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2. POL 201 Entire Course For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 1 DQ 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 POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Week Two Reflection

3. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 1 DQ 1 The U.S. Constitution For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com The U.S. Constitution Prepare: Prior to writing your initial post, read Chapters 1 and 2 of Am erican 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 govern ment. The Constitution establishes a basic operational framework that enables the three branches of government – executive, legislative, and judicial –

4. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 1 DQ 2 Week One Reflection For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Week One Reflection. Prepare: Prior to beginning your reflection this week, complete all cour se 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 F ounding Fathers created an amazing governmental structure that affec ts almost every aspect of our lives even today. For instance, if you are a criminal justice major, what parts of the U.S. Constitution are applica ble to what you are learning in your major? If you are a business major, which branch of government

5. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 1 Learning Activity The Constitution For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com The Constitution. The weekly worksheets will help you build all the ne cessary parts for your Final Paper. This week, you will evaluate the str engths and weaknesses of the most important document for America’s national government, the U.S. Constitution. In your worksheet, you will describe one strength and one weakness of the Constitution. In additio n, you will need to recommend a way to maintain the strength of this a mazing document and a way to correct a weakness. This effort begins the process of critically analyzing key features of our national governm ent. To complete the assignment, save the Week One Learning Activity Wo rksheet (available in the online classroom) to your computer, fill it out, and submit it.

6. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 1 Quiz For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1. The American system of government can be most accurat ely described as a _________. Question 2. In 1607, the English monarch King James I granted a char ter to which organization to establish a settlement in the Chesapeake r egion? Question 3. The Connecticut Plan, also known as the Great Compromi se, combined elements of which two other plans during the Constitutio nal Convention of 1787?

7. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy and Your Life For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Policy and Your Life Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this discussion question, read Ch apters 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 More Perfect Union. Reflect: The U.S. government's expansive role in public policy is caugh t in a swirl of conflicting crosscurrents. On the one hand, popular expec tations about government's responsibility to solve problems often exce ed the capacity of state and local authorities to respond effectively. On the other hand, policies developed at the national level may not sufficie ntly reflect the great diversity of interests across the U.S.

8. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 2 DQ 2 Week Two Reflection For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Prepare: Prior to beginning your reflection this week, complete all cour se readings and assigned videos, and the Discussion, “Policy and Your Life.” Reflect: Once you have completed these assignments, think about ho w federalism and the U.S. Congress have or will affect your life. The fe deral structure ensures that there is a clear line between local, state, a nd federal government regulations, policies, and oversight— sometimes! Think about how federal statues affect your work or will aff ect your work in the future. Does Congress have oversight of any of th e processes or products in your workplace? Do the government regulat ions, policies, and oversight sometimes conflict with local or state regul ations, policies, and oversight?

9. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 2 Learning Activity Federalism For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Federalism This week, we continue completing the worksheets in pre paration for the Final Paper. One of the most important structures in th e national government is federalism. Understanding the relationship be tween local, state, and national level governments is critical in being a ble to understand all of the key features of our national government. D escribe an advantage and a disadvantage to a national policy that an a gency in the federal bureaucracy must implement. In addition, recomm end an option to maintain the advantage and one to improve the disad vantage. To complete the assignment, save the Week Two Learning Activity Wor ksheet (available in the online classroom) to your computer, fill it out, a nd submit it.

10. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 2 Quiz For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Question 1. The national government can attempt to gain the cooperati on of state governments by using what type of coercive measures? Question 2. The Tenth Amendment balances out national authority by Question 3. A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by what perc entage vote of all members of Congress?

11. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 3 DQ 1 The Electoral College For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this discussion question, read Chapte rs 5 and 6 in American Government. In addition, read the followin g articles: “What Are the Arguments Made in Favor – and Against – the Electoral College?,” “GOP Leaders United in Defense of the Electoral College,” and the Pr oQuest article

12. POL 201 Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Week Three Reflection For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Week Three Reflection American Government. Review the videos, Episode I - A More Perfect Union and Episode II - It’s a Free Country regarding the U.S. Constitution. Reflect: The executive and judicial branches of the U.S. national gover nment often seem to operate independently and with little conflict. Man y laws are signed by the President and then implemented without a wo rd from the judicial branch. However, there are times when executive d ecisions are challenged by the judicial branch in a process called judici al review. In addition, there are times when a judicial review has direct impact on your life. For example,

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