference with proper citation. Your response will be reviewed byUnicheck, the plagiarism tool synced to Canvas.Unicheckwill submit a similarity report a few minutes after you post your assignment. If similarity index is above 30%, please redo and resubmit your assignment after you cite the sources properly to avoid plagiarism. Please review the PowerPoint slides explaining how to avoid plagiarism and post your assignment accordingly. Even a single plagiarized statement will not be tolerated. APA writing format is recommended. Also, you are required to make at leasttwo comments on the responses posted by your classmates with a minimum of 20 words per comment. Each peer comment must be supported by references and in-text citations, similar to your main post.Discussion #1b–Discuss the reasons why we study political science. Has it changed the lives of people in any meaningful way? Has it changed the way people operate in any significant trend?You are required to respond to the assignment question posted above with no less than 100 words. To support your response you are required to provide at least one supporting reference with proper citation. Your response will be reviewed byUnicheck, the plagiarism tool synced to Canvas.Unicheckwill submit a similarity report a few minutes after you post your assignment. If similarity index is above 30%, please redo and resubmit your assignment after you cite the sources properly to avoid plagiarism. Please review the PowerPoint slides explaining how to avoid plagiarism and post your assignment accordingly. Even a single plagiarized statement will not be tolerated. APA writing format is recommended. Also, you are required to make at leasttwo commentson the responses posted by your classmates with a minimum of 20 words per comment. Each peer comment must be supported by references and in-text citations, similar to your main post.

What do Political Scientists say are the expected functions of the Media in a democratic system. Make sure you consider the media’s role as:A WatchdogClarifier of Electoral ChoicesExplainers of PolicyNext, weigh the intervening factors (corporate ownership, mergers and acquisitions, various “templates” such as “infotainment”, practices like Framing, Priming, and Agenda Setting) that might keep the media from properly fulfilling its expected roles.

· Answer the question(s) posed, with works cited. Must be a minimum of 250 words. The word count does not include your required works cited.· Retyping the prompt(s) will not count towards total word count requirements.DISCUSSION #1We are in an election year at the same time we are facing a pandemic. This posed some difficulty as we attempted to head the polls to vote in the primary election season. As we head into the presidential election season, and uncertainty about the pandemic, we need to better understand some of the options being presented by lawmakers. Read the following articles and then answer each of the questions below:1.) What are the rules in Texas regarding mail-in ballots (pre-COVID)? 2.) In the CNN article, what did the judge decide regarding the current election laws? How might this impact the upcoming elections? What is the argument provided by Governor Abbott and others who disagree with the temporary injunction? Which do you agree with?3.) Per the Texas Tribune article, what are some of the safeguards being considered to make voting in person a safer prospect? What does Ken Paxton think about the prospect of changing the way we vote? Would these safeguards make you feel like enough was done to prevent getting sick from voting?4.) As the current lawsuit looms, what is the role politics is taking on with regards to our health? What does the Democratic Party gain if mail-in ballots become easier to obtain? What does the Republic Party gain in keeping the laws as is?5.) What does the article in the Texas Observer say about online voting?6.) Overall, what are your thoughts, as a voter or potential voter, about this very controversial topic?https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/politics/texas-voting-by-mail-disability-coronavirus/index.htmlhttps://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/20/despite-coronavirus-texas-plans-july-elections-person-voting/https://www.kut.org/post/texas-democrats-sue-open-texas-vote-mail-laws-coronavirus-spreadshttps://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-mail-voting-advantage-11915190?utm_source=Lone Star Project&utm_campaign=a6ecd08530-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_06_13_12_53_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a3eb6877c7-a6ecd08530-34123153Discussion #2For this discussion, we are going to look at Voter ID laws. Start by reading the following linked articles. Feel free to also do additional research as well. Once completed, answer the questions below.https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.htmlhttps://www.brennancenter.org/legal-work/naacp-v-steenhttps://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/texas-wins-fight-voter-id/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-voter-id-laws-must-be-part-of-election-security-measures/ar-AAFWsVFQuestions:· What does the law state about voter ID requirements? What was the purpose of establishing such laws?· Explain the basis for the lawsuit, Texas NAACP v. Steen. What was the outcome?· Explain the court ruling from 2018, which effectively ended the voter ID legal debate in Texas? Do you agree with the outcome?· What is the most recent news related to voter ID laws? (Per the USA Today article from August 2019)· Overall, where do you fall on this topic? Do you agree that voter ID laws are necessary to prevent voter fraud, etc. OR are these laws unnecessarily discriminatory? Explain. Discussion #3For this assessment, you will visit this link from the Texas Tribune: https://graphics.texastribune.org/graphics/redistricting-cd35/, read these articles: https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-01-12/supreme-court-takes-up-fight-over-texas-electoral-districts AND https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/07/24/grave-concerns-court-texas-voting-maps/, and then answer the following questions:· What is redistricting? What is gerrymandering? How do both of these play into campaigns and elections?· What was the original intent for redistricting the specified area in the first place?· Was the redrawn district representative of the original intent and what have the courts had to say about this issue?· As a citizen or resident of Texas, what do you think of the politicizing of districts in an effort to garner votes from specific types of people (race, ethnicity, gender, political party affiliation, etc)?What are your overall thoughts and impressions about this issue? Should the politicians be taken completely out of the redistricting procedure, in an effort to maintain a bit more fairness or is the current system working? Why or why not?

Define ‘regionalism’ (30 words or less). Is the creation of regional governance structures a contradiction to globalization? Why is the pace of military integration different from economic integration in the EU? How has globalization both contributed to and been a response to regional integration? Make reference to at least two examples. Could the EU become a superpower in the 21st century? Do you think different regions of the world will develop along the model of EU integration? Why or why not? How does African regional cooperation compare to regionalization in Europe? Is a comparison possible and useful? Why or why not? Is ASEAN increasingly coming to resemble the EU? If not, why not? Discuss the critical views on regional cooperation and their counterarguments. Which do you find more convincing? What makes the European Union unique as a political body in the ‘society of states’ and how does it challenge traditional IR approaches like neo-realism and neo-liberalism? Is European integration ‘turbo-charged globalization’ or protectionagainstglobalization? Be sure to cover key concepts like sovereignty, citizenship, the nation-state, market liberalization, and collaboration. Is the European Union poised to act asacounter-balance to the US? What effect would such a situation have on the NATO Alliance and their relationship in general? How have major powers promoted regional frameworks to pursue spheres of interest or influence? Discuss with reference to two examples. To what extent do regional organizations challenge realist assumptions aboutthe primacy of the state?

Capstone Project- Relationship between individual marital status and voter turnoutYour final paper must include the following elements: – A title page with an abstract of no more that 150 words. – An introduction in which you map out the critical elements of the paper as per instructions in class (research question, general direction and findings, etc.). – A literature review that describes the relevant literature to your specific research question. As I’ve repeatedly stated in class, there is no minimum number of references, but I can’t imagine any paper of this length meeting this requirement that doesn’t have at least 15 or so. My last 3 articles had 37, 40, and 77 references; so it really does vary. – A theory and hypotheses section that provides your theoretical explanations and a clear presentation of hypotheses using the rough template discussed in this class and research methods. – A data and methods section that discusses the particulars of the operationalization of a multivariate analysis such as OLS, logistic, or ordered logistic regression. – A results section. – A discussion/conclusion section that discusses the contribution of your work to the broader understanding of your research area. – The paper must be at least 12 pages, exclusive of tables, figures, abstract, title, works cited, or any other material apart from the text. It should be in 12 point, regular assed font. Use APSA formatting for the parenthetical citations and reference list. As you have seen from the examples given in class, these are not always distinct sections of papers, they are sometimes combined or further separated. For example, you often will see literature reviews divided into multiple sections, especially if a great deal of contextualization is necessary. You will also see people formally divide the data and methods section, generally when new data are being offered and described. How you finely tune those sections is up to you, however, you must include all of these elements in a manner that flows well for the reader. IMPORTANT! Do not just stitch together the previous assignments into one Word file and call it a paper. This will require a fair amount of rewriting and harmonization between the sections. I have completed a project on this particular topic. I will upload it for reference .Also, a lot of similar content can be used by adding some sections and modifying some.

There are 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 for all the challenges. Pick a few that applies 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 non state actors doing? o Are 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.

PROMPT: Elections are vital for a democracy, but large amounts of U.S. voters do not participate in elections. Why? What are the costs to voting (describe at least 2)? Who votes in American elections (describe at least 3 characteristics of regular voters)? Who refrains from voting (describe at least 3 characteristics of individuals who are less likely to vote)? Once someone decides to vote, what influences their vote choice? Are there any voting cues you think are better for voters to use to make their vote choice? Why? ANALYSIS: How does who votes/does not vote impact the quality of American democracy? Are all individuals equally represented within the political system? Provide examples to support your conclusion. • The main focus of your paper should be on answering the ANALYSIS questions above. 1 PAGE ON (SPLIT WORD COUNT FOR EACH TOPIC): TOPIC 1: RECENT POLITICAL EVENT SUMMARY [5-6 SENTENCES] (INCLUDE CITE) TOPIC 2: RESPOND TO THIS COMMENT AGREE/DISAGREE? “I think that having two dominating political parties reduces the quality of American democracy. Madisonian democracy was based off the idea of having different factions “compete” with one another to bring different ideas and opinions to the forefront of politics, and so that no one faction can become too powerful. With a two-party system, we have two super powerful political parties dominating and “stealing the spotlight” so to speak. This prevents different ideas and opinions from being seen and heard by the public which I believe limits progress, change, and important diverse dialogue as well as the division of power. I do not think it is good for U.S. politics to have two powerful parties dominating politics because it drowns out other great ideas that can come from other smaller parties. It also leaves the citizens forced to often choose between “the lesser of two evils” when they vote, rather than feeling like they can vote for the candidate who has what they believe are the best ideals. I have experienced this often myself when voting and it feels so frustrating sometimes to the point where I end up feeling like I do not even want to vote for anyone.”

Read “Civil Disobedience” and “A Plea for Captain John Brown,” and do research about the happenings that made Thoreau write the John Brown essay.In a 5 page (minimum) paper, write a paper that discusses the changes of philosophy that Thoreau went through between the time he wrote “Resistance to Civil Government” (“Civil Disobedience”) and “A Plea for Captain John Brown.” As you know, the former essay is contextualized around passivity while the latter essay is contextualized around aggression (In “John Brown” Thoreau, some have said, argues for the morality of murder). Why, in your opinion, did Thoreau go through such a dramatic change? Use both of these essays to help argue your point(s), and discuss the specifics of both–that is, did the happenings in the first essay (Resistance to civil Government) deserve passivity, and did the happenings in the second essay (A Plea For Captain John Brown) deserve aggression? Why? What was happing in America that made Thoreau act as the social activist in these specific, and differing ways?

Select a current member of the U.S. Congress. Evaluate his/her background, political experience, and performance. Specifically, cover their previous career, campaign experience(s), and track record as a member of Congress. Details about this person’s constituent representation, contribution to lawmaking, committee participation, leadership, etc. should be included. Importantly, in your opinion, how successfully has this member of Congress used his/her particular formal and informal powers to influence congressional activity? Explain with examples that logically support your thoughts.

Research Paper Hello, for your research paper I would like you to write on Civil Disobedience. Your paper should be between five to seven pages, double space, with a work cited or reference page in addition to the five to seven written page essay. You may use APA, MLA, or Chicago style format, whatever one you are familiar with, and your papers are due on the day of your final. If you have any additional questions you can ask me during class. 1. Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) by Henry David Thoreau: I. Background of Thoreau and why he wrote Civil Disobedience. II. Summary of Civil Disobedience. III. Write on the civil rights movements of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. IV. Take a position, for, against, or hybrid of the use of civil disobedience and research individuals or groups who support your views with a discussion of their movements.