In what ways did the documents that helped create the Constitution and found our nation, shape the government we have today?

**** This is a 8th grader assignment, therefore, nothing to elaborate please.

In the previous tasks, you’ve analyzed three early documents that influenced the creation of the Constitution and the decisions about how the national government would be structured. Now, your task is to construct a response to the central historical question using evidence from the sources to defend your claim:

In what ways did the documents that helped create the Constitution and found our nation, shape the government we have today?

In your response please use information from the documents in this module and your understanding of how the United States government is structured (think of the three branches of government at the national level–SOL 6a) and how it relates to the people. You should review the rubric below before crafting your response to ensure you know what to include. It might also be helpful to review the rubric prior to submitting to ensure it includes all the necessary elements.

You can type your final response into the text entry box below or upload the response in a Microsoft Word document.

Pointers:

1. Use only the documents in this module that you’ve read Document A,B,C as evidence for your claim.

-Charters of the VA Company of London (task 1 document A)

-Declaration of Independence (task 2 document B)

-Articles of Confederation (task 3 document C )

2. Think about and review the structure and powers of our national government–three branches of government and what each branch does  (SOL 6a notes) to help you answer the question.

3. Take an idea from each document to include as evidence for your claim.

i.e.: Articles of Confederation— there was only the legislative body (congress). With the U.S. Constitution, there are 3 branches of government and each has it’s own powers/responsibilities.

Look at the rubric, try your best. Once again, your response is scored according to the rubric given, it is not a grade.

**** This is a 8th grader assignment, therefore, nothing to elaborate please.

Texas Legislative Branch, Redistricting, Campaigns and Elections under Federalism

 

Reflective Writing: Texas Legislative Branch, Redistricting, Campaigns and Elections under Federalism

Requirements and Completion Instructions

When completing your essay, you must provide in-text citations for any work that is directly quoted or paraphrased.  When writing your essay, respond to the prompt thoroughly, and completely.

Your response should be your own thoughts and analysis. Citations may be formatted in APA, MLA or Chicago style, as long as they are consistent throughout. Research and resources should be incorporated with scholarly application. I.e. used as examples or evidence to support your analysis. Make sure to use complete sentences, and proper grammar. Your response to the prompt should focus on analyzing the information you gather and use to complete the constitutional chart through application. Incorporate the information you gathered by using it to provide examples and support for your response to the prompt.

Your analysis and essay must be at least 2 pages, in length. This does not include the bibliography. The bibliography should be incorporated, on a separate page, unless you are using Footnotes. You will upload your essay, and bibliography together, as a single file, to the designated link, in Eagle Online. File submissions accepted include .pdf, .doc, .dpcx files.  Any other files, submitted, such as pages etc. will not be reviewed, and will automatically receive a grade of a zero, without re-submission.

My expectations of a complete assignment are that information is organized clearly and in detail with specific examples.  Quality is preferred to quantity.

Prompt:

Copy and paste the link below, to access and stream the movie The Big Buy: How Tom Delay Stole Congress, free online. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6rzv (Links to an external site.)

ADDITIONAL LINK IF NEEDED https://vimeo.com/235850615 (Links to an external site.)

Choose from one of the prompts below, to respond to

  1. Thinking about federalism and the how power is distributed between multiple levels of government, including the federal and state level, identify current federal and Texas laws that regulate elections, such as those that provide for determining electoral processes, eligibility to participate in an election, selection methods, winning requirements, candidate qualifications, determining when and where election is held. Discuss inconsistencies and provide some possible examples to explain the potential effects these could have on electoral outcomes, of who is deemed winner, and ultimately achieving democratic representation of the appropriate people (constituents) who will be electorally linked and impacted by the winner of a political office.
  2. In your own opinion, is re-redistricting, before the decennial census, a crime, based on statutory and constitutional law? Or, given the nature and number of state level elections, across a wide geography made up of an extremely demographically heterogenous population, make it democratically necessary that re-mapping between census’s be a reserved power of the states, in order to maximize representative democracy. How could the remapping of Texas be applied to example and explain the state’s Don’t Mess With Texas, age old attitude, and individualistic political culture.
  3. How could you defend an argument that re-redistricting was not illegal, and how could you defend the argument that re-redistricting violated the Voting Rights Act. Despite, the Texas remapping controversy, should the federal judicial system be involved, in what Justice Felix Frankfurter called the “political thicket” of partisan redistricting?  Especially, since the power to redistrict is a power reserved to for the state, and its people. If political gerrymandering is a problem, should its resolve be left to the voters, state by state, and jurisdiction by jurisdiction, or to the federal government (i.e. oversight, regulation, intervention, law…what do you think).

prepare a policy memo

prepare a policy memo

Part A.Policy Table Exercise: you will prepare a table that details your selected policy problem, the decision-making group considering the problem, two to three proposed solutions for addressing it, and your assessment of those alternatives using selected criteria. An example of a Policy Table will be provided on iLearn. (10 points)

Part B.Final Policy Memo: You will then prepare a policy memo including the key steps in the policy process. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the policy making process and to conduct critical analysis of a specific policy area affecting children and youth. Your policy memo should:

1. Who decides?: describe the governmental body considering the issue –including its membership, decision-making authority and any timelines (if applicable)

2. The problem: outline the problem, its causes, and key issues

3. Solutions: describe two to three proposed or potential solutions

4. Assessment: assess each proposal against specified criteria(i.e. cost, impact, equity and political feasibility), and

5. Recommendations: make recommendations and conclusions

Part A is attached:

Creating Equality Project

Creating Equality Project

Equality can take many forms. The protected classes under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and later congressional acts include race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, Veteran status, and genetic information. But there are other quests for equality as well: immigrant equality, healthcare equality, sexual orientation and gender identity equality, education equality, income equality. Feel free to expand on these lists.

1.  Identify a person who you believe created or is creating equality in the United States.

• Who is the person?

• Biographical information about the person.

• What motivated the person to try to create equality?

2. Describe the type of equality that the person created or tried to create?

• Explain the equality the person tried to create.

• Why is this equality important to you?

• What laws or policies was this person trying to change?

3. How did this person create equality?

• Explain how this person created equality.

• What did this person do?

• How did this person convince other people to participate in this quest for equality?

4. Major Accomplishment/Legacy

• Explain this person’s major accomplishment in the field of equality.

• What is the legacy of this person’s efforts? Is the quest over? What still needs to be done?

5.  General Opinion/Analysis

• Your closing thoughts and analysis.

 WHAT IS THE THREAT ON THE UNITED STATE .

PLEASE THIS IS THE TOPIC IS —-  topic of the terrorist threat posed by cyberspace and how the DHS is responding to that threat.

Please prepare a full sentence outline of your paper. Your working title and thesis statement must be at the top of your outline. A full sentence outline is similar to a topic outline but requires a full sentence at each level of the outline. Quotes listed in your outline must utilize in-text citations. A reference list should be included on a separate page.

WHAT IS THE THREAT ON THE UNITED STATE .  topic of the terrorist threat posed by cyberspace and how the DHS is responding to that threat.

WHAT IS THE OVER COME OF THE THREAT ON AMERICA SOIL ONLY.

HOW TO PREVENT THE THREAT ON AMERICAN SOIL.

Read the instructions for this assignment in the Research & Writing discussion forum to be sure you understand all the requirements.   You may also want to review the grading rubric prior to submitting your assignment.   If you have questions, ask in the discussion topic set up for that purpose or email me.

If you are unfamiliar with full sentence outlines please check out: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/developing_an_outline/types_of_outlines.html

what a public leader is

Write a 4–5 page paper in which you: Define what a public leader is. Cite experiences and research to support your assertions. Based on your readings, describe and develop an overview of two public leaders—one male and one female—that embody your ideal of a public leader and the leadership theories and styles that they manifest. Reflect on the events of the 1990s and the tremendous social and governmental changes that happened at that time. Discuss the roles of Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and F. W. de Klerk in facilitating change, recognizing diversity, and leading courageously. Discuss gender diversity in the workplace, including the increasing numbers of women in the workplace and leadership positions. If you’ve ever had a leader of another gender, discuss the pros and cons of your experience. Suggest one key strength or weakness that could influence your ability to be a public leader. Include at least four peer-reviewed references (at least one must be no more than 3 months old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and government websites. Wikipedia, other wikis, and websites ending in anything other than “.gov” do not qualify as academic resources.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is: Evaluate how to effectively lead and motivate teams in diverse public environments.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is cross-sectional panel survey used to collect quantitative data on adult behaviors and risk factors.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is cross-sectional panel survey used to collect quantitative data on adult behaviors and risk factors.

Here is the information for reference

Data can be qualitative or quantitative. Qualitative data are helpful to generate a hypothesis and gather information if little is known about an expected association. Focus groups, key informant interviews, and case studies are types of qualitative data collection methods used to identify common themes from which to build a hypothesis. Quantitative data collection and analysis are used to test a hypothesis and make comparisons to determine the direction and strength of a potential association. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is cross-sectional panel survey used to collect quantitative data on adult behaviors and risk factors. It is one of the largest U.S. health data collection efforts. The data can be used to analyze associations on a state or country level.

For this assignment, use the “BRFSS Web-Enabled Analysis Tool” and the “Calculation Odds Ratio” worksheet. Refer to the “Odds Ratio Interpretation” document for assistance as needed.

You are required to cite to a minimum of two sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and public health content.

Review the Grant Management Cycle

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REVIEW THE GRANT MANAGEMENT CYCLE

Review the Grant Management Cycle

Your grant application is nearly done! There’s just one more piece you’ll need to complete for the application process to be complete.

In addition to laying out the all of the goals and objectives, you’ll need to show the funders how you plan to measure whether or not those goals and objectives are being met. This is all part of the grant management that will take place after you receive a grant.

Your job now is to determine how you will evaluate the success of the program. You will need to create a document that considers the following questions:

  1. What questions will the organization’s evaluation activities seek to answer?
  2. What are the evaluation plans and time frames?
    • What kinds of data will be collected?
    • At what points?
    • Using what strategies or instruments?
    • Using what comparison group or baseline, if any?
  3. If the intention is to study a sample of participants, how will this sample be selected?
  4. What procedures will be used to determine whether the program was implemented as planned?
  5. Who will conduct the evaluation?
  6. Who will receive the results?
  7. How does this program or project define success?

Create a 2–3 page document that answers each of the questions at a high level. This document should be written in such a way that it can be shared across the Resource Center as well as with volunteers and partners in the program so they can understand how the program will be evaluated throughout the grant cycle. While you want the information to be clear and specific, it’s not necessary to go into great detail. It should be easily understood by all.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Is the increase in citizen journalism leading to inaccuracies in reporting?

Is the increase in citizen journalism leading to inaccuracies in reporting?

please write a short essay to address the following questions. Length: 500 word count to the minimum.

“Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and a host of other news and social-media sites have allowed average citizens to become newsmakers. Is this a good or bad thing? Is the increase in citizen journalism leading to inaccuracies in reporting? Or can we trust that Americans will “consider the source” and verify any questionable information they read on a blog?”

Requirements:

1.Word count: 500.

2.Submissions must be in Word format (doc, docx) or Rich Text format (rtf). Attached file sent to my email will not be graded.

3.VeriCite has been activated to prevent plagiarism and no credit will be issued if Similarity Index points to 20% or higher.

Discuss several disadvantages the United States faced when entering the war.

Discuss several disadvantages the United States faced when entering the war.

Instructions:

Read the following Discussion question carefully, then submit an original answer.  Your answer should be at least a few sentences to a paragraph in length.  There is no “right” or “wrong” answer, but your opinion should be well-reasoned and based on fact.  (no references needed) this is just an opinion…

In hindsight, World War II can be seen as a tremendous victory which lifted the U.S, to the heights of world power.  However, when the U.S. entered the war in 1941, victory was not a foregone conclusion.  Discuss several disadvantages the United States faced when entering the war.  How did we overcome them?