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POL 211 Week 1 DQ 1 Political Compass   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Political
Compass. Visit The Political Compass  Test and
take the questionnaire. Discuss your results. Did
they match what you would have guessed your
political ideologies are? 
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POL 211 Week 1 DQ 2 Political Theories   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Political
Theories. Explain which political theory (or
theories) you are likely to use to understand
problems presented in this course. 
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POL 211 Week 2 DQ 1 Living Document   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Living
Document. Describe to what extent you support or
disagree with the concept of the Constitution as
a living document. 
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POL 211 Week 2 DQ 2 States and the Economy   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   States
and the Economy. Describe which basic approach
(laissez-faire, statism, socialism, welfare) you
think is the best state system for handling the
economy. For the state system you select, make
sure to address why this system is the best for
state supervision of the economy and
redistribution of wealth to the poorer sectors of
society. 
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POL 211 Week 2 Theory and Ideology   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Theory and
Ideology. Write a persuasive essay explaining the
theory and ideology from Week One that best
represents your personal beliefs. Include a
discussion of whether more or less government
involvement with society is required to meet your
particular beliefs. Then, describe which theory
and ideology from Week One is furthest apart from
your own. Finally, provide an explanation of why
your ideology and theory would be best for the
United States government.
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POL 211 Week 3 DQ 1 Polling and Media   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Polling and
Media. Explain how public opinion polling and
media are used to help candidates win elections. 
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POL 211 Week 3 DQ 2 Platforms Overtaken   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Platform
s Overtaken. Have political parties and interest
group agendas/platforms overtaken the individual
message and programs candidates have when they
run for office? Support or counter this argument. 
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POL 211 Week 4 DQ 1 Presidential vs.
Parliamentary   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Presidential vs.
Parliamentary. Describe, the strengths and
weakness of the Presidential system of government
in the United States when compared to the
Parliamentary system used in countries like the
United Kingdom. Do you believe the Presidential
system of the United States ultimately helps or
hinders how your political ideology achieves its
stated goals? 
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POL 211 Week 4 DQ 2 Ad Disadvantages for
President Congress   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   (Dis)Advantages for
President/Congress. Describe the relative
advantages and weaknesses of the President and
Congress. Which do you think is most accountable
for the problems or success the government has? 
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POL 211 Week 5 DQ 1 Expanding Government   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Expandin
g Government. Expanding government programs means
expanding government bureaucracy. At what point
do you think the costs of the system (waste,
inefficiency, etc.) to operate will outweigh the
benefits of government programs? Would you agree
or disagree that at some point there is too
much government involvement? 
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POL 211 Week 5 DQ 2 Justice for Life   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   ustice for
Life. Insert prompt. Your initial post should be
at least 150-200 words in length. Support your
claims with examples from required material(s)
and/or other scholarly resources, and properly
cite any references. Respond to at least two of
your classmates posts by Day 7. 
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POL211 Week 2 Theory and Ideology   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   POL 211 Week
2 Theory and Ideology
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