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1. POS 110 Reading feeds the Imagination/Uophelpdotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

2. POS 110 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com POS 110 Exercise: Amending the Constitution POS 110 Assignment: Bureaucracy and You POS 110 Capstone CheckPoint POS 110 CheckPoint: Federal Court Structure POS 110 Assignment: Get to Know Your Member of Congress POS 110 Assignment: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights POS 110 Final Project: Democracy in America POS 110 CheckPoint: Defining Democracy POS 110 CheckPoint: American Civic Values POS 110 Week 2 Discussion Questions POS 110 CheckPoint: Bill of Rights POS 110 CheckPoint: Equality in America

3. POS 110 Assignment Bureaucracy and You For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This assignment is based on your 1-day journal exercise. Resources: Credible Internet sources, University Library, and MyPoliSciLab Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] Research at least five ways in which the federal bureaucracy regulates your life. These examples should be based on your journal entry. Which regulated activities surprised you the most? Which surprised you the least? Why? Reflect on the activity with which you were most surprised. Research the agency charged with regulating that activity. If you were most surprised by the Food and Drug Administration’s role in your daily life, for example, search for information on that particular agency by going to the agency Web site, the University Library, or MyPoliSciLab.

4. POS 110 Assignment Civil Liberties and Civil Rights For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: Appendix C, Government in America, and MyPoliSciLab Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] Consider the content in Ch. 4 and 5 of the text and select the chapter that interests you more. Choose one main category in the chapter. Main categories in the text are denoted by bold red headers, for example, Freedom of Religion in Ch. 4. Under each main category in red, there are subcategories denoted by bold blue headers in the text. An example of a subcategory in Ch. 4 is The Establishment Clause. You must select one main category and then narrow your topic to only one subcategory. The subcategory subject matter serves as the basis for this assignment.

5. POS 110 Capstone CheckPoint For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: Government in America and Appendix A Due Date: Day 3 [Individual forum] Address the following in 200 to 300 words: After learning about American government in this course, what is your opinion of the American political system? What are the system’s greatest strengths and weaknesses? If you could change one fundamental element of American democracy, what would it be? Why?

6. POS 110 CheckPoint American Civic Values For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: What Are American Civic Values? simulation Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Individual forum] Complete the What Are American Civic Values? simulation located in Week One on the Materials tab of the student web page. Answer the questions on the conclusion page of the simulation in 200 to 300 words.

7. POS 110 CheckPoint Bill of Rights For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: Government in America Due Date: Day 3 [Individual forum] Address the following questions after reading the Bill of Rights on pp. 636-637 of the text. Which amendment is most important to you? Which amendment is least important to you? If you were suddenly arrested and tried for a crime (which you may or may not have committed) which amendment might be most important to you? Answer in 200 to 300 words

8. POS 110 CheckPoint Bureaucratic Reform For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: Bureaucratic Reform video roundtable Due Date: Day 3 [Individual forum] Watch the Bureaucratic Reform video roundtable located in Week Seven on the Materials tab of the student web page and then address the following in 200 to 300 words: What does the term red tape mean, and how does it relate to the federal bureaucracy? To what extent is Congress to blame for bureaucratic red tape? What are some of the benefits of the federal bureaucracy? What are some of the drawbacks to the current bureaucratic system?

9. POS 110 CheckPoint Congressional Organization For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: Appendix D, MyPoliSciLab, and Government in America Due Date: Day 3 [Individual forum] Complete the congressional organization chart in Appendix D. Post the completed Appendix D as a Microsoft® Word attachment

10. POS 110 CheckPoint Defining Democracy For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Due Date: Day 3 [post to the Individual forum] Define democracy and address the following in 200 to 300 words: What does American democracy mean to you as an individual? What are some of the criticisms of this style of government?

11. POS 110 CheckPoint Equality in America For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: Government in America Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] Consider the phrases ―A belief in equal rights has often led to the belief in equality of opportunity;‖ and ―American society does not emphasize equal results or equal rewards;‖ on p. 141 of the text. Explain these conceptions of equality in 200 to 300 words. Include examples from the text or current events to support your answer

12. POS 110 CheckPoint Federal Court Structure For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: Government in America and Appendix A Due Date: Day 3 [Individual forum] Address the following in 200 to 300 words: After learning about American government in this course, what is your opinion of the American political system?

13. POS 110 CheckPoint Voting in America For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: Ch. 6 & 9 of Government in America Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum] Consider the costs and benefits of voting in American elections. Then, support or refute the following statement in 200 to 300 words: Voting does not matter in American elections.

14. POS 110 CheckPoint You Are a Member of Congress For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  Resource: You Are a Member of Congress simulation Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] Complete the You Are a Member of Congress simulation located in Week Five on the Materials tab of the student web page and record your score. Complete the questions found at the conclusion of the simulation (these are the three bullets located on the conclusion page). Limit your response to 100 words for each question. Post your score and responses

15. POS 110 Exercise Amending the Constitution For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  Resource: You Are Proposing a Constitutional Amendment simulation Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum] Complete the You Are Proposing a Constitutional Amendment simulation located in Week Two on the Materials tab of the student web page and answer the multiple choice questions throughout the exercise. Save a screenshot of your answers for all five questions. Post your screenshots as a Microsoft® Word attachment

16. POS 110 Exercise One For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  Resource: pp. 443-445 of Government in America Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] Consider all the ways in which the federal (and state) bureaucracy affects your daily life. Record your daily activities in a journal and note all the ways in which you are impacted by bureaucratic regulation. You will use this 1-day journal for help with the subsequent assignment. Post this exercise as a Microsoft® Word attachment

17. POS 110 Final Project Democracy in America For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  Throughout this course you have considered the effects of political linkage mechanisms and institutions on American democracy. The final project consists of a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper in APA format evaluating the state of American democracy today. Appendix A provides in-depth suggestions for each chapter. Resources: Appendix A, MyPoliSciLab, Government in America, University Library, and credible Internet sources Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the current democratic system for each assigned chapter in the text. It may help to keep a tally from each chapter of the pros and cons of the existing system. In the chapter on the presidency, for example, you must determine the most and least important presidential power. Appendix A provides in-depth suggestions for each chapter.

18. POS 110 Week 1 Assignment American Government Concepts For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  Please Add Own Images Chapter 1 of the text lists several key concepts in American government. Among these are government, politics, policymaking system, public policy, democracy, majority rule, minority rights, representation, and political culture. Resources: University Library, Library of Congress American Memory Web site, credible Internet sources Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum] Choose seven of the nine concepts listed above and use the University Library or a credible Internet source to locate an image or symbol that illustrates or represents each concept.

19. POS 110 Week 2 Discussion Questions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  Discussion Question 1 Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: Turbulent times preceded the ratification of the Constitution. Of all the challenges the country faced during this time, which challenge do you think was the most important one the new nation had to overcome? Defend your answer. 3. Discussion Question 2 Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum]

20. POS 110 Week 4 Discussion Questions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com  Discussion Question 1 Chapter 6 discusses background factors that affect elections. These factors include such things as the immigrant society, the melting pot, regional shift, the graying of America, political ideologies, and participation. Consult Participation: Are You a Liberal or Conservative? located in Week Four on the Materials tab of the student web page to find out how liberal or conservative you are. Then, address the following discussion question. Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: To what extent do you think liberalism, conservatism, and the aforementioned factors affect elections in America? Use a personal experience or a current news article to support your answer.

21. POS 110 Week 6 Discussion Questions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Question 1 Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Complete the Presidential Leadership: Which Hat Do You Wear? simulation located in Week Six on the Materials tab of the student web page and then post your response to the three questions on the simulation conclusion page. 3. Discussion Question 2 Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum]

22. POS 110 Week 8 Discussion Questions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Question 1 Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: Do you think the judicial branch is the least dangerous branch of government, as the video discusses? Why or why not? Discuss one example you think demonstrates the power of the Supreme Court. 4. Discussion Question 2 Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum]

23. POS 110 Reading feeds the Imagination/Uophelpdotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com