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Define political ideology

. Define political ideology. Discuss what are the issues Liberals and Conservatives tend to support and oppose? 2.)Why was ratifying the Constitution so difficult? Explain the arguments between the Federalist and Anti-federalist. How were these differences resolved? 3.)Under the First Amendment, what are the two clauses found under freedom of religion. In your response provide court cases to support your answer. 4.) What were the three Civil Rights laws that were passed in the 60’s and discuss the impact that these laws made for all Americans? 5.)Define interest groups and political parties. Discuss the differences between interest groups and political parties. In your opinion, do you think interest groups or political parties help promote “democracy” or do you think it hinders “democracy”?

Analyze the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. Your essay must include the reasons for the coming to power of the dictator, the evolution and main characteristics of this regime as well as the reasons for its end. Please take into consideration economic, political, and social aspects for each stage of these governments.

Instructions:

It should have an introduction (explaining what the essay is about, your argument and how you are organizing the essay-road map), a body (where you develop your argument or ideas and provide evidence) and a conclusion.

Your essay must be clear, organized and focused. You must present provide historical information to support your argument.

Question 1

1. Analyze the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. Your essay must include the reasons for the coming to power of the dictator, the evolution and main characteristics of this regime as well as the reasons for its end. Please take into consideration economic, political, and social aspects for each stage of these governments.

Question 3

3. As a member of a delegation of the United Nations visiting El Salvador, you have to write a report evaluating the peace process. Your report must address the following points: a) what are the main historical stages and who are the main actors (national and international) of the peace process, b) what are the most important agreements (mention as many as you can), c) how would you evaluate the results of the peace process. Please use the readings and lecture notes as sources for your report. In answering this question, you must read the articles by Stahler-Sholk and Cruz.

Question 4

4. What have been the changes and continuities since the transition to democracy in El Salvador until the present? Please take into consideration political, judicial, military, economic and social factors. In answering this question, you must read the articles by Wood, Wolf, Colburn and Colburn and Cruz.

Explain the purpose of the Voting Rights Act. How has it been weakened in recent years? Is some form of the Voting Rights Act still needed? Why or why not? Are Voter ID laws a necessary measure to protect against fraud or do they hinder people’s voting rights? Explain. Read Chapter 5 and the CQ Researcher article before responding to this question.Please submit your initial answer by midnight Wednesday and respond to two other students’ posts by midnight on Sunday.

Political Science 111
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Explain the purpose of the Voting Rights Act. How has it been weakened in recent years? Is some form of the Voting Rights Act still needed? Why or why not? Are Voter ID laws a necessary measure to protect against fraud or do they hinder people’s voting rights? Explain. Read Chapter 5 and the CQ Researcher article before responding to this question.Please submit your initial answer by midnight Wednesday and respond to two other students’ posts by midnight on Sunday.
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This week students should post on a current event relating to the topic of civil liberties or civil rights in America. Please submit your initial answer by midnight Friday and respond to two other students’ posts by midnight on Sunday.
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Explain the arguments for and against Affirmative Action. Are programs like Affirmative Action still needed? Is the Texas plan to admit the top students from each high school a better alternative? Why or why not? Check out the resources on Affirmative Action in the content area. Please submit your initial answer by midnight Sunday.

: Explain how the decision reached in Brown vs. Board of Education impacted the Civil Rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and how this in turn resulted in greater equality for African Americans. What barriers had to be broken down for the Civil Rights movement to be effective? What issues remain today

Part 1 FIRST: Explain how the decision reached in Brown vs. Board of Education impacted the Civil Rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and how this in turn resulted in greater equality for African Americans. What barriers had to be broken down for the Civil Rights movement to be effective? What issues remain today? NEXT: Choose one of the following groups and discuss the civil rights issues involved: Women Older Americans Persons With Disabilities Gay Males and Lesbians Juveniles What are the key challenges the group you have chosen face? What are the controversies involved? Should government be involved? If so, in what way? Part 2: FIRST: Discuss the ways in which political socialization contributes to the formation of public opinion. Which do you feel is the most influential agent of political socialization? NEXT: Explain how at least three of these agents of political socialization shaped your political preferences and voting behavior.

When decision makers construct simplified models that extract the essential features from a problem without capturing all the complexities of a problem, they are acting under which of the following

When decision makers construct simplified models that extract the essential features from a problem without capturing all the complexities of a problem, they are acting under which of the following

“Save Our History”

Civil Rights Essay Watch the video, Voices of Civil Rights, from the TCCD Streaming video database. Please access the TCCD Library Streaming Video page and select “American History in Video” from the TCC Film Sources line. Type “Voices of Civil Rights” in the search bar under the title at the top of the page. Click on the result in “Titles and Series.” This video is part of the “Save Our History” series from The History Channel, and it is 45 minutes long. The video contains a transcript on the right. You may also be able to download the video to your mobile device. http://search.alexanderstreet.com.ezp.tccd.edu/cite/share/brief/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C1787023 https://search.alexanderstreet.com/preview/work/1787023 After watching the video, write an essay (approximately 500-600 words, double-spaced!) about how it made you think about voting and how the government treated minority groups prior to the 21st century. Have we overcome these issues? Find some connections between civil rights, equality and voting. Do we still have inequality issues with regards to political participation? Why or why not? Give an example to support your answer. Pay particular attention to the dying man’s last words. How does that affect YOUR view of voting? Due Date: Sunday, Nov 22 at 11:00pm”Save Our History”

The belief that businesses are being socially responsible when they attend only to economic interests is known as which argument against a firm being socially responsible?

Today, many organizations are involved in social activities. The belief that businesses are being socially responsible when they attend only to economic interests is known as which argument against a firm being socially responsible?

briefly discuss how the Supreme Court’s powers evolved over time.

Judiciary is seen as the respected independent arbiter of the Constitution. We have different sources of judicial power, briefly discuss how the Supreme Court’s powers evolved over time. Provide examples from each source and discuss how they have affected the Supreme Court’s impact on our government. Make sure to make proper references to early cases which established non-constitutional sources of powers.

The increase of Cybercrime over the 5 years Market saturation Increase competition from Snap chat and other social media websites

3 matrices for me : An IFE Matrix, EFE Matrix and a BCG matrix. Please use the document provided to use a factors in addition to others as well for the IFE and EFE matrices. SWOT Analysis of Facebook Strength: Largest social media website with 1.86 billion monthly active users as of December 31st 2016 Largest social media mobile app used, with 1.74 billion active users as of December 31st 2016 Strong brand recognition and brand awareness Revenue of 8.81billion for 2016 Stock price up 32% over the last 52 week from 104.4 to 137.83 Weakness: Low diversification of business model Easily imitable products services Authentication of users and high fake user Weak protection of user’s information Opportunity: Lacking product innovation Increase protection of member information Expanding business model into a global platform Creating policies on monitoring social bullying Treats: The increase of Cybercrime over the 5 years Market saturation Increase competition from Snap chat and other social media websites

dentifies affirmative action as one of the major issues in today’s civil rights debate

Chapter 5 of the textbook identifies affirmative action as one of the major issues in today’s civil rights debate. What are affirmative action policies or programs, and why are they controversial? Supporters of affirmative action argue that it is intended to level an uneven playing field in which discrimination still exists. What do you think? To what extent is our society free from discrimination? Third, how has the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in affirmative action cases? This is where your reading of chapter 5 of the textbook comes into play. You must support your answer(s) with some of the more recent and applicable Supreme Court cases mentioned in the chapter or that you find elsewhere. Lastly, are there alternative policies that our government can enact that can be effective at reducing inequality in our society but less controversial than affirmative action, such as the one that Texas is using for college admission in the state?