Category: Government

Using scholarly sources and the below references, answer the following.
#1: Assess the potential of the “new green revolution” in improving the health and food/water security of the world’s poorest people, as well as the tradeoffs between the development of food/water resources and environmental stewardship.
#2: Assess the impact of the first green revolution in keeping up with the constantly increasing world population’s nutritional needs, as well as the potential pitfalls going forward.
Colombia: Leading the Path to Sustainability in Latin America. (Sept. 7, 2022). https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2022/08/31/colombia-leading-the-path-to-sustainability-in-latin-america
In-text reference: (Colombia: Leading the Path to Sustainability in Latin America, 2022).
Smallman, S. & Brown, K. (2020). Introduction to International and Global Studies (3rd ed.). The Univesity of North Carolina Press.
In-text reference: (Smallman & Brown, 2020).
Spanne, A. (Aug. 6, 2021). Green Revolution: History, Technologies, and Impact. https://www.treehugger.com/green-revolution-history-technologies-and-impact-5189596
In-text reference: (Spanne, 2021).

Answer the following questions related to the legislative branch and its function:
1. Does the party system of the United States have a positive or negative influence on congressional elections and representation? Explain.
2. How influential is the congressional committee system? Explain.
3. How do special interests play a role in the classic and modern legislative process? Explain.

With a Presidential Primary is not to far off, the topic of voter security will once again be at the forefront, especially after the false claims made by former President Trump in 2020 of election fraud. Consequently, the subject of creating tougher voting laws has been circulating throughout state legislatures over the past two years and many states have already made their voting laws much more strict. One of the biggest issues is whether or not voters should be required to show a state issue picture ID in order to vote. If you are curious as to what the different voter laws are across the country here is a nice breakdown https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id Links to an external site.. In short, the proponents feel that having a secure government issued ID is essential to ensuring election integrity, and people will have much greater faith in the security of their vote and the legitimacy of outcomes.
Conversely, in many states, obtaining an ID is difficult (especially in states where you need to have an original birth certificate), and opponents point to the fact that the poor, elderly, and ethnic minorities are unable to obtain their ID’s at a much higher rate than other groups. It’s also important to note, that most states with stricter voter ID laws tend to have lower (and in some cases much lower) turnout than states that do not. What are your thoughts? Do you support requiring some type of ID to vote? And if yes, what type of ID? (Government issued picture ID, student ID, pay-check stub, etc.). If No, please explain your reasoning. If you are somewhere in the middle it’s perfectly OK to state a middle ground approach you’d like for states to take instead.
Please make sure your post is a minimum of 300 words, references at least one article by name in the body of the post (please see Discussion Overview in the Start Module for examples), you use college level grammar, and respond to at least one classmate.
Articles
Article on voter turnout:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/11/01/turnout-in-u-s-has-soared-in-recent-elections-but-by-some-measures-still-trails-that-of-many-other-countries/ Links to an external site.
Actual voter turnout data:
https://www.electproject.org/2022g Links to an external site.
Pro’s and Con’s:
https://www.usnews.com/debate-club/should-photo-id-be-required-to-vote/voter-id-laws-are-designed-to-keep-people-from-voting Links to an external site.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/voter-id-laws-are-good-protection-against-fraud/2011/07/08/gIQAGnURBI_story.html Links to an external site.
https://www.aclu.org/fact-sheet/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet?redirect=oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet Links to an external site.
https://www.usnews.com/debate-club/should-photo-id-be-required-to-vote/voter-id-laws-protect-the-integrity-of-our-democracy Links to an external site.

Using scholarly sources answer the following options:
Option #1: Are free trade policies becoming outdated today? Should they be replaced with a different policy? If so, what should that new policy, or new economic policy, be?
Option #2: What should the United States do to address the challenge of less expensive manufacturing costs abroad? Should US policymakers leave it as it is, but arrange more favorable trade terms with foreign countries? Should US policymakers promote proximity manufacturing, which brings the foreign manufacturing of US goods to either countries in closer proximity to the US, such as Central America, or to countries that the US considers geopolitical allies? Should the US start manufacturing again take efforts to promote manufacturing within the US? Or, something else?

Reference the following website:
https://www.census.gov/topics.html
Select one of the topic options provided there, or, if none of those particularly appeals to you, select the “A-Z” option (which provides a dramatically expanded list of possible topic/subject areas). Compare statistics over a period of time (at least 20 years, probably easiest using the “data” link available within each topic category), describe the statistics you found (i.e., the trend) and describe what you believe will be the impact of the trend if it continues.

Reference the article:
https://bigthink.com/the-present/six-faces-globalization/
Answer the following:
#1: Which “face” described in the Six Faces of Globalization article is more in line with the video on the winners and losers of globalization, and why?
#2: Has the impact of globalization on the world generally been positive or negative? Are we presently seeing the decline and fall of globalization, or is globalization still as strong as ever? If we are in a period where globalization is on the decline, what has replaced it, or soon perhaps will? Nationalism? Patriotism? And will this necessarily be a negative development? Explain…

Conduct research on the Supreme Court. In a couple paragraphs, discuss a policy change the should be made. How should this policy change occur (via constitutional amendment, new law, new regulations, etc)? Who might oppose this policy change and why?

Discuss how the mass media (tv, radio, social, podcast, etc.) effects public opinion.
What influences does the media have on public perception and understanding when it comes to policy/legislation? Explain.
How can media be better regulated to ensure integrity in the distribution of mass information without compromising our civil rights (1st amendment)? Explain.

Using a politically relevant news resource, your own views, and concepts concerning the media as outlined by the text and lectures, complete the following:
Explain how public opinion has been affected by the media coverage of a current event.
Does this effect governance or policy making, and how?
Requirements:
Approximately 3-5 pages in length.
The event must be from within the last four months.
Include at least three sources: You can use Links to an external site or reputable sources to explain the concept. Other sources used can include news websites or public polling organizations.
Include concepts from chapter 8 that are being demonstrated in your source. Examples include: agenda setting, framing, priming, yellow journalism, etc.
The papers should be formatted in MLA style.  This means that the paper margins are set at 1 inch on all sides.  The font type is either Times New Roman or Arial, 12-point size and it is double spaced.  When citing outside sources, you must have parenthetical references within the body of the paper and a Works Cited page at the end.

Thomas Wolf, of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, points out that, when districts are gerrymandered, it’s politicians, not voters, who decide what legislatures “are going to look like.” What is gerrymandering? What does he mean by his quote above, and how do you feel about it–agree or disagree and why? Provide an example to back your opinion. What rules might prevent any districts from being gerrymandered? Give specific examples of potential rules that are currently being considered (research these and cite your sources)