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ASHFORD POL 201 Entire Course For more course
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Week 1 DQ 1 Separation of Powers Checks and
Balances ASHFORD POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Amending the
U.S. Constitution ASHFORD POL 201 Week 2 DQ 1
Policy-making in the Federal System ASHFORD POL
201 Week 2 DQ 2 Meet Your Rep ASHFORD POL 201
Week 2 Short Essay - Policy-making in the Federal
System
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 Separation of Powers
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Times, Rating B Separation of Powers/Checks
and Balances. For much of 2011 and 2012, public
dissatisfaction with Congress rose to all time
highs, with 70-80 expressing disapproval with
how Congress does its job. Many commentators note
that Americans are fed up with Washington
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Amending the U.S.
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Times, Rating B Amending the U.S.
Constitution. The formal process of amending the
Constitution is cumbersome and slow. While this
fact explains why relatively few amendments have
been adopted, it does not discourage advocates of
constitutional change from proposing them.
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy-making in the
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System. The U.S. government's expansive role in
public policy is caught in a swirl of conflicting
cross-currents. On the one hand, popular
expectations about government's responsibility to
solve problems often exceed the capacity of state
and local authorities to respond effectively. On
the other hand, policies developed at the
national level
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Meet Your Rep For
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Your Rep. The Constitution states, "The House of
Representatives shall be composed of Members
chosen every second Year by the People of the
several States..." (Art. I, Sec. 2). Contrast
this with the original constitutional language
for the other house of Congress, "
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 2 Short Essay -
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Policy-making in the Federal System. The U.S.
government's expansive role in public policy is
caught in a swirl of conflicting cross-currents.
On the one hand, popular expectations about
government's responsibility to solve problems
often exceed the capacity
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 Presidential
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Presidential Leadership and the Electoral
College. Americans expect their presidents to get
things done, to solve problems, to govern
effectively, and to be strong leaders. The
framers of the Constitution did not envision such
presidential leadership.
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Defence Spending and
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Spending and the Military-Industrial Complex.
Levin-Waldman (2012, pp. 186-89) analyzes how
"iron triangles" link Congress, the bureaucracy,
and interest groups in self-serving relationships
that influence policy in ways that are contrary
to the public interest.
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 The Supreme Court and
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Times, Rating B The Supreme Court and
Judicial Review. In a recent lecture at Yale
University, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
cautioned that while most citizens assume that
judicial review is an enduring part of American
government, judges should not take it for granted.
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 4 DQ 2 Habeas Corpus and the
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Times, Rating No rating Habeas Corpus and the
War on Terror. Soon after the U.S. invasion of
Afghanistan in 2001, the Bush administration
developed a plan for holding and interrogating
prisoners captured during the conflict. They were
sent to a prison inside a U.S. naval base at
Guantanamo Bay on land leased from the government
of Cuba. Since 2002, over 700 men have been
detained at
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 5 DQ 1 Party Platforms and
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Times, Rating B Party Platforms and Winning
Elections. Political parties mobilize voters to
win elections and implement policy goals. Parties
use their stated policy goals (i.e., their
platforms) as a way to mobilize voter support.
Generally, in order to be successful in a
two-party system, parties must have policy goals
across a broad range of issue areas to appeal to
a broad range of voters.
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 5 DQ 2 Voting and
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The U.S. has one of the lowest voter turnout
rates among modern democratic political systems.
One study ranks the U.S. 120th on a list of 169
nations compared on voter turnout (Pintor,
Gratschew, Sullivan, 2002). While during the
last decade many initiatives have been undertaken
to increase voter participation,
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ASHFORD POL 201 Week 5 Final Paper Civil
Liberties, Habeas Corpus, and the War on
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Times, Rating A The final assignment for this
course is a Final Paper. The purpose of the Final
Paper is to give you an opportunity to apply much
of what you have learned about American national
government to an examination of civil liberties in
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Times, Rating A POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 The U.S.
Constitution POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Week One
Reflection POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The
Constitution POL 201 Week 1 Quiz POL 201 Week 2
DQ 1 Policy and Your Life
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 The U.S. Constitution For
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Constitution Prepare Prior to writing your
initial post, read Chapters 1 and 2 of American
Government. In addition, watch the video provided
on the U.S. Constitution, Episode IV - Built to
Last.
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Week One Reflection For more
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Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning your
reflection this week, complete all course
readings, your introduction, and the Discussion,
The U.S. Constitution. Reflect Once you have
completed these assignments think about how
American politics have and could affect your
career aspirations.
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POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The
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Times, Rating A The Constitution. The weekly
worksheets will help you build all the necessary
parts for your Final Paper. This week, you will
evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the most
important document for Americas national
government, the U.S. Constitution.
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POL 201 Week 1 Quiz For more course tutorials
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Times, Rating A Question 1. The American
system of government can be most accurately
described as a _________. Question 2. In 1607,
the English monarch King James I granted a
charter to which organization to establish a
settlement in the Chesapeake region?
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy and Your Life For more
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Your Life Prepare Prior to beginning work on
this discussion question, read Chapters 3 and 4
in American Government. In addition, watch the
videos provided on federalism Quick Study of
Federalism Part 1, Quick Study of Federalism Part
2, and Quick Study of Federalism Part 3, and the
U.S. Constitution Episode I - A More Perfect
Union.
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Week Two Reflection For more
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to beginning your reflection this week, complete
all course readings and assigned videos, and
the Discussion, Policy and Your Life. Reflect
Once you have completed these assignments, think
about how federalism and the U.S. Congress have
or will affect your life.
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POL 201 Week 2 Learning Activity Federalism For
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Federalism This week, we continue completing the
worksheets in preparation for the Final Paper.
One of the most important structures in the
national government is federalism. Understanding
the relationship between local, state, and
national level governments is critical in being
able
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POL 201 Week 2 Quiz For more course tutorials
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Times, Rating A Question 1. The national
government can attempt to gain the cooperation of
state governments by using what type of coercive
measures? Question 2. The Tenth Amendment
balances out national authority by Question 3. A
presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by
what percentage vote of all members of Congress?
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POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 The Electoral College For
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Prior to beginning work on this discussion
question, read Chapters 5 and 6 in American
Government. In addition, read the following
articles What Are the Arguments Made in Favor
and Against the Electoral College?, GOP
Leaders United in Defense of the Electoral
College, and the ProQuest article
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Three Reflection American Government. Review the
videos, Episode I - A More Perfect Union and
Episode II - Its a Free Country regarding the
U.S. Constitution. Reflect The executive and
judicial branches of the U.S. national government
often seem to operate independently and with
little conflict.
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POL 201 Week 3 Learning Activity Branches of
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Times, Rating A Branches of Government. The
three branches of our government each play
crucial roles in the U.S. national government.
Each branch has specific power, duties, and
responsibilities that are the most apparent
features of our system of separate powers.
Nevertheless,
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POL 201 Week 3 Quiz For more course tutorials
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Times, Rating A 1. Question In the realm of
foreign affairs, presidents are usually weak and
must solicit congressional approval before
entering into agreements with other
countries. Question 2. Question Prior judicial
experience is required to be appointed as a judge
on the federal level.
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights and the
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and the Obligations of Government. Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read
chapters 8, 9, and 10 in American Government and
watch the video, Episode II - Its a Free Country.
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 2 Week Four Reflection For more
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Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning work on
this discussion, read chapters 8, 9, and 10 in
American Government, watch the video, Episode II
- Its a Free Country, and review your results
from the Political Typology Quiz.
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POL 201 Week 4 Learning Activity Political
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Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections. The
various political actors involved in the
processes, activities, and policies of the U.S.
government each have evolving goals and
objectives. In addition, these actors have
produced differential effects, both positive and
negative,
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POL 201 Week 4 Quiz For more course tutorials
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Times, Rating A Question 1.What constitutional
amendment guaranteed women the right to
vote? Question 2. How are interest groups are
different from political parties? Question 3.
Which Supreme Court decision stated that
affirmative action intended to promote greater
equality was acceptable public policy, but the
use of quotas was not.
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POL 201 Week 5 DQ 1 Voting and Voter Turnout For
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and Voter Turnout. Prepare Prior to completing
this discussion question, review Chapters 9 and
10 in American Government and the following
articles How Voter ID Laws Are Being Used to
Disenfranchise Minorities and the Poor, Fraught
with Fraud, and Proof at the Polls.
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Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning your
reflection, review all course readings and videos
as required. Reflect The U.S. national
government is based on the framework detailed in
the U.S. Constitution. The process that the
Founding Fathers used to map out our national
government is fascinating and
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Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning your
reflection, review all course readings and videos
as required. Reflect The U.S. national
government is based on the framework detailed in
the U.S. Constitution. The process that the
Founding Fathers used to map out our national
government is fascinating and
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