Category: Political Science

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Homework No. 5 Give your paper a title 1,000 words minimum, write the word count on your paper Minimum 7 organized paragraphs • proofread and spellcheck

Homework No. 5 Give your paper a title 1,000 words minimum, write the word count on your paper Minimum 7 organized paragraphs • proofread and spellcheck For this assignment you are going to watch the film ‘Hot Coffee’ and complete the essay requirements outlined below: Hot Coffee link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psebm9RJDvU Incorporation Doctrine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4GN0cNp9Sw First, write an introductory paragraph that explains what your paper is going to be about. DO NOT WASTE SPACE TELLING ME WHO THE DIRECTOR IS OR WHAT YEAR THE FILM WAS RELEASED. DO COPY ANYTHING FROM THE INTERNET. Then write a second paragraph explaining what the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is. You must also explain the following terms, which are essential to the four cases in the film: tort tort reform – in addition to the definition, include your responses to these questions: Is tort reform fair to victims? Is tort reform fair to those who caused harm to the victim? binding (or mandatory) arbitration. caps – you must also explain what it means to put “caps” on damages in a court case. Should caps on damages be unconstitutional? If so, why? If not, why? You will then complete four separate paragraphs on the four separate cases that are presented in the four separate segments of the film. In each paragraph written on the separate film segments, you will meet all the requirements detailed below: Each case must have its own separate paragraph, then proceed with the following requirements for each case: First, give a detailed case summary – 200 words minimum (who, what, where, why, examples) that includes the name of the victim, the harm done to the victim, and who caused the harm. Second, in the end did the victim receive justice – yes or no? Justify this position. What was the outcome in each case? Give your opinion as to whether or not you believe the outcome in each case to be fair to the victim. Why or why not? Support your answer. Be specific. Provide detail (who, what, where, why, examples). Specifically in the McDonald’s case, what was the percentage assignment of blame? Include this. Specifically in the McDonald’s case, what was the original award – what was it later reduced down to? Specifically in the Gourley case, what was the original award –– what was it reduced down to? Was there victim blaming in the other three cases presented in the film? If so, describe the victim blaming in each case. Imagine that there was a jury trial for all of these cases, and you were one of the jurors. How would you have voted in each of these cases and why? Support your answer and be specific. Include your position in all four case summaries. Provide detail. For your final paragraph, write what the 7th Amendment says – that is, write the actual text of the 7th Amendment. This is a copy and paste. What protection does it provide to ordinary citizens? Explain what guarantee it currently provides. Should the 7th Amendment be incorporated to all the states? Why or why not? What does amendment incorporation mean? How would incorporation change the reach of the 7th Amendment? Right now, the 7th Amendment allows a jury for civil trials only in federal cases. If the 7th Amendment were incorporated to the states, citizens in all fifty states could sue and be guaranteed a jury in civil cases. In Stella Liebeck’s case against McDonald’s, she had a jury trial because the state of New Mexico continues to give citizens this right. Not all states allow this. Incorporation of the 7th Amendment would not automatically eliminate all arbitration, which parties could still agree to pursue. It would end FORCED arbitration – where employees and consumers are routinely required to settle their cases in a ‘rent-a-court’ that is most often controlled by the business or corporation or other entity that is being sued. The Seventh Amendment would challenge the long-standing practice of forced arbitration.

Instructions: Students will draft tables, charts, and 3-6 pages of data analysis. Guidelines: This is the coolest part of your thesis from my perspective…this is the part where I dig in and get really, really interested in what you have found and how you are explaining the results. It takes some time to present data in the best format. Consider what, if any, of the information you have makes more sense visually in a table, a chart, or a graph. Creating a Table, Chart, or Graph Make sure there is a Clear Title: Table 1A: 2021 District 6 Fundraising Make sure all the legends are clear (i.e. Is the dotted line Republicans? Are these numbers in millions or thousands?) Citation: the source of your data MUST be cited underneath your table, chart, or graph Some of you will have more visual data and less text. Others will have more text and less visual data. You do, however, need both. Do not let a table speak for itself and also be aware that sometimes what you are saying in the text makes more sense if there is a table to also look at. What you do NOT want to do is have TOO MANY tables. You can always put all that hard work in an appendix, but the art of data analysis is also learning what to include and what NOT to include. Keep it simple — enough to answer your research question effectively and efficiently, but not so much that there is not enough space to even discuss all the visuals. Balance is key.

instructions are in google docs link https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PPPb0hsknw8nOuExc08xmD5TJJ3JWa1seVI6XsgeGPI/edit?usp=sharing must watch videos linked to do assigment attach plagiarism report teacher is strict

watch all required documentaries or movies and write about it very detailed in your own words. my teaches is super strict. make sure to convince her you watched it and use detailed evidence. click on the link of google docs to look at her full instructions!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PPPb0hsknw8nOuExc08xmD5TJJ3JWa1seVI6XsgeGPI/edit?usp=sharing

Votre compte rendu critique dactylographié contient : ◦ Page couverture : vous identifier par nom et numéro d’étudiant(e). Bien identifier le texte critiqué. Un exemple de page couverture est disponible dans Brightspace. ◦ Résumé et critique : c’est le corps de votre analyse; tout au plus 5 à 6 pages à 1,5 interligne. ◦ Une bibliographie est annexée (nécessaire pour la critique). Elle doit contenir au moins trois références académiques (livres ou articles revus par des pairs). Référez à la « Recherche documentaire et intégrité académique » sur Brightspace pour savoir comment identifier une source académique revue par les pairs (publication parrainée). ◦ Assurez-vous d’utiliser une méthodologie de citation et de référence adéquate pour éviter le plagiat. Voici un site utile portant sur des outils de rédaction : https://sass.uottawa.ca/sites/sass.uottawa.ca/files/outils_de_redaction.pdf. Le site de la Bibliothèque de l’Université d’Ottawa sur la recherche et les citations pourrait également être utile https://www.uottawa.ca/bibliotheque/ecriture- citation. ◦ Vous pouvez écrire en français ou en anglais à votre choix. ◦ Police d’écriture : Times New Roman ou Calibri 12pts. ◦ Marges : 3 cm en haut, en bas et de côté. Justifier l’alignement du texte.. ◦ Pagination au bas du document. La page couverture et la bibliographie ne comptent pas dans la pagination.

Votre compte rendu critique dactylographié contient : ◦ Page couverture : vous identifier par nom et numéro d’étudiant(e). Bien identifier le texte critiqué. Un exemple de page couverture est disponible dans Brightspace. ◦ Résumé et critique : c’est le corps de votre analyse; tout au plus 5 à 6 pages à 1,5 interligne. ◦ Une bibliographie est annexée (nécessaire pour la critique). Elle doit contenir au moins trois références académiques (livres ou articles revus par des pairs). Référez à la « Recherche documentaire et intégrité académique » sur Brightspace pour savoir comment identifier une source académique revue par les pairs (publication parrainée). ◦ Assurez-vous d’utiliser une méthodologie de citation et de référence adéquate pour éviter le plagiat. Voici un site utile portant sur des outils de rédaction : https://sass.uottawa.ca/sites/sass.uottawa.ca/files/outils_de_redaction.pdf. Le site de la Bibliothèque de l’Université d’Ottawa sur la recherche et les citations pourrait également être utile https://www.uottawa.ca/bibliotheque/ecriture- citation. ◦ Vous pouvez écrire en français ou en anglais à votre choix. ◦ Police d’écriture : Times New Roman ou Calibri 12pts. ◦ Marges : 3 cm en haut, en bas et de côté. Justifier l’alignement du texte.. ◦ Pagination au bas du document. La page couverture et la bibliographie ne comptent pas dans la pagination.

Directions Imagine you were to build your own country. What would it be like? You are required to write a 1,500 -2,500 word paper whereby you will (on paper) create your own country. Your country should include at least the following components: What type of country will it be? Will it be a democracy, democratic-republic, authoritarian, etc.? Will it be unitarian, confederal or federal? What are the advantages/disadvantages of the country being established in this fashion? How will the economy be structured? What will be the country’s foreign policy priorities be? Will it have a constitution? If so, what will the constitution include? If not, how will citizens know the rules of the system? What will the political process be like? How will the justice be carried out? What will be the social policy priorities? Are their things that will be legal/illegal in this country that are/aren’t in the U.S.? Which country in the world is most similar to the country you are building? Which country in the world is most dissimilar to the country you are building? Where in the world is your country? What is the climate like? How might that impact your country? What will your country be called? Additionally, the paper must be: In either APA, MLA, or Chicago Style For help with this, you can go to the TCC Library’s Citation Guides Links to an external site.. Times New Roman 12 font. Double spaced. SOURCES: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/opinion/how-to-build-a-country-from-scratch.html https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000002043729/how-to-build-a-country-from-scratch.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMUjR7TBv6M https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/ https://www.state.gov/reports-bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/ https://www.state.gov/international-religious-freedom-reports/ https://www.state.gov/international-religious-freedom-reports/

Overview • Format: 3-page minimum double space of written literature (excludes title page and references). The writing must fill an entire third page or points will be deducted (~5-20 points). A good paper will be more towards 5 pages. Please do not write over 10 pages. • Research: 3-5 scholarly sources (More information in “Citation/References Instructions” and throughout this document) • Submission Rule: It must be submitted as a Word document ONLY (no PDFs, RTF, Pages, Google Drive, or Cloud links) due to the SafeAssign software. You will be sent an email with a limited time frame to re-submit for a 20-point deduction. You will receive a zero if you miss the allotted time. This also applies to papers that are submitted as a blank page. • The paper will be run through SafeAssign (See details below). I do check the time stamp and anything after 11:59 PM (even one second after) is considered late. Components of the Paper • Title Page o Include your name, POLS 2302, written assignment, a unique title, semester, professor name, and date of your submission o The title page can just be centered in the middle of the page – nothing fancy. I am not picky here! o You will receive a 10-point deduction if you do not have a title page • Introduction o Paragraph 1: The introductory paragraph must be at least 3-5 sentences long. Within your introductory paragraph, you will need a clear and concise thesis statement that outlines out your paper. Failure to have an adequate introductory paragraph will result in a major point deduction. If you struggle with an introductory paragraph, come back to it after you have finished your paper. It is a lot easier to write then! • Main Body o Paragraph 2: Present a topic you studied this semester that you found most interesting and/or important. You must first extensively explain the topic (i.e. definition or process). You will then explain why you found the topic interesting and/or important. Be very clear in your writing full of examples and potential sources to compliment the rubric. Simply do not just regurgitate information. o Paragraph 3: You will repeat the process from paragraph 2 with a completely different topic. o Paragraph 4: You will repeat the process from paragraph 2 with a completely different topic than paragraphs 2 and 3. o Rules for paragraphs 2-4: You will have THREE different paragraphs in all with a different topic for each. The subjects cannot be closely related (i.e. Baze v. Rees, Gregg v. Georgia, Georgia v. Furman) because I want to see that you have learned. The subjects should be specific and not broad. For instance, you cannot write about how the legislative process is important. Instead, focus on a specific area, such as the public hearing phase. In addition, what clause of the First Amendment do you find interesting? This is more specific than the entire First Amendment. • If you are not specific, you may leave out important information. Important information can result in a deduction of points (i.e. discussing the entire 1st Amendment and leaving freedom of speech out). Only ONE topic can come from the US founding review. The three subject areas you discuss MUST be from POLS 2302. Use your notes as a guide. The only approved topic from Exam 4 will be foreign policy. You may not discuss anything Texas related. • i.e. we didn’t learn about social media, campaigns, federalism, etc. When in doubt, email me! I love to see scholarly sources in this section for a stronger paper. In addition, I can tell when you use another source for a definition, which will need to be cited. In addition, you must cite any new material if you are trying to make a point (this includes recent news stories/court cases we didn’t mention in class!). • Identifying a problem and a solution o Paragraph 5: Identify, discuss, and describe a specific contemporary political problem related to the federal government. In other words, you will need to write about a problem you believe needs to be changed within our government. Essentially, what do you think needs to be improved? What would you like to see changed? Again, use your notes, course-level objectives, or the schedule of assignments to help you out. You may absolutely write on something that we discussed this semester if you would like. This topic cannot relate to one of the three interesting topics because students usually miss information in one of the paragraphs. If you do, please get it approved. You MUST include at least TWO scholarly sources in this section. o Paragraph 6: Construct and communicate a solution to the problem you identified (above). Make sure to develop and express your solution in the form of an argument that is supported by well-document, and properly cited, facts and data. You MUST have at least one citation in this paragraph. It must be a different author/article from your problem paragraph. If there is no way to fix your problem, then you need to extensively explain why it cannot be fixed with a citation that shows you researched. Failure to do so will result in major point deductions • Conclusion o Paragraph 7: Conclusion paragraph. Be sure to have a good conclusion that is at least 3-5 sentences long. Failure to include a conclusion paragraph will result in a 15-point deduction. General Advice • Your written assignment should be typed and double spaced with a 12-point New Times Roman font and one-inch margins top, bottom, and side o There will be a 5-point deduction if you do not use New Times Roman o If you use inappropriate margins, I will set it to one-inch and take deductions off if it does not meet page length requirements. Deductions can range from 5-20 points. • Correct grammar, capitalization, and complete sentences is a crucial aspect of the grading rubric o You may write in 1st person since this is a reflective assignment. You may also write in 3rd person if you would prefer. o References to court cases must be italicized OR underlined. Failure to do so will result in a 3-point deduction every time you mention a court case • It is OKAY to have more paragraphs if you would like, depending on how much you write. You just need to please have minimum what I have provided. • Do not over think. This assignment really is THAT EASY!!!!! I look for critical thinking, thorough explanation, and the ability to attempt citations since this is a research paper. Proofreading We do not proofread papers. I would suggest the Writing Center here at Lamar University for assistance in this area. They have virtual appointments. Dr. Collins can give you feedback on your topics. Please email me a bulleted list of what you are thinking. It can just be a basic list or you can have a brief summary of what you would discuss for each topic. I will accept emails until November 10th at 2:00 PM. Academic Honesty Statement Carefully read the Course Management Policies, “Academic Honesty Statement” for additional guidelines for your written assignments. Any cut and paste or plagiarism will result in an automatic grade of zero for the overall assignment and possible expulsion from the course and Lamar University. NO late papers will be accepted, this includes papers posted a minute or more late. Students have ONLY one chance to upload papers to Safe Assign and the version that is uploaded is the version that will be graded. Students are NOT allowed to submit papers they have written for any other course including written assignments and papers submitted. If a student is retaking POLS 2302 for a grade replacement, the student is NOT allowed to submit a paper previously submitted in any POLS 2301/2 course or any other course. Submission of a paper previously submitted by you or any other student in any other course will appear in SafeAssign and be considered by the instructor to be plagiarized. A paper submitted in this course – written by the student or any other person – that appears in any other course will result in an assignment score of zero. Your name and work will be submitted into a permanent file marked “plagiarism” and may be used by the instructor or subsequent instructors for evidence of one-time or repeated plagiarism and may be used as evidence of academic dishonesty resulting in expulsion from Lamar University. The Use of AI Tools This course assumes that all work submitted will be generated by the student themselves. Students should not have a person/entity complete work for them. The use of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, etc.) are not permitted in this class; therefore, any use of AI tools (to complete assignments, projects or assessments, writers, software, or other paper generating programs) for work in this class is considered plagiarism since the work is not your own. Using AI chatbots or virtual assistants to seek answers or assistance during exams, quizzes, in or out of class assignments, or projects is prohibited. Manipulating AI systems or algorithms to bypass security measures, access unauthorized information, or compromise the integrity academic assessments is prohibited. Work written by an AI writing tool is not your original work and such is not acceptable in this class. The use of unauthorized AI tools will result in a zero given for the assignment in question. Additionally, using fake sources, fake quotes or fake page numbers is also considered plagiarism and will result in a zero for the assignment. FINAL Reminder of the Layout Title Page Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph 1: Introduction 2: Topic #1 3: Topic #2 4: Topic #3 5: Problem paragraph 6: Solution paragraph 7: Conclusion