Category: Political science

Why do you see a trend in which more women and minorities are being represented?Do you think the underrepresentation of women and minorities affect Congress’s business?

Research the proportion of women, African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and openly gay or lesbian members of Congress.

1. Reflect on what these patterns say about the nature of representation.

2. Why do some groups tend to be underrepresented in Congress?

3. Why do you see a trend in which more women and minorities are being represented?

4. Do you think the underrepresentation of women and minorities affect Congress’s business?

5. How might we as a people address this situation and strive towards equal representation? Make sure to cite sources used.

 

What is democracy? Discuss by comparing and contrasting various definitions and conceptualizations of democracy discussed by Crick (chapter 1 and 7), Keane and the film “What is Democracy?”.

Democracy

Write a brief essay of about 300 words answering one of the three questions below

According to Crick, what are the two central tensions in thinking about democracies? Do you see them as tensions? Do you see possibilities for reconciling the tensions? How?

Do democracies produce good government? Why or why not? Discuss with reference to Crick. Be sure to discuss in your answer how do you conceptualize and measure good government.

John Keane argues that there have been three different historical phases of democracies across the world over the last four millennia.

What are these phases and what are their defining qualities. Approximately, when and where they emerged? In what sense all the three different types of democracies are democratic? In other words, what defines democracy for John Keane?

What is democracy? Discuss by comparing and contrasting various definitions and conceptualizations of democracy discussed by Crick (chapter 1 and 7), Keane and the film “What is Democracy?”.

In your essay also reflect upon the ways these three texts have or have not enhanced, altered, or reinforced your understanding of democracy.

By focusing on their supposedly exceptional qualities, Americans blind themselves to the ways that they are a lot like everyone else.” Do you agree with Professor Stephen Walt? Why? Why not? substantiate your argument with two historical examples referencing either Latin America or Africa

American exceptionalism

By focusing on their supposedly exceptional qualities, Americans blind themselves to the ways that they are a lot like everyone else.” Do you agree with Professor Stephen Walt? Why? Why not? substantiate your argument with two historical examples referencing either Latin America or Africa

Why are terrorism, globalization, diseases, or climate change multifaceted in terms of how they are defined as policy problems? Specifically, how are they viewed as economic, political, and/or environmental policy problems, and also security ones? Explain these dimensions for your set of two challenging policy problems.

A Post-Cold War World: The diffusion of power, expansion of transnational threats, and America’s growing rivalry with Russia and China

This essay will address the central policy conundrum of whether the leading states can cooperate on matters vital to all of humanity at acceptable costs to themselves and everyone else?

REQUIRED:
Choose two modern transnational challenges (either terrorism, economic globalization, infectious diseases or climate change), and evaluate how national security and global security are interdependent in context of the challenges.

ALSO REQUIRED:
Answer the following two questions relating to your two chosen modern global policy challenges-

1. Why are terrorism, globalization, diseases, or climate change multifaceted in terms of how they are defined as policy problems? Specifically, how are they viewed as economic, political, and/or environmental policy problems, and also security ones? Explain these dimensions for your set of two challenging policy problems.

2. Do you find a clash between the interests of sovereign states and the demands of fully addressing your two policy problems (i.e., terrorism, globalization, diseases, or climate change)? How might these tradeoffs be resolved to find effective global solutions to your policy problems, and what, in your opinion, is the likelihood of effective cooperation on your two policy problems?

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Describe briefly the terms/basic facts of the Elizabethan poor law and its implementation into practice. Describe the circumstances that led to its change/replacement/elimination.

Elizabethan Poor Law

Describe briefly the terms/basic facts of the Elizabethan poor law and its implementation into practice.

Name the political party under which it was brought in; theorize the political agenda at play at the time and the ideological basis for the policy; name what dominant societal values and assumptions were reflected in this policy.

Describe the circumstances that led to its change/replacement/elimination.

Discuss how this policy is still evident today.

Explain why you chose this policy to historically review.

Critically analyze how this policy has affected your region.

What can you take from this learning, forward into your social work practice

Discuss also the possibility that the relationship between the two variables could be spurious and present one important variable (z) that should be controlled for in the analysis.

Research Report using quantitative methods (r-script)

Describe the causal mechanisms that connects your outcome (y) and explanatory variable
(x). You need to draw on existing literature to provide some support for your theoretical
argument (two or three sources is sufficient).

Discuss also whether you can rule out that y is not causing x. Formulate a concrete hypothesis for the main relationship you intend to
examine. A hypothesis is presented as an empirical statement.

Discuss also the possibility that the relationship between the two variables could be
spurious and present one important variable (z) that should be controlled for in the
analysis.

3. Data and Methods (400 words)

Describe the operationalisation of each of the three variables that you have identified and
report their level of measurement. Also present relevant descriptive statistics for each
variable, including the number of observations, mean, standard deviation, and minimum
and maximum values.

You can copy the template table below to present these statistics.
You will however need to also describe the statistics in the text. Briefly also describe the

What role, according to the Index report, did the Coronavirus pandemic play in this decline? Should questions curbing liberties always be put to the public, even during an international crisis like a pandemic? Or are there times when “elite democracy” is justified? Be sure to include examples and support from the 2020 Democracy Index and your course text in your response (Democracy Index Report available under “Pages” on Canvas).

Writing Assignment 1

Writing Assignment 1 Answer the following question after completing required course readings. Responses should be 2-3 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, use 10-12 pt. font and normal margins.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2020, for the first time since the Index’s inception, democracy declined across all regions of the world.

What role, according to the Index report, did the Coronavirus pandemic play in this decline? Should questions curbing liberties always be put to the public, even during an international crisis like a pandemic? Or are there times when “elite democracy” is justified? Be sure to include examples and support from the 2020 Democracy Index and your course text in your response (Democracy Index Report available under “Pages” on Canvas).