The purpose of this assignment is to
strengthen your political knowledge base, which will give you a better
understanding of the terms and concepts presented in the lecture outlines and
textbook. It will also assist in preparing you for the exams and in-class
writing assignments. Please read
carefully and closely follow the format below: I. SummaryUnder this heading, write 2-3
paragraphs su
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The purpose of this assignment is to
strengthen your political knowledge base, which will give you a better
understanding of the terms and concepts presented in the lecture outlines and
textbook. It will also assist in preparing you for the exams and in-class
writing assignments. Please read
carefully and closely follow the format below:
I. Summary
Under this heading, write 2-3
paragraphs summarizing the news programs you watched for this assignment. The
paragraphs should be a detailed synopsis of a period of political news. In your
summary, include the name of the news programs you watched and the dates that
you viewed them.
II. Integration
Under this heading, write roughly 4-6
paragraphs connecting the terms in the textbook and lecture outlines to the
political news included in your summary. As a sample:
The confidential Justice Department
document about the president’s use of drones, which was recently leaked to the
press, relates to numerous concepts outlined in the textbook. First, there are
questions of executive authority. Article I of the Constitution states that the
power to declare war belongs to Congress (A-4). While the Justice Department document
does not authorize the president to declare war, it gives him unchecked power
to take lethal measures. One of the reasons for the Bill of Rights is to limit
the power of government. In fact, preventing government from amassing too much
power was on the forefront of the framers’ minds as they drafted the new
constitution (47-50). Still, presidents have historically circumvented checks
on the executive branch with devices such as executive orders and signing
statements (53).
All information should come from either
the textbook or the class lecture outlines. Do not utilize outside books
or online sources to complete this assignment. Therefore, in terms of citation,
including the page number(s) where you found the information in the text is
sufficient. If you reference a lecture outline, cite the title of the lecture
outline that you used.
III. Commentary
Under this heading, write 1-2
paragraphs expressing your personal views about the political topics you
included in the summary.
You are required to write two papers. Follow this format twice, with each paper depicting different
news topics and chapters from the text. Each paper is to be typed,
single-spaced, and stapled together with
notes from the news attached. Staple everything together! I will not accept
loose/unsecured papers. This assignment is worth 50 points.
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