Category: Political Science

Please write me a 800 – 1000 word essay discussing : the political role of Blacks during Reconstruction. Cover how reconstruction failed them, and describe the negative impact of that failure on African Americans’ political and economic situation in the post-Reconstruction period, including how the convict lease system and sharecrop system overturned the 13th amendment.
Please make sure you look at the file below because it gives more directions in what I need. I will be providing some links and things that NEED to all be used in this paper. Please avoid using outside resources as that will negatively affect me.
https://oll.libertyfund.org/publications/liberty-m…
Please also make sure you use this ONLY article when writing the paper and no other outside resources.
Use this video and start watching it at 44:40 until the very end and please use this in the paper as well!
Like I’ve been saying, please only use the slides, article, and videos that I have given without using anything else from the internet. Please make sure you do not plgarize and you cite everything correctnyl!

1. Learn as much as you can about Diane Hessan, our guest speaker. Read this article about her recent research with voters. Come up with two questions you would like to ask her. Of course, when you hear her speak, you might have other questions you want to ask- and that is fine! If people do not volunteer questions, I will pick.
Watch:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/03/how-are-t…
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/donald-trump-k…
2. Read this NYT article and tell me something your learned or your thoughts about it.
3. To prepare you for our break out group, research your hometown congressional district and your representative. If you are an international student, your congressional district will be either the 6th or 7th Congressional district, MA. You can choose.
o Who represents you in the U.S. House of Representatives? Are they a Democrat or Republican?
o How long have they been in office?
o How popular are they?
o What are the political leanings of the district (for example, solid red, solid blue)
o What would you say are the two most important issues facing your district?
o Is there anything that makes your district unique?

1. Learn as much as you can about Diane Hessan, our guest speaker. Read this article about her recent research with voters. Come up with two questions you would like to ask her. Of course, when you hear her speak, you might have other questions you want to ask- and that is fine! If people do not volunteer questions, I will pick.
Watch:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/03/03/how-are-t…
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/donald-trump-k…
2. Read this NYT article and tell me something your learned or your thoughts about it.
3. To prepare you for our break out group, research your hometown congressional district and your representative. If you are an international student, your congressional district will be either the 6th or 7th Congressional district, MA. You can choose.
o Who represents you in the U.S. House of Representatives? Are they a Democrat or Republican?
o How long have they been in office?
o How popular are they?
o What are the political leanings of the district (for example, solid red, solid blue)
o What would you say are the two most important issues facing your district?
o Is there anything that makes your district unique?

Please write me a 800 – 1000 word essay discussing : the political role of Blacks during Reconstruction. Cover how reconstruction failed them, and describe the negative impact of that failure on African Americans’ political and economic situation in the post-Reconstruction period, including how the convict lease system and sharecrop system overturned the 13th amendment.
Please make sure you look at the file below because it gives more directions in what I need. I will be providing some links and things that NEED to all be used in this paper. Please avoid using outside resources as that will negatively affect me.
https://oll.libertyfund.org/publications/liberty-m…
Please also make sure you use this ONLY article when writing the paper and no other outside resources.
Use this video and start watching it at 44:40 until the very end and please use this in the paper as well!
Like I’ve been saying, please only use the slides, article, and videos that I have given without using anything else from the internet. Please make sure you do not plgarize and you cite everything correctnyl!

Please write me a 800 – 1000 word essay discussing : the political role of Blacks during Reconstruction. Cover how reconstruction failed them, and describe the negative impact of that failure on African Americans’ political and economic situation in the post-Reconstruction period, including how the convict lease system and sharecrop system overturned the 13th amendment.
Please make sure you look at the file below because it gives more directions in what I need. I will be providing some links and things that NEED to all be used in this paper. Please avoid using outside resources as that will negatively affect me.
https://oll.libertyfund.org/publications/liberty-m…
Please also make sure you use this ONLY article when writing the paper and no other outside resources.
Use this video and start watching it at 44:40 until the very end and please use this in the paper as well!
Like I’ve been saying, please only use the slides, article, and videos that I have given without using anything else from the internet. Please make sure you do not plgarize and you cite everything correctnyl!

Do exercises 3.1, 3.2 (in the exercise 3.2., do #1 and #4 items only) in chapter 3 and exercise 4.2 in chapter 4 from the Brancati textbook.
Exercise 3.1 is worth 2 points.
Exercise 3.2 (#1 and #4) is worth 1.5 points.
Exercise 4.2 is worth 1.5 points (only do example 1)

Discuss a president’s role in foreign policy, domestic policy, military readiness, and governmental administration. Describe the evolution of the presidency from a weak to strong office. How would you describe today’s presidency? Beginning with the intention to run for office to the general election, trace the path an individual usually takes from the start to taking the oath of office. What is the electoral college, and what is its relevance in presidential elections? How are the number of electors arrived at? What is the unit rule, and what effect does it have on election strategy? Each president must staff the cabinet, currently consisting of 15 departments. Each cabinet head commands a large organization charged with carrying out executive directives and implementing laws. As a whole, this represents the governmental bureaucracy. Provide a description of the types of responsibilities carried out by the bureaucracy, and explain the various bureaucratic organizations. Discuss some of the factors that have an impact on presidential leadership, particularly the first 100 days. Include such things as public support or relations with Congress. Are there others? Contrast the merit system and the patronage system regarding government employment. Compare and contrast the three models of bureaucracy. Often called the fourth branch of government, the bureaucracy has tremendous power in its ability to implement policy. Discuss this power. The Congress can hold the president accountable for all actions. Who holds the bureaucracy accountable for its actions or lack thereof? What are some of the methods used for bureaucratic accountability?

Identify and explain three primary agents of political socialization, and explain their importance. Next, identify and explain three secondary agents of political socialization. Do you think a person’s political opinion can change over time? Explain. Define political ideology and briefly define the following terms: libertarian, classical liberal, modern liberal, traditional conservative, modern conservative, socialism, communism, and fascism. Several factors play a role in a person’s interest and participation in government. List and explain three of these factors and how they contribute to/detract from participation. Why is it important for citizens to participate in the political process? Describe some of the problems surrounding public opinion polls. How does public opinion influence public policy? Explain the electoral college. Can an election in the electoral college differ from the population’s election? Describe today’s political campaigns. Include the shadow campaign, primary campaigns, and general election campaigns. During the 1800s various political parties in the United States rose, evolved, and died. Today the two major parties reflect differing ideologies. Summarize the ideology each party promotes and the segments of society and the economy that each attracts. Discuss the various elements in the election process from announcing candidacy to election. Money is a crucial component of any presidential campaign. Where do campaign funds come from? Discuss the importance of direct democracy. List some examples of this process.

1. In order for a court to hear a case, it must have jurisdiction. What is jurisdiction? Distinguish between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction. 2. How does a case come to be heard by the Supreme Court? Describe how cases are selected. 3. After a case has been decided, the Court issues its ruling. Distinguish between the terms decision and opinion. Then, define the following terms: majority opinion, concurring opinion, dissenting opinion. Who writes the opinions? 4. Briefly describe U.S. district courts and U.S. courts of appeals and discuss the importance of state courts. 5. Justices are nominated to the federal court system by the president and confirmed (or rejected) by the Senate. What considerations go into a president’s choice of Supreme Court nominees? 6. Besides the Constitution, consider the statutory and administrative influences on the Court and its decisions. How does the Court shape public policy? 7. Distinguish between criminal law and civil law cases. Give examples. 8. Marbury v. Madison (1803) is the case most closely associated with judicial review. Define judicial review. What impact can that power have on the other two branches of government in particular and on American society in general? Is the power specified in the Constitution? 9. Judicial restraint and judicial activism are the terms that describe the degree to which justices defer to precedent and elected officials. Define these two terms. Which practice considers the Constitution a living document or a static document, and why? 10. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) produced a landmark decision that dramatically changed American society. Using this case or another landmark case as an example, discuss how Supreme Court decisions can affect everyday American life.

Lead Discussion
Look at the reading only Chapter 2, ‘Oil- Discovery and Production in the Persian Gulf (attached in the file below). You will lead the class discussion for your chosen day. This is not a presentation. But I need a full scriipt. You are expected to do two things:

a) Define and explain concepts/ideas explored in the reading
b) Select one specific section in the reading that piques your interest and include direct quotations from the source. Explain what the author talks about using relevant concepts/themes as your reference.