CRITICAL REVIEW 2 Film text; Professor’s Choice: My Own Private Idaho, 1991; Directed by Gus Van Sant orBoys Don’t Cry, 1998; Directed by Kimberly Pierce or TBA Assignment Objectives: Enhance and/or improve critical thinking and media literacy skills by: 1. Developing a clear and concise thesis statement (an argument) in response to the following question: Does the film have the […]

In this class we have identified as one of our objectives the ability to fully engage, in critical ways, popular culture and its influence upon our political selves, our political sensibilities. With our focus on “deep differences” we find ourselves examining both documentary and feature-length film texts. In 300-500 words share whether or not you believe the assigned documentary film […]

Answer the questions from “Introducing Comparative Politics/Fourth Edition” by Orvis and Drogus.(Page numbers are given) 1. p.123 How could we best determine if contemporary extreme right parties such as the National Front are neo-fascist? What core principles would we look for to determine this? 2. p.128 Compare the Brazilian case with box above on one party regime in Tanzania. What […]

Many countries have gone through various ways of governing-by one, by a group, or by the people. Pick one developing country. Examine this country’s political history and current barriers in developing their democracy. Create a concise argument on the type of democracy they should institute and why. Use the following list to select your developing country: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1876/310mab.pdf (Links to an […]

Most of the cases that we have discussed so far deal with the issue of judicial power. Referencing only the cases that we have studied so far in the Judicial Power section of the syllabus, discuss the development of judicial power from the earliest cases to the most recent cases that we have studied. When and how does judicial power […]

Overview This assignment will help you review the 3 major plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention and also help you get used to using external Political Science resources available at the PCC Shatford Library. Please follow the directions, as they will walk you through this assignment step by step. In this assignment you will summarize the major plans that impacted […]

INSTRUCTIONS: For all your Reflection Assignments, you will need to show an understanding of the material presented on Canvas and I will be looking for your own analysis. Your analysis should show some critical thinking and you should make sure to fully explain your responses. Please answer ALL of the following questions and answer ALL parts of each question. 1.) […]

INSTRUCTIONS: This discussion board will focus on one topic: the Electoral College. A few pages have discussed the Electoral College, one from last week and one from this week. This week also included two videos which you should watch as well. 1.) One of the questions that often gets asked is whether your vote actually matters in the Electoral College […]

After watching a portion of the documentary, Searching for the Roots of 9/11 by Thomas Friedman, conduct additional research to understand why 9/11 happened. Based on the reasons provided by the people Friedman interviewed in the countries he visited in the Middle East, and based on scholarly and other authoritative sources you have read about the reasons for 9/11, write […]