Our political opinions and attitudes are acquired through our political socialization and public opinion polls capture that data. During this week's discussion we will focus on how you acquired your political opinions. There are three parts to this assignment. You must do ALL three to...
Prompt : Dante’s Inferno describes an imaginary trip to hell, and he places certain individuals in lower reaches (e.g., Brutus for killing Julius Caesar). Look at Frederick Douglass’s owners and overseers. Who would you place in the lower regions of hell? Can any of...
must choose the State of the Union address delivered by one president (i.e., Reagan, Clinton, Bush Sr. or Jr., Obama, or Trump) and determine the extent to which the president’s speech successfully set the congressional agenda that year. And explain what factors enhanced the president’s...
From the college history book, American Revolution and write a 3 page critique of the book. Do not write a summary. Write what you think about the American Revolution. It has to be your own ideas and opinions. Discuss what you like, what you did...
You are a freshman member of the House of Representatives. What committee(s) would you most like to be on, and why? When and how might you become chair? What advantages will being on a committee offer you and your constituents? Be sure to consider how...
The purpose is to demonstrate, this time at the end of the semester, how women's history has influenced how we think about women's place in society. You need to choose a movie based on a story, real or imagined, concerning an event, theme, or person...
Choose one question from the list below and respond. Identify to which question you are responding. Submit your 2-3 page response to the Discussion Area. Remember to use supporting citations from the textbook and online lectures. (Here is a guide to help you with APA-style...
As a library assignment or using the Internet, you must locate basic information about the responsibilities of one your state’s U.S. senators and your specific U.S. representative—committee assignments, subcommittees, length of time in office, and major bills he or she has sponsored. I recommend that...
You are a freshman member of the House of Representatives. What committee(s) would you most like to be on, and why? When and how might you become chair? What advantages will being on a committee offer you and your constituents? Be sure to consider how...
The Progressive era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded issues such as political corruption, the regulation of business practices, racial equality, women's suffrage and the living conditions of impoverished immigrants...