Political science

Affirmative action policies have been put into place to alleviate negative consequences from past discrimination. For this assessment you are to consider affirmative action policies specifically geared towards college admissions and respond to the following:Outline the specifics of the affirmative action policy for each of the cases below and explain each ruling.Regents of the University of California v Bakke (1978)Gratz v Bollinger (2003)Grutter v Bollinger (2003)Fisher v University of Texas (2016)Encouraging diversity within the student body is one of several reasons why some universities use an affirmative action policy for admissions decisions.Why is having a diverse student body important?What would be another method universities could employ to achieve such diversity? (be specific)All outside sources must be cited within the actual response by means of in-text citations or footnotes and a works cited list is required using APA writing style.

Please follow the guidelines exactly as they tell exactly what needs to be done.Background section – provide historical context for why the US chose to hunt him down. What did he do? discuss al Qaeda, terrorism, etc..

  Identify and discuss the six standards of having a good government according to the United Nations by providing necessary examples.

As the world economy becomes more and more digitized, cryptocurrency will become a major,mainstream medium of financial transactions. Do you agree with this statement and why/whynot?

What has impacted more on the condition of global security in modern times: the end of the Cold War in 1989/90, or the destruction of the World Trade Centre in 2001?I need a professional writer to do this. the words must be 1375 without the references. very important to have reputational sources 

Imagine you are a political writer with your own blog. You write about current events and what they mean for the U.S. government and its citizens. For this blog post you will choose an event from the last three months involving U.S. political issues or policies related to one of the following:The U.S. President.Congress.Administrative departments.Political activists.Judicial rulings.A campaign.An election.Next, choose one reputable news source that has reported on your chosen event. Be sure it is a news source that offers well-written and well-researched news. It is recommended that you choose from one of the following news sources:Liberal leaning news: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Vox, HuffPost, Politico, CNN, Time Magazine.Conservative leaning news: National Review, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, Fox Online News, Washington Examiner.Centrist News: NPR Online News (National Public Radio), Reuters, BBC, CNBC News, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Pew Research Center.To see ratings of news sources, visit Media Bias Ratings.For the first part of your blog post, provide a brief summary of your chosen current event. You should be conscious of your own bias and make every effort to avoid biased, opinionated, emotional, or judgmental language in this summary. That means avoiding words such as “always,” “obviously,” “clearly,” etc.This PDF contains helpful tips for avoiding judgment statements: Objective Language [PDF].In addition to providing a brief summary of your chosen current event, your blog post should answer each of the following questions:What specific branch of the U.S. government is involved in this current event?Who or which groups are affected by this event?What biases or leanings exist in the media source you chose? Give examples. Were these counterbalanced in any way?What are your opinions on the issue?Your blog post should be typed in a Word document and meet the following requirements:A one- to two-paragraph summary of your chosen current event.One to two paragraphs for each of the four questions provided (see above), for a total of at least four paragraphs.Content of the blog is based on information from your selected news source or other reputablesources.Two  pages in length.At least one quality reference (your selected news article) cited using the Strayer Writing Standard

1) What are the issues surrounding the concept of sovereignty as the fundamental organizing principle of contemporary world affairs? Include the following: a. A brief discussion of the various ways in which sovereignty is conceptualized, including an explanation for your decision to apply one specific conceptualization, or definition; b. The identification of issues that confront sovereignty in contemporary world affairs and a rationale or explanation for their choice; c. The implications of these issues for the likelihood that sovereignty will remain the fundamental organizing principle of contemporary world affairs. 2) Employing Balance of Power Theory, what is the contemporary balance of power for any pair or group of states in the international system? Include the following: a. A brief discussion of Balance of Power Theory as it pertains to your analysis; b. A rationale or explanation for your decision to select a pair or group of states; c. An evaluation of the contemporary balance of power between the pair or among the group. d. 3) What are the dominant issues facing the contemporary international economic system? Include the following: a. A brief discussion of the nature of the contemporary international economic systems; b. The identification of the dominant issues confronting the system and a rationale or explanation for selecting them; c. An evaluation of their implications.

Reflect upon your own process of political socialization and agents of socialization in your life.  Write a paper that addresses all of the following:What agents have been most influential in shaping your core political beliefs and specific attitudes regarding politics and the appropriate size and role of government? You must state at least one agent.What agents do you feel have had less impact on you and why? You must state at least one agent.Do you believe that you are now or will be an agent of political socialization for someone else or part of that process?  How do you believe you will influence?

Define and discuss the significance of the Modernization Theory, Dependency Theory and Sustainable Development.

Discuss the possible outcome if Africa was united under one currency and one president. Woould the economic status of the united states and the whole of Africa improve?