Examine your political values and compare them to the expressed values of both parties. Do your ideas about the role of government, politics, and policy align with one particular party?

Texas political culture and politics have produced a unique constellation of public policies. Some (not surprisingly a fair number of Texans) have held Texas up as a model for the rest of the country citing its robust record in economic growth compared to the rest of the country. Critics have countered that Texas’ public policies are hopelessly mired in the values of an era that has passed, harm many of its most vulnerable citizens, and cannot be a road map to the state’s future success.What do you think? Discuss with reference to:(a) Economic and tax policy.(b) Social services and welfare.(c) Energy and environmental policy.Your Platform, and Party Politics: (you have to take both surveys!)Know yourself. Take these surveys to identify your political leanings:http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-party-quiz/ (Political party quiz)http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/ (Ideology quiz)Submit screenshots of your results (both surveys). Explain your results. What do they say about you?https://www.texasgop.org/platform/https://www.txdemocrats.org/our-party/texas-democratic-party-platform/Examine your political values and compare them to the expressed values of both parties. Do your ideas about the role of government, politics, and policy align with one particular party?

Write a 5-paragraph essay describing how you, in the role that you have chosen, would deal with that issue in light of the above criteria (choices, actions, consequences).

Being a member of the Plural Executive in Texas:Personal Responsibility Assignment Create a new post and then attach your essay to the post.The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has defined the core objectives of “Personal Responsibility” as the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences of ethical decision-making.Criteria used in this assessment:Understanding Choices: the options that are available in a situation.Understanding Actions: the behaviors that are used or demonstrated.Understanding Consequences: the result of outcomes of making a choice and taking action and connection to the ethical decision-making.Assignment:Choose a member of the plural executive in Texas – Governor, Lt Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Land Commissioner, or Commissioner of Agriculture – that you want to be. Choose an issue that the officer you have chosen has to deal with.Write a 5-paragraph essay describing how you, in the role that you have chosen, would deal with that issue in light of the above criteria (choices, actions, consequences).Paragraph 1 (intro), 4 points:Tell what role in the Texas Plural Executive you have chosen to be and why you chose that office. Next, identify the issues that you are going to deal with in your role. Why did you choose this issue? What is your goal? What do you hope to accomplish?Paragraph 2 (understanding choices), 4 points:Describe two options that you have in dealing with the issue you have selected.Paragraph 3 (understanding actions), 4 points:What are the advantages of EACH option?Paragraph 4 (understanding actions), 4 points:What are the disadvantages of EACH option?Paragraph 5 (understanding consequences), 4 points:Which option do you choose and why? How does the choice you made connect to ethical decision-making?TOTAL: 20 pointsFormatting:Minimum of one full page1” margins, times new roman fontdouble-spacedResearch must be cited with in text citations and a works cited page on a separate page at the end.Written at the college level and free of grammatical, punctuation, spelling and other writing style mistakes.Please put your name on the first page of the essayMicrosoft Word or PDF formats only

Identify at least two issues that concern police departments supplying their officers PPE.

This week’s discussion will focus on issues involved for first responders to terrorist events, particularly police officers. It is strongly recommended that police officers be supplied with personal protective equipment (PPE) according to the text and most experts. Identify at least two issues that concern police departments supplying their officers PPE. I need at least 100 words. Reading material is attached below.

Considering the current president of the United States, using terminology from the text, explain:How you feel the current president was packaged

Campaign consultants are skilled at packaging a candidate, highlighting those aspects of the candidate’s policy positions and personality that are thought most attractive to voters. Packaging is not new to politics. Andrew Jackson’s self-portrayal in the nineteenth century as “the champion of the people” is an image that any modern candidate could appreciate. What is new is the need to fit the image to the requirements of a world of sound bites, 30-second ads, televised debates and Internet messages. Considering the current president of the United States, using terminology from the text, explain:How you feel the current president was packagedHow effective, or ineffective, his campaign’s usage of “Air Wars” wereHow effective, or ineffective, his campaign’s and his personal usage of “Web Wars” were and have beenAddress the questions above in fully developed post (at least a 300 words)Raise at least one interesting question for your classmates to answer

Write a 500-750 word, APA style paper, exploring the distribution of power in the American federal government, and whether or not you believe it can effectively represent the will and the interests of the people it is meant to serve.

Unelected OfficialsOne branch of the American government, Congress, is made up of individuals elected by the people. Another branch of our government, the Presidency, is held by an elected official, but the majority of the members of the Presidential Cabinet are appointed to their positions (with the approval of Congress). The third branch of the government, the Judiciary, is made up of individuals who were all chosen by a President (though approved by Congress). Is it or is it not in the best interest of the people to have unelected officials in these positions of power?· Write a 500-750 word, APA style paper, exploring the distribution of power in the American federal government, and whether or not you believe it can effectively represent the will and the interests of the people it is meant to serve.· In your paper, explain your position and include the opposing position along with your rebuttal (of that opposing position).· Note: A rebuttal is a form of evidence that is presented to contradict other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party.· Include a title page and 3-5 references. (not Wikipedia).

create a PowerPoint presentation to explain the two-party political system used in the United States and to describe each party’s actions and functions during a presidential election.

Political Party Systems PresentationThis assignment requires you to create a PowerPoint presentation to explain the two-party political system used in the United States and to describe each party’s actions and functions during a presidential election.You should discuss each party and its respective process to select a nominee for president, identifying each step of the process. It may be helpful to choose a particular presidential election and follow the candidates, from announcing their candidacy to their selection as the party nominee.Your PowerPoint presentation must consist of 10 to 14 slides, not counting the title and reference slides.Your presentation must include the items listed below.Include a title slide including your name, date, course, and assignment.List the presentation’s objective(s), a table of contents, or an introductory paragraph/slide.Provide information about each political party’s structure and composition.Include a definition of superdelegates and an example of their impact on an election.Identify and summarize the political machines at play and their impact.Include information about how media acts as a political socializing agent during an election.Provide information about how each party uses the media.Include a few bullets describing whether the two-party system remains as a fair and viable process.Provide three to four pictures, maps, or graphs that will illustrate important points in your presentation.Your slides should elaborate on the aforementioned points. You may include additional information that you feel is relevant, but do not create more than 14 slides. Use your creativity, and organize the material in a logical and understandable manner.Use APA formatting for all paraphrased and quoted material. Please refrain from utilizing the speaker notes function within PowerPoint unless you need to further elaborate on content included on the slides.Use pictures on slides to help convey the meaning of the material being reviewed and presented in the presentation. Use pictures on slides to help convey the meaning of the material being reviewed and presented in the presentation.

Discuss the incumbency advantage.  What is it, what are its components, and why is it so pervasive in US Congressional Elections?

As an institution, Congress isn’t rated very highly by Americans, yet the incumbency re-election rate is extraordinarily high. See the following:http://news.gallup.com/poll/1600/congress-public.aspxhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/nov/11/facebook-posts/congress-has-11-approval-ratings-96-incumbent-re-e/For this Unit II paper, I want you to take a deeper dive into the Incumbency Advantage, exploring the concept and its elements, and do a little data mining to find evidence of it over time across three (3) states. Discuss the incumbency advantage. What is it, what are its components, and why is it so pervasive in US Congressional Elections? Incorporate the above articles, your class notes, as well as the following:https://cusdi.org/faq/why-are-sitting-members-of-congress-almost-always-reelected/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2013/05/09/people-hate-congress-but-most-incumbents-get-re-elected-what-gives/?utm_term=.b421134b1107Go to www.opensecrets.org, which is the website for the Center for Responsive Politics, an organization that tracks campaign contributions. Please do the following:Click on the Menu, then choose Congressional Elections. In the STATE search box, search for the following states: Texas, Georgia and New Jersey. For each state, present the rate of incumbent success for House seats (e.g., the # of incumbent winners/incumbents running] for the 2012, 2014 and 2016 elections. When you click on each district, you will see who the incumbent is. If no incumbent is listed, the seat was “open,” and should not be included in your calculations. Track the rate of incumbent success for each state over each of the four elections. Show your work!Did you find any contribution differences between the incumbents and challengers in the states? Provide examples and discuss.Find the rate of incumbent success for ALL (meaning all states, not just the three listed for House incumbency) Senate races for 2012, 2014, & 2016. Recall, only one-third the of Senate is up for election in any given year.Your data should be presented in a spreadsheet or table, and be accompanied by a narrative explanation of you findings.Remember to follow the General Guidelines for Written Assignments:All papers must be typewritten, with reasonable font sizes and margins (12pt maximum; 1-inch margins). Unless otherwise stated, papers should be at least 3-5 pages in length, double-spaced, and submitted via eCampus.Papers are required to include introductions and conclusions. Assume when writing that the reader has no prior information on your topic — then you will explain and fulfill each prompt completely. Please see the grading rubric to ensure that you cover all of the specifics.

Discuss the future of cyber warfare.

This assignment consists of two questions (below) to test your knowledge and assimilation of the course objectives. You are to pick ONE and answer it in 4-6- page essay. Grading will be based on the rubric. Make sure you follow AMU’s writing policies and the Chicago writing style guide (cover page, page numbering, double space, headings/subheadings, etc). The use of required texts and readings from this course is mandatory, but you may supplement with additional academic (credible) sources. YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCES AND INCLUDE A BIBLIOGRAPHY.Essay Question #1: Select one of the studies presented in Case Studies I (Week 6 Lesson) or Case Studies II (Week 7 Lesson) or another case of your choosing with instructor approval. Write an analysis paper providing more details of the attack, to include the following:a. Victim, attacker, and probable motivation for the attack.b. Nature and sophistication of the attack.c. What was the desired outcome of the attack?d. How successful was it?e. How effective were the attackers in covering their tracks?f. How did the victim respond?OREssay Question #2: Discuss the future of cyber warfare. Include the following as part of your discussion:a. How future wars will be fought.b. How ethical is cyber warfare?c. How the United States is preparing defensively to counter cyber-attacks?d. What is next?General Requirements1. Document Format.a. MS Word documentb. One-inch (1?) marginsc. Times New Roman fontd. Twelve (12) pitche. Not including your title page, this assignment should be 4-6 pages.f. You must use 5 scholarly sources in supporting this assignment.2. Citation Format: The Chicago Manual of Style. As stated in the Academic Integrity Briefings, information taken directly from another source must be placed in quotations and cited following the Chicago format contained in the week one “lessons” folder. You must cite all other information from your sources, even if you do not quote directly. DIRECT QUOTING SHOULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.