What are the primary federal regulatory organizations responsible for food safety? Be specific. Hint: Start with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Changes and advancements in technology have made access to political and government information much easier for citizens. According to a memo sent by Barack Obama to the heads of executive departments and agencies, “Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing. Information maintained by the Federal Government is a national asset…. Executive departments and agencies should also solicit public feedback to identify information of greatest use to the public” (n.d., para. 2).

For this assignment, you will search government Web sites to find information related to food safety. In a Word document, answer the following questions:

  1. What are the primary federal regulatory organizations responsible for food safety? Be specific. Hint: Start with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  2. You are concerned that the eggs you bought at the grocery store might be contaminated. Which federal agency is responsible for ensuring the safety of eggs? Provide the agency name and a phone number or e-mail address for the agency.
  3. You are concerned about the safety of some grapes you bought at the store. Which federal agency is responsible for the safety of produce? Hint: The answer to this question is not the same as the answer to question 2. Provide the agency name and a phone number or e-mail address for the agency.
  4. You are worried about the pesticides that farmers are using on crops they bring to the local farmers’ market. Which federal agency would you contact to find out about the safety of pesticides used on local crops?
Reference

Obama, B. (n.d.). Memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies: Subject: Transparency and open government [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment

Analysis Of The Effects Of Population Growth

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Assignment 1: Analysis of the Effects of Population Growth

Imagine you have been hired as a consultant for the United Nations. You have been asked to write an analysis of how global population growth has caused the following problem and how it affects climate change or population growth in a developing country of your choosing:

A growing global population that consumes natural resources is partially to blame for the release of greenhouse gases since human consumption patterns lead to deforestation, soil erosion, and farming (overturned dirt releases CO2). However, the critical issue is the burning of fossil fuels (hydrocarbons) such as coal, oil, and natural gas to produce energy that is used for things such as electricity production, and vehicle, heating, and cooking fuels.

The UN has asked that you choose a developing country from this list: https://www.mrs.org/developing-countries-list.

The UN has also given you the following guidelines.

Content

The UN has asked that your paper contain three sections. It has asked that each section be one page (or approximately 300 words) in length and answer specific questions, identified in the outline below. The UN also asks that you use examples from your developing country when answering the questions.

Introduction

Provide an introduction (a half-page minimum) that addresses points a-e below.

  1. Explains the problem the UN has asked you to address in your own words;
  2. Identifies the three sections your paper will cover;
  3. Identifies the developing country you will consider;
  4. Tells the UN which causes of greenhouse gases you will explore; and
  5. Provides a one-sentence statement of your solutions at the end of your introduction paragraph.

Section I. Background

  1. What are greenhouse gases?
  2. How do greenhouse gases contribute to global warming?

Section II. How Emissions Cause Problems for the Developing World

  1. Which countries produce the most greenhouse gases?
  2. What are the economic challenges of these emissions (include examples from your chosen country)?
  3. What are the security challenges of these emissions (include examples from your chosen country)?
  4. What are the political challenges of these emissions (include examples from your chosen country)?

Section III. Causes of Greenhouse Gases and Solutions to the Problems Greenhouse Gases Cause

  1. Name two causes of greenhouse gases.
  2. What are the potential solutions that address each of the causes you identified?
  3. What is the relationship between population control and greenhouse gas emissions?

Conclusion

  • Provide a conclusion (a half-page minimum) that includes a summary of your findings that the United Nations can use to inform future policy decisions.

Success Tips

  • In answering each question, use examples from your developing country to illustrate your points.
  • The UN needs facts and objective analysis on which to base future policy decisions; avoid personal opinion and make sure your answers are based on the information you find through research.

Complete the public policy matrix to explain and the compare the main policy types.

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U.S. Federal Bureaucracy and Public Policy

Step 1: Complete the federal bureaucracy matrix to demonstrate how it influences the U.S. political system. Include APA citations for all unoriginal ideas, facts, or definitions.

Elements of federal bureaucracy

In    100-250 words, explain each element, and discuss how it affects or    influences the U.S. political system.

Civil   servants

Government   corporation

Cabinet   departments

Independent   regulatory agencies

Independent   executive agencies

Merit   system

Public   administration

Spoils   system

Privatization

Negotiated   rulemaking

Step 2: Complete the public policy matrix to explain and the compare the main policy types.

Types of public policy

Explanation or definition

How is it the same or different from the    other types of policy?

Example of the type of policy

Distributive   policy

Regulatory   policy

Redistributive   policy

Political Science Final

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 In the view of most serious students of international relations, a country can conduct its foreign policy well or badly. America seems to have conducted its foreign policy well in the 1940s, but not so well at other times—for example, in 2003 in Iraq, during the years since 1991 in relation to Russia, and at other times in other places according to numerous observers. We’ve cheered on democracy, but we haven’t always been wise in our efforts to advance it. We’ve pursued and curtailed globalization. Please evaluate some of our past foreign policy success and failures—and, briefly, please make some recommendations about what America might do in coming years