Review your state's mandated reporter statute. Provide details about this in your post. If faced with a mandated reporter issue, what are the steps in reporting the issue? Create a mandated reporter scenario and post it. Be sure to include a reference to your state's website related to mandated reporting...
Political Science
Great Decisions: U.S. Global Engagement & the Military
Reflection should give us a sense you understood the underlying issue and show you are aware that writers and speakers have their own slant. As part of the reflection, you must specifically reference to at least 2 related newspaper or magazine sources. Reflections without the outside references are...
Summary and Discussion: Netanyahu’s Attack on Investigators Feels Familiar
SUMMARY The head of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing corruption charges and he is under investigation for a considerable period. During this time, his political stature has damaged, which has forced him to spend his political capital. This long investigation has frustrated the head of state, and...
Identify and analyze an Iron Triangle that impacts your life
Iron Triangle is a contemporary term and a very broad concept. According to prevalent understanding, it is the relationship between bureaucracy (controlled by presidency), Congress and interest groups. According to another understanding, it is the relationship between the presidency (appoints federal...
Minimum Wage- US National Economic Issue
Identify a national economic issue and analyze it from both a macroeconomic and microeconomic perspective. INTRODUCTION The subject, of the minimum wage, is highly controversial, both politically and economically, in the United States. Different political and economic concepts understand minimum wage from...
Corporate Tax and Its Impact in The United States
Question 1. In December 2017, President Trump signed new tax legislation that cut the corporate tax rate in the United States from 35% to 21%. Based on your understanding of the concepts discussed in Chapter 12, discuss whether this reduction in the corporate tax rate was a good idea. The economy is one of...
Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
After 2016's Supreme Court ruling on Affirmative Action (please see link below), do you think that the court came to the appropriate decision, and why? https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/24/us/politics/supreme-court-affirmative-action-university-of-texas.html Solution Introduction/Background Affirmative...
World War 1 (International Relations)
Topic: To what extent was World War One caused by domestic conflicts resulting from capitalist exploitation? World War 1and Capitalism The study of war, as a subject, has led many historians, scholars, and academics believe that 1) war is caused by various economic, political, and social factors & 2)...
Immigration Policy (US)
What is our current immigration policy concerning workers that want to come to the USA? Should we have an immigration policy that prefers skilled workers over nonskilled workers or is that Un-American? The United State is considered a country of immigrants, as European settlers moved...
Comparative Politics and Orientalism
The basic premise/argument of the book/interview, Orientalism/Edward Said, is that preconceived notions, of westerners (Europeans/Americans) regarding the Middle East, are the product of an end-process. It means that special interest groups have used various kinds of instruments (Hollywood/Media) to...
Iraqi Government’s retake/liberation of Mosul from Islamic State in July 2017
Identify a significant international event which took place in the last year and explain why you think it was important. The Fall of Mosul Iraq is an oil-rich country with rich history and great cultural diversity. It is situated in the ancient region of Mesopotamia, which is considered the cradle of human...
American Political System: Discussion and Reflection
1-What information you learned in this class did you find most interesting/informative? This class provided essential and interesting information regarding the history/construction and nature of America Constitution. Some of that information was not new to me; however, most of the information was fresh....
Liberalism and International System
Liberalism assigns relatively less theoretical importance to the international system than realism and radicalism. Given this, what are the most important contributions of liberal theory to our understanding of the international system? Do liberals really care about the international system, or do their...
Federalism and American Public Policy
FEDERALISM Federalism is a combination of governments, including states, regions, counties, cities, villages, and towns. All these pillars of government work separately and integrate with the federal government. Autonomous authority makes the federalism visible in the country, and if necessary, some...
American Public Policy
Provide a definition of “bottom-up” policymaking, OR “top-down” policymaking, and provide a real life example of it in action. DEFINITION OF “BOTTOM-UP POLICY MAKING In the political science, political leaders have to make a reputation through effective policies and policy-making process. According to a...
Introduction To World Politics
FIRST SCENARIO 1-If you are opposed to the United States being subject to the ICC, what changes in the ICC’s procedures and jurisdiction would change your mind? Sovereignty is a serious concern and countries are extremely sensitive. As per classical understanding of sovereignty, in the context of the...
Government and National Security
United States foreign and domestic policy is entangled with an ever-evolving concept of national security, which considers the topmost priority of political parties such as Republicans and Democrats. National Security is mostly understood as devising of policies and strategies with the objective to keep...
Mainstream Media and Political Issues
Discuss and provide an example of how the media shaped your opinion on a politician or issue, but subsequent research led you to change your opinion. Various studies have inferred that the media not only provides information but also influences opinion, in a very subtle manner. For instance, regarding the...