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POL 201 Entire Course For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 T
he U.S. Constitution POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Week One
Reflection POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The Co
nstitution POL 201 Week 1 Quiz
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 The U.S. Constitution For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com The U.S.
Constitution Prepare Prior to writing your ini
tial post, read Chapters 1 and 2 of American Gover
nment. In addition, watch the video provided on th
e U.S. Constitution, Episode IV - Built to Last. R
eflect The U.S. Constitution is the cornerstone o
f our federal government. The Constitution establi
shes a basic operational framework that enables th
e three branches of government executive, legisl
ative, and judicial to interact and function as
a unit. Embedded in this operational framework are
two key principles separation of powers and a sy
stem of checks and balances.
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Week One Reflection For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Week One
Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning your refl
ection this week, complete all course readings, yo
ur introduction, and the Discussion, The U.S. Con
stitution.
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POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The
Constitution For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com The Constitution. The
weekly worksheets will help you build all the nec
essary parts for your Final Paper. This week, you
will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the
most important document for Americas national gov
ernment, the U.S. Constitution. In your worksheet,
you will describe one strength and one weakness o
f the Constitution. In addition, you will need to
recommend a way to maintain the strength of this a
mazing document and a way to correct a weakness. T
his effort begins the process of critically analyz
ing key features of our national government. To co
mplete the assignment, save the Week One Learning
Activity Worksheet (available in the online classr
oom) to your computer, fill it out, and submit it.
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POL 201 Week 1 Quiz For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1. The Ameri
can system of government can be most accurately de
scribed as a _________. Question 2. In 1607, the
English monarch King James I granted a charter to
which organization to establish a settlement in t
he Chesapeake region? Question 3. The Connecticu
t Plan, also known as the Great Compromise, combin
ed elements of which two other plans during the Co
nstitutional Convention of 1787?
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy and Your Life For
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nd Your Life Prepare Prior to beginning work on t
his 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 Qui
ck Study of Federalism Part 3, and the U.S. Consti
tution Episode I - A More Perfect Union.
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Week Two Reflection For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Prepare
Prior to beginning your reflection this week, com
plete all course readings and assigned videos, and
the Discussion, Policy and Your Life.
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POL 201 Week 2 Learning Activity Federalism For
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sm This week, we continue completing the worksheet
s in preparation for the Final Paper. One of the m
ost important structures in the national governmen
t is federalism. Understanding the relationship be
tween local, state, and national level governments
is critical in being able to understand all of th
e key features of our national government. Describ
e an advantage and a disadvantage to a national po
licy that an agency in the federal bureaucracy mus
t implement. In addition, recommend an option to m
aintain the advantage and one to improve the disad
vantage.
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POL 201 Week 2 Quiz For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1. The natio
nal government can attempt to gain the cooperation
of state governments by using what type of coerci
ve measures? Question 2. The Tenth Amendment bal
ances out national authority by
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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 quest
ion, read Chapters 5 and 6 in American Government.
In addition, read the following articles Wha
t Are the Arguments Made in Favor and Against
the Electoral College?, GOP Leaders United in
Defense of the Electoral College, and the ProQue
st article
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POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Week Three Reflection For
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ee Reflection American Government. Review the vid
eos, Episode I - A More Perfect Union and Episode
II - Its a Free Country regarding the U.S. Consti
tution.
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POL 201 Week 3 Learning Activity Branches of
Government For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com Branches of Government. The three branch
es of our government each play crucial roles in th
e U.S. national government. Each branch has specif
ic power, duties, and responsibilities that are th
e most apparent features of our system of separate
powers. Nevertheless, each branch has been critiq
ued for having definite strengths and weaknesses t
hat become obvious in certain situations. Analyzin
g these strengths and weaknesses will enable you t
o evaluate and recommend ways to enhance and corre
ct these fundamental assets and deficiencies of th
e branches of our national government.
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POL 201 Week 3 Quiz For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. Question
In the realm of foreign affairs, presidents are us
ually weak and must solicit congressional approval
before entering into agreements with other countr
ies. Question 2. Question Prior judicial exper
ience is required to be appointed as a judge on th
e federal level. Question 3. Question
The president and Congress are unable to control t
he bureaucracy or hold it accountable because
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights and the
Obligations of Government For more classes
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the Obligations of Government. Prepare Prior to
beginning work on this discussion, read chapters 8
, 9, and 10 in American Government and watch the v
ideo, Episode II - Its a Free Country. Reflect
Our political system is characterized by certain
fundamental features to include a system of laws,
rights, and liberties. The laws, created and suppo
rted by the Constitutional framework, are designed
to protect and secure the rights and liberties of
individuals and groups throughout the U.S.
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 2 Week Four Reflection For
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r Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning work on
this discussion, read chapters 8, 9, and 10 in Ame
rican Government, watch the video, Episode II - It
s a Free Country, and review your results from th
e Political Typology Quiz.
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POL 201 Week 4 Learning Activity Political
Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections For
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l Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections. The var
ious political actors involved in the processes, a
ctivities, and policies of the U.S. government eac
h have evolving goals and objectives. In addition,
these actors have produced differential effects,
both positive and negative, on the processes, acti
vities, and policies of the federal government. In
this last weekly worksheet, you will assess the p
ositive and negative impacts of political parties,
interest groups, or federal elections on the nati
onal government. In addition,
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POL 201 Week 4 Quiz For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1.What const
itutional amendment guaranteed women the right to
vote? Question 2. How are interest groups are di
fferent from political parties? Question 3. Whic
h Supreme Court decision stated that affirmative a
ction intended to promote greater equality was acc
eptable public policy, but the use of quotas was n
ot.
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POL 201 Week 5 DQ 1 Voting and Voter Turnout
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Vot
ing and Voter Turnout. Prepare Prior to completin
g this discussion question, review Chapters 9 and
10 in American Government and the following articl
es How Voter ID Laws Are Being Used to Disenfran
chise Minorities and the Poor, Fraught with Frau
d, and Proof at the Polls. Reflect The U.S.
has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among mo
dern democratic political systems. One study ranks
the U.S. 120th on a list of 169 nations compared
on voter turnout (Pintor, Gratschew, Sullivan, 2
002).
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POL 201 Week 5 DQ 2 Week Five Reflection For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Prepare
Prior to beginning your reflection, review all co
urse readings and videos as required.
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POL 201 Week 5 Final Paper Americas Democracy
Your Report Card (2 Papers) For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com This Tutorial contain
s 2 Different Papers Americas Democracy Your R
eport Card. The primary goal of your last assignme
nt is to critically analyze the primary features o
f the American national government. The results of
your analysis will indicate what you have learned
over the last five weeks. In order to accomplish
this task, it is important to critically evaluate
the key facets of our American democracy.
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