Political science

“Is President Trump a Fascist?’ A fascist is a politician who does not believe in democracy, who would prefer to rule as a dictator. Many of his critics have long accused Trump him of fascist tendencies, while his supporters have accused his critics of bias against Trump. The question of whether or not Trump is a fascist was recently raised in response to a widely reported incident in Washington DC during the protests following the killing of Lloyd George. The essay will be 3-4 pages. It will include: 1. An overview of the protest movement. 2. A description of the incident in Washington DC 3. The arguments for seeing Trump as a fascist 4. The arguments against seeing Trump as a fascist 5. Your opinion: Trump is/is not a fascist. I have provided research materials for each part of the essay. You are welcome to use other materials available on the Internet. In addition to Google Search, I have provided left-wing and right-wing search engines, left-wing for radical, liberal, socialist sources, right-wing for conservative and libertarian sources. To decide whether or not Trump is a fascist, you will need a good working definition of fascism. I have provided some sources on fascism and you are of course welcome to do additional research. General Instructions There are three stages to the writing process: Research, Writing and Revision. In each stage, certain skills come into play. Research 1. To begin the writing process, the writer should read broadly on the subject. As the writing project develops, the writer should search for specific information and sources necessary for the coherence of the essay. 2. The writer must distinguish between: a. statements of fact and arguments. b. news sources and argumentative sources. c. left-wing and right-wing arguments. 3. The writer must understand the larger concepts relevant to the essay, for example, fascism. Writing 1. The writing should favor concrete details over abstract ideas. Details include names of people, organizations, and government organizations; dates, places, and events. 2. When discussing arguments, the writing must include ample quotation. 3. The writing must include statistics—numbers that describe a situation—where necessary. 4. Paragraphs should be 6-8 sentences long and should be devoted to a single idea. 5. Paragraphs should begin with a thesis sentence stating the idea of the paragraph. 6. Each sentence in the paragraph should be clearly relevant to the idea of the paragraph. Revision 1. The key to good writing is rewriting. Essays require multiple drafts and constant efforts to improve the language. 2. Writers must strive to eliminate wordiness. Wordiness means there are many unnecessary words in a sentence. Writers must shift words and phrases around to find the most direct, uncomplicated way to say a thing. 3. Essays must be carefully proofread and errors of grammar, punctuation and sentence structure must be corrected. Detailed Instructions List of Paragraphs 1. Introduction (forthcoming) 2. Overview of Protests 3. Description of the Incident 4. Definition of Fascism 5. Two paragraphs: Arguments that Trump is a fascist 6. Two paragraphs: Arguments that Trump is not a fascist 7. Two paragraphs: Trump is or is not a fascist (your opinion) 8. Conclusion The overview of the protests might include such things as: 1. Causes of the protest 2. Extent of the protests 3. Who are the protestors? 4. Demands of the protestors 5. Protestor Slogans 6. Quotes from protestors 7. Peaceful vs violent protest 8. Police reaction to the protests 9. Statistics: number of protests, number of protestors The description of the incident should include: 1. The clearing of the protestors from outside the Whitehouse 2. The participation of military officials 3. The walk to the church to hold up the bible 4. Trump calls for the use of the military against the protestors The definition of fascism must be in your own words, not a cut and pasted dictionary definition. It should include references to the history of fascism in Europe and the United States. Arguments that Trump is or is not a fascist 1. Criticisms of Trump must be attributed to critics of trump. Do not state criticisms of Trump as if they are your opinions. 2. If you are referring general, widespread criticisms of Trump, attribute them to “Critics of Trump argue that . . .” 3. If you are referring to a specific author, use the author’s last name only: “Smith argues that . . .” 4. Paraphrase the criticisms of Trump, i.e., put them in your own words. 5. Include short quotations in your paraphrases. Here is an example from the New York Times: Bouie argues that Trumpism manifests seven hallmarks of fascism, including a “popular elitism” that promises every citizen that they’re part of “the best people of the world.” 6. Use two or three sources in each paragraph. Group similar criticisms in each paragraph. 7. Follow the same procedures for the Trump supporters who argue that Trump is not a fascist. Opinion paragraphs Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence stating the reason you think Trump is or is not a fascist. Do not use “I.” Use paraphrases with short quotes from sources to back up your argument.

Dr. Leiter and her co-authors show that social networks AND party system size together affects citizen’s incentives to turn out to vote. Imagine you are a campaign manager for a new, third party or independent candidate. Thinking about the findings of Leiter et al’s research, how would you advise your candidate to campaign? How might your candidate avoid the problems associated with third party entry into a plurality system? How might the candidate use this to his or her advantage?

Describe, Discuss, And Support Your Discussion, What Does “Constitutional Paradox” Mean to You. If possible, please incorporate chapters 12-18 of this textbook as one of the reference sources. David Barton: Original Intent. The Courts, the Constitution, & Religion. The essay should be in Turabian format. The in-text citation should be “Author’s last name year of publication, page number. For example, Barton 1998, 2.

It’s a complete dissertation about the FDI in post communist european countries. That’s my second master degree, so I have already written one for the southern-east region of the ex-communistic Europe. So is should be on the same issue a total different dissertation now. I have in mind the Baltic countries, Poland, Czech Republic or Slovakia. So more northern-east Europe. The research method should be qualitative. Which means QCA. What kind exactly of the QCA methods available, is negotiable. I wouldn’t like a “crisp set QCA”. The multi level QCA would be fine. The style of writing should be the ATA style. I already fulfilled my first Masters Degree on that subject, so I am a bit demanding, because it is a well known subject for me. I just don’t have the time right now to write it, because I’m on a research program, which consumes all my time.

Is globalism a desirable feature of the contemporary world?- Be structured according to one of the templates listed in the Charlton and Barker reading – Include a title page (indicating the title of your essay, your name, student number, course name and number, instructor’s name, and the date your essay was submitted) – Be written in 12pt font, double-spaced, and to a target length of 6-8 pages – Include citations (footnotes or endnotes) throughout your discussion referencing any information drawn into your essay that is not your own. Your citations must be organized and formatted using the Chicago citation style.

Key Word Analysis – Complete a Key Word Analysis for each chapter. A minimum five (5) sentence paragraphs for each exercise (chapter) is required. Using one (1) of the provided key words or phrases of your choice, write a short analysis linking the word(s) of phrase from the textbook to a media report that you have heard. Two (2) chapters are assigned for each week. One (1) key word for each chapter is required for this assignment. Students may submit one (1) document, including both analyses. Key Word Analysis Chapter 13 Appropriation crowding out deficit financing direct tax entitlement program incremental budgeting indirect tax pork barrel progressive tax regressive tax ways and means committees Chapter 14 hidden costs asset management capital assets congressional oversight Inspector General evaluation research FDIC GAO rate of return

Describe how your personal political ideology supports AND conflicts with your current self-interests (issues). 1- Be sure to include what your ideology is, and what issues currently support this ideology and what issues currently conflict with this ideology. 2- You must explain why you think it is supported or in conflict. Do not simply state the issue.

• Brian Klaas. 2017. The Despot’s Accomplice: How the West is Aiding and Abetting the Decline of Democracy. Oxford University Press. Book Length: The reviews should be typed, double-spaced with a maximum of 2,000 words in length. Objective: the objective of the book is twofold. On the one hand, it is an assessment of a scholarly contribution to a major theme in the field of international development. A book review shows your ability to describe the book contents, to analyse the strengths of the book in trying to achieve its purpose, and your creativity (based on your analytical reading) in expressing your own reactions. Some questions to be asked to the text: • What are the author’s principal questions/interests? • What kind of evidence is presented to substantiate the arguments? • Is the argument convincing? Why or why not? Does the author support his or her points adequately? • What is this book’s most significant contribution to the understanding development? • How does this book relate to other books on the same topic? Is the book unique? Does it add new information? What group of readers, if any, would find this book most useful? • How successful do you think the author was in carrying out the overall purposes of the book? • What questions remained unaddressed in the book? The first part (50%) should summarize the argument of the book. The second part (50%) should engage the material critically (i.e. examine the validity of the argument made by the author, internal/external coherence, methodology…). No extra-sources are needed but you may use some if you wish. Specific guidelines for the book reviews will be provided in class. Citation format: In-text citation is Chicago Manual of Style.

You are participate in a seminar on race and justice in America write an essay on the topic and the content of the recent events in Minneapolis and other cities and communities

Compare the house and senate in the context of structure and procedures. Present an overview of the legislative process