Intro To American Politics Class: News Story Analysis

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Intro to American Politics Class:

Select a news article of a matter related to politics.  Write a brief summary of the article.  Analyze the story and identify the level of government, e.g. Federal, State or Local. Identify key issues that are being discussed. Be sure to select a reputable source e.g. Washington Post, New York Times. Include a link to the story in your in the posting.

Upon posting your article, you will then proceed to comment on the articles of three of your colleagues they will be assigned to you.

Your news article analysis, shall be no less than 250 words.  The comments submitted as peer reviews of the posts of others need to be thoughtful and should be no less than five sentences.  Peer reviews must be submitted with two days from day on which they were assigned.

News Story Analysis Rubric

Meets 250 word minimum 5.0 pts Full Marks/0.0 pts No Marks  5.0 pts
Thorough summary, there is clear effort to provide a through summary of the selected news article. 5.0 pts Full Marks/0.0 pts No Marks .   5.0 pts
Political issues, The political issues are clearly identified as well as the level of government and any other pertinent details are clearly outlined in the analysis.5.0 pts Full Marks/0.0 pts No Marks5.0 pts
Total Points: 15.0

Which is more effective in terms of promoting interest group effectiveness: Lobbying legislators or lobbying executives?

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APA FORMAT ANSWER ALL 10 questions and NUMBER THEM AS ASKED AND PROVIDE CITATION AND PROPER ANSWER IT IS A FINAL EXAM.

Question 1

What is political culture and how does political culture different from public opinion?  Please make sure to include the most potent agents of political socializartion.

Question 2

Does government follow or create public opinion?  AND what the theory of political generations?

Please provide specific examples to support your answer.

Question 3

The democracy cannot exist without interest groups, then how does government create interest groups?

Please provide specific examples to support your argument

Question 4

Which is more effective in terms of promoting interest group effectiveness: Lobbying legislators or lobbying executives?

Please provide specific examples to support your argument.

Question 5

How does the economy influence elections?

Be specific and provide examples.

Question 6

Why has U.S. voting turnout risen recently?  What does voter turn out mean to politicans or politicacl parties?

Question 7

What does income inequality mean? and why has income inequality grown in the United States?

Question 8

Can democracy exist without competing parties?  and how do you classify political parties on an idelological spectrum?

Question 9

Analyze the financial crisis and the U.S government resonses.  Be sure to examine the conflicting views about the policies the government put in place.

Question 10

Why does some government inspire so much hate? How are the actions of government perceived by the public?  Describe attempts by public administration to solve the problem of power in politics.  Does the issue ever get resolved?  Why and why not?  Is this evidence that even a corrupt go

Name two examples of regional IGOs.

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 Name two examples of regional IGOs. Why might regional IGOs be more effective channels of interaction between states than global IGOs? Provide a rationale for your response.

Analyze the claims laid out in this controversy

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Debate It PowerPoint Presentation

Overview

Most people perceive international public administration to be a set of state structures, institutions, and processes. Opponents of globalization argue that it weakens states, making it difficult for them to sustain social welfare and environmental policies, and create fiscal redistributive initiatives.

According to James Bovard, a libertarian author who focuses on writing about government, proponents and businesses seeking to expand abroad claim there is little or no evidence of national governments’ decline. Congress, along with many policy strategists, seems to think that whatever the effects of globalization on governments, they are likely to be beneficial for long-term economic growth (Bovard, 1987).

Instructions

Analyze the claims laid out in this controversy, and try to argue the strongest case you can in favor of the view or views you find most convincing. In doing so, be sure to seriously consider the case that your opponents might make against your position, and why you would reject it. Use the Internet to research evidence that supports your opinion. Determine your point of view on the issue, and support your position with information from at least three reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references.

Create a PowerPoint presentation that covers the following:

Provide a brief description of the issue.

Present evidence that supports both sides of the argument.

In the Notes section of each information slide, you must write a narrative of what you would say if you were presenting in person.

Provide at least three reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references.

Your presentation should include a minimum total of 12 slides, with 10 information slides.