Requirements: 2800
1a. Pick a country with a different system of government than the United States. Compare and contrast the two governments. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each system of government?
Submission Method: Your paper should be a minimum of 350 words, double-spaced, with a title page and reference page, and in-text citations. The title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum word count. A Microsoft Word document is required.
1b. If you were to add an amendment to the US Constitution today (either adding to it or repealing an amendment that is currently the law), what would it be? Do you think there is enough public support for this amendment to existing? Why do you think that this amendment would benefit the United States? What would be the likely outcome if it becomes law, with both advantages and disadvantages? Use at least two outside sources.
Submission Method: Your paper should be a minimum of 350 words, double-spaced, with a title page and reference page, and in-text citations. The title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum word count. A Microsoft Word document is required, and you must ensure your assignment is properly uploaded by the due date. Please double-check your submission.
2a. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis referred to federalism as a laboratory for democracy. Meaning states could test out different policies on a smaller scale before (if ever) the federal government adopts a similar policy at a much larger scale. The federal government takes a step back and semi-allows states to make laws that technically conflict with federal law (remember the Supremacy clause: Federal law will always trump state and local laws). This has happened many times throughout our history.
Currently, numerous states have made their own cannabis or marijuana laws – either for recreational and/or medical use – which conflict with federal law(s).
Pick one state which has already implemented its own policies allowing marijuana. What is that policy, and how does it compare to federal law? What are the advantages and disadvantages of that policy? What are the consequences – either intended or unintended, good or bad? And finally, what do you think of said policy?
Submission Method: Your paper should be a minimum of 350 words, double-spaced, with a title page and reference page, and in-text citations. The title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum word count. A Microsoft Word document is required, and you must ensure your assignment is properly uploaded by the due date. Please double-check your submission.
2b. Eminent domain has increasingly been used for economic development, meaning for private owners (stadiums, shopping centers, etc.) instead of government/public use (highways, military bases, etc.), as it was originally intended. Research and describe an example thereof. What were the outcomes, good and bad? What is your opinion on the matter?
Submission Method: Your paper should be a minimum of 350 words, double-spaced, with a title page and reference page, and in-text citations. The title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum word count. A Microsoft Word document is required, and you must ensure your assignment is properly uploaded by the due date. Please double-check your submission.
3a. Choose and research a civil rights (not civil liberties) topic that you believe is endangered and/or in need of governmental protection. Explain how so and provide evidence thereof. What do you believe the government should do about it. Be specific. Use at least 2 outside sources.
Submission Method: Your paper should be a minimum of 350 words, double-spaced, with a title page and reference page, and in-text citations. The title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum word count. A Microsoft Word document is required, and you must ensure your assignment is properly uploaded by the due date. Please double-check your submission.
3b. Find at least one article that Identifies one or more weaknesses of modern-day public opinion polling. Summarize this article. Provide one example of a poll affected by this issue or issue. Evaluate the potential solutions to that problem and offer your opinion on whether or not these are adequate. If not, what are your suggestions for other solutions?
Submission Method: Your paper should be a minimum of 350 words, double-spaced, with a title page and reference page, and in-text citations. The title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum word count. A Microsoft Word document is required, and you must ensure your assignment is properly uploaded by the due date. Please double-check your submission.
4a. Research voter ID laws. Many states have implemented different laws. What is the purpose of these laws? What are the outcomes? Why do some people criticize these laws or try to stop them? Make sure you include the arguments on both sides. Use at least two outside sources.
Submission Method: Your paper should be a minimum of 350 words, double-spaced, with a title page and reference page, and in-text citations. The title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum word count. A Microsoft Word document is required, and you must ensure your assignment is properly uploaded by the due date. Please double-check your submission.
4b. Media and Politics. Research a specific instance in which the media influenced politics. Describe what happened and the impact. For example: who was involved, how did the media break the story, how did they influence the story, how did the American people react, what was the outcome, etc.? Some famous examples include The Nixon Watergate scandal, Edward R. Murrow and McCarthyism, The Pentagon Papers, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, Obama and the Fast and Furious scandal, and the January 6th, 2022 United States attack.
Submission Method: Your paper should be a minimum of 350 words, double-spaced, with a title page and reference page, and in-text citations. The title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum word count. A Microsoft Word document is required, and you must ensure your assignment is properly uploaded by the due date. Please double-check your submission.
TOTAL 2800 WORDS