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POS 110 Entire Course

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• POS 110 Exercise Amending the Constitution
• POS 110 Assignment Bureaucracy and You
• POS 110 Capstone CheckPoint
• POS 110 CheckPoint Federal Court Structure
• POS 110 Assignment Get to Know Your Member of
  Congress
• POS 110 Assignment Civil Liberties and Civil
  Rights
• POS 110 Final Project Democracy in America
• POS 110 CheckPoint Defining Democracy
• POS 110 CheckPoint American Civic Values
• POS 110 Week 2 Discussion Questions
• POS 110 CheckPoint Bill of Rights
• POS 110 CheckPoint Equality in America

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POS 110 Assignment Bureaucracy and You

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• This assignment is based on your 1-day journal
  exercise.
• Resources Credible Internet sources, University
  Library, and MyPoliSciLab
• Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
• Research at least five ways in which the federal
  bureaucracy regulates your life. These examples
  should be based on your journal entry. Which
  regulated activities surprised you the most?
  Which surprised you the least? Why?
• Reflect on the activity with which you were most
  surprised. Research the agency charged with
  regulating that activity. If you were most
  surprised by the Food and Drug Administrations
  role in your daily life, for example, search for
  information on that particular agency by going to
  the agency Web site, the University Library, or
  MyPoliSciLab.

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POS 110 Assignment Civil Liberties and Civil
Rights

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• Resources Appendix C, Government in America, and
  MyPoliSciLab
• Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
• Consider the content in Ch. 4 and 5 of the text
  and select the chapter that interests you more.
• Choose one main category in the chapter. Main
  categories in the text are denoted by bold red
  headers, for example, Freedom of Religion in Ch.
  4. Under each main category in red, there are
  subcategories denoted by bold blue headers in the
  text. An example of a subcategory in Ch. 4 is The
  Establishment Clause. You must select one main
  category and then narrow your topic to only one
  subcategory. The subcategory subject matter
  serves as the basis for this assignment.

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POS 110 Capstone CheckPoint

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• Resources Government in America and Appendix A
• Due Date Day 3 Individual forum
• Address the following in 200 to 300 words
• After learning about American government in this
  course, what is your opinion of the American
  political system?
• What are the systems greatest strengths and
  weaknesses?
• If you could change one fundamental element of
  American democracy, what would it be? Why?
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POS 110 CheckPoint American Civic Values

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• Resource What Are American Civic Values?
  simulation
• Due Date Day 4 post to the Individual forum
• Complete the What Are American Civic Values?
  simulation located in Week One on the Materials
  tab of the student web page.
• Answer the questions on the conclusion page of
  the simulation in 200 to 300 words.
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POS 110 CheckPoint Bill of Rights

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• Resource Government in America
• Due Date Day 3 Individual forum
• Address the following questions after reading the
  Bill of Rights on pp. 636-637 of the text.
• Which amendment is most important to you?
• Which amendment is least important to you?
• If you were suddenly arrested and tried for a
  crime (which you may or may not have committed)
  which amendment might be most important to you?
• Answer in 200 to 300 words
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POS 110 CheckPoint Bureaucratic Reform

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• Resource Bureaucratic Reform video roundtable
• Due Date Day 3 Individual forum
• Watch the Bureaucratic Reform video roundtable
  located in Week Seven on the Materials tab of the
  student web page and then address the following
  in 200 to 300 words
• What does the term red tape mean, and how does it
  relate to the federal bureaucracy?
• To what extent is Congress to blame for
  bureaucratic red tape?
• What are some of the benefits of the federal
  bureaucracy?
• What are some of the drawbacks to the current
  bureaucratic system?

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POS 110 CheckPoint Congressional Organization

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• Resources Appendix D, MyPoliSciLab, and
  Government in America
• Due Date Day 3 Individual forum
• Complete the congressional organization chart in
  Appendix D.
• Post the completed Appendix D as a Microsoft
  Word attachment
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POS 110 CheckPoint Defining Democracy

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• Due Date Day 3 post to the Individual forum
• Define democracy and address the following in 200
  to 300 words What does American democracy mean
  to you as an individual? What are some of the
  criticisms of this style of government?
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POS 110 CheckPoint Equality in America

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• Resource Government in America
• Due Date Day 4 Individual forum
• Consider the phrases ?A belief in equal rights
  has often led to the belief in equality of
  opportunity? and ?American society does not
  emphasize equal results or equal rewards? on p.
  141 of the text.
• Explain these conceptions of equality in 200 to
  300 words. Include examples from the text or
  current events to support your answer

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POS 110 CheckPoint Federal Court Structure

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• Resources Government in America and Appendix A
• Due Date Day 3 Individual forum
• Address the following in 200 to 300 words
• After learning about American government in this
  course, what is your opinion of the American
  political system?

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POS 110 CheckPoint Voting in America

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• Resource Ch. 6 9 of Government in America
• Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• Consider the costs and benefits of voting in
  American elections. Then, support or refute the
  following statement in 200 to 300 words Voting
  does not matter in American elections.

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POS 110 CheckPoint You Are a Member of Congress

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•  Resource You Are a Member of Congress
  simulation
• Due Date Day 4 Individual forum
• Complete the You Are a Member of Congress
  simulation located in Week Five on the Materials
  tab of the student web page and record your
  score.
• Complete the questions found at the conclusion of
  the simulation (these are the three bullets
  located on the conclusion page). Limit your
  response to 100 words for each question.
• Post your score and responses
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POS 110 Exercise Amending the Constitution

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•  Resource You Are Proposing a Constitutional
  Amendment simulation
• Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• Complete the You Are Proposing a Constitutional
  Amendment simulation located in Week Two on the
  Materials tab of the student web page and answer
  the multiple choice questions throughout the
  exercise.
• Save a screenshot of your answers for all five
  questions.
• Post your screenshots as a Microsoft Word
  attachment
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POS 110 Exercise One

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•  Resource pp. 443-445 of Government in America
• Due Date Day 4 Individual forum
• Consider all the ways in which the federal (and
  state) bureaucracy affects your daily life.
• Record your daily activities in a journal and
  note all the ways in which you are impacted by
  bureaucratic regulation. You will use this 1-day
  journal for help with the subsequent assignment.
• Post this exercise as a Microsoft Word
  attachment
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POS 110 Final Project Democracy in America

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•  Throughout this course you have considered the
  effects of political linkage mechanisms and
  institutions on American democracy. The final
  project consists of a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper
  in APA format evaluating the state of American
  democracy today. Appendix A provides in-depth
  suggestions for each chapter.
• Resources Appendix A, MyPoliSciLab, Government
  in America, University Library, and credible
  Internet sources
• Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
• Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the
  current democratic system for each assigned
  chapter in the text. It may help to keep a tally
  from each chapter of the pros and cons of the
  existing system. In the chapter on the
  presidency, for example, you must determine the
  most and least important presidential power.
  Appendix A provides in-depth suggestions for each
  chapter.
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POS 110 Week 1 Assignment American Government
Concepts

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• Chapter 1 of the text lists several key concepts
  in American government. Among these are
  government, politics, policymaking system, public
  policy, democracy, majority rule, minority
  rights, representation, and political culture.
• Resources University Library, Library of
  Congress American Memory Web site, credible
  Internet sources
• Due Date Day 7 post to the Individual forum
• Choose seven of the nine concepts listed above
  and use the University Library or a credible
  Internet source to locate an image or symbol that
  illustrates or represents each concept.
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POS 110 Week 2 Discussion Questions

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•  Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 Main forum
• Post your response to the following Turbulent
  times preceded the ratification of the
  Constitution. Of all the challenges the country
  faced during this time, which challenge do you
  think was the most important one the new nation
  had to overcome? Defend your answer.
• 3. Discussion Question 2
• Due Date Day 4 Main forum
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POS 110 Week 4 Discussion Questions

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•  Discussion Question 1
• Chapter 6 discusses background factors that
  affect elections. These factors include such
  things as the immigrant society, the melting pot,
  regional shift, the graying of America, political
  ideologies, and participation. Consult
  Participation Are You a Liberal or Conservative?
  located in Week Four on the Materials tab of the
  student web page to find out how liberal or
  conservative you are. Then, address the following
  discussion question.
• Due Date Day 2 Main forum
• Post your response to the following To what
  extent do you think liberalism, conservatism, and
  the aforementioned factors affect elections in
  America? Use a personal experience or a current
  news article to support your answer.
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POS 110 Week 6 Discussion Questions

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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 Main forum
• Complete the Presidential Leadership Which Hat
  Do You Wear? simulation located in Week Six on
  the Materials tab of the student web page and
  then post your response to the three questions on
  the simulation conclusion page.
• 3. Discussion Question 2
• Due Date Day 4 Main forum
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POS 110 Week 8 Discussion Questions

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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 Main forum
• Post your response to the following Do you think
  the judicial branch is the least dangerous branch
  of government, as the video discusses? Why or why
  not? Discuss one example you think demonstrates
  the power of the Supreme Court.
• 4. Discussion Question 2
• Due Date Day 4 Main forum
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