{"id":9776,"date":"2020-11-19T18:08:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T18:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/?p=9776"},"modified":"2020-11-19T18:08:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T18:08:46","slug":"govt-2305-assignment-2-congress-inaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/19\/govt-2305-assignment-2-congress-inaction\/","title":{"rendered":"GOVT 2305 Assignment 2\u2013Congress inaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Assignment 2\u2013Congress inaction?<br \/>\nProgram-Level Objectives met with this assignment:<\/p>\n<p>Critical Thinking Skills<br \/>\nPersonal Responsibility<br \/>\nSocial Responsibility<br \/>\nCommunication<\/p>\n<p>Course-Level Objectives met with this assignment:<\/p>\n<p>Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.<br \/>\nDemonstrate knowledge of the federal system.<br \/>\nDescribe separation of powers and checks and balances in both theory and practice.<br \/>\nDemonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.<br \/>\nEvaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political parties in the political system.<br \/>\nDescribe the rights and responsibilities of citizens<br \/>\nAnalyze issues and policies in U.S. politics<\/p>\n<p>SLO #2:\u00a0Congress inaction. 70% of students will successfully research the role of the U.S. Congress in policymaking as well as the relationship it has with its constituents.\u00a0[ SLO #2 fulfills the following Program Level Outcomes: Communication, Critical Thinking, Social and Personal Responsibility, as well as the following Course Level Outcomes: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8]<br \/>\nActivity for assessment:<br \/>\nFor this assignment, we are going to focus in on the U.S. Legislature.\u00a0 Congress has a terrible reputation for divisiveness and political pandering.\u00a0 We are going to research what their role is, per the Constitution, versus the perception of Congress. Additionally, we will evaluate the idea of term limits, political polls, and some of the laws enacted this term.\u00a0Start by reading the following articles, and then answer the questions below.<\/p>\n<p>Start with an explanation of the office and duties (\u00a0https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/about-the-white-house\/the-legislative-branch\/\u00a0) AND\u00a0 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n9defOwVWS8&amp;list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOfse2ncvffeelTrqvhrz8H&amp;index=2<br \/>\nOur complicated relationship with Congress (\u00a0https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/opinion\/gallup\/262316\/hating-congress-american-tradition.aspx\u00a0)<br \/>\nCongressional Performance (\u00a0 http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/top_stories\/congressional_performance\u00a0)<br \/>\nHow to salvage Congress (\u00a0https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2018\/11\/gallagher-congress\/575689\/\u00a0)<br \/>\nTerm limits for Congress (\u00a0 https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/why-no-term-limits-for-congress-3974547\u00a0)<br \/>\nGetting things done (\u00a0https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-na-pol-congress-divided-house-senate-passing-few-laws-20190415-story.html\u00a0)\u00a0 Feel free to conduct other research on their current lawmaking status.<br \/>\nQuestions:<\/p>\n<p>What was the role of Congress per the founding documents?\u00a0 Has this role changed over time?\u00a0 If so, how and why?<br \/>\nWhat are the primary duties of the U.S. Congress?\u00a0 What would you consider to be the top role or duty of Congress?<br \/>\nHow has the relationship with the people changed over time? Why?<br \/>\nBased on recent polling, how does American feel about its current Congress?\u00a0 What are some of the issues that are causing mixed feelings about them?<br \/>\nCongressional term limits have become a largely debated topic in the last couple of decades.\u00a0 Considering we limit presidential terms, would term limits for congress be a good idea? What are some of the pros and cons of Congressional term limits?<\/p>\n<p>There are so many issues facing us today.\u00a0 (ex. Economy, immigration and border security, health care, Veteran\u2019s issues, gun rights\/control, taxation, foreign policy, etc) What policies have they been making progress with?\u00a0 What do you feel, as a voter or potential voter, they should be focusing on?<\/p>\n<p>Overall, based on your research, what are your thoughts on Congress.\u00a0 Do they deserve the bad rep?\u00a0 Are they working as hard as we think they should be?\u00a0 What changes could be made to make them more efficient and supported by voters?<\/p>\n<p>This assignment must follow MLA guidelines, be typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and be a minimum of 1000 words with a works cited page.\u00a0 The works cited are not included in the minimum word count. 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