Category: Political science

PROMPT:
Consider that you are interested to gather public opinion about a political policy issue that you really care about.
1. What is the issue?
2. Why do you feel passionately here?
3. Who would you ask in a survey and how might you gather their opinions?
4. Draft a mini-survey of 5 or more questions with possible response options (yes, no, or don’t know, agree, disagree, etc.)
5. Use your citations to make some predictions about how you would expect people of different groups to respond. You might, for example, consider liberals versus conservatives, men versus women, etc.
BE SURE TO:
Write at least 200 words.
Compose an on-topic essay that responds to the question(s) posed.
Use the skills you learned in the Library Workshop on articles to research and include one piece of evidence from a verifiable outside news source or periodical. Cite your source both in text and as a citation at the end of your post using a manual of style.
Additional questions outside of your survey are not required.
Respond to a post from another student that has not been responded to yet with a post response of at least 200 words that answers their survey and is responsive to their comments.
Review your post for completeness before submitting, as edits are not permitted and additions after your first response to the thread are not counted for credit.
Link to find article: please use this database if you need to log in chat me and i will send you my log in 
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https://www.mtsac.edu/library/ 

do you believe that market-based reforms such as vouchers, charter schools, and testing and accountability show promise and should be given more time to work? Or…would you instead favor a shift toward a significant and sustained public investment expansion of the social safety net and other anti-poverty programs, as Richard Rothstein argues? Which anti-poverty programs in particular do you think are most worthy of public investment, if any? Explain.

Historically, local governments have had the primary responsibility for regulating public health. The ongoing COVID pandemic prompted considerable action at the federal level issuing public health regulations.
Should public health measures around future pandemics be driven primarily by local governments or the federal government?
Some POSSIBLE issues to consider in answering:
Division of powers
Federalism
Civil liberties
Please write ~1000 words laying out your answer and your reasoning for it. No need to do additional research – this isn’t that kind of paper. But do submit only your own work.
I’ll grade you based on a combination of:
Following the instructions (e.g. is it about the right length, is it on topic)
Quality of writing
Quality of argument

COUNTRY OF CHOICE IS KENYA!!!!!!!!!!!!
COUNTRY OF CHOICE IS KENYA!!!!!!!!!!!!
COUNTRY OF CHOICE IS KENYA!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE USE QUOTES AND WORKS SITED FROM THE PAGES PROVIDED AND AT LEAST 2 OUTSIDE SOURCES
EVIDENCE LOG #8
Chapter 7 – Political Violence: Forms of Political Violence
The purpose of this assignment is to apply the concepts addressed in the text to the country you chose to study this term.
This log is formatted similarly to the one you completed last week. You may not be able find examples of ALL of these forms of political violence in your country, therefore, you are not being asked to apply each concept to your country. 
Please answer the questions about each form of political violence in part 1. In part 2, include an example of one of these forms of violence that has occurred in your state. Preferably this would be a recent event (within the last 5 years), but it can be older if necessary. 
Please complete the Evidence Log below. 
CONCEPT
DEFINITIONS/EXPLANATIONS
Find supporting evidence in the TEXTBOOK to answer the question/define the terms. 
Please include direct quotations from the textbook in each box along with your own analysis or explanation of what the term means.
NO outside sources may be used in this column. 
Points will be taken off if the textbook is not used and/or if other sources are used.
REVOLUTION
What is a revolution? 
How is a revolution different from other acts of political violence?
(Please note: the authors acknowledge multiple definitions but highlight a more “limited” approach to the concept. It is this more limited definition you should also use.)
TERRORISM
What is terrorism?
How is terrorism different from other forms of political violence?
STATE-SPONSORED TERRORISM
What is state-sponsored terrorism?
How is state-sponsored terrorism different from other acts of terrorism?
GUERILLA WAR
What is guerrilla war?
How is guerrilla warfare different from other forms of political violence?
Please provide an example of one of the above forms of violence that has occurred in your state; preferably within the last 5 years, but the example can be older if necessary. 
**Your response here should focus on your chosen country. 
Please include direct quotations, along with source citations for the sources used. This requires independent research! You MUST use outside sources for this part of the assignment. Points will be taken off if there is no evidence of independent research. Feel free to use the Sources and References page provided in Canvas.
Works Cited
Don’t forget to include a proper Works Cited Notation/Bibliography at the end of your completed assignment. This list should include all of the sources you used in your work, including but not limited to the textbook.

Answer The Following question: The traditional public demonstration has exhausted its utility as a form
of social movement activism’. Do you agree?
The essay must follow the following prompts;
Located, evaluated and
synthesised an extensive range
of highly relevant information
from scholarly sources that
substantially supported the
argument.
Provided a clearly formatted
and extensive reference list
containing at least 15 relevant
citations
Presented a highly compelling,
succinct and well-structured
overall argument linked to
theory and that was clearly
stated in the introduction and
summarised it in the
conclusion.
Linked valid points explicitly to
the overall argument and
explored the interrelationship
between these
Strongly supported these
points with a thorough analysis
of a range of evidence from
relevant sources.
Accurately and consistently
adhered to either in-text or
footnote referencing
conventions, in both the text
and the reference list

For the following essay, write a five to seven page paper addressing one of the following prompts. Make sure to incorporate David Shambaugh’s China’s Future as well as the text’s arguments and evidence into your essays and address the main issues raised by the book. Your essays will be due on May 23rd, 2024 on Canvas by the end of the day. Please make sure your papers follow these formatting guidelines:
• Separate cover page
• Standard 12 point Font such as Times, Times New Roman, or Helvetica
• Normally spaced margins and double-spacing
• Proper form of citation with a works cited page if using outside sources
• A total of five to seven pages (not including cover page and works cited)
With respect to the four pathways referenced by Shambaugh, what will be China’s pathway? Why would that pathway be the most likely and how would it come about? In your answer, refer to the economic, social, political, and global reasons why that pathway is the most probable. And explain why the other three pathways are less likely than the one you discuss. Finally, compare and contrast your analysis with that of Shambaugh to explain how your outcome mirrors or differs from that of the author of China’s Future. Why has China not yet become a democracy? Address the factors and features of China’s polity, society, and economy that explain why China has not adopted a democratic form of government. What prevents its emergence and formation in China? What encourages its emergence and formation? Referring back to the Narrow Corridor, what keeps China outside the corridor? Why hasn’t a red queen effect taken hold in China as of yet? In your essay, address both the comparative understanding of democracy and the theory of modernization as well as the present day realities of contemporary China under Xi JInping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP. Will democracy and liberty ever emerge in China? Why or why not? What has changed in the last nine years in China that alters Shambaugh’s assessment of China’s future from when he wrote this book in 2015? What events, policies, shifts, and actions have altered China’s pathway? Or have they, in fact, altered that pathway at all? In your essay, address what Shambaugh explains has led China to the current pathway, and then engage why China has or has not deviated from that pathway. Be sure to engage the political, economic, and social dimensions of what has happened in China in the last eight years by using at least four outside academic and/or journalistic sources. How has Xi Jinping altered China’s pathway? What has he done as President and Chairman of the CCP that has shifted or adjusted the pathway on which China has been moving? In your essay, address the nature of Marxist-Leninist system and China’s one party state and how Xi has impacted both party and state. Also bring to bear in your analysis the ways Xi has tried to shape Chinese society and citizens. What major initiatives has he pursued? How have they been implemented? How have these initiative shaped China’s present and future? In addition to the book, please use at least four outside academic and/or journalistic sources.
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NAACP. Evaluate its effectiveness using three Dobson’s principles of What Works in Social Movement Organizations. What is the enduring contributions of this organization to the Struggle for Equality?

Your concept map should have the following elements:
Definitions of the three concepts in your own words
A description of the connection between the concepts
An example that illustrates this connection

Your final paper should be 8-10 pages in standard formatting (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-point font such as Times New Roman). Note that this page range includes the title page and bibliography. Your final paper will need to include the following:
A title page;
Well-developed introductory paragraph explaining your research question/topic and comparative cases, the topic’s significance, and briefly referencing some of the main points and findings offered in the paper;
The body of the research paper should consist of each of the following:
An overview of your research topic – including relevant history, existing research on the topic, and any debates;
Discussion of your comparative cases and why they are comparable as well as why they might not be comparable;
Discussion of your research findings
A concise concluding paragraph that briefly restates both the purpose of the research paper as well as some of your central findings.  Be sure the concluding paragraph does not introduce new information;
List of all sources consulted in the preparation of the research paper.  The final product should include at least 10 relevant outside sources. Aim at a minimum for credible sources and also try to work with scholarly sources when possible. The essay and the list of references should be formatted according to APA-style documentation (or some other standard citation format, such as MLA).
Incorporate at least two relevant course concepts in your final paper and reference course materials (including readings, discussion threads, etc.) as appropriate. This is to help you reflect more deeply on the course material and apply it to your research project.
Your paper will be graded on the quality and depth of your analysis, quality of your research, and quality of writing.
The research paper assignment for this course requires that you consider a particular problem
of governance using the lens of comparative politics. After conducting independent research
throughout the semester, you will write a paper in which you articulate a research question or
topic, discuss findings from your research, and include some comparison in your analysis. Your
paper should present evidence drawn from authoritative sources (either primary or secondary),
show depth of analysis, and be logically defensible
My Research Topic: Comparing US and Iceland crime and security as well as discussing factors such as mental health and the prevention 

Write a policy proposal on Australia’s current Environment Policy (specifically Carbon Emission Policy) using the comparative analysis method. Compare Australia’s policy to the UK’s.