Watch the presentation by Tim Goeglein, Special Assistant to former U.S. President George W. Bush. Answer the following questions based on his message. This presentation was recorded live at a residential GOVT 220 class in 2013. Answer the questions fully and organize your answers to match the questions. Proper grammar and spelling are factors in grading.
The topic I would be doing would be on/about Alexander Hamilton in regards to The Federalist Papers. This topic is significant, because it draws on the Founding Father whose writing influenced/shaped the composition of the Early American Republic, and has given rise to many institutions/developments that can be traced to this day. As quite a controversial and well-debated document, The Federalist Papers was designed as a series of essays used to defend the Constitution—upon which we still call upon today. The five sources that provide a basic foundation to begin the project are: “To Begin the World Anew” by Bernard Bailyn, “The Political Psychology of the Federalist” by Daniel Walker Howe, “Ethos in Law and History: Alexander Hamilton,
I have learned so much from my high school american history course so far and I’m genuinely shocked by how interesting the information we are learning is. When I generally think about history it bores me but when I started learning about history this year everything changed. I think it’s very important to know history because without those historic events we quite possibly wouldn’t be where we are today. So that’s what I will be trying to do.
This semester was very insightful. American History is essential to society and the path she is going. The importance of history is revealed in our Hollitz: Thinking through the Past. It portrayed just how important our founding fathers described their journey. The Declaration of Independence paved the way to freedom.
The lesson I would pick as the most important to teach to someone in American History is The U.S Constitution. America’s first government document was written on September 17, 1787 by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, lead over by George Washington. What the U.S Constitution did was it set up America’s national government, fundamental laws and it promised to give basic rights for its citizens. At the 1787 convention, delegates came up with an idea to have a more powerful federal government with three branches; executive, legislative and judicial branch with a system of checks and balances to make sure a certain branch did not take too much control over another one or was at the top of the other branches. Also, the
Prior to taking POLS 1101, I had already obtained much knowledge about America under British rule, and the struggle that led us to become the independent country we are today. What I did not know is our current government structure and the processes and systems of our government. I also learned more about the Electoral College, the United States Supreme Court, the Nuclear Deal, and Britain’s “question time.” I enjoyed participating in these discussions, because each post required research, exploration, and consideration before meaningful dialogue; it requires students to analyze textbooks, the media, and much more, leading to one gaining a well rounded knowledge on a subject. I have also enjoyed the opportunity to read what my peers had to say on the exact same question, comparing and contrasting our answers and opinions.
Most importantly we must educate today’s youth, as they are the key to America’s future. 2. How does educating ourselves on American government history help us to prepare for the future? Knowing what types of government experiences America has been through throughout history keeps us cognizant of what failures we have had in the past. America itself is an experiment.
Mesilla or south Arizona had large deposits of gold and Euro-American worried that the occupation of the French and their creation of cities would make them owners of the land area. President Franklin Pierce, therefore, appointed James Gadsden to negotiate purchase as land as possible in the northern Mexico/south Arizona area. In the end, the United States literally threatened Mexico into selling g the land of more than 45000 acres for 10 million dollars. The purchase was officially signed in 1854 by president Franklin Pierce and granted the USA sovereignty of the southern tips of Arizona and some northern parts of New Mexico. The significance was once again an increment in the size of land for the United States.
The Public Affair Academy is calling my name and I am more than eager to answer its call. I want to join the Public Affair Academy because I would like to study in the field of sociology. While being involved in the Performing Arts Academy, I have grasped a founder understanding of human interactions and I would like to study in depth with the subject. I believe the Public Affair Academy and its sociology branch will enrich my studies and add to my high school career. Teaching me skills that I can apply to all aspects of my life as I continue on to greater education.
Democracy? Protection. Books? To learn. America?
The unit I found most beneficial is the one about how the legislative branch. The speaker of the house of representatives is a very important job, he keeps order within the house and is the president in a unique situation. I also learned about filibusters, these are people that those in the senate try to get reversed by talking for a very long time. The longest ever was 24 hours and 18 minutes. The last thing I learned is that there are committees in congress and that they have very important responsibilities like coming up with ways to help whatever their committee is about.
Analyzing the politics of public services: a service characteristics approach In their academic article “Analyzing the politics of public services: a service characteristics approach,” Richard Bratley and Daniel Harris provide a tool to explain political dynamics of specific services. They argue that their framework to analyze political dynamics has been tested and can be used on current issues across fields such as education, sanitation, water and health. According to the authors, their analytical framework can successfully be used as a tool for “understanding why services and tasks within them differ in the types of political dynamics they tend to attract.” They support this claim by describing how service characteristics affect the politics
Public policy is any rule, plan, or action pertaining to issues of domestic national importance (Academy). They solved problems, like to protect people from toxic waste or to make sure that every child has the opportunity to gain access to an education (Academy). To make a policy official, legislation has five steps to go through (Policy Making: Political Interactions). Step one is national agenda.
Public policy is strategies, procedures, or acts relating to any concerns that may be reflected as a significant national matter. Public policy, also termed “domestic policy has existed in the White House since the 1960’s” (The White House, n.d.) It is designed or intention is to solve domestic issues, just as foreign policy is tailored for international affairs. Many Policy’s are written and designed with the American citizen in mind, ranging from economics, education, health, immigration, energy and climate, Civil Rights, Disabilities, Ethics, Family, Fiscal Responsibility, Homeland Security, Poverty, Rural, Seniors & Social Security, Service, Taxes, Technology, Urban and Economic Mobility, Veterans, to Violence Prevention (The White House, n.d.).
A complex issue such as education policy draws in on several fields, from science to social studies, and requires students to make connections and synthesize information presented in seemingly different subjects, a critical yet neglected skill today. Students need to articulate their opinions and back it up with facts. As someone who loves politics and macroeconomics and is passionate about education, such a class would be a nice integration of all the subject
