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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
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 The U.S. Constitution FOR
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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
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Week One Reflection FOR
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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
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POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The
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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
Americas national government, the U.S.
Constitution. In your worksheet, you will
describe one strength and one weakness
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POL 201 Week 1 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.pol201genius.com     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
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy and Your Life FOR
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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
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Week Two Reflection FOR
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e 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 oversightsometimes!
Think about how federal statues affect your work
or will affect your work
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POL 201 Week 2 Learning Activity Federalism FOR
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lism 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,
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POL 201 Week 2 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.pol201genius.com     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
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POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 The Electoral College FOR
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are 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 weeks videos, Episode I - A
More Perfect Unionand Episode II - Its a Free
Country regarding the U.S. Constitution.
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POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Week Three Reflection FOR
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Three Reflection  American Government. Review
the videos, Episode I - A More Perfect
Union and Episode II - Its 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.
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POL 201 Week 3 Learning Activity Branches of
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us.com     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.
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POL 201 Week 3 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.pol201genius.com     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
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights and the
Obligations of Government FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.pol201genius.com       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 - Its a Free Country.
Reflect Our political system is characterized by
certain fundamental features
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 2 Week Four Reflection FOR
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Four Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning
work on this discussion, read chapters 8, 9, and
10 in American Government, watch the
video, Episode II - Its 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
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POL 201 Week 4 Learning Activity Political
Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections FOR
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tical 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
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POL 201 Week 4 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.pol201genius.com       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
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POL 201 Week 5 DQ 1 Voting and Voter Turnout
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oting 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
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POL 201 Week 5 DQ 2 Week Five Reflection FOR
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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.
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POL 201 Week 5 Final Paper Americas Democracy
Your Report Card (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES
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contains 2 Different Papers Americas 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.
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