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POL 201 Entire Course For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com   POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 The
 U.S. Constitution POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Week One Re
flection POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The Cons
titution POL 201 Week 1 Quiz
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 The U.S. Constitution For
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he U.S. Constitution  Prepare Prior to writing yo
ur 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 L
ast. Reflect The U.S. Constitution is the corners
tone of our federal government. The Constitution e
stablishes a basic operational framework that enab
les the three branches of government 
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POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Week One Reflection For
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eek One Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning yo
ur reflection this week, complete all course readi
ngs, your introduction, and the Discussion, The U
.S. Constitution.
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POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The
Constitution For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com   The Constitution. The w
eekly worksheets will help you build all the neces
sary parts for your Final Paper. This week, you wi
ll evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the mo
st important document for Americas national gover
nment, the U.S. Constitution. In your worksheet, y
ou will describe one strength and one weakness of 
the Constitution. In addition, you will need to re
commend a way to maintain the strength of this ama
zing document and a way to correct a weakness. Thi
s effort begins the process of critically analyzin
g key features of our national government.
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POL 201 Week 1 Quiz For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com   Question 1. The America
n system of government can be most accurately desc
ribed as a _________.  Question 2. In 1607, the En
glish monarch King James I granted a charter to wh
ich organization to establish a settlement in the 
Chesapeake region?
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy and Your Life For
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olicy and Your Life Prepare Prior to beginning wo
rk on this discussion question, read Chapters 3 an
d 4 in American Government. In addition, watch the
 videos provided on federalism Quick Study of Fed
eralism Part 1, Quick Study of Federalism Part 2, 
and Quick Study of Federalism Part 3, and the U.S.
 Constitution Episode I - A More Perfect Union.
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POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Week Two Reflection For
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repare Prior to beginning your reflection this we
ek, complete all course readings and assigned vide
os, and the Discussion, Policy and Your Life.
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POL 201 Week 2 Learning Activity Federalism For
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ederalism This week, we continue completing the wo
rksheets in preparation for the Final Paper. One o
f the most important structures in the national go
vernment is federalism. Understanding the relation
ship between local, state, and national level gove
rnments is critical in being able to understand al
l of the key features of our national government. 
Describe an advantage and a disadvantage to a nati
onal policy that an agency in the federal bureaucr
acy must implement. In addition, recommend an opti
on to maintain the advantage and one to improve th
e disadvantage.
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POL 201 Week 2 Quiz For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com   Question 1. The nationa
l government can attempt to gain the cooperation o
f state governments by using what type of coercive
 measures?   Question 2. The Tenth Amendment balan
ces out national authority by
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POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 The Electoral College For
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repare Prior to beginning work on this discussion
 question, read Chapters 5 and 6 in American Gover
nment. 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 Pro
Quest article   
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POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Week Three Reflection For
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eek Three Reflection  American Government. Review 
the videos, Episode I - A More Perfect Union and E
pisode II - Its a Free Country regarding the U.S.
 Constitution.
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POL 201 Week 3 Learning Activity Branches of
Government For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com   Branches of Government.
  The three branches of our government each play c
rucial roles in the U.S. national government. Each
 branch has specific power, duties, and responsibi
lities that are the most apparent features of our 
system of separate powers. Nevertheless, each bran
ch has been critiqued for having definite strength
s and weaknesses that become obvious in certain si
tuations. Analyzing these strengths and weaknesses
 will enable you to evaluate and recommend ways to
 enhance and correct these fundamental assets and 
deficiencies of the branches of our national gover
nment.
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POL 201 Week 3 Quiz For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com   1. Question 
In the realm of foreign affairs, presidents are us
ually weak and must solicit congressional approval
 before entering into agreements with other countr
ies.  Question 2. Question  Prior judicial experi
ence is required to be appointed as a judge on the
 federal level.
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights and the
Obligations of Government For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com   Individual Ri
ghts and the Obligations of Government. Prepare P
rior to beginning work on this discussion, read ch
apters 8, 9, and 10 in American Government and wat
ch the video, Episode II - Its a Free Country.
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POL 201 Week 4 DQ 2 Week Four Reflection For
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eek Four Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning w
ork 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.
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POL 201 Week 4 Learning Activity Political
Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections For
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olitical Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections. 
The various political actors involved in the proce
sses, activities, and policies of the U.S. governm
ent each have evolving goals and objectives. In ad
dition, these actors have produced differential ef
fects, both positive and negative, on the processe
s, activities, and policies of the federal governm
ent. In this last weekly worksheet, you will asses
s the positive and negative impacts of political p
arties, interest groups, or federal elections on t
he national government
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POL 201 Week 4 Quiz For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com   Question 1.What constit
utional amendment guaranteed women the right to vo
te?  Question 2. How are interest groups are diffe
rent from political parties?
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POL 201 Week 5 DQ 1 Voting and Voter Turnout
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m   Voting and Voter Turnout. Prepare Prior to co
mpleting this discussion question, review Chapters
 9 and 10 in American Government and the following
 articles How Voter ID Laws Are Being Used to Di
senfranchise Minorities and the Poor, Fraught wi
th Fraud, and Proof at the Polls.
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POL 201 Week 5 DQ 2 Week Five Reflection For
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eek Five Reflection. Prepare Prior to beginning y
our reflection, review all course readings and vid
eos as required.  Reflect The U.S. national gover
nment is based on the framework detailed in the U.
S. Constitution. The process that the Founding Fat
hers used to map out our national government is fa
scinating and illuminating. The Constitution creat
es a system of checks and balances and separation 
of powers that have been focal points for class di
scussions
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POL 201 Week 5 Final Paper Americas Democracy
Your Report Card (2 Papers) For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com   This Tutorial
 contains 2 Different Papers  Americas Democracy
 Your Report Card. The primary goal of your last a
ssignment is to critically analyze the primary fea
tures of the American national government. The res
ults of your analysis will indicate what you have 
learned over the last five weeks. In order to acco
mplish this task, it is important to critically ev
aluate the key facets of our American democracy.
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