Category: Political Science

write a 4 paper essay on public opinions including definitions and aims conducting and techniques reliability example of public opinion polls from all over the world

Does democracy require equality of income or wealth? Discuss why democracy might make a country more or less egalitarian?

A. Introduction
In this section, you should
Introduce your topic.
Discuss your puzzle. Introduce your research question (Ask a why or how question.) 
Discuss the significance of your question. Why is it important or relevant to the field? Why should we care about it? (This addresses the “so what?” question.)
Briefly present your main argument (thesis statement or the answer to the research question), and
Provide a brief roadmap to the paper. How will the paper proceed?
Note: In the Introduction, avoid using jargon. Do not provide overly detailed information. Make it easy for the reader to digest information. (Imagine explaining your research to your family member!)
B. Literature review/Theoretical framework
Discuss existing research/scholarly debate on your research question
What do scholars say about the question?
Group their perspectives/theories by the answer, not by the individual author. You are NOT writing an annotated bibliography. Focus on the concepts, ideas, or perspectives presented.
Critically evaluate what you think is missing in existing studies. Or discuss what you find compelling about someone’s perspective.
C. Hypothesis (assumption)
What do you believe is true about the question you’re asking?  Your hypothesis should be clearly linked to the literature review.
D. Methods (C and D can be combined; or sometimes, B-D are placed in one section)
Discuss how you have gathered data if you conduct a quantitative analysis.
If you are doing a case study, discuss why you have chosen the specific case(s). 
E. Case study/Analysis
This is an extremely important section. Provide detailed empirical information about your case.
Make sure that the case study is relevant to your research question and contributes to the overall objectives of your study
F. Conclusion
Return to your core question. 
Summarize your main argument and findings. 
Discuss the broader implications or propose potential future research directions.

At the end of the semester, you will turn in a final essay. The essay can be on any topic from the semester but should include some discussion of current events that occurred during the semester or will soon occur (Russia/Ukraine or Israel/Hamas wars, 2024 election, news coverage, etc.). The goal is for you to explain how the event relates to the course reading and to display your knowledge of the course material. I will allow for a very broad interpretation of what counts as a political current event as I am most interested in your discussion of the course material. Please
cite the relevant course material and outside sources (news, articles, etc.) in your essay. Your final essay is due 5/10 @ 11:59 PM. The final essay needs to be approximately 1500 words

How can we define the power of the market: Does it consist of moral, coercive, and/or reciprocal power? What is “creative destruction?” Does this phenomenon have a stabilizing or destabilizing force on society? How do Friedman and Muir address the benefits and limits of capitalism in whether the system fosters inequality or promotes freedom?

A 1-2 paragraph summary of what you think the core ideas are
At least three examples of important or thought-provoking points that the author makes, including direct quote and page numbers (or hour/minutes/seconds if it is a film)
Why you think these particular examples are important or thought provoking
Questions that this reading raises for you
Also, plan to share some ideas from of your writing in our class
Option 1: I find the name of the book [“The End of Policing”] to be powerful, in and of itself, as an idea. The title of the first chapter, “The Limits of Police Reform”, reveals to you the author’s argument. Police reform can only go so far: “most of these reforms fail to deal with the fundamental problems inherent to policing” (4). What are some of these “fundamental problems”? Why are they “inherent”, or what are they inherent to? On page 3, the author states that “part of the problem stems from a ‘warrior mentality.’ Police often think of themselves as soldiers in a battle with the public rather than guardians of public safety. That they are provided with tanks and other military-grade weapons, that many are military veterans, and that militarized units like Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) proliferated during the 1980s War on Drugs and post-9/11 War on Terror only fuels this perception, as well as a belief that entire communities are disorderly, dangerous, suspicious, and ultimately criminal. When this happens, police are too quick to use force.” And as the author states, “excessive use of force… is just the tip of the iceberg of over-policing”(3). What are some of the other “fundamental problems inherent to policing”? How are these problems tied to the “dramatic expansion of police power” (27) and how is this inherent to a larger critique of American culture? You may also outline the failure of police reform in America, which the chapter details in full, but the deeper question is how does “the very nature of policing and the legal system [serve] to maintain and exacerbate racial inequality” (14)? You can also discuss the last section, which considers alternatives to policing, such as disarming the police and reimagining the role of police in society.  

Choose one movie from the provided list. Each film has been selected for its thematic relevance to political science. All can be accessed for free via KanopyLinks to an external site. 
Theaters of War
Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports
The Immigration Paradox
Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary: The Denial of Education and Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants
Made in L.A. (Hecho en Los Angeles)
Zero Weeks: America’s Paid Leave Crisis
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
The Man Card
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Watch the movie, noting any significant political themes, events, or characters.
Submit a 1-page, double-spaced reflection. In your reflection, consider the following:
Discuss the main political themes of the movie. How are these themes presented?
Reflect on how the movie affected your understanding of the political concepts discussed in class.
Critically analyze the movie’s approach to these themes. Do you agree or disagree with the portrayal? Why?
Format
Your reflection should be 1 page, double-spaced, with standard margins and font size 12.

Add footnotes to my paper, “DACA program public policy case study,” as shown in the sample paper in the files below. 
Footnotes should follow punctuation, and your footnotes should roughly follow this format:
First, Last, “Title of Article or Post,” Publication (Date) http://linkto.thesource.com.
If you need to repeat the source you just mentioned, just put “Ibid.” 

REFER TO READINGS AND OUTSIDE SOURCES
EVIDENCE LOG #6
Chapter 5 – DEMOCRATIC REGIMES – MODELS OF DEMOCRACY
The purpose of this assignment is to apply the concepts addressed in the text to the country you chose to study this term – if that country is a democracy. If you aren’t sure, consult Freedom House. 
This log is formatted similarly to the one you completed last week. All these models of democracy are not going to define your chosen state, so you are not being asked to apply each concept to your country. 
Please answer the questions about each democratic model in part 1. In part 2, explain which model you feel best defines your chosen state. 
NOTE: If the country you have chosen to study does NOT have a democratic regime, you may choose any other democratic country in the region for this assignment. Refer to the list in Canvas if you aren’t sure which countries are in this region.
Please complete the Evidence Log below. 
CONCEPT
DEFINITIONS/EXPLANATIONS
Find supporting evidence in the TEXTBOOK to answer the question/define the terms. 
Please include direct quotations from the textbook in each box along with your own analysis or explanation of what the term means.
NO outside sources may be used in this column. 
Points will be taken off if the textbook is not used and/or if other sources are used.
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
What are the main characteristics or institutions found in Parliamentary systems?
PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS
What are the main characteristics or institutions found in Presidential systems?
SEMI-PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS
What are the main characteristics or institutions found in Semi-Presidential systems?
ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
What are the three main types of electoral systems found in democratic regimes? Include 2-3 characteristics of each system.
Which model of democracy does your country most closely follow? 
Which type of electoral system is used in your country? 
Your responses to #2 and #3 MUST focus on a democratic country – either the one you’ve been studying all term, or a different country if that one is not democratic. 
Please include direct quotations, along with source citations for the sources used. This requires independent research! You MUST use outside sources for this part of the assignment. Points will be taken off if there is no evidence of independent research. Feel free to use the Sources and References page provided in Canvas.
Works Cited
Don’t forget to include a proper Works Cited Notation/Bibliography at the end of your completed assignment. This list should include all of the sources you used in your work, including but not limited to the textbook.
Please choose a country from the following list; this country will be your case study to be used for assignments completed in this class.
The list of available countries changes each term. This term the list includes countries on the African continent.
Central Africa
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo Republic
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
São Tomé and Príncipe
Eastern Africa
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Mauritius
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Northern Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Sahrawi Republic
• Tunisia
Southern Africa
Angola
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Western Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Côte d’lvoire
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal

Quote 3 times from modules 1-3 readings on page 5,6. Write me an a quality paper with a strong thesis regarding to the question Was the Constitution necessary? Why or why not?