Category: Political Science

“You will need to submit a five-page essay that incorporates what you have learned this semester. Write about the following two topics: 21st-century challenges and Women and politics in the Caribbean.
Offer two substantive, strategic, and thoughtful solutions to the problems you identify if you select 21st-century challenges. For example, if there is a lack of clean water in the country, do not suggest that the government provide water filtration. If it were this easy then the government would have already done so. Think more critically about the problem and the solution.
This is not the space to paraphrase or quote a lot. Original thought is encouraged.
Be sure to cite from five different sources and authors and film directors to receive full credit. List the sources on the last page of the essay. Make sure that this information is cited correctly throughout the document.
Make sure to edit your work prior to submission. I will deduct points for contractions, colloquial language, obvious typos, and any other glaring grammatical errors that subtract from the flow of the paper.”

Part 1
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Answer one essay question from the list provided i n atleast 600 words. Take care to address each component of the exam question. Draw appropriately from the text book literature and be sure to provide references to all original sources (e.g., book, chapter, or journal article) for any statement that refers to ideas, words, or research findings of another person. Use appropriate headings and subheadings throughout the paper. Write clear and grammatically correct sentences, and logical paragraphs. Use the rubric attached as a guideline.
The total amount of points for this essay is 50.
This assignment counts towards 25% of your final grade.
Essay Questions:
What are the two rationales for punishment of crime? What makes punishment of crime effective? (Chapter 6)
Discuss why would factors such as race, gender or socioeconomic status affect the rate of death penalty sentencing or incarceration rates? (Chapter 6)
Discuss the pros and cons of treating juvenile defendants as adults in criminal cases. (Chapter 6)
Summarize the conservative and liberal/progressive analyses of the causes of poverty. What are the strengths and the weaknesses of each analysis? (Chapter 7)
Why do stereotypes and negative opinion of public assistance programs and its participants persist despite proven succes
Part 2
Policy Memo Rubric.pdf
Final Policy Memo #1: Out of the topic areas we have spent time in this semester (Energy/Environment, Crime/Criminal Justice, Poverty/Social Welfare, Health Care, Education, Immigration & Foreign Security) choose one topic area and a policy from that field to complete a strong, concise, and clear policy memo. Your policy brief should be no more than 2 pages. The attached Rubric will serve as a guide to my grading of your assignment.
The information below describes each section that should be in your policy brieft. Use the attached document as an example of how your policy brief should look.
The Policy Memo should follow the below format: Title – The aim of the title is to catch the attention of the reader and compel him/her to read further.
Executive summary – The aim of the executive summary is a “boiled down” presentation of your memo or brief’s main arguments which serves to convince the reader that the issue is worth in-depth investigation. It may be the only section of the memo/brief that the decision-maker reads, so you should make it count. It should contain:
The specific issue or problem addressed in the brief;
The most striking current policy failures;
Your recommendation.
You should write the executive summary last. It should be able to stand on its own to present the most important aspects of your argument.
Background / Context and importance of the problem – The aim in this section is to present the most striking facts or elements of the problem in order to convince your audience that they need to rethink the issue and ultimately change the current policy approach. As such, it usually includes:
A clear statement of the problem or issue;
A short overview of the root causes of the problem;
A clear statement, including evidence, of the significance of the problem.
Policy recommendations – A breakdown of the specific practical steps or measures that need to be implemented.
Sources consulted or recommended
Depending on your specific topic and assignment, you might combine sections or break them down into several more specific ones.

Write a 1-page brief summary for the 2 articles attached below. For each article you will: 1) identify the central puzzle or question the article addresses; 2) provide a brief (2-3 sentence) summary of the argument/thesis; 3) develop 1-2 questions or critiques about each reading.

The attached document is my rough draft. In general, I would like to enhance further and refine my dissertation proposal, including my literature review and research design. First, please write a reasonable and meaningful introduction for this proposal. For the literature review, you should incorporate other US Congress lobbying-related readings (any articles discussing US Congress lobbying politics or ethnic group lobbying except those I already cited). You are welcome to use your ideas instead of the existing part for the research design part. Just make sure this literature review and research design are as strong as possible. Thank you.

Please use below feedback, attache drubric and rough draft to complete final paper.
My feedback below is divided into the sections of the Final Paper Rubric, which I’ll use to grade your final draft at the end of Week Seven.
1) Organization of Thought:
While outside sources are good to use as supporting evidence, remember that the bulk of the paper should be comprised of your own thoughts and analysis.
2) Analyzes Various Perspectives:
Is there any indication of how the death penalty is impacted by the overarching issue of federalism?

3) Policy-Making Process:
Have any states recently changed their death penalty laws? The answer may be no, but if any have, it would be interesting to mention.
Given the impact of the Supreme Court when it comes to the death penalty, are there any indications that they may revisit the issue in the future?
4) Solving Political Challenges:
Including a direct quote or two from an elected official would be a great addition to the narrative.
5) Research:
Your sources look good, so just make sure they’re in APA format.

6) Writing:
Remember that any outside information requires both an in-text citation, in the form of (author, year), as well as a listing on the reference page.
Just be careful of minor grammatical errors throughout the paper. The best way to detect these is to read the paper out loud when you’re done, as you’ll notice these tiny mistakes.
Also, make sure to add a brief abstract at the beginning of the paper.

This final essay is worth 20 percent of your total grade. It should be a minimum of 4-5 double-spaced pages (approx. 1000-1250 words) and include at least six sources from the course materials.
Essay Prompt: It is time to consider the ideas and issues important to your political vision of the future with the knowledge gained throughout this course. To do this, write an essay that responds to Rawls’s ideas of justice-as-fairness and/or political liberalism by also drawing on at least two other political philosophers that support or complete your own political vision.
Guidelines:
You may agree and/or disagree with all or some aspects of Rawls’s. Your focus can be on Rawls’s theory of justice or political liberalism, or both. Your response to Rawls’s ideas may also simply provide a basis for writing about the ideas and issues important to your political vision of the future.
You must engage at least two specific concepts and ideas from Rawls (e.g., veil of ignorance, justice as fairness, political conception of justice, comprehensive doctrine/background, public reason, reasonableness) that are relevant to your argued vision.
You must also engage other concepts and ideas that are specific to your two chosen political philosophers. For example:
Locke: natural law (reason), natural rights (life, liberty, property), self-ownership, private property, popular sovereignty/representation
Rousseau: moral freedom/autonomy, sentiment/compassion, inequality, political equality, private will, general will, civic virtue, and participation.
Kant: freedom/autonomy, universal law and rights, categorical imperative, treatment of others as ends, kingdom of ends, public reason, no legislation of happiness or private interests, articles within perpetual peace, republicanism, cosmopolitanism.
Marx: capital/labor, alienation, human freedom, modes of production, capitalism, global markets.
Mill: individual liberty, social and civil liberty, free speech/opinion, individuality, political authority, harm principle, tyranny of majority, social reform, expansion of rights
Nozick: liberty, rights, property, tax as theft, entitlement, night watchman state, anarchy, utopia
Oher contemporary concepts and issues: gender, race, and cultural biases in the nature of the liberal individual; contractual relations; religious and cultural communities and identities; pluralism and universalism; state sovereignty, cosmopolitanism

Complete a 500-700 word essay (approx. 2-3 double-spaced pages).
Context: With Hobbes, Locke, and Hume, we examined views on the purpose of government and variations on governing by consent, i.e., the social contract. With Rousseau, Kant, and Mill, we shift our focus to freedom, equality, and governing according to distinctions of what is right or what is seen as good.
Instructions: Rousseau, Kant, and Mill argue, in one way or another, that freedom is gained when we mutually coerce one another into political agreement. Choose two of these three philosophers (e.g., Rousseau and Kant or Kant and Mill) and explain this statement. In doing so, be sure to cover the following:
What is the meaning of freedom for your two philosophers?
What role does equality play in freedom for them?
What specific aspects of mutual coercion (e.g., moral and/or political principles, agreement, restrictions) create the conditions of freedom?
Key concepts: positive and negative liberty; moral freedom; autonomy; public reason; universal rights; equality/inequality; rights; united will (kingdom of ends, general will); happiness or happiness principle; social and civil liberty; harm principle

Your essay must follow these guidelines:
Use five sources that incorporate the Lessons and at least two primary sources (original texts) of these philosophers.
Incorporate at least two supporting quotes from each philosopher.
Incorporate relevant key concepts and terms from above.
Use double-spacing and follow correct spelling, grammar, and parenthetical in-text citations (Chicago/Turabian or APA is fine), and references.
Submit in Word (or compatible) document as an attachment in Assignments

Can you please edit my paper to make it sound sense and in order? Also help me edit it to make it sound less AI. Can you please write in the section of the US and mention its factors. You can use a source for this. I am struggling to make this literature review to sound like sense.

While we often hear complaints of “liberal, activist courts” in the popular media, the ideological balance of the Court is much less clear. Explore the ideological balance of the U.S. Supreme Court in your debate journal.
Begin by reading Ch. 14, “The Courts” , then research the official Supreme Court websiteLinks to an external site.. Even more history and background is provided by C-Span featured videos here: C-Span: The Supreme Court: Home to America’s Highest Court(https://www.c-span.org/series/?theSupremeCourt) . (Also view related videos below the Featured Video.)
For your debate journal, list how many and who makes up the current Supreme Court today. Then, answer the following:
Who is the Chief Justice?
Who is considered conservative?
Who is considered liberal?
Who is the swing vote?
Who is the oldest?
Who is the youngest?
Why do you think religion is listed?
How great a role does merit play in the selection of Supreme Court justices?
Do the current justices meet the highest standards of experience and expertise, or have the ideological preferences of presidents led to the choosing of less qualified justices?
Please include any external links to cite your research.

1. One way to strengthen cyber security is to create a policy that increases investment in enhancing the nation’s cyber defense capabilities to protect critical infrastructure, government networks, and private defense sector entities from cyber threats.
2. Another way is a policy that enforces cybersecurity is change all passwords for military personnel every 10 days. Mandating changing passwords will discourage hackers to target such military institutions.
3. Finally, one way to address this issue to engage in diplomatic efforts to establish cyber rules and regulations and effectively discourage cyber attacks. This can be possible by sharing such intelligence of attacks.
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The following questions should be answered in that paragraph.
1. What agencies or departments in the Federal Government will be involved in implementing the policy?
2. What will the policy be comprised of? Please try to identify at least three steps, or efforts, of the policy.
3. How long should we expect it to take for the policy to be implemented?
4. Why will this policy, as opposed to the others you offered in your midterm, be successful?