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Imagine that you have been hired by the State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research http://www.state.gov/s/inr/. You will be writing an intelligence report and a policy recommendation to President Trump concerning US relations with a specific country. To obtain current information each student will monitor an international newspaper during the semester (to sign up go to the Discussion Board). You should make sure you have consistent, reliable, and free access to the newspaper source.

You should monitor the paper frequently and save key news stories about the US. You will be asked to provide a policy brief (based on the newspaper). Each student will write ~ 2-3 page paper (about 4-6 paragraphs) single spaced. The assignment is worth 25 points and will be uploaded into the DISCUSSION BOARD – for your peers to read and learn from.

PART ONE: (~3-4 paragraphs)

• What is the newspaper you are covering? Where is it published?
• Who publishes it? Is it state or party-owned?
• Provide a brief history of the relationship between the United States and the country/region. Have there been key encounters, conflicts or cooperation?
• What kind of diplomatic relationship exists between the U.S. and this country?
• How is the U.S. regarded by the journalists, government officials or the public?
• On average, how many stories are published about the US each week? Is there coverage or comments on former President Trump’s policies or the current President Biden’s policies? (worth 10 points)

PART TWO: (~3-4 paragraphs)

• Are there perspectives on international events/or U.S. politics that are distinct from those that are common in the U.S.?
• Where do you find support for the U.S.? Where do you find criticism of the U.S.?
• What are the major differences between the international news source and the American news sources you are familiar with?
• Was there anything particularly interesting or surprising that your research found?
• What policy model or theoretical perspectives helps you understand your findings (i.e, realism, idealism, rational choice, bureaucratic politics, organizational theory, groupthink? (worth 10 points)
• What are your primary recommendations to President Biden? Do you believe the U.S. should change or alter its policies or do you find them successful based on your finding about this country? (worth 5 points)

Prompt: Who “Lost” Afghanistan, and What Will be the Consequences?

The recent U.S. pull–out from Afghanistan has raised much soul–searching among the foreign
policy community in the United States. If the American war in Vietnam is any indication, now
will commence a years–long “blame game”: an attempt by foreign policy experts, journalists,
and historians to understand what went wrong in Afghanistan and why, and who (if anyone),
is responsible. In your view, what went wrong in Afghanistan? What will be the consequences
of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan? What lessons can be learned?

For this assignment, I want you to write a 7–10 page paper that articulates a policy response
to one of the writing prompts below. If you want to write about a topic that is not listed, that
is fine, but you must (a) write out a proposed prompt that is relevant to the issues discussed
in class and (b) get it approved by me. As mentioned in the syllabus, your paper must be
double–spaced, and you must use an actual citation style for citing sources. You are
encouraged to use outside sources, but you must also use the relevant assigned readings
from class. You are permitted to use any news source you like for information, but be keep
in mind that you must back up your claims with factual evidence. Fake news is amusing, but
please do not report unsubstantiated claims in your paper! Here are some suggested sources:

News sources and Blogs: The L.A. Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall
Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, Foreign Policy, The Economist, The Guardian, The BBC, War
On the Rocks, The New Yorker, U.S. News and World Report, The Monkey Cage, Just Security,
The Institute for the Study of War, and Lawfare.

Policy and Academic Journals: The American Political Science Review, Washington Quarterly,
International Organization, Ethics and International Affairs, Review of International Studies,
International Studies Review, Journal of Global Security Studies, International Security, Foreign
Affairs, European Journal of International Relations, The American Journal of Political Science,
The Journal of Politics, The National Interest, and International Theory.

There is no required number of sources that you use, but remember that the more you know
about a topic, the better your paper will be. I would suggest finding roughly 5 extra sources.
However, what is important is the quality of your argument and your writing, not how many
sources you use.

Writing Suggestions

Although this is not an English class, make sure to use the proper word choice, punctuation,
and spelling. The more professional your paper looks and reads, the better. Also, since this

is an argumentative essay where you will be defending a specific claim, please make sure to
be clear and direct on where you stand with the argument. Somewhere in your introductory
paragraph, you should clearly state your thesis, and you should clearly outline how you aim
to defend it. Then in the rest of the paper, you should go on to defend your argument. It is OK
for you to use personal pronouns. That is, you can say, “In this paper, I will defend, X, Y, or
Z.” In fact, I strongly encourage this because it will help improve the clarity of your argument.

In addition, your paper should have a clearly discernible introduction, body, and conclusion.
You are not required to use section headings, but this can improve the clarity of your writing.
In the introduction, you need to briefly outline your thesis, in the body of the essay, you need
to defend your argument, and in the conclusion you need to briefly restate your thesis. This
will ensure that your central point sticks with your reader. Finally, you should make sure to
acknowledge potential counterarguments. I would be more than happy to take a look at an
outline as long as you set up an appointment to meet with me to discuss it in person.

Grading Standards

Your paper will be graded on the basis of how well it is written and argued. Since everyone
disagrees, you do not need to convince me, personally, that your argument is right. However,
you need to build a convincing case, which means that you need to clearly set forth reasons
for why your view should be accepted, you need to consider possible counterarguments, and
so forth. I will post the general grading rubric that I use on Titanium.

Case study documents were upload as pdf files named “Improving Services (A)” and “Improving Services (B)”

This assignment should do the following:

1. Discuss the most important facts that the decision maker must consider and describe the decision context.

2. Provide an analysis of the key constraints and enabling circumstances operating on the primary decision maker that affected or will affect the decision. What are they and why are they important in this case? How did/would these key elements impact the decision maker and drive his/her actions in the case? How did/do they shape the nature of or set the context for the primary decision that was made or needs to be made? Include pertinent points from both the theoretical and factual research you have collected to provide support for your arguments.

3. Provide an analysis of the relationship among the analytic dimensions of structure, culture, and craft at play in this decision, explaining the dynamics among these elements. Did one appear to impact others? If so, then explain how.

4. If the primary decision already has been made, draw your theoretical and factual research to assess whether this was or was not the right decision to make. If the primary decision has not yet been made, provide a recommendation, supported by your theoretical and factual research, for the decision that you (as the analyst) believe should be made.

While you may draw from prior assignments submitted, keep in mind that the Final Exam is unique and should offer a different perspective than earlier assignments. Focus on the complexity of your case to present a cogent and well-supported analysis rather than merely restating a listing or report of the factual and conceptual elements.

The format for this submission is an essay, which must be properly formatted with an introduction to the case, a well-defined and supported argument, and a concluding statement. In other words, write a beginning, middle, and end. Proper citations and a reference list formatted in APA style are required in this submission, which should include citations from conceptual and theory sources (including textbook, course readings, your annotated bibliography, and andy other relevant academic decision making theory sources) and from case facts and details (news clips, articles, organization documents, or personal interviews).

The questions to guide your analysis are the following:

1. The goals in Missouri were to make the delivery of social service more effective, to eliminate duplication across service divisions, and be generally more responsive to the needs of at-risk children and families. Interagency and intersectoral collaboration provides the mechanism through which such effective delivery is provided. What have been the major barriers to providing more effective services to at-risk children and families in Missouri? What were some of the political, policy, and bureaucratic obstacles to collaboration?
2. One observer has written that whenever collaboration can be avoided, then it should be avoided. However, it appears that Missouri had no choice; it had to face both the benefits and the costs of collaborating. What can public managers expect to encounter when attempting to design and implement a complicated collaboration such as what Missouri has done? What management and leadership issues arise?
3. Goldsmith and Eggers argue that “networks encourage the kind of experimentation so critical to the innovation process by enabling government to explore a greater range of alternatives involving a variety of providers.” Does this case provide examples of such “experimentation”? Or is this an example of incremental change? Explain your answer.
4. In a recent article, one public manager stated that in the instance of collaboration, “…the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It may be achieving individual ends, but there’s an additional outcome that is shared separate from individual ends.” What is the primary outcome of collaboration in this case? What are some “additional outcomes” that might have been achieved (or might be experienced in the future) by the collaboration in Missouri?
5. What strengths and lessons from its own and others’ recent efforts can Missouri draw on in forming a new policy?

I have learned to be a junior literary and film critic during the course of this semester thanks to the work of Paul Fussell.. were taught to view a great historical event through an analysis of what is hidden in plain sight and to identify structured meaning when none was apparent at first glance. It is now time to test your skills.

You will test a hypothesis for this assignment. The hypothesis is:

The thematic observations of Paul Fussell in Wartime are evident in A) HBO’s Band of Brothers OR B) HBO’s The Pacific.

You will test this hypothesis by developing an assessment tool that summarizes Fussell’s thematic observations delineated by each chapter.

Next you will use this tool to analyze your selected mini-series, WHICH I have pointed under the chapters. Do the images, dialogue, events, etc. in the mini-series reflect the thematic observations of Fussell? Take detailed notes as you watch.

Summarize your findings in a 10-15 page paper using your applicable course readings (Paul Fussel, Atkinson) as your main supporting texts for Band of Brothers or The Pacific, respectively. Just remember that Fussell, your selected mini-series, and your main supporting text are your primary sources for this assignment and all must be used appropriately.

Note: There are 6 chapters overall 4 in Fussell and 2 others from Rick Atkinson. You must incorporate at least 6 chapters in your analysis.

You will conclude your analysis by affirming or negating the hypothesis and by offering and supporting your own original theme that you observed in the mini-series and course material.

It must be no more than fifteen pages long (10-15 target), double-spaced (single-space for quotes three lines or longer, L and R indented .5″), using a 12-point Times New Roman font. You may include images but they will not count towards your page total.

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Under the chapters mini-series must be watched to collaborate (content and film scenes) them together.

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• Invasion (The Guns At Last Light, Chapter 1, Rick Atkinson)
  • HBO’s Band of Brothers, Episode 1 (Curahee), HBO Max
• Lodgment (The Guns At Last Light, Chapter 2, Rick Atkinson)
  • HBO’s Band of Brothers: Episode 4 (Replacements) and Episode 5 (Crossroads), HBOMax
• Chicken shit, An Anatomy (Chapter 7, Fussel)
  • HBO’s Band of Brothers: Episode 4 (Replacements) and Episode 5 (Crossroads), HBOMax
• Unread books on a shelf (Chapter 6, Fussel)
  • HBO’s Band of Brothers, Episode 6 (Bastogne) and Episode 7 (The Breaking Point), HBOMax
• The Real War Will Never Get in the Books
  • HBO’s Band of Brothers, Episode 8 (The Patrol), Episode 9 (Why We Fight), and Episode 10 (Points), HBOMax
• Fresh Idiom
  • HBO’s Band of Brothers, Episode 8 (The Patrol), Episode 9 (Why We Fight), and Episode 10 (Points), HBOMax

Advance Public Administration

Have an introductory paragraph that provides an overview of your argument;

Have a concluding paragraph that summarizes your argument with conclusions;

Provide a clear explanation of theories relevant to the question;

Do not give generic answers if you want to pass.

1.) Identify and describe the Politics-Administration Dichotomy (concept, rationale, critique, etc.).

Read and reference Public Administration books and articles.

2.) Administrative Theories and Practices.

Identify and describe Bureaucracy(theory, concept, critique, etc.) and its benefits and limitations towards governmental and public organizational operations.

Read and reference Public Administration books and articles.

3.) Solving a Social/Public Problem.

Identify and describe the differences between a social problem and public problem, public agenda, issues and governmental solutions (policy and program implications) for Social Problems/Public Problem.

Read and reference Public Administration books and articles.

4.) Quantitative Methods for Public Administration.

Identify and describe the different research methods in Public Administration.

Read and reference Public Administration books and articles.

5.) Administrative Law

Identify and describe the process of Suing the Government; Overruling Agency Action; Role of Administrative Law Judges and Administrative Procedures Act

Read and reference Public Administration books and articles.

6.) Group Processes and Leadership

Identify and describe the importance of leadership in public administration; Identify and describe the types of Leadership and leadership in public administration and include the concepts such as Great Man, Trait, Contingency, Charismatic, Participative, Transformational & Servant (theory, concept, critique, etc.)

Read and reference Public Administration books and articles.

7.) Personnel Administration

Identify and describe the importance of Position/Job design (description, roles, assessment) & how to deal with difficult Employees (principle, concept, critique, etc.)

Read and reference Public Administration books and articles.

8.) Budget Management

Identify and describe the types of budget systems; budget cycle; Budget Reform.

Read and reference Public Administration books and articles.

CASE STUDY

9.) A critical distinction that has been drawn regarding the application of Systems Theory to complex organizations is between closed and open systems.

(A)Based on your understanding of systems theory, is the concept or idea of a closed system real or practical? Why or why not? Explain.

(B) Based on your knowledge of closed and open systems, which approach or system is more appropriate to the study of contemporary organizations (e.g., public agencies)?

Read and reference Public Administration books and articles.

Examples of how to answer the study cases:

Art Reilley, personnel specialist in his state’s Department of Transportation, was discussing personnel management with Dorothy Daniel, the personnel manager of the state Department of Education. Ms. Daniel was completing her explanation of her agency’s performance appraisal system:

“I think that I can fairly say that ours is the most comprehensive evaluation system in this state. Not only that – it is accepted with enthusiasm by both the raters and the ratees. Every six months we require a formal appraisal of all our managers by their superiors. This formal appraisal, of course, is in addition to the daily coaching we encourage.

“Our form of appraisal has two parts, one of which concerns itself with the traits, abilities, and attributes of the person. This part helps us make decisions concerning promotions, transfers, schooling, and the like. The second part has to do with results – statements of objectives set and attained, projects completed, and so forth.

“After the appraisers complete the form, they must conduct an appraisal interview, taking as long as they need to discuss appraisal results with their employees. Each appraisal is reviewed by the rater’s immediate superiors to ensure fairness and accuracy. And here, in personnel, we analyze each form to detect trends and determine how well each manager evaluates.”

Jack Harmon, Ms. Daniel’s administrative assistant, followed the discussion with interest. When Ms. Daniel paused, Jack made the following statement:

“Dorothy, are you sure that we require an appraisal interview? I’ve been working for you for three years now, and you’ve never discussed my appraisals with me.” “Jack,” said Ms. Daniel, “I am sure you will agree that hasn’t been needed. We work together so closely that I am sure you always know how I appraise you.”

Questions:

(A) What do you think of this formal performance appraisal system?

(B) Why was Jack Harmon never interviewed?

(C) What should Art Reilley recommend to his department to ensure that managers conduct appraisals thoroughly?

Despite its strengths, “Servant Leadership” has not met with universal approval. Although the servant leadership model sounds good in principle, there are situations in which servant leadership is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to implement.

Build detailed logical arguments to support and/or refute the assertions made above. Each question should be (ABOUT) one page each OR 1000 WORDS. PROVIDE COMPLETE ANSWERS.

Prompt

-What is redlining? Historically, how did redlining lead to economic inequalities? How

did it lead to educational inequalities? Why do the effects of redlining continue even

after redlining was made illegal? What types of measures should the government

take to try to deal with the inequalities that have resulted from redlining?

Teacher Instructions

-There is no maximum length for the essays, but your essays should be

a minimum of three double-spaced pages in length (not simply a paragraph or two); they

should demonstrate that you have done the various assignments for that given chapter (e.g.,

read the textbook, watched the lecture videos, read the supplemental readings, watched the

supplemental videos, etc.). The essays should engage with the ideas of those readings/videos

as well as develop your own opinion and analysis.

I am not looking for specific answers to these essays but rather your genuine engagement

with the topic. You will be graded on the quality of your response– the level of detail of your

response, your ability to reference specific evidence in support of your position (from the

readings and videos, or from other information you have learned outside the class), and the

nuance you bring to your answer. By nuance, I refer to your ability to see beyond simple

yes/no or good/bad dichotomies to the deeper complexity of the issues raised in class. It’s

fine– and encouraged!– to have a clear opinion, but that opinion should be grounded in a

recognition of the fact that few political issues are simple. There is no need to toe a

particular political or ideological line– I want to hear

your

opinion– but I want that opinion

grounded in objective analysis and evidence.

You do not need to do additional research beyond assigned course materials, but if you

have additional articles or references you’d like to use, that’s absolutely fine. Just be sure

to cite all your sources.

Sometimes students will do additional outside research for a paper (which is good!) but then

just summarize those sources rather than building their own analysis (which is not good!).

Arguably, there are six major political themes that mobilize the attention and passion of the American citizens today: strengthening the democratic process, economic inequality, health care, climate change, immigration and gun regulation. Present your position on four (4) of these issues by using the political wisdom of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Marx, Mill, Virginia Held, Nietzsche and Foucault. In your essay, you have to use at least four (4) of them. For the construction of each argument, you should use all of the thinkers you have selected, since some of them may represent a counterargument to your personal assessments. Basically, you have to define your own views first and then check each of them against the four thinkers of your choice. Who would support your view and why? Who would disagree with you and why?

I am not interested in an exhaustive discussion of the policy matter, but on the manner that you are able to articulate a subjective vantagepoint (or objectivize a personal view) by appealing to theoretical constructs.

One way to do it is to start by defining for yourself what motivates your support or opposition to some particular aspect circumscribed by the issues stated above (e.g., taxation of the rich, reestablishing a federal legal framework against racial discrimination, building, the border wall, stopping immigration altogether, allowing only an annual quota of immigrants, Medicare for all, the public option for health insurance, the carbon tax, starting immediately a program of eliminating fossil fuels and replacing them with renewable energy sources, universal background check when buying guns, banning the sale of assault rifles, and so on). Then, you construct your arguments around that particular aspect by using the ideas of the thinkers whom I indicated above.

Another way to do it is to justify the policy preference relative to the topic (strengthening the democratic process, economic inequality, immigration, health care, climate change, immigration). Then, you speculate on whether the four thinkers support or reject your policy preference.

You may wonder: how could some of these people be relevant to our contemporary debates? Yes, the relevance may be hard to find on certain topics such as ‘climate change’ or ‘immigration’ due to the particularities of the age we are living in. Even ‘freedom,’ ‘property,’ ‘gun control’ and ‘health care’ have been understood quite differently during their lifetimes. Nevertheless, though it may be difficult to speculate on these issues, this is actually the point (remember our discussion on hermeneutics of context). Let me just bring to the forefront something that is familiar to you. The political design that we use today has been crafted by people who studied Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau and many, many others. None of these thinkers’ ideas addressed the specific reality of the 1770s and beyond. However, they provided a wealth of wisdom and an intellectual platform for the creation of a new political society. It allowed the Founding Fathers not only to speculate on how would these thinkers deal with one problem or another, but also to justify their own choices by appealing to their wisdom. When Woodrow Wilson created the League of Nations after the First World War and Franklin Delano Roosevelt sketched in the last years of the Second World War the institutions of international cooperation that we have today (United Nations, International Monetary Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) they were both intellectually informed by Kant’s Perpetual Peace.

Mandatory Editorial Requirements

1. The essay should be: 6 to 8 pages long (9 to 10 if you feel inspired), 1.5 spaced, 1-inch left margin, font 12
2. Please send the completed essay in Word format
3. The essay must have a TITLE.
4. Be imaginative but not dreamful. Be creative, but do not get yourself lost in excessive aesthetics. Be daring and authentic, but do not disregard consistency and logic. The latter may not be the antonyms of the former but they are usually forgotten in the effort one makes to appear bold or genuine. Lastly, be yourself rather than someone you are not.
5. Keep in mind that I am interested in how you make the argument not some academic in some article somewhere. Of course, you are allowed to do some limited factual research.
6. Try to write parsimoniously. Do not repeat definitions given in class, books, or the World Wide Web, but rephrase them and present them only if this is absolutely necessary. Do not abusively use quotations, but let me know from your writing that you actually understand the concepts and the literature in general.
7. Last but not least, treat the subject academically. Start by constructing a hypothesis and then go about demonstrating its validity (i.e. use the deductive method).

For quotations or mere citations, I would kindly ask you to indicate the source in footnotes or endnotes.

The source must be presented as follows:

–For an article in a periodical (such as a journal, newspaper, or magazine): Last Name, First Name (Year of Publication, add month and day of publication for daily, weekly, or monthly publications). “Title of article.” Title of periodical, Volume, Number, pages.

–For a book: Last Name, First Name (Year of Publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher: Page number(s).

–For a web page: Last Name, First Name (Date of Publication or Revision). Title of full work [online]. Retrieved month, day, year, from source. Web site: URL.

–For the course notes: Maier, Romulus. Lecture Title: Slide number.

Grading Chart:

	A (90-100)	B (80-89)	C (70-79)	D or F
Thesis and Exploration (45 points)	Thesis is clear, addresses the question and is parsimonious. Content is structured around demonstrating the thesis and aware of counterarguments	Thesis is less clear with respect to the topic. Content covers some but not all the necessary components for a complete demonstration	Thesis is relatively interesting, but the demonstration is rather limited	Thesis does not respond to the topic
Reading Support (45 points)	Finds the relevant passages from the readings that support the thesis, the various arguments and the counterarguments	The connections between the readings evoked and the arguments is partially clear	Insufficient exploration of the texts and barely connects the text to the arguments	The use of text is almost marginal or absent
Grammar and Style (10 points)	Marginal and inconsequential grammatical, stylistic, and editing errors	Some errors are gratuitous and to some extent hinder a good understanding of the arguments	Many errors of grammar, style and editing interfere with the understanding of the demonstration	Paper is barely readable or completely unreadable

Write a 10 page paper about this proposal you wrote for me please. In APA format and a bibliography.

Research Proposal: The Right to Remain Silent in the Age of Smartphones

The Fifth Amendment to the US constitution provides several rights to suspects. One of the most important provisions of this Amendment is protection against self-incrimination (Maclin, 2017). Self-incrimination entails exposing oneself to prosecution through speech or actions (Deskus, 2018; Sharf et al., 2017). It is from this protection that the right to remain silent during a law enforcement investigation processes such as interrogation is extended to all persons involved. Therefore, under the Fifth Amendment of the US constitution, individuals cannot be compelled to give testimony that may in one way or another incriminate them.

Whereas the constitutional rights of a suspect are clearly stipulated, this rights have failed to keep up with technological advancement. The advent of smartphones is one of the most significant development. Any suspect in possession of smartphone could have incriminating evidence (Royer and Yperman, 2020; Carnes, 2020). According to Lemus (2017), law enforcement officers are mandated to search a suspect and confiscate any item that may help with investigation. Lasagni (2018) observes that under special circumstances, law enforcement officers can search the person and the environment of a suspect without warranty and this means that important information may be obtained and remain admissible in a court. Therefore, a suspect that properly understands and invokes their right to remain silent may still give critical information through their phones, highlighting an important loophole in criminal investigation.

In this research proposal, the main goal is to review the application of the Fifth Amendment in the wake of technological advancement with special focus on a suspect’s right to remain silent during an investigation in which their smartphone has been confiscated. It will be argued that during an interrogation with law enforcers, the right to remain silent should be extended to smartphones. This is because these gadgets hold as much information if not more than an individual may hold in their memory (Newell & Koops, 2020). Until a person acquires legal representation or waives their right to remain silent, their smartphones may not be used as a source of information pertaining to the ongoing investigation. Invoking one’s right to remain silent would be useless when the information they protect to prevent self-incrimination can be obtained from their personal gadgets.

References

Carnes, B. A. (2020). Face ID and fingerprints: Modernizing Fifth Amendment protections for cell phones. Loy. L. Rev., 66, 183. https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein…

Deskus, C. (2018). Fifth Amendment limitations on criminal algorithmic decision-making. N.Y.U. Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, 21, 237. https://nyujlpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Leg…

Lasagni, G. (2018). Tackling phone searches in Italy and the United States: Proposals for a technological rethinking of procedural rights and freedoms. New Journal of European Criminal Law, 9(3), 386-401. https://doi.org/10.1177/2032284418798053

Lemus, E. (2017). When fingerprints are key: Reinstating privacy to the privilege against self-incrimination in light of fingerprint encryption in smartphones. SMUL Rev., 70, 533. https://scholar.smu.edu/smulr/vol70/iss2/10/

Maclin, T. (2017). The prophylactic Fifth Amendment. Boston University Law Review, 97, 1047. https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship…

Newell, B. C., & Koops, B. J. (2020). From Horseback to the moon and back: Comparative limits on police searches of smartphones upon arrest. Hastings Law Journal, 72, 229. https://www.hastingslawjournal.org/from-horseback-…

Royer, S., & Yperman, W. (2020). You have the right to remain silent… until we want your smartphone password. KU Leuven Center for IT and IP Law. https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/you-have-th…

Sharf, A. J., Rogers, R., & Williams, M. M. (2017). Reasoning your way out of Miranda rights: How juvenile detainees relinquish their fifth amendment protections. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 3(2), 121. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000118

I’m working on a political science multi-part question and need an explanation to help me study.

I’m working on a political science assignment. There are two questions and each question should be answered only according to the book.

Instructions:

Required books to be read for the following assignment (first paper)

Locke, Second Treatise of Government, pp. 30-124 (Chp. VI-XIX).

Levellers, The Putney Debates, pp. 1-24; 31-60.

Start by selecting one of the several discussion questions found in the assignment. At the beginning of the paper briefly explain why you chose that particular question, then proceed to answer that question by:

a) Selecting two passages from the text

b) Explaining and interpreting what you regard as the correct meaning of each passage

c) Considering their implications with regard to the text as a whole

d) Most importantly, explaining in detail why those two passages constitute important evidence to answer the specific question you chose

The paper should be a full, single-spaced page.

First paper

Locke, Second Treatise of Government, pp. 30-124 (Chp. VI-XIX).

1) According to Locke, what are the conditions in which the people have a right to make a revolution? What would you say is the relation between the right to revolution and the other rights of man (life, liberty, and property)?

2) What is the political significance of property – that is, what is the relation between property and government according to Locke?

3) Based on the text, does Locke seem to believe in democracy understood as universal suffrage, one-person one-vote?

Second paper

Levellers, The Putney Debates, pp. 1-24; 31-60.

1) What do you think is the significance of the fact that all the Leveller writings were pamphlets to be distributed widely, and in some cases to be signed by those who agreed? What about the fact that many of these writings were not authored by a single person, but were the product of a collaboration of various, sometimes nameless, people?

2) Does the tone of the different Leveller pamphlets assigned this week change as time moves on (check the date of each pamphlet)? In particular, does the attitude toward the House of Commons change?

3) What is the Levellers’ Agreement of the People? To what extent does it reflect the ideas of Classical Liberalism? To what extent is it a democratic document? Why does it repeatedly refer to the other pamphlet titled “The Case of the Army Truly Stated”?

I’m working on a political science assignment. There are two questions and question should be answered according to the book.

Instructions:

Required books to be read for the following assignment (first paper)

Locke, Second Treatise of Government, pp. 30-124 (Chp. VI-XIX).

Levellers, The Putney Debates, pp. 1-24; 31-60.

Start by selecting one of the several discussion questions found in the assignment. At the beginning of the paper briefly explain why you chose that particular question, then proceed to answer that question by:

a) Selecting two passages from the text

b) Explaining and interpreting what you regard as the correct meaning of each passage

c) Considering their implications with regard to the text as a whole

d) Most importantly, explaining in detail why those two passages constitute important evidence to answer the specific question you chose

The paper should be a full, single-spaced page.

First paper

Locke, Second Treatise of Government, pp. 30-124 (Chp. VI-XIX).

1) According to Locke, what are the conditions in which the people have a right to make a revolution? What would you say is the relation between the right to revolution and the other rights of man (life, liberty, and property)?

2) What is the political significance of property – that is, what is the relation between property and government according to Locke?

3) Based on the text, does Locke seem to believe in democracy understood as universal suffrage, one-person one-vote?

Second paper

Levellers, The Putney Debates, pp. 1-24; 31-60.

1) What do you think is the significance of the fact that all the Leveller writings were pamphlets to be distributed widely, and in some cases to be signed by those who agreed? What about the fact that many of these writings were not authored by a single person, but were the product of a collaboration of various, sometimes nameless, people?

2) Does the tone of the different Leveller pamphlets assigned this week change as time moves on (check the date of each pamphlet)? In particular, does the attitude toward the House of Commons change?

3) What is the Levellers’ Agreement of the People? To what extent does it reflect the ideas of Classical Liberalism? To what extent is it a democratic document? Why does it repeatedly refer to the other pamphlet titled “The Case of the Army Truly Stated”?

This should be 4 (no more than 5) pages – double spaced, 12 point font, with 1-inch margins. This should be in essay form … do not use subheadings for each of the questions listed above. Use transitional phrases to move through the questions.

NOTE: The questions do not need to be done in order

You need a title page, page numbers, and a citation/bibliography (NOTE you will lose points if you do not follow these requirements).

Consider the passing of RBG and the nomination and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, and the politics surrounding this nomination.

Watch the last 2 confirmation hearings (Kavanaugh and Barrett) and write a review covering the following:

a. What is the process of nominating and confirming a justice to the US Supreme Court? And how has it changed in the last 5 years?

b. What kinds of questions are asked during the hearings you watched? And why are these questions important or what are politicians attempting to ascertain by asking such questions? Be specific in your discussion (remember you are providing an analysis NOT a “blow by blow” account of what you watched.

c. How do the justices respond to the questions asked? And do these answers tell us anything about the kind of justice the candidate might be if confirmed to the bench?

d. What patterns do you see with the hearings?

f. Using either Kavanaugh or Barrett evaluate their voting on the bench and whether it is reflective of their confirmation hearings?

e. With respect to the constitutional provision of nominating and confirming an Art III judge, provide one suggestion you would propose for reform.

Please note the Senate assignment (Confirmation hearing) is now available.

While the prompt shows a set of questions you should write it as an essay. You don’t necessarily need a thesis statement (an argument), but your first paragraph should let the reader know what you will address eg. First, this paper describes the process. Next, this paper evaluates X, etc.

You can use the following links for the two respective hearings but you can also use other links. Remember to only watch about 75mins of the hearings.

Feel free to skip and rewind on the hearings so you get a good understanding of what took place.

Kavanaugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GM8oZMC2zo (Links to an external site.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eFdvWcK5JE (Links to an external site.)

Barret:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyS3v-_AHfU (Links to an external site.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_7lmWAQtYk (Links to an external site.)

Note: You should not use first-person narrative in the essay.

Students must write a response to the following question: “Why are we reading African literary fiction to learn about African politics? Should we?” Students are welcome to use first person to reflect on their experiences in the course. Students should reference specific elements of the novels we read in the course. Students may brainstorm with others, but must outline and write independently. The final paper should be five to six pages double spaced Times New Roman 12-point font with one inch margins.

I have the rough draft done but the teacher made some revisions that need to be fixed and corrected also the rough draft has to be only 3 pages but this final essay needs to be 5-6 pages. Below I will attach the rough draft with all the corrections that she made also with her comments.

These are her comments about the rough draft:

I really like your thesis! I think it has a lot of potential to form the backbone of a great essay.

However, you do not provide strong evidence to support your thesis. Your body paragraphs rely on vague generalizations without providing specific evidence to support your claims. You overclaim in two ways: (1) you use absolute language/technical language where it does not belong, and (2) you make claims that you are not well-qualified to provide evidence on the basis of what you’ve learned in this course.

To be successful, you will need to rewrite most paragraphs after your introduction. However, it is still very possible to develop good body paragraphs. Stop trying to make sweeping claims about African literature. Instead, ask yourself how the stories you read in this course support your claim:

• How did Ngugi give voice to underrepresented voices in A Grain of Wheat? This is a great case, because we have hard evidence that the British tried to sweep the kind of atrocities Ngugi describes under the rug. His novel therefore especially helps overcome biased representations of history.
• Another biased representation of history is that Africans were uncivilized before European intervention. We learned about pre-colonial governance structures in Head’s “Kgotla” short story. Did these governance structures seem uncivilized to you?
• Yet another biased representation of history is that missions represented a strictly positive or civilizing force. We see the action of missionaries in Adichie’s “The Headstrong Historian” — did it seem like they were a strictly positive force in Igbo society?

You are well-qualified to make arguments on the basis of stories you read in the course, so draw your arguments and evidence from there.

Finally, I flagged a few instances of loaded language in your essay — language that has meanings or references debates that you may not be aware of.

Purpose

Most people rarely, if ever, call their Representative in Congress to express their views and opinions. It can seem intimidating at first but with a little practice you can effectively and frequently communicate with them.

Tasks

1. Find out who your Representative in Congress is by clicking here and using the search function in the upper right hand corner (Links to an external site.)
2. Once you’ve found your Rep. head over to their official website. Click the link below their picture on the house.gov search results. It will be: their name.house.gov For example, my Rep is Julia Brownley so her official site is juliabrownley.house.gov.
3. Peruse their site to learn more about them. What issues are they focused on? What are their priorities?
4. Check out their social media pages to see what statements they’ve made recently. This is a good way to get ideas for the topic of your call.
5. Choose an issue you want call your Reps’ office about. It can be anything you want just as long as it’s an issue your Rep. has some influence over. For example, a second COVID stimulus bill or national vote by mail for the election in November are great topics. A city parking issue is not because your Rep. can’t really do anything about that.
6. Once you have a topic write a call script to use when you make the call
   1. Include your name and address to let the person who answers the phone know you’re a constitutent
   2. A brief description of the issue and your opinion about it
   3. An ‘ask’ for the Rep. to do. Post on social media about the topic, make a public statement, vote yes or no on a particular bill
   4. This script should be no more than 200 words
7. Call your Rep! The phone number for their local and DC offices can be found on their official websites.
8. After your call write a brief ‘Report Back’ on how the call went. This doesn’t need to be too formal. Just a brief summary of how the call went and your feelings about how well you did and what the response from the person you spoke with was (were they nice, attentive, did they have more information to share?)
   1. This report back should be no more than 150 words.
9. Submit both your call script and report back

Criteria for Success

• Call script contains:
  • Proof that you are a constituent of the Representative – your name and address
  • A clearly worded description of a topic your Representative can do something about
  • Your take on the topic
  • A simple ask your Representative can do to show they listened and that is easy for you to check up on (e.g. an Instagram or Twitter post
• Report Back contains:
  • Brief summary of how the call went
  • Reflection on your feelings about the call

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Through this assignment, we will explore trends concerning an individually selected area of policy and provide context on the public policy theory/theories at play. You will answer the following question: How has congressional agenda changed over time in regards to your selected policy topic? To start, visit Comparative Agendas Project . Once on the webpage, select Trend Tools (on the top right). Then, select dataset types and policy topics on the upper left side. Then, select Budgets on the upper left side. Next, select United States. Then, select the specific aspect of the US budget you want to analyze. Then, in the bottom right, select Line for Chart Type. Next, for Dates, select Year. Once you create two charts, or at least have the data points for two periods, then use export to integrate them into your paper. Then, analyze the two charts (ie, compare and contrast) in your paper. For the purposes of this project, you’ll need to pull data from at least two different time periods to show any shifts in trends/attention. Next analyze your findings through a 3-5 page paper (excluding cover page and references). You’ll want to cover the following questions: What is the history of this policy? What does the data say about the congressional focus of this issue? How and why are the charts different? What driving forces/actors would have had an impact on the congressional attention on this issue? Were there other events taking place that would explain a low in congressional attention on this issue? What theory/theories from our text could explain the history or trends of the issue? What contexts are applicable here? Please include your charts in your essay. Note that the labels on the charts may be inaccurate, so focus on trends. Be sure to draw from our course readings and to utilize at least 3 scholarly sources. A list of good online journals is available in our online library. Here is a sample paper with proper APA formatting and citations from Purdue OWL. 2. Every student must submit a paper topic for approval by the professor, by the end of the second week. Please submit your proposal here, with (1) the subject matter; (2) your tentative thesis; and (3) an initial bibliography (five to ten sources). Every student should feel free to make suggestions for other students. Look to answer a question to learn new knowledge. The goal is not to try prove a personal opinion is right. This is ungraded, but it is required. Papers without approved topics may not be accepted. Reading Resources. Presidential Leadership Presidential leadership and U.S. foreign policy Presidential Leadership Style and the Political Use of Force Presidential Leadership of Partisan News.

Quiz1 Policy-Making Process

First select a contemporary policy (state or local) and share with the class the key elements of the policy.

Then, analyze the driving forces of the shaping and implementation of this policy.

Which theories of politics (elite, group, rational choice, or political systems) were at play and how is this evident through the policymaking process?

reading resources

• 5 Strategies for Evidence-Based Policymaking
• Bridging the divide between evidence and policy in public sector decision making: A practitioner’s perspective
• Foreign Policy Association: How US Foreign Policy is Made.
• Policy design as craft: teasing out policy design expertise using a semi-experimental approach
• Small Town policy makers
• To bridge the divide between evidence and policy: Reduce ambiguity as much as uncertainty
• US Environmental Protection Agency: US Trade and Investment Policy Making Process
• The value of the issue context approach for scientific policy advice
• Whither Are We Bound? New Insights on American Economic Policymaking

• quiz2
• Several methods have been designed to evaluate and compare presidential performance and personality, some of which are used and discussed in this week’s readings. Which one is most useful and why? Apply that system to the current president.
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• Reading Resources
• Presidential Leadership
• Presidential leadership and U.S. foreign policy
• Presidential Leadership Style and the Political Use of Force
• Presidential Leadership of Partisan News.
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• Quiz3.
• 1 First, note the formal criteria for “just war” given in the readings this week. What are the advantages and disadvantages of committing to a set of formal criteria for future decisions concerning the use of force?
  2. Second, one consequence of religious influence on ideas concerning warfare is that wars are often viewed as battles between good and evil. How might such a perception affect one side’s adherence to jus in bello rules? Should the relative rightness of one’s cause affect whether the jus in bello rules are followed? (Note: this isn’t an opinion question — be sure to look at the ways that the various writers would answer these questions as well.)Remember to pull in examples from the readings including primary sources.
• Reading resources
• Defenders of the Faith: Augustine, Aquinas, and the Evolution of Medieval Just War Theory, Saber and Scroll: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 3
• Just war theory and private security companies.
• THOMAS AQUINAS BETWEEN JUST WAR AND PACIFISM.
• PHILOSOPHY AND JIHAD: AL-FARABI ON COMPULSION TO HAPPINESS
• Just war and virtue: Revisiting augustine and thomas aquinas
• St Augustine.
• Diego Cucarella “Jihad and the Islamic Philosophers: Alfarabi as a Case Study” Encounter no. 354 (May 2010).
  John Langan “The Elements of St. Augustine’s Just War Theory” The Journal of Religious Ethics, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring, 1984).
  Jon Dorbolo “Just War Theory” Oregon State University 2001. Accessed August 1, 2013, http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl201/modules/jus…

You will be required to write an original essay including all of the required elements, use APA formatting, with good grammar and mechanics. You have your choice of essay topics from the following list, and you should review the rubric below for additional information on how your essay will be graded. You should use at least 2 academic sources beside the textbook. Be sure to properly cite and reference all of your sources. Failure to do so may result in additional plagiarism penalties including zero points for the assignment. Plagiarism of the assignment may also have more serious consequences based upon the University policy.

The Struggle Toward Equality – Every group that migrated to the United States, that was “diverse” from those who lived in the colonies had to fight for equality, this included those who were already here. Select one group, and describe the challenges they have faced while living in the United States. Your essay can address the struggle of African Americans, Asians, Greeks, Indians, Latinos, Native Americans, Polish, and Women. Although the early immigration of Arab Americans or those from the Middle East was not challenged, an essay on the current challenges of this group is also acceptable, as is a discussion on any other group of your choice. For example, if you would like to discuss the struggles of LBGT people, that would be fine. The essay should cover several aspects of equality applicable including citizenship, immigration, education, suffrage, housing, employment, language barriers, and other civil liberties.

Do We Need the Electoral College – This essay should provide the history, position of the supporters and the position of the opponents, the rationale of each, and the proposed outcome of each position. Also provide examples where the EC has made a difference.

Medical Coverage for All – This essay should provide the history, key components, position of the supporters and the primary argument of the opponents of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act.

Please answer any three (3) of the six (6) questions. Question one is MANDATORY. Answer the questions in detail and provide citations of sources in APA format. Your in-text citations must be in APA format. Each question must have a reference list. Your responses will be evaluated on the basis of the knowledge demonstrated, your ability to organize information, and how well you analyze or assess the information.

Question 1(Mandatory):

The United States economic status in regards to the national unemployment rate as of December 2010 was 9.4 percent and January 2015 data show that it stands at 5.7%. The unemployment rate in 2010 for the state of Mississippi was 10.1 percent and currently stands at 7.2%. Regardless of the growing economy nationwide, the Mississippi Delta is disproportionately suffering from higher unemployment rates. For example, the unemployment rate for most Delta counties including Leflore, Sunflower, Humphreys, Washington and Coahoma is above 11% based on January 2015 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Please provide an essay which discusses the impact of the unemployment rate on communities in the rural Mississippi Delta. In so doing please provide definitions and an analysis of the following: rural, public policy, the various stages of the public policy process which may be used to address this issue, the role of intergovernmental relations in addressing this issue and any relevant scholarly research.

Question 3

According to Flora & Flora (2008) “Every community, however rural, isolated, or poor, has resources within it. When those resources, or assets, are invested to create new resources, they become capital”. Discuss the seven community capitals and the relevance of each to rural communities’ development. This discussion should include a definition of what constitutes a community, what makes a community rural and a detailed analysis of the various forms of capital, including why they are important ingredients in a community development

Question 4

Provide a detailed discussion of the basic assumption of the elitist and pluralist theories of power in a given community. Your discussion should display an understanding of the fundamental differences between the two competing theories, their utilities for understanding community control and their impact on effective community development. Which one is more preferable and how do you enhance the positive aspects or change the negative ones, in an effort to produce a controlled community?