Discuss who you would communicate with about generating the local match and letters of support. Explain your rationale.
As the city manager you are assigned the responsibility of developing and submitting a community development block grant for a neighborhood revitalization project that has been a high priority for the city council, the county board of commissioners, the local nonprofit housing agency, and the governors office. A critical part of the grant is obtaining letters of support and nonfederal funds to meet the block grants match requirement. Discuss who you would communicate with about generating the local match and letters of support. Explain your rationale. APA
Describe the factors that you believe played the most important role in shaping security in the U.S. What would you add or change if you could?
Security Today; Select one of the following for your original post:Describe the factors that you believe played the most important role in shaping security in the U.S. What would you add or change if you could? Or, do better? Provide depth and detail in your original post. No plagarism, 1 reference.
Considering the current president of the United States, using terminology from the text, explain:How you feel the current president was packaged
Campaign consultants are skilled at packaging a candidate, highlighting those aspects of the candidates policy positions and personality that are thought most attractive to voters. Packaging is not new to politics. Andrew Jacksons self-portrayal in the nineteenth century as the champion of the people is an image that any modern candidate could appreciate. What is new is the need to fit the image to the requirements of a world of sound bites, 30-second ads, televised debates and Internet messages. Considering the current president of the United States, using terminology from the text, explain:How you feel the current president was packagedHow effective, or ineffective, his campaigns usage of Air Wars wereHow effective, or ineffective, his campaigns and his personal usage of Web Wars were and have beenAddress the questions above in fully developed post (at least a 300 words)Raise at least one interesting question for your classmates to answer
Write a 500-750 word, APA style paper, exploring the distribution of power in the American federal government, and whether or not you believe it can effectively represent the will and the interests of the people it is meant to serve.
Unelected OfficialsOne branch of the American government, Congress, is made up of individuals elected by the people. Another branch of our government, the Presidency, is held by an elected official, but the majority of the members of the Presidential Cabinet are appointed to their positions (with the approval of Congress). The third branch of the government, the Judiciary, is made up of individuals who were all chosen by a President (though approved by Congress). Is it or is it not in the best interest of the people to have unelected officials in these positions of power?· Write a 500-750 word, APA style paper, exploring the distribution of power in the American federal government, and whether or not you believe it can effectively represent the will and the interests of the people it is meant to serve.· In your paper, explain your position and include the opposing position along with your rebuttal (of that opposing position).· Note: A rebuttal is a form of evidence that is presented to contradict other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party.· Include a title page and 3-5 references. (not Wikipedia).
create a PowerPoint presentation to explain the two-party political system used in the United States and to describe each partys actions and functions during a presidential election.
Political Party Systems PresentationThis assignment requires you to create a PowerPoint presentation to explain the two-party political system used in the United States and to describe each partys actions and functions during a presidential election.You should discuss each party and its respective process to select a nominee for president, identifying each step of the process. It may be helpful to choose a particular presidential election and follow the candidates, from announcing their candidacy to their selection as the party nominee.Your PowerPoint presentation must consist of 10 to 14 slides, not counting the title and reference slides.Your presentation must include the items listed below.Include a title slide including your name, date, course, and assignment.List the presentations objective(s), a table of contents, or an introductory paragraph/slide.Provide information about each political partys structure and composition.Include a definition of superdelegates and an example of their impact on an election.Identify and summarize the political machines at play and their impact.Include information about how media acts as a political socializing agent during an election.Provide information about how each party uses the media.Include a few bullets describing whether the two-party system remains as a fair and viable process.Provide three to four pictures, maps, or graphs that will illustrate important points in your presentation.Your slides should elaborate on the aforementioned points. You may include additional information that you feel is relevant, but do not create more than 14 slides. Use your creativity, and organize the material in a logical and understandable manner.Use APA formatting for all paraphrased and quoted material. Please refrain from utilizing the speaker notes function within PowerPoint unless you need to further elaborate on content included on the slides.Use pictures on slides to help convey the meaning of the material being reviewed and presented in the presentation. Use pictures on slides to help convey the meaning of the material being reviewed and presented in the presentation.
Write a two-three page (not including reference page) paper on a current healthcare political topic.
Write a two-three page (not including reference page) paper on a current healthcare political topic. It should be an informative paper that informs the reader on the topic from an objective standpoint. Do not include your opinion, just summarize the topic from as many perspectives as possible. It must be in APA format.
What factors should a firm take into account when deciding how centralized its R&D activities should be?
What factors should a firm take into account when deciding how centralized its R&D activities should be? Should firms employ both centralized and decentralized R&D activities? Why or why not?
Discuss the incumbency advantage. What is it, what are its components, and why is it so pervasive in US Congressional Elections?
As an institution, Congress isnt rated very highly by Americans, yet the incumbency re-election rate is extraordinarily high. See the following:http://news.gallup.com/poll/1600/congress-public.aspxhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/nov/11/facebook-posts/congress-has-11-approval-ratings-96-incumbent-re-e/For this Unit II paper, I want you to take a deeper dive into the Incumbency Advantage, exploring the concept and its elements, and do a little data mining to find evidence of it over time across three (3) states. Discuss the incumbency advantage. What is it, what are its components, and why is it so pervasive in US Congressional Elections? Incorporate the above articles, your class notes, as well as the following:https://cusdi.org/faq/why-are-sitting-members-of-congress-almost-always-reelected/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2013/05/09/people-hate-congress-but-most-incumbents-get-re-elected-what-gives/?utm_term=.b421134b1107Go to www.opensecrets.org, which is the website for the Center for Responsive Politics, an organization that tracks campaign contributions. Please do the following:Click on the Menu, then choose Congressional Elections. In the STATE search box, search for the following states: Texas, Georgia and New Jersey. For each state, present the rate of incumbent success for House seats (e.g., the # of incumbent winners/incumbents running] for the 2012, 2014 and 2016 elections. When you click on each district, you will see who the incumbent is. If no incumbent is listed, the seat was open, and should not be included in your calculations. Track the rate of incumbent success for each state over each of the four elections. Show your work!Did you find any contribution differences between the incumbents and challengers in the states? Provide examples and discuss.Find the rate of incumbent success for ALL (meaning all states, not just the three listed for House incumbency) Senate races for 2012, 2014, & 2016. Recall, only one-third the of Senate is up for election in any given year.Your data should be presented in a spreadsheet or table, and be accompanied by a narrative explanation of you findings.Remember to follow the General Guidelines for Written Assignments:All papers must be typewritten, with reasonable font sizes and margins (12pt maximum; 1-inch margins). Unless otherwise stated, papers should be at least 3-5 pages in length, double-spaced, and submitted via eCampus.Papers are required to include introductions and conclusions. Assume when writing that the reader has no prior information on your topic then you will explain and fulfill each prompt completely. Please see the grading rubric to ensure that you cover all of the specifics.
Discuss the future of cyber warfare.
This assignment consists of two questions (below) to test your knowledge and assimilation of the course objectives. You are to pick ONE and answer it in 4-6- page essay. Grading will be based on the rubric. Make sure you follow AMUs writing policies and the Chicago writing style guide (cover page, page numbering, double space, headings/subheadings, etc). The use of required texts and readings from this course is mandatory, but you may supplement with additional academic (credible) sources. YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCES AND INCLUDE A BIBLIOGRAPHY.Essay Question #1: Select one of the studies presented in Case Studies I (Week 6 Lesson) or Case Studies II (Week 7 Lesson) or another case of your choosing with instructor approval. Write an analysis paper providing more details of the attack, to include the following:a. Victim, attacker, and probable motivation for the attack.b. Nature and sophistication of the attack.c. What was the desired outcome of the attack?d. How successful was it?e. How effective were the attackers in covering their tracks?f. How did the victim respond?OREssay Question #2: Discuss the future of cyber warfare. Include the following as part of your discussion:a. How future wars will be fought.b. How ethical is cyber warfare?c. How the United States is preparing defensively to counter cyber-attacks?d. What is next?General Requirements1. Document Format.a. MS Word documentb. One-inch (1?) marginsc. Times New Roman fontd. Twelve (12) pitche. Not including your title page, this assignment should be 4-6 pages.f. You must use 5 scholarly sources in supporting this assignment.2. Citation Format: The Chicago Manual of Style. As stated in the Academic Integrity Briefings, information taken directly from another source must be placed in quotations and cited following the Chicago format contained in the week one lessons folder. You must cite all other information from your sources, even if you do not quote directly. DIRECT QUOTING SHOULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.
How is the Texas Constitution changed?
How is the Texas Constitution changed?As youve read in your text, changes to the Texas Constitution are proposed by the state legislature, but can only be approved by a majority vote in a statewide election. In 2017, voters adopted all seven amendments proposed by the state legislature.In 2019, legislators proposed ten amendments for voter consideration last month. The first one, Proposition 1, attempted to solve a problem for some small Texas towns that have trouble finding anybody to serve as municipal court judge.The Texas Constitution (Article 16, Sec. 20) generally prohibits a person from holding more than one paid public office at the same time which seems like a good idea. There is a list of exceptions for certain offices such as notary public (which, technically, is an appointed state office), as well as for members of the military and the reserves, etc. A few years ago, they added an exception for appointed municipal court judges in small towns where there may not be many lawyers willing to serve. This exception would allow one person to serve as a municipal court judge in several nearby small towns probably just conducting traffic court for an hour or two every couple of weeks in each town.Some cities, however, elect their municipal court judges, and those elected judges are not covered by this exception. This year, legislators unanimously approved H.J.R. (House Joint Resolution) 72, to extend the more-than-one-city exception to elected municipal court judges.Write a 2 -5 page (double-spaced, normal font and margins, cited sources, etc.) essay about Proposition 1. Make sure you essay tells your reader:1. How this got to on the ballot (Talk a little about H.J.R. 72 and its progress through the House and Senate).2. What it was designed to do.3. Who seemed to be in favor and against.4. What potential problems could this create, if any?5. How would you have voted on this if you had been a state legislator?6. How did you vote (or how would you have voted) on this as a voter?7. What did voters decide about the proposal, and why do you think they made that decision?Submit in Word (.docx). Cite your sources.Additional ResourcesHeres H.J.R. 72: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=HJR72Heres the House Research Organization report on H.J.R. 72 that legislators saw when the resolution came to the House floor for a vote: https://hro.house.texas.gov/pdf/ba86r/hjr0072.pdf#navpanes=0Heres the HRO report on all the proposed amendments on last months ballot: https://hro.house.texas.gov/pdf/focus/amend86.pdfThe Houston Chronicle had a brief article about the outcome of the election: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/TEXAS-CONSTITUTIONAL-AMENDMENTS-Voters-pick-14812573.phpHeres a good analysis of all of this years proposed amendments from the Texas Legislative Council: https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Constitutional_Amendments/amendments86_tlc_2019-11-05.pdf