Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties. Provide examples to support your answer.
Congressional Ethics. Identify one (1) member of Congress who has been charged with ethics violations. Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: Consider how the verdict and penalties impacts your trust of the members of Congress.
Third Party Candidates. Discuss two (2) political reasons why a third party candidate has never been successful in winning a presidential election. Provide examples to support the answer. Note: Consider the political impact of the Republican and Democratic Party if a third party was successful.
Federal and State Authority. Identify one (1) current issue facing the United States today. Analyze the respective roles of Federal and state authorities in addressing the issue. Determine whether the U. S. Constitution constrains the Federal and state responses to the issue. Explain
POL 110 Assignment 2: Topic Suggestions Only
This is a list of possible topics you can use to address the 3 questions for this paper. See the assignment document for more details of the paper requirements.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which the student addresses the following three (3) items using headers to separate each response:
Congressional Ethics. Identify one (1) member of Congress who has been charged with ethics violations. Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: Consider how the verdict and penalties impacts your trust of the members of Congress.
Rep Charles Rangel
Michelle Bachman
Newt Gingrich
Jessie Jackson Jr.
Frank Balance
Maxine Waters
Robert Packwood
The Abscam sting operation
Third Party Candidates. Discuss two (2) political reasons why a third party candidate has never been successful in winning a presidential election. Provide examples to support the answer. Note: Consider the political impact on the Republican and Democratic Party if a third party was successful.
Exposure, funding, backing
Ballot access laws and restrictions
Electoral rules, electoral college, winner take all system
Federal campaign finance laws
Major party marginalization
Debate rules
Federal and State Authority. Identify one (1) current issue facing the United States today. Analyze the respective roles of Federal and state authorities in addressing the issue. Determine whether the U. S. Constitution constrains the Federal and state responses to the issue. Explain.
Legalizing Marijuana
Immigration, refugee relocation
Public Education system, federal funding and laws, vs local district situations
Fire arms and differing gun controls and restrictions
Smoking, drinking, ages
Same sex marriage laws
LGBT bathroom laws: human rights vs sexual discrimination vs privacy rights
Environmental restrictions, energy needs
Affordable Health Care plan
