Political science

Choose only 1 question: 1. Explain combat compliance. Use lecture notes as sources. 2. Explain domestic commitment. Use lecture notes as sources. 3. Explain the origins of World War 2

Please share your thoughts concerning Elite Theory v. Pluralist Theory thus far. At this point based upon your experiences and after reading chapter 1 what do you think to be perhaps the more appropriate approach in studying American Government? Why? Do you find the authors’ description of elite theory to be somewhat troubling? True? Why or why not?

Answer the following questions based on the information found on the website and in each party’s platform. I have linked the platforms above, but they are also found on each of the party’s websites. See if you can find them on your own. They are revised every 4 years at the National Conventions which are coming up. The Democratic Convention begins August 17-20 and the Republican Convention is August 24-27. You will be viewing the platforms from 2016 since this year’s will not likely be available yet. You do not have to read the whole thing as they can be pretty long, but you can search for the issue you are interested in.  1) What do the Republican and Democratic parties stand for on one or two issues that you care about? Are their positions similar in any way or completely different from another?  Can you see any room for compromise on the issue given what you have found? (Note: You must look at the party platform and website for your answer. Do not base you answer on what you think you know about the two political parties.) 2)  What is the role of government for dealing with those issues according to both parties? Do you agree or disagree with the role government should play? Why or why not?

Short Essay, please Choose One: Why is the idea of liberal media bias so widespread?  Does it exist in practice and if so to what extent?  Why is the critique of liberal media misleading?   What are  major media bias and how do they impact content? Explain the rise of Donald Trump.  Include at minimum in your answer, demographics, historical reasons, and the media.

“In looking at 2016 Presidential Campaign what made the candidates of both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump so Unusual? What were the strengths and weaknesses of both candidacies? What role, if any, did economic inequality play? Will these candidacies’ have a long-term impact on American Politics?”  – 6  pages, reference/work cited excluded.  – Double spaced,  Times New Roman size 12 font, and one-inch margins – MLA format

expand on the part about why Canada has moved increasingly towards a codified constitution. The entire essay question is; What are the differences between codified(written) and uncodified(unwritten) constitutions? Give examples. Why do you think Canada has moved to an increasingly codified constitution? The essay needs to be 1000-1200 words.

Find a recent article (less than one month old) from a reputable news source concerning a proposed budgetary change. Summarize the article. What is the issue? Explain who is affected most from the change? Evaluate the source. What is your opinion? Writing Requirements (APA format). Refer to the APA manual. Length: 3 full pages (not including the title or references page)

This is a 2200 word essay assignment for 3rd year University module, (Changing Character of Warfare).  In this essay you are required to give a very well argumented answer to the question:  “DO PRESSURES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM COMPEL STATES TO FIGHT? OR CAN STATES INSTEAD BREAK OUT OF THE SECURITY DILEMMA?” You must provide arguments both supporting and challenging in order to build up to your final conclusion. (Introduction, Arguments and Conclusion). Which must be a concise answer to said question. Are states condemned to fight due to the international system complexion? or can they avoid these pressures and scape peacefully from the vicious cycle of the security dilemma? The answer (conclusion) can be in FAVOUR of states being able to break out the Security Dilemma, or AGAINST, or SOMETHING IN BETWEEN! However, it MUST be CONCISE and well-supported by providing clear evidence from the readings in each argument. Additionally, you may sprinkle this essay with your HUMBLE personal opinion, but nothing crazy (always orbiting around the core views).  The more sources you use the BETTER. It is very important to build your main argument based on the core views of MONTGOMERY, POSEN and LEVY while mentioning other authors.

This 7-10 page double-spaced essay is due on the last day of class (although you may turn it in early). You will need academic sources, at least 5 solid ones, like articles and book chapters. I do not care what citation format you use as long as you use one that is intelligible and use it correctly. Since there are many disciplines represented in this class, use the one that is standard in yours if you cannot decide.Please outline the following:Compare and contrast your chosen nation-state to the United States (Ch. 3) using the frameworks provided by the authors in The Global Emergence of Gay and Lesbian Politics. You may choose a country not outlined in the book, and look up the information yourself (although you may still want to look at sample chapters and see what kind of information is contained in them and how it is organized). You can use the ILGA site online (International Lesbian and Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association): http://ilga.org/How are the terms “gay” and “lesbian” and any other relevant identitarian labels defined in the country? How does this shape the claims made on political representation and rights?Highlight specific issues and concepts that you will compare in your essay. For example, you may draw out political culture as a defining feature of lesbian and gay politics from your chapter. As Epstein notes, religion seems to be an important factor that inhibits the “movement” from attaining its goal of rights; however, he does not define this religion. Does your country have a defined religion? (i.e. a national religion, as in Great Britain, the Anglican Church). Or, is your country secularist (like France, for example). Is the dominant religion separate from the political culture?How has the movement defined itself over time? In the U.S. it has oscillated back and forth between assimilationist and radical postures in a dialectical fashion (as Craig Rimmerman portrays it). How has your country’s movement differed from this very American model that inheres progress consistent with political liberalism (the assignment of rights for the opportunity to participate in the democratic process)?How does your country conceptualize citizenship? Is it membership in a group or individualistic? Epstein notes that the mainstream movement in the U.S. has tended to represent itself through “substantial consumerism” such as symbols, etc.What has the role of the medical and psychiatric community been in terms of defining gay and lesbian “behaviors?” This is important for early movements in the U.S. toward acceptance.Is there a transgender movement? How is it viewed? An advocacy group for bisexuality?Is there a public discourse about queerness?Is there a rift between gay men and lesbians over the ideology of the movement? Do they work together or separately?Here you may want to outline setbacks in your country that make it differ from the U.S. (perhaps direct involvement in a major war). Or, you may list features that promote the movement (such as a favorable political system or party system).It has often been said that the U.S. was born during the Enlightenment period. How old is your country and how does its history shape its politics in ways that limit or expand the possibilities for gay and lesbian organizing.Are there parties that openly endorse gay and lesbian issues? If so, what are they in comparison to the U.S. movement outlined by Epstein.The trick of the assignment is to compare the two countries without assigning one of them the status of “model” against which the other is compared.

Machiavelli, Hobbes and Clausewitz (International System) –       The exercise should review only one article/chapter from a particular tutorial’s readings. (500 words ) –       Your literature review is not a comparative exercise – your primary focus is on the article that you are reviewing Your literature review should aim to do the following: o Situate the article’s main argument i.e. in the discipline, where does the article ‘fit’ o Summarise the main arguments that the article is making o Critically engage with these arguments by demonstrating whether you agree with them or not and why  Essential reading (pick ones marked with an * ) * Quentin Skinner, ‘The Advisor to Princes’, in Machiavelli, Oxford University Press, 1981. * David Armitage, ‘Hobbes and the Foundations of Modern International Thought’, in Foundations of Modern International Thought (Cambridge: CUP, 2013), pp.59-74 * Michael Howard, ‘Ends and Means in War’, in Clausewitz, Oxford University Press, 1983, pp.34-46