Discuss the Senator’s background, education, beliefs, religion and previous career.

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Choose one US Senator or US Representative from your local state and write a report on a political position he or she supports. Your thesis will agree or disagree with his political stance. Proper grammar and spelling are required.  Papers must include a cover page, at least two-four full pages of content, and a bibliography.  All sources must be legit, academic, or peer reviewed sources. This means most websites (Wikipedia, answers.com, and similar websites) are disqualified.  If you can’t identify an author and date that’s a good sign that the source needs to be carefully evaluated and, most likely, not used. The UMUC online databases are recommended as a way to find good academic sources, particularly journal articles. One source must be listed as an annotated bibliography.

Choose a Senator or congressman you would like to profile. Find online sources for information about the politician, including the official website of their campaign. Based on these sources, outline

Choose  some of the bullets below to help you get started.

  • Discuss the Senator’s background, education, beliefs, religion and previous career.
  • Consider the Senator’s basic political ideology.
  • Electoral history.
  • Should cover the Senator’s position in congress, including committee and subcommittee assignments.
  • consider the Senator’s role/status in the national party.
  • Position on at least four major issues, such as immigration, the environment, energy policy, middle eastern policy, national security and the economy.
  • Should consider the demographics of his/her state and demonstrate how the interests of those demographic groups are reflected in the Senators voting patterns.
  • Consider the Senator’s voting record in Congress and rate of Absenteeism.

You are welcome to contact your Senator if you wish. If you do, they should be cited as a source in your paper.

Use the following guidelines:

1) The paper should be at least two-four pages long (not including the cover-age and references page – MLA or APA format). The report should be double-spaced and include correct citations as well as a bibliography of sources used. One-inch margins and 12 Times New Roman

2) Choose a US Senator or US Representative you would like to profile from your home state.

3) Determine his or hers position on a key issue (Capital Punishment, Gun Control, Abortion, etcetera.…)

4) Write a third person paper supporting or not supporting the key issue. Create a thesis statement. (Avoid using I phrases). Provide three supporting or rebutting ideas. Provide a counter argument. (find a senator/ representative with opposite view)

5) Create an outline.

6) Gather sources and create an annotated bibliography.

7) We will work on this report in phases, please see below for dates.

Examine Your Political Values And Compare Them To The Expressed Values Of Both Parties

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Texas political culture and politics have produced a unique constellation of public policies. Some (not surprisingly a fair number of Texans) have held Texas up as a model for the rest of the country citing its robust record in economic growth compared to the rest of the country. Critics have countered that Texas’ public policies are hopelessly mired in the values of an era that has passed, harm many of its most vulnerable citizens, and cannot be a road map to the state’s future success.

What do you think? Discuss with reference to:

(a) Economic and tax policy.

(b) Social services and welfare.

(c) Energy and environmental policy.

Your Platform, and Party Politics: (you have to take both surveys!)

Know yourself.  Take these surveys to identify your political leanings:
http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-party-quiz/ (Political party quiz)
http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/  (Ideology quiz)
Submit screenshots of your results (both surveys). Explain your results.  What do they say about you?

Platform

https://www.txdemocrats.org/our-party/texas-democratic-party-platform/

Examine your political values and compare them to the expressed values of both parties.  Do your ideas about the role of government, politics, and policy align with one particular party?

Describe the role, explain what does this person does and the sources of this person’s power (i.e. Constitution or another law or bill)

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Need a research paper on Texas State Senator TERRY CANALES

4-page full with the citation in MLA-style

 

In your paper you should:

  1. Describe  the role, explain what does this person does and the sources of this  person’s power (i.e. Constitution or another law or bill)
  2. Who does this person share power with, who does this person report to?
  3.  Who provides a “check and balance” on this position?
  4. Explain how the role is filled (i.e. appointed or elected and the process).
  5. Who  is the current person in this position and provide background  information about this person and major goals/initiatives this  individual has in this position?
  6. Is  this person affiliated with a political party? What role does that play  in this position (i.e. with election or appointment, with how this  person carries out their duties, with decisions the person makes, with  accountability)?
  7. What are the major issues confronting the person in this position currently?
  8. What is your opinion of this person and why?
  9. Based on your research, what are the major impacts in history of this position and explain

Global Issues (My Country Is Madagascar)

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Research on your assigned country should consist of five to seven pages (in a WORD document), not including the title, abstract (executive summary) and reference pages.  The entire paper should be in APA format.  The websites below will assist with understanding the APA citation format.

http://www.easybib.com/guides/students/writing-guide/iv-write/a-formatting/apa-paper-formatting/

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

A minimum of five sources should be used/referenced, with one of the five, a hardback book.  Your paper should include an introduction, discussion and conclusion. Consult the writing guide posted on D2L to assist with the written portion of this assignment.

Your analysis should include:

1.  Overviewof the state

a.  Official name

b.  Population of incorporated area (demographics), religion, ethnic groups, languages

c.  Location and geography

d.  Educational institutions (primary, secondary and postsecondary)

e. Major cities

f.  Brief history

g.  Structure of government and its leaders

h.  Domestic Issues and Foreign Affairs (Policies)

i. Resources, 2015 GDP, economy, major exports, major imports, major industries

j. IGO memberships

k. NGO/nonstate actors impacting the state

l. Military strength

m. Advantages/Disadvantages (Strengths and Weaknesses)

n. Human Rights issues

o. Health and environmental issues

2. What is the global issue most impacting the country? Explain and provide what could be solutions.

3. The most important facts about the country.

4. What is the country’s position in the international system?

5. Your subjective opinion of the country.