Summer '22 - Intro to American Government & Politics

Write a reflective response (4-5 sentences each) to each of the three prompts below.

1. Kettl claims that federalism’s strength is its “enormous flexibility – its ability to adapt to new problems and political pressures.” Do you agree with this claim? Is flexibility a strength ...

Write a reflective response (4-5 sentences each) to each of the three prompts below.

1. Former Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas once said, "Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat ...

Write a reflective response (4-5 sentences each) to each of the three prompts below.

1. In Federalist 78, Hamilton goes to great lengths to point out that the judicial branch was the least powerful branch. First, assess how correct Hamilton ended up being about this. Is the Judiciary the ...

Write a reflective response (4-5 sentences each) to each of the three prompts below.

1. Morris Fiorina spends much of his essay discussing whether or not parties are “responsible.” What does he mean by “responsible parties?” What is responsible party theory? And, in your own definition, what ...

For this final discussion, let's think ahead to the final unit and discuss some of the topics before we complete the reading or lectures. Write a reflective response (4-5 sentences each) to each of the three prompts below.

1. In your experience with political campaigns, do they matter? What ...

Post your first blog post here. It is due by 11:59pm on Saturday 6/11.

This is where you should make your second blog post. It is due by Saturday, 6/25 at 11:59pm.