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2. POL 201 Entire Course • 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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,

9. 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

10. 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 nat

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

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