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Instructions
Your country just overthrew its dictator, and you are the newly elected President. Unfortunately, due to the divisions in the country and the years of war, economic, military, and political structures are non-existent. A group of loyalists to the old dictator have been detonating bombs, murdering civilians, assassinating leaders, and terrorizing towns with help from a neighboring country's dictator.

Create a comprehensive plan for your new government. While creating this government identify the governing style, functions of various branches of government, principles that govern leaders, the maintaining of public good, which economic structure is most beneficial to your citizens, at least two domestic programs, ways to create national unity, ways to combat terrorism and violence, and international organizations to join. (See rubric for specific ways to meet the requirements of the paper.)

Paper headings:

· Introduction (1 paragraph)

o Introduce your country

o Briefly outline all of the parts of the paper

· Domestic Concerns (1-2 pages)

o Identify governing style and principles that correlate to this style

o Identify the branches of government and its functions

o Development of two public good domestic programs and how they will meet the public good

o Economic structure and reason why this should be used

o Socializing citizens is noted with rationale for how it creates national unity

· Foreign Concerns (1-2 pages)

o Two international organizations are noted, one for economics and one for security

o Descriptions of both organizations

o Rationales for joining these organizations

o Steps to joining

o Two ways your country will combat the neighboring country's terrorist threat and the domestic threat

o Two ways these will be effective

· Conclusion (1 paragraph)

o Summarize information

Writing Requirements (APA format)

· Length: 3-4 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)

Grading
This activity will be graded based on the essay rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 8, 9

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

Rubric

Week 7 Assignment: Essay - Creating Your Ideal State

   

Week    7 Assignment: Essay - Creating Your Ideal State

 

Criteria


Ratings


Pts

 

This criterion is linked to a   Learning OutcomeGoverning style and   principles of the government.

   

20.0 pts

The governing     style is understandable and the principles support the choice of the     governing style.


16.0 pts

The governing     style is unclear, the principles are unclear, or the governing style and     principles do not support each other.


12.0 pts

Missing one part     of the governing style and principles.


0.0 pts

Missing both parts     of the governing style and principles.


20.0 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a   Learning OutcomeBranches of   government and its functions.

   

20.0 pts

Explains each     branch of government and the function of the particular branch and how they     support the governing style.


16.0 pts

The branches of     government and their functions do not match, or the branches are discussed     without talking about their functions AND how they support the governing     style.


12.0 pts

Only minimally     discusses branches, and their functions or the branches do not support the     governing style chosen.


0.0 pts

Does not discuss     the branches and their functions.


20.0 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a   Learning OutcomeMaintaining public   good through at least two domestic programs

   

20.0 pts

Two domestic     programs are created clearly explaining how public good is maintained with     these programs.


16.0 pts

Two domestic     programs are noted, but it’s unclear how they benefis the public good.


12.0 pts

Only one domestic     program is noted, or it is unclear how the public good is maintained.


0.0 pts

No domestic     program is noted.


20.0 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a   Learning OutcomeEconomic structure

   

15.0 pts

The economic     structure is named and supports the governing style with a rationale for     using the structure.


12.0 pts

The economic     structure is named and supports the governing style, but the rationale is     unclear.


9.0 pts

The economic     structure is named but does not support the governing style, and the     rationale is unclear.


0.0 pts

The economic     structure is not addressed.


15.0 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a   Learning OutcomePolitical   socializing to create national unity

   

15.0 pts

There is at least     one method the new government will use to socialize citizens to create     national unity and rationales for using these methods.


12.0 pts

The method     described will create national unity, but rationale is not provided.


9.0 pts

The method     described will not create national unity and rationale is not provided.


0.0 pts

No method for     national unity is addressed.


15.0 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a   Learning OutcomeInternational   organizations

   

25.0 pts

At least two     different international organizations, one economic and one for security,     were identified with brief descriptions of the purposes of these     organizations and steps on how to join.


20.0 pts

Only one     international organization is noted, obut descriptions and rationale are     unclear andit is nclear on the steps to join.


15.0 pts

Only one     international organization was noted and no rationales and descriptions     were given.


0.0 pts

International     organizations were not addressed


25.0 pts

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