When writing your essay, respond to the prompt thoroughly, and completely. Essays must be a minimum of 2 pages in length, double spaced, 1 inch margins, 12 point font, and written in Times New Roman. A bibliography, references or works cited page, must accompany submission. Bibliographies should be uploaded, as a single file, along … Read more
Reflective Writing: Texas Legislative Branch, Redistricting, Campaigns and Elections under Federalism Requirements and Completion Instructions When completing your essay, you must provide in-text citations for any work that is directly quoted or paraphrased. However, you do not need to put the direct citation next to each piece of information that you include in your … Read more
Statute Presentation Choose any federal statute that is currently in the news. You will have to research that statute and at least two court cases pertaining to the statute. Then, prepare a PowerPoint Presentation addressing the following: Provide a summary perspective of the statute. From the two cases relevant to the statute you researched, analyze … Read more
Find the most recent platforms of the Republican Party of Texas and the Texas Democratic Party. You can get them from the state party websites: Write a brief essay (the usual, 2 – 5 pages double-spaced MLA Format…). Describe the similarities and differences in the two documents. Most importantly, tell me what you would use … Read more
After week 3-4 readings and assignments, you should be able to discuss the following: “American Federalism was born in ambiguity, it institutionalizes ambiguity in its forms of government, and changes in it tend to be ambiguous too” Discuss. Please use the following textbook as reference: Stephens, Ross G., and Nelson Wikstrom. 2007. American Intergovernmental … Read more
Discussion Question 2 for week 4 readings: Gruber Chapter 10: State and local Government Expenditures Discuss the views of supporters and opponents regarding the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation. What is the fundamental issue in the debate? How do these debates reshape the original legislation? Please use required textbook as reference: Jonathan … Read more
Its important that we take the time to learn about all our leaders. Many of our Presidents are often overlooked. This project is going to require you to research and write about a President. Everyone has been assigned a President at random. You are going to write a mini biography on your President with the … Read more
It was noted in the reading that within John Locke’s various writings following the Glorious Revolution in Britain, which constitute part of the foundation of liberal thought, there exists a fundamental tension between individual rights and societal progress. The question ever since has been where to draw the line when it comes to regulating individual … Read more
Scenario: Your team represents a security consulting firm who has been hired to reduce the risk of a natural disaster for a major department store. Prepare a 2- to 3-page manual that will be distributed to all employees at the store. The manual should address efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disaster threats. … Read more
Imagine you are a manager for a public agency. As part of the new-hire training you run specifically for new public administrators in your agency, you want to create an infographic that explains the concept of power. Do the following: Conduct some research on infographics: their purpose, how they are used, and best practices … Read more