PSC 1510 Week 4Discussion ForumForum Overview: The Week 4 forum covers Chapter5 & 6of We the Peopleis designed to enable students to the importance of political culture and the media. You are to answer the question belowand submit your postto Week 4Discussion Forum by Tuesday of Week 4and respond to at least three classmate posts by Thursday of Week 4.You are to provide a 300-wordpost for each question. Week 4Discussion Forum Question:Some political leaders are more concerned with public opinion than others. Some elected officials lean more heavily on their own judgment rather than popular sentiment. Using President Obama and President Trump as examples, search the web for more informationand provide a response to the following questions.
a)Should political leadersbe most concerned with public opinion and govern according to mass policy preferences?
b)Should political leaders be less concerned with public opinion andgovern based on theirjudgment?
c)Which do you believe is more appropriate in a democracy?Reading: Chapter 5 & 6, We the Peopleand web research.Grading: All students are required to submit a 300-word posts for each of the questions above. For students unfamiliar with a discussion forum, it is an asynchronous discussion (occurring at different times) between students on a topic or assigned article. It is not a chat room or a virtual classroom where students have a synchronous discussion (interact at the same time) that entails submitting comments and/or responses to comments. Rather students post comments to the board; read other student comments and respond; or start a new discussion (thread) for other students to read and respond. The awarding of points is based on the content of the student’s statement or responses posted to the Forum.All students are required to respond to a minimum of three initial posts submitted by their classmates. This response cannotbe a simple “I agree” or “You made an excellent point.” Rather, the response should consist of 70 to 100 words. A total of 15 points has been assigned to this discussion forum. Students who fail to submit the minimum word requirements will have 5 points deducted from the 15-point total for this assignment. Discussion Board Ground Rules: When participating in the discussion board, you must adhere to the following ground rules:
•No profanity is allowed
•No rough or threatening language is allowed
•No racial slurs are allowedThe purpose of the discussion board is to have a meaningful and civil dialogue. Students engaging in inappropriate behavior will be barred from the discussion board and will be given zero points for the assignment. Time Board Time Frame: See the course calendar
