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DEVRY POLI 330 ENTIRE COURSE (DQS

-CHECKPOINTS & CRITICAL PAPER)
Week 1 discussions

Politics in Our Daily Lives (graded)

As we read and discuss the definition of politics, lets also consider the
consequences of political decisions upon our daily routines.
Can you think of a time when a political act impacted your daily life? What
made this experience political?
As we begin our discussions, lets not forget to comment on each others
posts. Can you see any similarities in your situations?

The Study of Political Science (graded)

Our text mentions that Political Science seeks to study human behavior
through the use of a scientific method that, at times, can prompt objections
and debate.

If this is true, why do you think this is the case? Please be sure to provide a
specific example from the text to support your response.

Week 2 discussion

Types of Power (graded)

If politics truly defines who gets what, when, where, and how, then those
that succeed at this game must have some advantage in doing so. This
advantage comes from power.
So, what is the definition of power? And what types of power are utilized in
the political realm?

Theories Regarding the State (graded)

Chapter 4 begins with a description of Platos allegory of the cave. As we

focus upon the ethical questions concerning the role of the state this week,
lets take a closer look at this parable.
What is the setting of the story? Who are the main characters? And what
major events transpire?

Week 3 discussions

Ideologies Compared (graded)

This week your Critical Reflection Paper compares the concepts of liberalism
and socialism. To best prepare you for this assignment, lets take a deeper
look at the variations found within liberalism. Classical liberalism is based
upon the work of John Locke and Adam Smith whereas modern liberalism
focuses upon the work of T.H. Green.

So, what are the differences between these two forms of liberalism? And of
the two, which do you agree with most?

Fascism Explored (graded)

Your text states that fascism is an ideology that introduces totalitarianism

as the objective of political decision making. Its practice stands in
opposition to both liberal and socialist ideals. So, what does fascism have
against individualism, family, and pacifism?

Week 4 discussions

The Supreme Court (graded)

The lecture this week suggests that the Supreme Court is the least
democratic branch of government, and yet it serves an important function in
our democracy. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a
branch of government that is not democratically elected? Would you change
the way the court is appointed?

Democracies Compared (graded)

Over the past few weeks, we have had the opportunity to explore the roots
of political philosophy. Lets take a moment to focus in upon the idea of
democracy. So, what is the true definition of democracy.
Week 5 discussion
Parliamentary versus Presidential Systems (graded)

As we turn our focus to the international realm, lets take a moment to

compare the governmental systems of the UK and the U.S.

Identify a few key differences between a parliamentary and a presidential

system. How is the top leader selected differently? How do you think this
difference impacts the kind of people who are chosen?
This section lists options that can be used to view responses.

THE ROLE OF THIRD PARTIES (GRADED)

Third parties in the U.S. are notorious for their lack of success.
So, can anyone explain why this is?
week 6 discussion

CHALLENGES TO WESTERN DEMOCRATIC IDEAS

(GRADED)
People in democratic societies would like to think the process
would/could/should work everywhere. But sometimes when democracy is
exported, it's rejected in the most emphatic and sometimes violent ways.
What is it about the idea that people in non-Western societies don't like?>

ETHNIC VIOLENCE (GRADED)

In discussing the concept of violence this week, lets take a moment to
consider the following situation.
Imagine a country where religious factions inside a nation want to have their
own separate homeland. The government refuses, claiming the territory in
question, which commands the nations only source of clean water, is vital to
security. Is violence inevitable?

Week 7 Discussion

The European Union (graded)

In considering the international realm, lets consider the concept of economic

treaties. Specifically, let's think about an organization like the European
Union (EU). Why was it formed? In addition, what are some of the objectives
of the nations that are joining the EU?

Global Markets (graded)

Several countries around the world are transitioning to a market economy;

the most significant of these are China and Russia. What do you think the
impact will be on other countries around the world as these two countries
become even more significant in the global economy? What are some
examples of this impact?

Match the correct vocabulary to the definition.

:Behavioral
Student
Answer:

1 :Investigations in which the effect of a variable

is studied by comparing different groups.
ism
:Case
2 :Investigates a hypothesis by using a test
group and a control group.
study
:Experimen
3 :A statement proposing a specific relationship
between phenomena.
t
:Hypothesis 4 :Applies mathematical approaches to the
examination of political phenomena.
:Post-

behavioralism

5 :A set of procedures for gathering information

that rests on certain epistemological
assumptions.

:Quantitati

ve analysis
:Quasi-

experiments

6 :Political scientists who describe how

institutions operate by formal rules and publicly
sanctioned procedures.
7 :Approach to political science that concentrates
on the behavior of politically involved individuals
and groups.

:Scientific
8 :An investigation of a specific phenomenon or
entity.
method
:Survey
9 :Approach to political science that believes it
should be relevant, as well as empirically reliable.
research
:Traditionali 10 :A method of gathering data with
questionnaires and/or interviews.
sts

Match the correct vocabulary to the definition.

Student Answer:
Confederal

Exchange

1 :A group of
people with a
sense of unity
:
based on the
importance the
group attributes to
a shared trait,
attribute, or
custom.
2 :A type of power
involving
: incentives, in
which one agent
gives another
agent an item in
return for another
item.

Federal
states

Force

3 :A type of
: organization with
power
decentralized and
held primarily or
exclusively by
local offices.
: 4 :The ability of a
state to provide
security, extract,
and make rules.
:
5 :A physical
exercise of power.

Legitimacy
6 :States that
create different
divisions and
: levels of
government and
divide power
Manipulation
among those
divisions and
levels.

Nation

Persuasion

7 :The attribute
states possess
: when their citizens
view their
sovereignty as
appropriate,
proper, or
acceptable.
: 8 :A nonphysical
type of power in
which the agent
using power
makes its
intentions and
desires known to
the agent over
whom power is

exercised.
: 9 :States that
concentrate power
at the central or
Sovereignty national level.

Unitary
states

10 :A nonphysical
use of power in
which the agent
exercising power
: over a second
agent conceals the
aims and
intentions
motivating

the exercise of
power.
Match the correct vocabulary to the definition.
Studen
:Cl 1 :A modified form of
t
liberalism that emphasizes
Answer
interventionist government
assic liberals
:
and expansive liberty.
2 :Ideology that argues that
socialists should organize
:C
their struggle against
capitalism by creating a
vanguard party to lead the
onservative
revolution against
capitalism.
:In

terventionist
government

bertarians

3 :Those who favor

traditional morality over
individual liberty.
:Li 4 :An ideology that believes
government is at its best
when government is
totalitarian.

5 :A mix of classical
:M liberalism and traditional
conservatism that favors
small government and
arxist-Leninist
thriving capitalism.
:M
6 :Government that takes a
role in regulating economic
and social interactions.

odern
liberalism

ocial
democrats

ocialism

7 :Those who support

:S peaceful, legal efforts to
work toward socialism, and
believe in multiparty
competition and civil
liberties.
8 :An ideology arguing that
citizens are best served by
:S policies focused on meeting
the basic needs of the
entire society rather than
on serving the needs of
individuals as individuals.
:Tr

aditional
conservatives

ascism

9 :Those who favor strict

limits on state action.

:F 10 :Those who ideologies

are based on the works of
John Locke and Adam
Smith.

Match the correct vocabulary to the definition.

Studen
t
Answe
lectorate
r:

:E 1 :A system in which
executive-legislative
relations operate as follows:
(1) executives and

legislatures are elected in

distinct, separate elections
for fixed terms of office; (2)
executives cannot be
removed by votes of no
confidence; and (3)
executive power is
separated from legislative
power.
2 :Under this rule, parties
:I receive a percentage of
offices based on the
percentage of votes
nterest groups
received in an election.
3 :A system in which (1)
legislatures select executive
leadership; (2) executives
can be removed by votes of
:P no confidence, and new
elections may be
necessitated; and (3)
olitical parties executive and legislative
powers are combined in
order to forge a working
partnership between the two
branches of government.
:P
4 :The pool of eligible voters.
roportional
representation
:S
5 :Political parties other than
the two major (Republican
ingle-member and Democrat) parties.
plurality (SMP)
:S 6 :Groups of individuals
and/or institutions united by
shared opinions or interests
ingleand organized together in an
transferable
effort to influence political
vote (STV)

outcomes.
7 :Under this rule, voters can
rank candidates on the
ballot as first, second, third,
:T and so on choices and when
all votes are counted,
second, third, and so on
hird parties
choices are taken into
account to reward
candidates other than firstplace winners.
:C 8 :A vote of no confidence
from a country's legislature
that must also be
onstructive
accompanied by agreement
vote of no
on a replacement for the
confidence
head of state.
:P 9 :Under these rules, the
winner of an election is the
candidate who receives
arliamentary more votes than anyone
system
else.

residential
system

:P 10 :Organizations that put

forward proposed leaders
whom they support for
official positions in
government.

Comments:

Match the correct vocabulary to the definition.

:Anarchy 1 :The absence of any overarching world
government that enforces rules of peace on existing
governments.

Student
Answer:

:Bipolar
2 :The name given to U.S. foreign policy objectives
in the years immediately after World War II.
system

ent

:Containm 3 :Stated that the United States would aid countries

in resisting what Truman called the "totalitarian"
threat posed by the USSR and opened up the
possibly of aid to a number of countries.
:Liberalis

4 :An approach to international relations that

emphasizes power consideration and their own
interests in policy-making.

:Marshall
5 :A system in which two superpower governments,
the United States and the USSR, emerged.
Plan
:Models of
6 :Provided U.S. economic aid to Europe, consistent
with the containment philosophy.
analysis
:North

Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO)
:Realism

:Truman

Doctrine

7 :The multiplicity, diversity, or plurality of opinions

and groups free to express themselves within a
political system.

8 :An organization, founded in 1949, to provide for

the common defense of the member countries.
9 :Influence the processes by which governments
make international decisions and the means by
which those decisions are analyzed by political
scientists and citizens.

:Pluralism 10 :An approach to international relations that

emphasizes morality in policy-making and the
importance of international interdependence.

Comments:
Match the correct vocabulary to the definition.
Student
Answer:

:Structural 1 :Economies that remain most closely tied to the

free market.
adjustment programs

(SAPs)
:The
2 :The World Trade Organization
European Union
:Internation
3 :An economic and political treaty between many
Western and Eastern European countries.
al Treaties
:NATO

:NAFTA

:WTO

:EU

:Laissez-

Faire Economy
:Corporatist

Economy
:Social-

democratic Economy

4 :Governments in which the people and the

government are connected in terms of both the
input and output of government.
5 :The European Union, another example of an
economic trade agreement.
6 :Policies enacted by the World Bank and
International Monetary Fund (IMF) for loaning
money to developing countries.
7 :North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a security
agreement that unites member states for the
purpose of mutual security.
8 :Economies where the government owns many
social services and heavily regulates private
industry.
9 :North American Free Trade Agreement, which
united Canada, the U.S. and Mexico for economic
security.
10 :Economies that have strong centralized
governments attempting to balance income
distribution and market concerns between the
democratic population and the private sector.

In a one-to-two page (double spaced) paper, describe the difference between

liberalism and socialism. Your paper should address the following questions:

What are the basic components and goals of a liberalist

government?

What are the basic components and goals of a socialist government?

How do these two ideologies differ from one another?

During your discussion be sure to provide an example of a

government that has utilized each form of these political ideologies.
In doing so, please also address the question:

Were they effective at meeting the goals of the ideology?

The primary purpose of this assignment is for you to respond to the

questions. You may use secondary sources (properly cited), but your
grade will depend on your ability to respond to the questions in
your own words.
Complete the Critical Response Paper

In a one-to-two page (double-spaced) paper, propose a system for organizing

a new government in a country with several religious factions. In your paper
be sure to address the following questions.

How should the institutions be set up?

What will be the role of parties?

Would it utilize federalism, or some other type of structure?

Will the people be allowed to vote?

The primary purpose of this assignment is for you to respond to the

questions. You may use secondary sources (properly cited), but your grade
will depend on your ability to respond to the questions in your own words.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top
of this page.
See Syllabus/"Due Dates for Assignments & Exams" for due date information.