Politics – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Written Assignment # 1:

Politics- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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POL 110

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Students: Write a three to four (3-4) page paper that answers all the following three (3) items using headers to separate each item: Please view the grading rubric (score chart) before writing. It is located at the bottom of the assignment in Week 6. Grammar, writing, information literacy, and APA style count in your grade. See the complete assignment in Blackboard. Remember to address all sub-questions too. No abstract needed. Use only the headers. DELETE ALL QUESTIONS AND TEXT IN RED.

Civil Rights and Liberties

Discuss either two (2) civil liberties or two (2) civil rights events. One event must be from within the last two years, and the other may be from the past. Select events that have influenced a sense of social responsibility in the American government today. Provide examples to support your answer. In your response, consider how the events influenced the way state, local, or national political leaders or agencies responded in a socially responsible or ethical manner toward the community. Please cite your sources in APA style at the end.

Students: Look up the definitions of civil liberties, civil rights, and social responsibility in your text. Then pick two actions that show that the government did indeed act in a socially responsible manner to protect civil rights or liberties.

Public Perception of a Government Agency’s Actions

Discuss two (2) media events (past or present) that have positively and/or negatively influenced the public’s opinion of a government agency. One event must be within the last two years, and the other may be from the past. Provide examples to support your answer. Consider how a news story or media coverage of an event positively or negatively changed the public’s opinion (or perception) regarding how responsible a government agency should be towards meeting the needs of its customers (i.e., the American people). Please cite your sources APA style at the end.

Students: This question is not so much about the media in general as it is about whether the public perceived that a government agency did or did not do its job well regarding a specific issue, incident, emergency, etc., covered by the media. (An example might be a natural disaster and a government agency’s response.)

Republican and Democratic Parties

Discuss two (2) differences between the Republican and Democratic parties that may have an ethical impact (positively or negatively) on the American people. Provide examples from the past 2 years to support your answer. Consider the different ideologies, values, morals, and/or goals held by the Republican and Democratic parties, and their different views on the ethically or morally right way to govern and make the best policies for the people they serve. Determine if your example presents any type of ethical concerns for or against the public best interest of the American people. Please cite your sources in APA style at the end

Students: This question asks you to compare and contrast the moral and ethical position of the Republican and Democratic parties on two issues or policies. Be sure to answer all sub-questions.

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