Devry POLI330 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2019 JULY Question # 00603156 Course Code : POLI330 Subject: Political Science Due on: 07/16/2019 Posted On: 07/16/2019 05:03 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.7/5

POLI330 Political Science

Week 1 Discussion

Why Study
Political Science?

Identify
why students should learn about political science. Use evidence (cite sources)
to support your response from assigned readings or online lessons, and at least
one outside scholarly source.

POLI330 Political Science

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Political
Systems

What is the
Marxist critique of capitalism? Do you
agree or disagree? Explain your reasoning and provide examples to support your
argument.

DQ2 Utopian
Ideas

Explain one
of the perfect political systems of Plato,
Bacon, Marx, or Skinner. Use evidence (cite sources) to support your
response from assigned readings or online lessons, and at least one outside
scholarly source.

POLI330 Political Science

Week 3 Discussion

Stability
and Governing

“The
US is a stable government.” Develop an argument for why you think this is
true or false. Use specific historical examples. Use evidence (cite sources) to
support your response from assigned readings or online lessons, and at least
one outside scholarly source.

POLI330 Political Science

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Petition
the Government for Redress of Grievances”

Analyze why
older, white adults vote in elections more than other groups while describing
how each political party cultivates voters and the role an interest group plays
in turning people out to the polls.

You can
explore political voting data at the United States Census Bureau’s website
here: https://www.census.gov/topics/public-sector/voting.html (Links to an
external site.)

Use
evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings or online
lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

DQ2 US
Supreme Court

Using the
Supreme Court’s website, research one case that deals with a contentious issue
of your choice. (These issues can be racial discrimination, right to bear arms,
same-sex marriage, hate speech, suicide, etc.) After finding a case, describe
the Constitutional issue at the heart of the case. Summarize the points, the
opinion, and at least one dissent used to come up with their conclusions. Did
you agree with the majority opinion or the dissent?

US Supreme
Course Case Search Job Aid

POLI330 Political Science

Week 5 Discussion

Learning
Politics

Think about
conversations around politics when you were in primary school (around age 10).
What were some of the ways you learned about the political establishment
through family members and friends? How were you politically socialized as a
child? Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned
readings or online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

POLI330 Political Science

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 Presidential
Advisor

You are an
advisor to the President tasked with cutting at least $300 billion from the
budget. The president wants your recommendations to cut lines, not large
categories. Explain why you chose those cuts.

Note: These
are not true US budget numbers.

DOMESTIC PROGRAMS AND FOREIGN AID	Cut some foreign aid to African countries	?$17 billion
?	Eliminate farm subsidies	?$14 billion
?	Cut pay of civilian federal workers by 5 percent	?$14 billion
?	Reduce the overall federal workforce by 10%	?$12 billion
?	Cut aid to states by 5%	?$29 billion
MILITARY	Cut the number of nuclear warheads, and end the “Star Wars” missile defense program	?$19 billion
?	Reduce military to pre-Iraq War size and further reduce troops in Asia and Europe	?$25 billion
?	Cancel or delay some weapons programs	?$19 billion
HEALTHCARE	Enact medical malpractice reform by reducing the chances of large malpractice verdicts	?$ 8 billion
?	Increase the Medicare eligibility age to 68	?$ 8 billion
?	Raise the Social Security retirement age to 68.	?$ 13 billion
EXISTING TAXES	Return the estate tax to Clinton-era levels, passing on an estate worth more than $1 million to their heirs would have portions of those estates taxed.	?$ 50 billion
?	End tax cuts for income above $250,000 a year	?$ 54 billion
?	End tax cuts for income below $250,000 a year	?$ 172 billion
?	Payroll tax increase for people making over $106,000 annually contributing more to Social Security and Medicare.	?$ 50 billion
NEW TAXES	Institute a Millionaire’s tax on income above $1 million	?$ 50 billion
?	Add a national 5% sales tax	?$ 41 billion
?	Add a tax on carbon emissions	?$ 40 billion
?	Tax banks based on their sizes and the amount of risk they take.	?$ 73 billion
Total gap covered by your budget plan	?	$_________________

Use
evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings or
online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

DQ2 Political
Theory and the Budget

Explain how
a liberal and conservative would approach developing the US budget. Use
evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings or
online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

POLI330 Political Science

Week 7 Discussion

Our Global
Neighborhood

Pick one
international organization (UN, EU, ICC, etc.). Explain its mission and
function. Assess how issues of state sovereignty are dealt with for member
countries. Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned
readings or online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

POLI330 Political Science

Week 8 Discussion

Political
Compass Results

Go to the
site: https://www.politicalcompass.org. (Links to an external site.)

Scroll to
the end of the site where it says “take the test.”

Answer all
of the questions.

After you
answer the questions, there will be a chart with your Economic and Social
numbers.

After
taking the political compass test, tell the class what your scores are and what
they mean. Then, analyze why you believe the results or do not believe the
scores. Finally, discuss how this course has been beneficial to your daily life
and career choice. Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from
assigned readings or online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.