1) Identify your community (Washington DC), and reflect on a local public issue that needs improvement and/or has been revised or updated (e.g., improved roadways, improved processing at the Department of Motor Vehicles [DMV], new traffic construction, improved public parking, safer public parks, implementation of recreation projects, addition of bike paths). Determine what types of … Read more
Notes on Readings for Review #3: This section includes two very influential theoretical perspectives, the English School and Constructivism, with their particular focus on order, rules, and the role of ideas and the agentstructure debate (particularly in relation to constructivism) in international relations. In addition to the chapters in Viotti & Kauppi, there are several … Read more
Respond to someone elses post, offering your own analysis of at least 300 words. In doing so, you must cite at least twice from that weeks readings. You may agree, disagree, expand or take the original posters analysis in a new direction. What you cannot do, on the other hand, is disrespect others in your … Read more
For this assignment, you are writing a paper examining and applying the comparative process described in the Dickovick and Easton textbooks and evaluating that process in light of the readings in the Martin textbook. Specifically, assume for purposes of this assignment that you are preparing to begin a project in which you will test the … Read more
There are 20 standing committees in the House and another 16 in the Senate. Just about all the legislation that reaches a final floor vote in either house is a product of those committees and their numerous subcommittees. Prepare a brief profile of a standing committee of your choosing. Using this website, please choose do … Read more
Your textbook references Leonard Whites perspective in the article titled Introduction to the Study of Public Administration. White suggests that successful public administrators are effective at discerning public problems and providing effective and interesting solutions. Using CSUs Online Library, identify a public (government or nonprofit) problem, and provide a narrative that reflects the practice and … Read more
Select a public figure in the United States you are able to research.. The person should work for a public institution at the local, state, or federal level or at a nonprofit organization. Reference Article 48: From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government that Works Better and Costs Less on page 514 of the … Read more
Part One:First, you must visit and take the quiz to find out your political ideology at one or both of the following websites:Advocates for Self Government a libertarian website: www.theadvocates.org/quizPew Research Center for People & the Press: www.people-press.org/typlogy/quizThen, write a short paragraph (four or five sentences) explaining the results of the quiz(es). Do you believe … Read more
Oral PowerPoint Presentation In your textbook, review Deil S. Wrights article on page 344, which is titled Intergovernmental Relations: An Analytical Overview. Starting on page 353, Wright reviews the competitive phase of intergovernmental oversight and introduces the principle of picket fence federalism. Review the example of public programs listed in the Figure 3 chart, which … Read more
The primary goal of your final assignment is to critically analyze the specific topic you have chosen regarding American national government. You have been preparing for this final assignment each week by constructing an Annotated Bibliography (Week 2) and a detailed outline of the Final Papers main points (Week 3) in which you focused on … Read more