Political science

Identify a real-world political occurrence or pattern of behavior. Briefly describe what happened, such as where (e.g. location, institution), and provide a hyperlink to a news story or wiki about the event.

Essay Number 1:Write a paper that addresses the rise of Vietnamese Nationalism that creates the Viet Minh. How does the rise of Ho Chi Minh collide with the rise of the Cold War, the last gasps of French Colonialism, and military conflict in the 1940s and 50s to to create the American presence in Vietnam? Why does the US continue down the path to war in the 1950s? How are the ideas of American presidents consistent or different from Truman to Kennedy? What does Vietnamese nationalism mean to them? Use ALL of these questions to trace the development of the French-Indochina war into the rise of American support of South Vietnam. Use a thesis (a statement of argument) early in the paper (language like, “This paper argues…”) to help organize your paper.Essay Number 2: Write a paper that addresses the escalation of the conflict between the two Vietnams and the increasing American presence in the conflict. How did the US go from advisors to direct combatants? How did that shift result in a war that wasn’t won in the mid 1960s? Given LBJ’s hesitation to commit, followed by a graduated commitment strategy to finally large troop deployments, what happened to create these changes? And why didn’t the commitment work? How did the failure of the warfighting strategy finally explode in the perceptions and misperceptions of success and failure in and around the Tet Offensive? What was different for US military commanders, politicians, and citizens by Winter/Spring of 1968?Cite the readings in each essay. Use a very simple parenthetical citation method: (Karnow, pp. 45-46) or (Johnson, p. 6) within the paper, no footnotes needed. Use a very brief works cited page at the end of the total submission. Try to avoid LONG quotes, but brief quotes are allowed.papers should be between 3 and 5 pages. Three and a half to four pages seems perfect.Readings:Andrew Rotter: The Light at the End of the TunnelStanley Karnow: Vietnam, A  History (1997 edition) Textbook

InstructionsThe Electoral College was created to protect US citizens against mob rule. Mob rule is the control of a lawful government system by a mass of people through violence and intimidation. However, some Americans question the legitimacy of this process. Pick one election where the outcome of the popular vote and the electoral college vote differed to create an argument in favor of or opposed to the use of the electoral college. List at least three valid points to support your argument. Present you argument in a PowerPoint presentation.As you complete your presentation, be sure to:Use speaker’s notes to expand upon the bullet point main ideas on your slides, making references to research and theory with citation.Proof your workUse visuals (pictures, video, narration, graphs, etc.) to compliment the text in your presentation and to reinforce your content.Do not just write a paper and copy chunks of it into each slide. Treat this as if you were going to give this presentation live.Presentation Requirements (APA format)?Length: 8-10 substantive slides (excluding cover and references slides)??Font should not be smaller than size 16-point??Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style??References slide (a minimum of 2 outside scholarly sources plus the textbook and/or the weekly lesson for each course outcome)?GradingThis activity will be graded using the Electoral College Grading Rubric.

What are the dangers of popularism Obama’s foreign policy.

Compare Japan & Canada On Food Dependency: Policy & Trade Please turn in an alphabetized (by author’s last name) bibliography. It should be single spaced, Times new Roman 12 point font. For books: Authorlast, author first. Title. (City: Press, year). For articles: Last, first, “Title,” Journal, volume, number (Year), page range. For CIA factbook use our customary format.

For this essay, you must respond to each of the following prompts in a single, coherent essay:1. How do (1) primordialism and (2) constructivism explain the development of ethnicidentity?2. How do each of these two theories explain episodes of violent political conflict? In youranswer to this question, you must refer to at least two of the following countries:Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Zambia, and Malawi.3. In your opinion, which theory provides the more convincing explanation of ethnicviolence, primordialism or constructivism? Why?FormatYour essay must be written in 12-point Times New Roman font (or an equivalent font), double spaced, with no additional spacing between paragraphs, and with 1” margins on all sides. Page numbers must be included in the lower-right corner. Your name and the title “POLS 230: Essay#2” must be included at the top of the first page. Papers must be between 1,200 and 1,800 words in length; points will be deducted from your grade if your paper does not meet these formatting requirements (including the word limit). Direct quotations should be kept to a minimum! If you do cite one of the assigned readings, you should use in-text, parenthetical citations that include (1) the name(s) of the author(s), (2) the year of the publication, and (3) the relevant page number(s).Because you are only using course materials as sources for this essay, there is no need to include a bibliography.

Reviewing the concepts of ethnic conflict and totalitarianism:Often students are confused on what constitutes an ethnic conflict. Before you select a topic for this assignment, be sure to review the information below to gain a better understanding of what constitutes Totalitarianism and ethnic conflict.Totalitarianism and ethnic conflict are not the same as violent act committed by a police officer that was officially deemed as being racially motivated. Ethnic conflict is when government has discriminatory policies in place. Slavery and segregation were examples of ethnic conflict. Many students confuse recent events of violence or shooting by police officers on individuals as examples of ethnic conflict. However, not all of those actions were acts of racially motivated violence.  In addition, they were committed by individuals in the execution of their job, which are subject to review and oversight (administrative and legal), and if deemed excessive and/or racially motivated, will be sanctioned and prosecuted because they would go against standing policies and laws that do not allow excessive force in the execution of police duties or racially motivated violence against others (by police or any other person). In the 1960s and earlier, we had state governments requiring African Americans to be segregated. This was an example of ethnic conflict. We do not have government policy in this country today promoting the harassment or killing of people because of their race.If a person kills another person, it is a legal issue. If the killing took place because of the race of the person, it is also a hate crime. It is not designated as ethnic conflict. Topics centered on racial inequity such as Black Lives Matter, while important and viable topics in the context of race relations and social justice, are not the same as ethnic conflict in Totalitarian regimes and so are not appropriate topics for this assignment.InstructionsWrite a paper on a current event article that discusses restrictions on freedoms by a totalitarian state or an article on ethnic conflict within a nation. Summarize the article and explain why this issue is important to the global community. What outside influences might help change this issue? How? Is the article neutral? Why or why not?Be sure to include a scanned copy of the article in your submission in addition to citations. Articles may not be more than one month old.Writing Requirements (APA format). Refer to the APA manual.Length: 3 full pages (not including the title or references page)1-inch marginsDouble-Spaced12-point Times New Roman fontTitle and Reference page requiredAPA cite article with linkScan copy of article required

Find a bill that is being discussed in the state or national legislature (either house). You can look in a newspapers or check out an interest group webpage that interests you to identify a bill, then find it on an official website. Or you can browse an official website. (Short bills are easier to write about.)Think about / find out who is lobbying for it and financing it. Think about what might happen if it’s passed. Decide what your opinion is about it.Write a 2-3 page typed letter to your representative in that legislative body in favor or against it’s passage, giving reasons for your stance. Organize your argument.For this paper, you’ll need to use two or three scholarly sources to provide evidence for your position. You may also find this  general Political Science Libguide to be useful as you look for those sources, in addition to the assignment Libguide: 4 sources minimum

The United States fought two wars with Great Britain between 1775 and 1815, but how were other missions significant in defining the military’s place in American society?

Students will select a book from the list provided at the end of the syllabus and critique it.  The book critique should include the following: a. A summary of what the author is sayingb. Fundamental questions regarding the author’s thesis; central argument or pointc. Are there errors of omission by the authord. Substance of the work (weaknesses, strengths, etc.)e. Information on the author (background, intent); who it is often determines what is written and why.  What is the author’s purpose?f. Is the book political?  What makes it political?g. An alternative solution if you disagree with the arguments and conclusions of the author or reasons why you support the author’s position.The critique should be 5 typewritten, double-spaced pages.  Please put publication information (city, publisher, date of publication) along with the title of the book and author on the title page.  The title page is not included in the page number count.  If a direct quote is used, cite the page number in parentheses immediately following the quote.  This is not a book review, but a critique.  Thus, do not merely summarize the book’s content.  Offer an analysis of the author’s work.  Number pages in bottom right hand corner.  Use Times New Roman, 12 font. There must be a cover page (not included in the 5 pages).Selected Book: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton