POLI330 Week 2 | General Political Science in Political Science - Devry university
POLI330 Political Science Week 2 Assignment The Role of Media in Influencing Government and the Public Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 6 Lesson 2 APA style manual Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.)
Extra resources:
Mills, H. (2007). Power points!: How to design and deliver presentations that sizzle and sell (Office essentials collection). New York: AMACOM. (2007). Retrieved October 30, 2019, from WorldCat. https://chamberlain-on-worldcat-org.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/oclc/163575158 (Links to an external site.)
Instructions
You are attending an international journalist event and have been chosen to give a presentation of the roles of the media in influencing government and its citizens. Identify and describe the roles of the media in influencing government and its citizens using specific descriptive examples. Please create a PowerPoint presentation to assist you in your presentation.
As you complete your presentation, be sure to:
Use speaker's notes to expand upon the bullet point main ideas on your slides, making references to research and theory with citation. Proof your work Use visuals (pictures, video, narration, graphs, etc.) to compliment the text in your presentation and to reinforce your content. Do not just write a paper and copy chunks of it into each slide. Treat this as if you were going to give this presentation live. Presentation Requirements (APA format)? Length: 8-10 substantive slides (excluding cover and references slides)?? Font should not be smaller than size 16-point?? Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style?? References slide (a minimum of 2 outside scholarly sources plus the textbook and/or the weekly lesson for each course outcome)? Title and introduction slide required POLI330 Political Science Week 3 Assignment Essay - Representing a Democracy Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapters 5 Lesson APA style manual Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.) Two additional sources beyond those provided
Instructions
Research the background of your Congressional representatives based on your address listed with CU - two senators and a member of the House of Representatives. Find out about their previous occupation(s), political experience, family, income, education, and other relevant demographics. What percentage of the vote did they receive to win in their last election? What are two policy issues areas they are interested in? How do these areas reflect their ideologies?
Here is a link to get your started:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) Write an essay. Start by identifying all three of your representatives. Then, pick the representative you are most interested in and explain why they interest you. Present the information you found in your research required above in the essay. Writing Requirements (APA format) Length: 4 full pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margins Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page
References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources beyond those provided)
Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab POLI330 Political Science Week 4 Assignment Electoral College – Good or Bad? Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapters 7, 8 Lesson APA style manual Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.)
Instructions
The Electoral College was created to protect US citizens against mob rule. Mob rule is the control of a lawful government system by a mass of people through violence and intimidation. However, some Americans question the legitimacy of this process. Pick one election where the outcome of the popular vote and the electoral college vote differed to create an argument in favor of or opposed to the use of the electoral college. List at least three valid points to support your argument. Present you argument in a PowerPoint presentation.
As you complete your presentation, be sure to:
Use speaker's notes to expand upon the bullet point main ideas on your slides, making references to research and theory with citation. Proof your work Use visuals (pictures, video, narration, graphs, etc.) to compliment the text in your presentation and to reinforce your content. Do not just write a paper and copy chunks of it into each slide. Treat this as if you were going to give this presentation live. Presentation Requirements (APA format)? Length: 8-10 substantive slides (excluding cover and references slides)?? Font should not be smaller than size 16-point?? Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style?? References slide (a minimum of 2 outside scholarly sources plus the textbook and/or the weekly lesson for each course outcome)? POLI330 Political Science Week 5 Assignment Current Event - Totalitarian Restrictions or Ethnic Conflict Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapters 8, 9 Lesson (Links to an external site.) Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.) Article (no more than one-month old) from reputable news source such as The New York Times or The Washington Post
Instructions
Write a paper on a current event article that discusses restrictions on freedoms by a totalitarian state or an article on ethnic conflict within a nation. Summarize the article and explain why this issue is important to the global community. What outside influences might help change this issue? How? Is the article neutral? Why or why not? Be sure to include a scanned copy of the article in your submission in addition to citations. Articles may not be more than one month old. Writing Requirements (APA format). Refer to the APA manual. Length: 3 full pages (not including the title or references page) 1-inch margins Double-Spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title and Reference page required APA cite article with link Scan copy of article required POLI330 Political Science Week 6 Assignment Current Event - Free and Fair Trade or Budgetary Issue Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 10 Lesson Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.) Article (no more than one-month old) from reputable news source such as The New York Times or The Washington Post
Instructions
For this assignment, respond to one of the following options:
Option 1: Find a recent article (less than one month old) from a reputable news source concerning a Free and Fair Trade issue between at least two countries. Summarize the article. What is the issue? Explain why this issue is important to the global community. What outside influences might help change this issue? What is your opinion? Option 2: Find a recent article (less than one month old) from a reputable news source concerning a proposed budgetary change. Summarize the article. What is the issue? Explain who benefits most from the change? Who might be negatively affected by this change? What is your opinion? Writing Requirements (APA format). Refer to the APA manual. Length: 3 full pages (not including the title or references page) 1-inch margins Double-Spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title and Reference page required APA cite article with link Scan copy of article required POLI330 Political Science Week 7 Assignment Final Project - Policy Issue Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 11 Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.) Minimum of 4 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)
Instructions
You are a lobbyist for an issue that you find important. For example, you would like to see the banning of smoking in federal buildings (Note: This policy has already been enacted.) You are going to make an informational pamphlet to highlight your points to prominent members of Congress. Research members of Congress that you will target in your lobbying. Explain why these members are critical to your goal. Make a plan of action and produce a pamphlet supporting your cause. Who will you be reaching out to? Why? Write a cover letter to a Congressional member and include your reasoning for reaching out to them in particular in the letter. Remember a lobbyist is only as good as the information they provide. A lobbyist who provides incomplete or unreliable information will soon be unemployed, or lose access to officials.
Cover letter should:
Follow a standard business format Correctly address your Congressperson Use the correct postal address Explain your choice to write to this representative in particular, and provide your pamphlet. For example, maybe your research showed that this representative sponsored legislation on this issue in the past.
Pamphlet should:
Define the problem. Tells us exactly what the problem is. Detail its urgency and provide data. Be objective. Analyze the problem. Provide relevant data. Tell us how to make sense of the data. Provide any findings Offer a recommendation. Do not generalize. Be specific. Must be persuasive. Cite four scholarly sources Submit your cover letter and pamphlet for grading. Writing Requirements (APA format). Length: Cover letter to Congressman should be only 1 page Pamphlet should be 5 pages in length 1-inch margins 12-point Times New Roman font Reference page (minimum of 4 scholarly sources)