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2. POL 215 Entire Course (UOP) • POL 215 Multiple Governments and Intergovernmental Relationships • POL 215 Constitution and Systems of the State • POL 215 State Research – Elements that Influence State Government • POL 215 Government Comparisons Matrix • POL 215 Local Government Issues Presentation

3. POL 215 5 Government Comparisons Matrix (UOP) • Government Comparisons Matrix Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Government Comparisons Matrix located on the student website. Format your responses consistent with APA guidelines.

4. POL 215 Constitution and Systems of the State (UOP) • Constitution and Systems of the State Locate your state’s constitution and examine the major elements and articles of the constitution. Review its contents and functions. Search for information about the judicial, educational, and social service systems offered in your state and the funding sources for your state government. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that addresses the following: • How are the main components of government set up by your state’s constitution? • How are the services in your state authorized by the state’s constitution? • Identify at least one service from each judicial, educational, and social service

5. POL 215 Foundations of the U.S. Federal Government Worksheet (UOP) • Foundations of the U.S. Federal Government Worksheet Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Foundations of the U.S. Federal Government Worksheet located on the student website.

6. POL 215 Multiple Governments and Intergovernmental Relationships (UOP) • Multiple Governments and Intergovernmental Relationships Write a 350- to 700-word paper about the ways in which different levels of government interrelate with each other. Include the following points in your paper: • Provide an example of a current event or issue where multiple governments interact on the solution. • Describe the ways that those governments work together or against one another on that issue. • Identify the advantages and disadvantages in the ways that the governments involved work together. •  Provide a possible solution to the current event or issue that would be better by having different levels of government work together. Include ways in which communication between the governments might be improved. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

7. POL 215 Roles Within the State Matrix (UOP) • Roles Within the State Matrix Collaborate with your Learning Team members to select a state and complete the University of Phoenix Material: Roles Within the State Matrix. Note. Remember that the state you choose will be used for upcoming assignments and should not be changed

8. POL 215 State Research – Elements that Influence State Government (UOP) • State Government For this assignment, choose from the following options: • Option 1: Interest Group News Piece • Option 2: Web Encyclopedia • Option 3: Legislative Aide Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: State Research – Elements that Influence State Government located on the student website and select one option to complete the assignment.

9. POL 215 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) • Week 1 DQ 1 • Identify all of your state’s delegates (senators and representatives) to congress by name and party affiliation. Do you feel that the overall party affiliation of your delegates reflects the feelings of people in your state accurately? Why or why not? • Week 1 DQ 2 • Federalism can be defined as the distribution of power between a central government and constituent units—in the case of the United States, between the federal government and the state governments. Do you think the current balance of power between these entities is appropriately balanced, or imbalanced in one way or the other? Explain why you think so, and, if you think they are imbalanced, in which direction you

10. POL 215 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) • Week 2 DQ 1 • Briefly describe the structure of the judicial system and court system of your state or another state of your choosing. With which, if any, of the levels of the state’s judicial system do you have experience? Are you satisfied that they are mostly just? Why do you think so?

11. POL 215 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) • Week 4 DQ 1 • National events often affect state and local governments, especially in budgeting. How have national events affected your local government? Have your local officials handled these challenges well or poorly? Why do you think so?

12. POL 215 Week 4 Local Government Issues Presentation (UOP) • Rural, Suburban, and Urban Issues Worksheet completed in Week Three Select a local government within your chosen state to analyze. You may select either an urban, suburban, or rural government to review. Prepare a presentation addressing the following: •   Describe which area you chose: urban, suburban, or rural. • Describe the local form of government and identify the major elected officials of your selected area. • Identify the major public policy issues, current events, and challenge

13. POL 215 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) • Week 5 DQ 1 • Using Hurricane Katrina as an example of intergovernmental relations, what are some advantages and disadvantages of local, state, and federal governments working together? How efficiently did the various levels of government work during Hurricane Katrina? What could have been done differently? • WEEK 5 DQ 2 • Select a current issue in your local community in which the local, sta

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