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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 The U.S. Constitution POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2
Week One Reflection POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The
Constitution POL 201 Week 1 Quiz POL 201 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy and
Your Life POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Week Two Reflection POL 201 Week
2 Learning Activity Federalism POL 201 Week 2 Quiz POL 201 Week 3
DQ 1 The Electoral College POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Week Three
Reflection POL 201 Week 3 Learning Activity Branches of
Government POL 201 Week 3 Quiz POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual
Rights and the Obligations of Government POL 201 Week 4 DQ 2
Week Four Reflection POL 201 Week 4 Learning Activity Political
Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections POL 201 Week 4 Quiz POL 201
Week 5 DQ 1 Voting and Voter Turnout POL 201 Week 5 DQ 2 Week
Five Reflection POL 201 Week 5 Final Paper America’s Democracy:
Your Report Card
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 The U.S. Constitution

The U.S. Constitution Prepare: Prior to writing your initial post, read
Chapters 1 and 2 of American Government. In addition, watch the
video provided on the U.S. Constitution, Episode IV - Built to Last.
Reflect: The U.S. Constitution is the cornerstone of our federal
government. The Constitution establishes a basic operational
framework that enables the three branches of government –
executive, legislative, and judicial – to interact and function as a unit.
Embedded in this operational framework are two key principles:
separation of powers and a system of checks and balances. Write: In
your initial post, explain why the separation of powers and the
system of checks and balances are important for our democracy.
Provide recent, real-world examples of the separation of powers and
checks/balances in action (one example each). Also, discuss how the
Constitution protects individual and group rights. Again, provide a
recent real-world example of these Constitutional protections being
applied here in the U.S. You must fully respond to all parts of the
prompt and write your response in your own words. Support your
position with APA citations from two or more of the assigned
resources required for this discussion. Please be sure that you
demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into
your argument, and cite them properly. Your initial post should be
200 to 250 words and be written in complete sentences. Respond to
Peers: By Day 7, respond to at least two of your classmates' initial
posts. Your peer responses should be 75 to 100 words each.
Demonstrate your understanding of the topic by respectfully asking
questions, raising new points for consideration, or requesting
clarification from your fellow students. For example, you may want
to compare your real-world examples to those of your classmates
and see how they are similar or different and discuss why.
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Week One Reflection
Week One Reflection. Prepare: Prior to beginning your reflection this
week, complete all course readings, your introduction, and the
Discussion, “The U.S. Constitution.” Reflect: Once you have
completed these assignments think about how American politics
have and could affect your career aspirations. The Founding Fathers
created an amazing governmental structure that affects almost every
aspect of our lives even today. For instance, if you are a criminal
justice major, what parts of the U.S. Constitution are applicable to
what you are learning in your major? If you are a business major,
which branch of government – executive, legislative, or judicial – has,
or will have, the greatest influence on your business ambitions? If
you are a political science major, how does separation of powers in
the U.S. government affect the operations of most economic, social,
and political processes throughout the United States? Write: In your
initial post, based on your current academic major (declared or not),
complete one of the following: • Describe which actions of
the Founding Fathers are continuing to affect your future career
goals.  • Discuss how separation of powers is influencing
your current or future job.   • Explain why checks and
balances are important to know in your future employment
positions.   • Expound on how the Constitution is still
relevant to the career you want to pursue.   Fully respond to all
parts of the prompt and write your response in your own words.

Support your position with APA citations from two or more of the
assigned resources required for this discussion. Please be sure that
you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them
into your argument, and cite them properly. Your initial post should
be 200 to 250 words. Respond to Peers: By Day 7, respond to at least
two of your classmates' initial posts. Your peer responses should be
75 to 100 words each. Comment on a peer response that you did not
select to respond to and extend the conversation by examining their
claims or arguments in more depth. Keep the discussion on target
and try to analyze things in as much detail as you can. For instance,
you might consider comparing your perspectives on how the
Constitution affects your career goals to how it affects a classmate
with different career goals.
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POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The Constitution
The Constitution. The weekly worksheets will help you build all the
necessary parts for your Final Paper. This week, you will evaluate the
strengths and weaknesses of the most important document for
America’s national government, the U.S. Constitution. In your
worksheet, you will describe one strength and one weakness of the
Constitution. In addition, you will need to recommend a way to
maintain the strength of this amazing document and a way to correct
a weakness. This effort begins the process of critically analyzing key

features of our national government. To complete the assignment,
save the Week One Learning Activity Worksheet (available in the
online classroom) to your computer, fill it out, and submit it. Develop
a detailed outline of your first main point using the Week One
Learning Activity Worksheet. 1.The Constitution: •
Provide a topic sentence that briefly describes one strength and one
weakness of the U.S.  Constitution.   • Provide a topic
sentence that recommends one option to maintain the strength and
one to correct  the weakness.   2.Scholarly Support: (Please access
the Ashford Writing Center’s Sample Annotated Bibliography) •
Provide two credible sources in APA format to support your main
points.   • Briefly discuss how these sources support your
main point.   • Briefly evaluate your sources for bias,
validity, and reliability.  
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POL 201 Week 1 Quiz
Question 1. The American system of government can be most
accurately described as a _________. Question 2. In 1607, the
English monarch King James I granted a charter to which organization
to establish a settlement in the Chesapeake region? Question 3. The
Connecticut Plan, also known as the Great Compromise, combined
elements of which two other plans during the Constitutional
Convention of 1787? Question 4. What United States document

establishes the core principles on which our government is based?
Question 5. The Federalist Papers were intended to Question 6. The
theory of “American Exceptionalism” is rooted in the idea that the
United States was founded in opposition to the European feudalistic
tradition. Question 7. True or False: Republicanism prefers small
governance units and assumes homogeneity while Liberalism
tolerates diversity and is thus heterogeneous. Question 8. English
philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke shared the view that all
government arrangements should be based on what principle?
Question 9. Which of these three branches of government was NOT
established by the U.S. Constitution? Question 10. Which of these
beliefs is NOT a tenant of modern liberalism? Question 11. The
conservative idea that limitations should be placed on state actions is
known as __________. Question 12. The Three-Fifths Compromise
was included in the Constitution to resolve tension between
northern states and southern states regarding _________. Question
13. The Anti-Federalists were concerned that the Constitution did
not Question 14. The Articles of Confederation invested the
greatest power in the individual states and left the national
government weak and powerless. Question 15. English philosopher
John Locke wrote in his Second Treatise that the individual exists in a
hypothetical state of __________.
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy and Your Life

Policy and Your Life Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this
discussion question, read Chapters 3 and 4 in American Government.
In addition, watch the videos provided on federalism: Quick Study of
Federalism Part 1, Quick Study of Federalism Part 2, and Quick Study
of Federalism Part 3, and the U.S. Constitution: Episode I - A More
Perfect Union. Reflect: The U.S. government's expansive role in
public policy is caught in a swirl of conflicting crosscurrents. On the
one hand, popular expectations about government's responsibility to
solve problems often exceed the capacity of state and local
authorities to respond effectively. On the other hand, policies
developed at the national level may not sufficiently reflect the great
diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective at the local level.
Moreover, the search for effective policy is further complicated by
theoretical debates about the constitutional framework of
federalism, that is, what limits on national power can be derived
from the Tenth Amendment? Write: Select a policy or piece of
legislation that involves the program you are seeking a degree in
(i.e., your major). In your initial post, discuss the federalism
challenges that this policy is creating or facing. For example: •
If you are an education major, how are local, state, and federal
government policies affected by the No Child Left Behind legislation
or some other piece of education-related legislation? • If
you are a criminal justice major, how does recent legalization of
marijuana in some states affect local, state, and federal control over
this issue?   • If you are a business major, how does the
insurance mandate in the Affordable Care Actaffect local, state, and
national businesses and their employees?   • If you are a
political science major how has the recent Citizen’s United ruling
affected the amount of money available for campaigns at the local,
state, or federal levels?  Fully respond to all parts of the prompt and
write your response in your own words. Your initial must be 200 to

250 words. Support your position with APA citations from two or
more of the assigned resources required for this discussion. Please
be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these resources,
integrate them into your argument, and cite them properly.
 Respond to Peers: By Day 7, respond to at least two of your
classmates' initial posts. Your peer responses each should be 75 to
100 words. As your reply to your classmates, attempt to take the
conversation further by examining their claims or arguments in more
depth or responding to the posts that they reply to you with. Keep
the discussion on target and try to analyze things in as much detail as
you can. For instance, you might consider  reflecting on why the
legislation selected by one of your classmate’s is impacted differently
than the one you selected.
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Week Two Reflection
Prepare: Prior to beginning your reflection this week, complete all
course readings and assigned videos, and the Discussion, “Policy and
Your Life.” Reflect: Once you have completed these assignments,
think about how federalism and the U.S. Congress have or will affect
your life. The federal structure ensures that there is a clear line
between local, state, and federal government regulations, policies,
and oversight—sometimes! Think about how federal statues affect
your work or will affect your work in the future. Does Congress have

oversight of any of the processes or products in your workplace? Do
the government regulations, policies, and oversight sometimes
conflict with local or state regulations, policies, and oversight? Write:
In your initial post of, based on your current or desired job, complete
the following: • Describe how a federal policy affects your
current or desired workplace.   · Explain what role
Congress has in establishing workplace conditions in your current or
desired job.   Fully respond to all parts of the prompt and write your
response in your own words. Your initial post should be 200 to 250
words. Support your position with APA citations from two or more of
the assigned resources required for this discussion. Please be sure
that you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate
them into your argument, and cite them properly.  Respond to
Peers: By Day 7, respond to at least two of your classmates' initial
posts. Your peer responses should be 75 to 100 words each. As your
reply to your classmates, extend the conversation by examining their
claims or arguments in more depth or by responding to the posts
that they reply to you with. Keep the discussion on target and try to
analyze things in as much detail as you can. For instance, you might
consider comparing how federal policies affect your workplace to
how they affect a different workplace of one of your classmates.
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POL 201 Week 2 Learning Activity Federalism

Federalism This week, we continue completing the worksheets in
preparation for the Final Paper. One of the most important
structures in the national government is federalism. Understanding
the relationship between local, state, and national level governments
is critical in being able to understand all of the key features of our
national government. Describe an advantage and a disadvantage to a
national policy that an agency in the federal bureaucracy must
implement. In addition, recommend an option to maintain the
advantage and one to improve the disadvantage. To complete the
assignment, save the Week Two Learning Activity Worksheet
(available in the online classroom) to your computer, fill it out, and
submit it. Develop a detailed outline of your second main point using
the Week Two Learning Activity Worksheet. 1. Federal Policies: •
Provide a topic sentence that briefly describes one advantage and
one disadvantage to a national policy that must be implemented by
one agency of the federal bureaucracy.   • Provide a topic sentence
that recommends one option to maintain the advantage and one to
improve the disadvantage.   2. Scholarly Support: (Please access the
Ashford Writing Center’s Sample Annotated Bibliography) • Provide
two credible sources in APA format to support your main points.   •
Briefly discuss how these sources support your main point.   •
Briefly evaluate your sources for bias, validity, and reliability.  
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POL 201 Week 2 Quiz

Question 1. The national government can attempt to gain the
cooperation of state governments by using what type of coercive
measures? Question 2. The Tenth Amendment balances out
national authority by Question 3. A presidential veto of a bill can be
overridden by what percentage vote of all members of Congress?
Question 4. Which legislative act is a good example of
intergovernmental relations that are the hallmark of Cooperative
Federalism? Question 5. The principal powers of Congress include
all except Question 6. If the President requests a Congressional
authorization for the use of force, Congress Question 7. In
federalism, the national government Question 8. John C. Calhoun
proposed the following to assert states’ right: Question 9. When
Congress prepares a budget Question 10. A unitary system of
government has some advantages compared to a federal system.
Which of these choices is NOT an advantage of a unitary system of
government? Question 11. A congressional whip is a floor leader
that gauges support for bills and tries to enforce party discipline in
accordance with a political agenda. Question 12. True or False:
Gerrymandering occurs when a district is intentionally configured to
equalize the influence of all component groups and to guarantee
that certain representatives keep their seats. Question 13. Under a
Home Rule Charter, local authority is Question 14. Congressional
staff have an important role in Congress because Question 15. On
average, running for a seat in the House of Representatives costs
around $100,000.
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POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 The Electoral College

Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this discussion question, read
Chapters 5 and 6 in American Government. In addition, read the
following articles: “What Are the Arguments Made in Favor – and
Against – the Electoral College?,” “GOP Leaders United in Defense of
the Electoral College,” and the ProQuest article “Why the Electoral
College is Bad for America.” Also, please watch this week’s videos,
Episode I - A More Perfect Unionand Episode II - It’s a Free Country
regarding the U.S. Constitution. Reflect: As the textbook author
asserts, the Framers intentionally designed a process for selecting
presidents that would minimize the president’s political power – the
Electoral College. They hoped this institution would insulate the chief
executive from the public because they feared the power of
presidents who might be elected by the people. However, the
Electoral College has also spawned a long ongoing debate about
whether the Electoral College should be abandoned in favor of new
methods, which would ensure that the candidate elected has the
most popular votes. The controversy over the Electoral College must
be understood in order to better understand how and why U.S.
presidents are elected. Write: In your initial post, summarize how the
Electoral College works. Explain some of the main pros and cons in
the debate about whether to keep or abolish the current Electoral
College process. In addition, evaluate one proposal to change how
the system works without formally abolishing it. Would this proposal
effectively address some of the cons that you identified earlier in
your post? Please explain your response. Fully respond to all parts of

the question and write your response in your own words. Your initial
post must be 200 to 250 words. Support your position with APA
citations from two or more of the assigned resources required for
this discussion. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding
of these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite
them properly. Respond to Peers: By Day 7, respond to at least two
of your classmates' initial posts. Your peer responses should be 75to
100 words each. As your reply to your classmates, attempt to take
the conversation further by examining their claims or arguments in
more depth or responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep
the discussion on target and try to analyze things in as much detail as
you can. For instance, you might consider comparing your
classmates’ proposals for changing the Electoral College against your
own proposal.
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POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Week Three Reflection
Week Three Reflection American Government. Review the videos,
Episode I - A More Perfect Union and Episode II - It’s a Free Country
regarding the U.S. Constitution. Reflect: The executive and judicial
branches of the U.S. national government often seem to operate
independently and with little conflict. Many laws are signed by the
President and then implemented without a word from the judicial

branch. However, there are times when executive decisions are
challenged by the judicial branch in a process called judicial review.
In addition, there are times when a judicial review has direct impact
on your life. For example, when the Supreme Court declared the
Affordable Care Act constitutional, many people without health care
insurance were finally able to purchase health care insurance.
Additionally, when the Supreme Court declared sections of the
Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, some of the constraints
that prevented many gay and lesbian couples from marrying were
eliminated. Executive Order 13658 on February 20, 2014 also had a
direct impact on many business people that contract with the federal
government by increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
Clearly, the actions of the executive and judicial branches often
directly affect our lives. Write: In your initial post, explain how and
why the actions of the executive and/or judicial branches have
personally affected your life. Fully respond to all parts of the
question. Write in your own words. Support your position with APA
citations to two or more of the assigned resources required for this
discussion. Fully respond to all parts of the prompt and write your
response in your own words. Your initial post must be 200 to 250
words. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these
resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them
properly.
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POL 201 Week 3 Learning Activity Branches of Government

Branches of Government. The three branches of our government
each play crucial roles in the U.S. national government. Each branch
has specific power, duties, and responsibilities that are the most
apparent features of our system of separate powers. Nevertheless,
each branch has been critiqued for having definite strengths and
weaknesses that become obvious in certain situations. Analyzing
these strengths and weaknesses will enable you to evaluate and
recommend ways to enhance and correct these fundamental assets
and deficiencies of the branches of our national government. To
complete the assignment, save the Week Three Learning Activity
Worksheet (available in the online classroom) to your computer, fill it
out, and submit it. Develop a detailed outline of your third main
point using the Week Three Learning Activity Worksheet.
• Branches of Government:
• Provide a topic sentence that briefly describes one strength and
one weakness of one branch of our government: executive,
legislative, or judiciary.  
•Provide a topic sentence that recommends one option to maintain
the strength and one to correct the weakness.  
•Scholarly Support: (Please access the Ashford Writing Center’s
Sample Annotated Bibliography)
•Provide two credible sources in APA format to support your main
points.  
•Briefly discuss how these sources support your main point.  
•Briefly evaluate your sources for bias, validity, and reliability.

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POL 201 Week 3 Quiz
1. Question : In the realm of foreign affairs, presidents are usually
weak and must solicit congressional approval before entering into
agreements with other countries. Question 2. Question : Prior
judicial experience is required to be appointed as a judge on the
federal level. Question 3. Question : The president and Congress
are unable to control the bureaucracy or hold it accountable
because: Question 4. Question : The idea that citizens should be
suspicious of a strong central government would best be described
as: Question 5. Question : The scope of presidential power has
expanded over time due to presidents carving out their own powers
as they have needed. Question 6. Question : The Supreme Court
concept of “stare decisis” is the concept of ruling by decisions that
were: Question 7. Question : The position of Secretary of
Defense was created with the passage which Act of Congress?
Question 8. Question : Which of these organizations has layers
of both political appointees and civil servants? Question 9.
Question : The Federal Register is the official journal of the
federal government. Which statement(s) below best describes the
Federal Register? Question 10. Question : Which president did
NOT declare martial law on U.S. soil to place military authorities in
charge of state actions, instead of civilians? Question 11.
Question : Which of the following best defines an “imperial

presidency”? Question 12. Question : Which of these presidents
exercised “presidential prerogative” to expand his authority in ways
not stated in the Constitution? Question 13. Question : What role
does a court play when it takes the view that its decisions should be
based on what the Framers or the authors of particular statutes or
amendments intended? Question 14. Question : Which of these
authorities is NOT delegated to the president by the Constitution?
Question 15. Question : The term “Red Tape” is the idea that:
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights and the Obligations
of Government
Individual Rights and the Obligations of Government. Prepare: Prior
to beginning work on this discussion, read chapters 8, 9, and 10 in
American Government and watch the video, Episode II - It’s a Free
Country. Reflect: Our political system is characterized by certain
fundamental features to include a system of laws, rights, and
liberties. The laws, created and supported by the Constitutional
framework, are designed to protect and secure the rights and
liberties of individuals and groups throughout the U.S. However, the
government also has an obligation to provide for the security of its
citizens from serious internal and external threats that could cause
grave or severe damage to our country. The need for homeland and
national security can create a dilemma where conflicts emerge

between these security needs and the demands for civil rights and
liberties. Write: In your initial post, explain what obligations the U.S.
government has towards its citizens and how can these obligations
impact individual and group rights? Provide real-world examples to
support your explanation. Fully respond to all parts of the prompt
and write your response in your own words. Your initial response
must be 200 to 250 words. Support your position with APA citations
to two or more of the assigned resources required for this discussion.
Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these
resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them
properly.
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 2 Week Four Reflection
Week Four Reflection. Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this
discussion, read chapters 8, 9, and 10 in American Government,
watch the video, Episode II - It’s a Free Country, and review your
results from the Political Typology Quiz. Reflect: Political parties
mobilize voters to win elections and implement policy goals. Parties
use their stated policy goals (i.e., their platforms) as a way to
mobilize voter support. Generally, in order to be successful in a two-
party system, parties must have policy goals across a broad range of
issue areas to appeal to a broad range of voters. Write: Identify one
issue area that you want investigate. Use the assigned resources

required for this discussion to gather information about the goals
and proposals, in that issue area, of three U.S. political parties – the
Democratic and Republican parties and a third party. Summarize
each of the three parties’ policy goals in your issue area. Evaluate
each party's goals from two perspectives: • According on
your own political philosophy, values, or ideology based on the
Political Typology Quiz results, which party’s position on this issue is
closest to your own and which is furthest and why?  •
Does each party currently have national popular support on this
issue? If so, why, and if not, why not?   For example, if you are a
‘Steadfast Conservative,’ what do the Democratic Party, the
Republican Party, and a third party have to say about your position
on taxation? If you are a ‘Solid Liberal,’ what do Democrats,
Republicans, and a third party say about your views on
environmental issues? Who is the closest? Furthest away? Why?
Your initial response must be 200 to 250 words. Justify your
conclusions with facts and persuasive reasoning. Fully respond to all
parts of the question and write your response in your own words.
Support your position with APA citations to two or more of the
assigned resources required for this discussion. Please be sure that
you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them
into your argument, and cite them properly.
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POL 201 Week 4 Learning Activity Political Parties, Interest
Groups, and Elections

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections. The various political
actors involved in the processes, activities, and policies of the U.S.
government each have evolving goals and objectives. In addition,
these actors have produced differential effects, both positive and
negative, on the processes, activities, and policies of the federal
government. In this last weekly worksheet, you will assess the
positive and negative impacts of political parties, interest groups, or
federal elections on the national government. In addition, you will
recommend one option to enhance the positive impact and one to
diminish the negative impact. This final effort will conclude the
process of critically analyzing key features of our national
government and prepare you for completion of your Final Paper in
Week Five. To complete the assignment, save the Week Four
Learning Activity Worksheet (available in the online classroom) to
your computer, fill it out, and submit it. Develop a detailed outline of
your fourth main point using the Week Four Learning Activity
Worksheet. • Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections: •
Provide a topic sentence that briefly describes the one positive
impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political
parties, interest groups, or federal elections.  • Provide a
topic sentence that recommends one option to accentuate the
positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact.   • Scholarly
Support: (Please access the Ashford Writing Center’s Sample
Annotated Bibliography) • Provide two credible sources in
APA format to support your main points.  • Briefly
discuss how these sources support your main point.  •
Briefly evaluate your sources for bias, validity, and reliability.
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POL 201 Week 4 Quiz
Question 1.What constitutional amendment guaranteed women the
right to vote? Question 2. How are interest groups are different
from political parties? Question 3. Which Supreme Court decision
stated that affirmative action intended to promote greater equality
was acceptable public policy, but the use of quotas was not.
Question 4. True or False: The peaceful transfer of power from one
government to the next has a long historical legacy and predates the
formation of the United States. Question 5. The 1964 Civil Rights
Act: Question 6. Two-party electoral systems, such as we have
today in the United States, tend to be examples of what type of
political party model? Question 7. What is the basic function, or
purpose, of elections? Question 8. Personal freedoms that all
Americans enjoy thanks to the Bill of Rights are called: Question 9.
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20thcenturies in the U.S.,
political “machine bosses:” Question 10. In the United States,
before U.S. citizens are allowed to vote in an election, they must:
Question 11. True or False: Freedom of speech can be: Question 12.
A multi-candidate Political Action Committee (PAC) may contribute
up to how much money to individual campaigns per election?
Question 13. Voters in a closed primary can: Question 14. Which of
these have NOT been recognized as a political party in American
history? Question 15. A private organization cannot deny service to
any type of minority group if:

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POL 201 Week 5 DQ 1 Voting and Voter Turnout
Voting and Voter Turnout. Prepare: Prior to completing this
discussion question, review Chapters 9 and 10 in American
Government and the following articles: “How Voter ID Laws Are
Being Used to Disenfranchise Minorities and the Poor,” “Fraught
with Fraud,” and “Proof at the Polls.” Reflect: The U.S. has one of the
lowest voter turnout rates among modern democratic political
systems. One study ranks the U.S. 120th on a list of 169 nations
compared on voter turnout (Pintor, Gratschew, & Sullivan, 2002).
During the last decade, many initiatives have been undertaken to
increase voter participation, yet concerns about the possibility of
election fraud have also increased. Additionally, some political
interests feel threatened by the increase in turnout among some
traditionally low-turnout ethnic minorities. Several states have
recently passed legislation imposing new registration and
identification requirements. This has sparked debate about whether
these are tactics intended to suppress turnout or to prevent fraud.
Write: In your initial post, summarize recent developments in several
states enacting voter ID laws. Analyze and describe the pros and cons
on both sides of the debate about these laws. Is voter fraud a major
problem for our democracy or are some groups trying to make it
harder for some segments of society to vote? Draw your own
conclusion about the debate over voter ID laws. Justify your

conclusions with facts and persuasive reasoning. Fully respond to all
parts of the question and write your response in your own words.
Your initial post must be 200 to 250 words. Support your position
with APA citations from two or more of the assigned resources
required for this discussion. Please be sure that you demonstrate
understanding of these resources, integrate them into your
argument, and cite them properly.
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POL 201 Week 5 DQ 2 Week Five Reflection
Week Five Reflection. Prepare: Prior to beginning your reflection,
review all course readings and videos as required. Reflect: The U.S.
national government is based on the framework detailed in the U.S.
Constitution. The process that the Founding Fathers used to map out
our national government is fascinating and illuminating. The
Constitution creates a system of checks and balances and separation
of powers that have been focal points for class discussions. In
addition, the Constitution identifies three main branches for the
national government: the legislative, executive, and judicial, which
are tasked, respectively, with the creation of the legislation to guide
the country, the implementation and execution of that legislation,
and the review of that legislation for constitutionality and legality.
Interacting with the federal government includes a variety of
different actors and political processes such as the states, political

parties, interest groups, and federal elections. All these features
create a vibrant and healthy democracy. Write: In your initial post of
at least 200 to 250 words, explain how and why one feature of the
U.S. government is the most important for America’s democracy.
Choose one feature below to discuss in detail: • Written,
detailed, flexible Constitution.   • Robust checks and
balances.   • Explicit separation of powers.   •
Expansive interaction by different political actors and processes with
the federal government.  Use real-world examples and details to
support your arguments. Support your position with APA citations
from two or more of the assigned resources required for this
discussion. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of
these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them
properly.  
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POL 201 Week 5 Final Paper America’s Democracy: Your
Report Card (2 Papers)
This Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers America’s Democracy: Your
Report Card. The primary goal of your last assignment is to critically
analyze the primary features of the American national government.
The results of your analysis will indicate what you have learned over
the last five weeks. In order to accomplish this task, it is important to
critically evaluate the key facets of our American democracy. You

have been preparing for this final assignment each week by
constructing a detailed outline of the Final Paper’s main points
through the weekly Learning Activities. In addition, you have read
the course text and course readings, reviewed videos, and
researched additional material for each week’s assignments and for
this paper. This week, you will put all of those outlines, readings,
reviews, and research together into a one summative paper. As we
wrap up our course, reflect back on what you have learned about the
key structures, systems, roles, and processes that embody our
national government. Focus on the strengths and weaknesses,
advantages and disadvantages, and positive and negative impacts of
these aspects of our democracy. Use what you have learned so far to
evaluate our national government and recommend ways to enhance
what works and repair what is not working well. Construct a six-page
paper based on the detailed outlines that you created over the last
four weeks. Scaffold your paper around the following outline: • Title
page   • Introduction (half page): • Describe the paper’s
overall thesis.   • Provide an overview of main points.   •
The Constitution (1-1.5 pages) (Week 1): • Describe one
strength and one weakness of the U.S. Constitution.   •
Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct
the weakness.   • Federalism (1-1.5 pages) (Week 2):   a. Describe
one advantage and one disadvantage of a national policy that must
be implemented by one agency of the federal bureaucracy. b.
Recommend one option to maintain the advantage and one to
improve the disadvantage. Branches of Government (1-1.5 pages)
(Week 3): • Describe one strength and one weakness of one branch
of our government: Executive, Legislative, or Judiciary.   •
Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct
the weakness.   Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections (1-

1.5 pages) (Week 4): a.Describe one positive impact and one
negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest
groups, or federal elections.   b.Recommend one option to
accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative
impact.   7. Conclusion: a.Review your main points.   b.Review your
overall thesis.   8. References page Writing the Final Paper The Final
Paper: 1.Must be at least six double-spaced pages in length
(excluding title and reference pages), and formatted  according to
APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.   2.Must include
a title page with the following: a. Title of paper   b.
Student’s name   c. Course name and number   d.
Instructor’s name   e. Date submitted   3.Must begin with
an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.  
4.Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.   5.Must
end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.   6.Must use at
least eight scholarly resources, including a minimum of two from the
Ashford University  Library.   7.Must document all sources in APA
style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.   8. Must include a
separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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