What does he say about the national debt including such issues as Social Security and national defense? What must leaders in Congress do to reduce the burgeoning debt in the United States?

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

Discuss: Senator Simpson (R-WY) was the co-chair of President Obama’s bipartisan commission on the national debt. What does he say about the national debt including such issues as Social Security and national defense? What must leaders in Congress do to reduce the burgeoning debt in the United States? According to this video, who holds the majority of US debt? Why might the US debt increase in the coming years? What concerns are there with the growing US debt?

 

Choose a minimum of one and a maximum of three health disparities as your focus. Explain why/how expanding Medicaid in Alabama would improve the health disparity you chose.

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Opinion Piece (Op-Ed) Assignment

This writing assignment corresponds to the Michener book, Fragmented Democracy. Cite this source, and the three websites at bottom.

Prompt:
Write an opinion piece (op-ed) with a newspaper as the target. The topic is health disparities and Medicaid Expansion in Alabama. Your op-ed should be between 800 – 1000 words. This Op-Ed piece will be informed by the Michener book (Fragmented) and video lectures about health disparities, but you will likely need to look up additional information depending on which health disparity you wish to focus on.

Required Components of the Opinion Piece (Op-Ed)
• Choose a minimum of one and a maximum of three health disparities as your focus. If you choose more than one, they should be related because of the nature of an op-ed (short and focused). Remember to focus on Alabama.
• Explain why/how expanding Medicaid in Alabama would improve the health disparity you chose.
OR
• Explain why/how expanding Medicaid in Alabama is not the right way to improve the health disparity you chose and offer an alternative.
• Your op-ed must be grounded in accurate information. Be sure you are using resources that are not biased (i.e., avoid partisan think tanks as sources).
• You should submit the op-ed in the format of an op-ed (e.g., not with footnotes or in-text references). This is very important. Think about your audience for an op- ed. Avoid academic jargon. Utilize your knowledge from the book and lectures, but you should not explicitly talk about the results of Dr. Michener’s regression analyses! Be sure to look at the resources below to better understand how to navigate writing an op-ed.
• You should include your list of your sources in proper reference format (any style is fine – MLA, APA, etc.) at the end of the document you submit. But remember, you are not citing within the oped.
• Remember that even though this is called an opinion or op-ed piece, you must ground your opinion in facts.

Resources to Help You
• https://www.linfield.edu/linfield-news/working-with-the-media/how-to-write-and- place-an-opinion-column/
• https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/hks-communications- program/files/new_seglin_how_to_write_an_oped_1_25_17_7.pdf
• https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/05/04/writing-submitting-opinion-piece/

In a 800 – 1000 word essay, utilize the Cohn book, The Ten Year War. Critically reflect on the reading.

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Reading Reflection Assignment

This writing assignment corresponds to the Cohn book, The Ten Year War. Cite this as a source, as well as the websites at the bottom of the assignment.

In a 800 – 1000 word essay, utilize the Cohn book, The Ten Year War.
Critically reflect on the reading. A reading reflection is not simply your “take” on

The reading, a summary of the reading, or a blunt assessment of the book offered as your opinion.

The purpose of this assignment is for you to engage with the reading by reflecting on your pre- existing knowledge (accurate or inaccurate), your opinion (informed or uninformed) of the content of the book and how the reading may have changed, reinforced, or otherwise altered your position regarding the topic.

Required Components of the Reading Reflection Assignment
• Essay format with an opening paragraph, body paragraphs, concluding paragraph.
• Thoughtful content that is reflective in nature, utilizes examples from the book that demonstrate your engagement with the text, and it must ‘ring true’. This does not mean you have to reveal anything you do not wish to reveal, but a reflection paper is personal in nature and must not have the feel of a superficial piece of writing that anyone could produce after reading the book.

Resources to Help You
• https://www.trentu.ca/academicskills/how-guides/how-write-university/how-approach- any-assignment/how-write-reflection-paper
• https://www.iirp.edu/pdf/IIRP-Reflection-Tip_Sheet.pdf

How can do better in terms of this terrible fact that we spend more money on healthcare than all our peer countries, yet have worse health outcomes?

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Blog Post Assignment

This writing assignment corresponds to the Bradley and Taylor book, The American Healthcare Paradox. Use it in citation and reference. Also cite two websites at bottom.

Prompt:
You have been hired by a national on-line news outlet to write an 800 – 1000 word blog post. Your audience is college-educated consumers of the news who are well-informed generally, but are not considered to be well-informed regarding your topic.
Your task is to write an educational, informative post, that is not overly academic in style and is interesting. Your publisher wants a lot of hits on the blog post due to advertising revenue connected to this section of the news outlet.
Your editor wants you to write a blog post that conveys that other countries have successful health care systems and they aren’t all “socialist”. She wants you to help the readers understand that the United States could benefit from implementing some changes in our healthcare system and social safety net in general, and we should look to our peer countries to understand what has worked well in other countries.
She specifically warns you to not use examples from just one country. For example, don’t just say we should copy Germany’s system and then describe it! Or, let’s be like Sweden! Instead, she advises you to investigate the systems of different countries and think carefully about what we could possibly “import” to the United States and what we should get rid of in our current system.
In other words, how can do better in terms of this terrible fact that we spend more money on healthcare than all our peer countries, yet have worse health outcomes?

Required Components of the Blog Post
• Clever title.
• Must be grounded in facts from the Paradox book and course videos.
• An engaging writing style.
• Must have the appearance of a blog post.

Resources to Help You
• https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/02/09/how-to-write-a-blog-post • https://goinswriter.com/great-blog-post/

Write a corresponding essay to the Dawes book, The Political Determinants of Health.

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Book Review Assignment

This writing assignment corresponds to the Dawes book, The Political Determinants of Health. Cite this book and the three websites listed at bottom.

Prompt:
Complete an 800 – 1000 word academic book review. This is not a book report assignment, but a book review assignment. Use the Dawes book, The Political Determinants of Health, for this assignment

Required Components of the Book Review
• Full title of the book and the author.
• One paragraph about the thesis of the book (often related to the title but not always) and if the author succeeds in the stated purpose of the book.
• One to two paragraphs summarizing the book.
• One paragraph about strengths of the book.
• One paragraph about weaknesses of the book.
• One paragraph where you assess the strengths and weaknesses of the book.
• Final sentence or two stating if you recommend others read the book and why or why not. Is the book more appropriate for some than others – who would benefit from reading this book? It’s rare to read a book review that recommends “everyone” should read this book, so think carefully about this last part of the review.

Resources to Help You
• https://wendybelcher.com/writing-advice/how-to-write-book-review/

Scroll down to the section called “Reading the Book” and read the rest of the page for tips.
• https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2015/03/27/essay-writing-academic-book- reviews
• https://natureofwriting.com/courses/common-writing-assignments/lessons/academic- book-reviews/topic/academic-book-reviews/

Do you think the social insurance programs are effective? How are social insurance programs affected by the socioeconomic and political forces? Explain your answers.

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ASSIGNMENT

The main social insurance programs like Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment compensation are funded by a payroll tax on the earnings of individuals who may receive benefits. Do you think the social insurance programs are effective? How are social insurance programs affected by the socioeconomic and political forces? Explain your answers.

There are real worries that Social Security is not sustainable for the long-term as it is presently setup, and one solution proposed to address this concern is to raise the age of eligibility. (Greenberg and Page, 512-513) Should the age at which folks are eligible for Social Security be raised? If so, how come? If not, why not?

Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source) for your Initial Post, and 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.

APA format for in-text citations and list of referencesUSE THIS TEXTBOOK BELOW AS ONE REFERENCE AND ANY OTHER REFERENCE SHOULD BE FROM 2017 AND ON

Greenberg, E. S & Page, B. I. (2018). The Struggle for Democracy, 2018 Elections and Updates Edition. (12th ed.). Pearson.

 

Using student loan debt as a policy topic, discuss how this policy issue might be understood or addressed idifferentily based on the three different roles of a policy ‘analyst. From a policy perspective there are a multitude of components to this crisis, so pick an angle or two and use that as your lever of discussion.

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Birk an Mix s perspectives and value orientations matter because much of the public policy process is argumentation. With these presumptions as consistent themes of the course and of our discussions, your final exam is detailed below. Using student loan debt as a policy topic, discuss how this policy issue might be understood or addressed idifferentily based on the three different roles of a policy ‘analyst. From a policy perspective there are a multitude of components to this crisis, so pick an angle or two and use that as your lever of discussion.

This exam is intended to be a diagnostic exercise demonstrating that you understand how policy analysis may be conducted differently and for different reasons, so write accordingly. This style of writing is not storytelling or persuasive writing. Use active voice and avoid editorializing.
Discuss how of each of the three roles Birkland mentions might address the following:

  • The inclusion and exclusion of evidence (whose is included and whose is riot; and perhaps those different types of evidence and why)
  • Analytic integrity • Responsibility to client (who might that be for each role, think comprehensively)
  • Ultimately, how does the particular role of the analyst Imatter in terms of their argumentation and the analysis produced? As space allows, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each role and work to incorporate ideas, discussion points, readings, or concepts from P53280.

What are the primary elements or components of the document? What were the main purposes for the writing and distribution of the document, and what evidence of those purposes can be found in the document itself?

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Declaration of Independence

Read the Declaration of Independence fully. Once you have read the document, address the following questions in a coherent, flowing paper, using these styling guidelines:
• Write 1 ½ to 2 pages.
• Double-space your document.
• Use 12-point font and 1-inch margins all around.
• Write in paragraphs, not bulleted lists.

Questions
• What are the primary elements or components of the document?
• What were the main purposes for the writing and distribution of the document, and what evidence of those purposes can be found in the document itself?
• What features of the document and its political thought are reflected in the U.S. Constitution?
• What is the contemporary relevance or significance of the document?

Discuss the issues or the facts of the case and legal questions the court must decide Discuss if the court’s decision or holdings was for the plaintiff or for the defendant and what were the reasons for the decision? Discuss the concurring and dissenting opinions from the judge or if a jury trial, the jury.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

Using the case outline (Part I: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens) you submitted in Week 6, prepare and submit a presentation, which will either be a narrated PowerPoint, a Kaltura Video, or some other format as approved by your instructor. Be sure to verify the presentation format with your instructor before starting work on this assignment.

The presentation Point presentation will need to include:

Name the case
Discuss the facts of the case
Discuss the history of the case (what laws or legal action was taken)
Discuss the issues or the facts of the case and legal questions the court must decide
Discuss if the court’s decision or holdings was for the plaintiff or for the defendant and what were the reasons for the decision?
Discuss the concurring and dissenting opinions from the judge or if a jury trial, the jury.

Important: In this assignment, you are expected to elaborate the points you made in the prior assignment in Week 6. This assignment will be graded on your strength to elaborate and explain the facts of the case and proper use of visual aids, good narration, and presenting to the case and how well you stick to the case. For example, if you are using the PowerPoint, you are also expected to include proper visuals that are relevant to the case. Do not copy-paste the outline into this and call it complete.

What is chosen human rights issue and how did it begin? Who does the issue affect and how? How have the United States, other nations, and international organizations responded to the issue?

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4.06 Foreign Policy

What is chosen human rights issue and how did it begin?

Who does the issue affect and how?

How have the United States, other nations, and international organizations responded to the issue?

How do these responses relate to the foreign policy spectrum of approaches you studied in the lesson? (Recall that the approaches are isolationism, diplomacy, interventionism, imperialism. The response could relate to more than one approach.)

Have the efforts and policies enacted by governments and international organizations been successful? Explain.