Why has it become so difficult for members of Congress to compromise?  How is American democracy harmed when Congress is unable to agree on major pieces of legislation?





This essay should be at least 1 1/2 pages in length, double spaced.  No more than 30% matching.

This assignment should take approximately 2 hours to complete.

Federalism made a lot of sense at the time the Constitution was written.  Why has this power sharing arrangement between the states and the federal government endured for more than 250 years?  In answering this question please include a discussion about American political culture, our views of liberty and identity.  Please also consider inyour paper an example of an issue where there is tension between local, state, and federal levels of government.  Examples you can look at include education policy, environmental policy, marijuana laws, or minimum wage laws.  In looking at a specific example, please make sure to explain why this is an issue that states have considerable (but not absolute) power over and what this tells us about federalism more generally.

Find a current event article that is interesting to you and relates to the chapter. A current event needs to have taken place no more than 3 weeks prior to submission. Make sure to include the article information in your submission. Answer the questions as concise and informative short answer/paragraph form as possible.

Find and article related to Civil Rights which is this week's topic and follow the directions below.

What area does this topic effect:

World - How the US relates to the incident
National Government (U.S.)
Local (Specific State/County/City)
Other


Who is the article about? Who are the main players on the article. - group of people, organization, one person
When did the event in the article take place? The date of the event and the article. Include time frame/period.
Where did this event happen?  Actual city, county or state.
What is the source of information for this article? Name of website, magazine or newspaper

Find a current event article that is interesting to you and relates to the chapter. A current event needs to have taken place no more than 3 weeks prior to submission. Make sure to include the article information in your submission. Answer the questions as concise and informative short answer/paragraph form as possible.



What area does this topic effect:

World - How the US relates to the incident
National Government (U.S.)
Local (Specific State/County/City)
Other


Who is the article about? Who are the main players on the article. - group of people, organization, one person
When did the event in the article take place? The date of the event and the article. Include time frame/period.
Where did this event happen?  Actual city, county or state.
What is the source of information for this article? Name of website, magazine or newspaper.
In your own words, write an accurate summary of the article.
How do you think this issue i

Upload a two-page, single-space essay comparing the key concepts and propositions of liberal, institutionalist and Marxist theories of political economy. How do they understand capitalism in completely different ways? What political vision flows out of each perspective? Use proper paragraphs, grammar and spelling.

1. POLSCI 410 Week 1 and Heilbroner(PDF) are Liberal Theories of Political Economy.
2. POLSCI 410 Week 2, Kwak(PDF), Rodrik(PDF), and Mazzucatoare(PDF) are Institutionalist Theories of Political Economy.
3. POLSCI 410 Week 3, Marx and Engels(https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ch01.htm), and Wolff(PDF) are Marxist Theories of Political Economy.

Considering the timeliness and relevance of #Unfit to this week's module, I have created this thread to discuss the documentary. Avoid polemical approaches (e.g., I like this or hate that), instead addressing how the film employs various aspects of popular culture to make its political points. You may alway wish to comment on how the medium of documentary differs from "pure" entertainment fair like movies, TV, sketch comedy, etc.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465142/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Film Questions
As a spoof of the Bush presidency, what aspects of real life make it on screen in American Dreamz?


An argument is made that the president needs the show more than the show needs the president. How does this relate to the themes of the course?


How important is the popular culture presidency and what does the film show us about that?


Reality TV came of age in the Bush administration, but now a reality-TV star is president. What aspects of t

I need to provide basic political values, beliefs, and opinions and how I acquire these. Papers must address family influence, educational and peer group influences, significant events, and experiences. The instruction details are on the folder I uploaded. The details start at the end of page 10. Please review carefully and let me know when you have questions about my background.

In order for the Constitution of the United States of America to be ratified, as series of compromises were made, that sought to address the concerns raised by both the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist. These concerns included issues of representation and population size, slavery, and institutional structure as well as the very nature of federalism. Discuss why the Constitution of the United States can be viewed as a series of compromises. Your paper must define federalism, discuss the positions of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, as well as discuss the compromises made, which concerns they addressed, and how these compromises affect the institutional structure of the American government. Please proofread your work! Use proper citations

Why does international trade benefit some groups within a country more than others? Which groups tend to have an interest in protectionism? And which tend to have an interest in freer trade? Also, explain whether you believe programs designed to mitigate the negative impacts of trade create a Pareto improvement. Why do you think there is relatively little support for such programs in the United States?

Congress Member: Steve Scalise
    Two or three paragraphs briefly describing the district of Steve Scalise.  Include information such as demographics, economics, voting patterns, distinctive regions and cities, etc. Then two or three paragraphs comparing the district to national averages.
(https://www.census.gov/mycd/)  and (https://www.census.gov/data.html)

    The amount of money spent in the previous two primary and general election campaigns by both Steve Scalise and his/her opponents, and the percentage of this money that was raised from PACs. (https://www.opensecrets.org/)

    The percentage of the vote Steve Scalise received in the past three primary and general elections, the number of terms Steve Scalise has served and a list of political positions held before entering Congress (https://www.congress.gov/)