n, and explain why you agreed or disagreed. For students unable to attend in person, viewing a meeting online is an acceptable substitute. The name of the council/commission, location, date, and URL (if applicable) must be included on your title page. Your paper must be at least two pages in length. You must include a copy of the official meeting agenda as your supporting documentation. Be sure to include the following in your paper: agenda items, items that required a vote and the outcome of those votes, any contentious issues and analysis of the problem, and any items of particular interest. Address the following questions: Could you determine any conservative or liberal leanings by the members based on their comments or vote? What community services were addressed in the meeting? In what ways did the council/commission discuss supporting those services? In what ways did individuals in the political minority influence decisions made at this meeting? Was the meeting what you expected? Would you have voted with the majority? Elaborate on your response. Any sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA format

Submit typed answers of three pages for each question, double spaced. Please staple your pages together and number them.
1. Based on class discussion and readings, what do you believe is the role of our political parties in American politics and government? Will the elections we have observed this past November and the debates among candidates, impact the two major parties in the future? Do you believe the Democratic and Republican parties are controlled by a ‘third’ Corporate Political Party’ as suggested in the Wright book? Why or why not?
What is the impact of money on the political parties we have studied, since the beginning of the American constitutional government? What does the Supreme Court decision, ‘Citizen’s United’ mean in terms of candidates, campaigns and party organizations? Would George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt or President Eisenhower have agreed that ‘ corporations are people’ and have a first amendment right to free speech through spending unlimited funds on elections ? (Be sure to refer to addresses by these three presidents and others in your answer).

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