APU POLS210 WEEK 1 AND WEEK 2 FORUM

WEEK 1

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In the Lesson Notes for Week 1, the concept of Federalism was discussed.

Over
the years, have states gained more or less power relative to the
federal government? Please discuss and cite examples to support your
argument.

Post
by 11:55 pm (ET) on Friday; include citations or URLs for your work to
receive full credit; and, provide substantive replies to the posts of at
least 2 of your classmates by 11:55 pm (ET) on Sunday.

Assignment responses should be no less than 300 words and no more than
about 500 words, while student replies should be no less than 150 words
and no more than about 300 words.WEEK 2

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This Forum has 2 parts, the first being required and the second being optional.

Required (for grade):

AFTER reading the Lesson 2 readings this week, which address numerous
historical political campaigns, please answer the following question.

What changed, if anything, in the American political culture
between 2004 and 2012? This was a period that saw the reelection of two
very different presidents, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Be sure not
just to describe the issues that were important in the 2004, 2008 and
2012 elections, but analyze whether or not there were differences in the
way that the candidates campaigned and in the American electorate.

Feel free to utilize external resources analyzing the 2008 election, such as:

.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/”>http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/
.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1102″>http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1102

While the 2012 election happened only recently, there are some web sources which you might want to consult:

.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/”>http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/
.politico.com/2012-election/”>http://www.politico.com/2012-election/

Optional (no grade):

Feel free to test your own political orientation (liberal,
conservative, libertarian, populist) with this online survey. If so
inclined, feel free to share your results.

The site is:.politicalcompass.org/”>http://www.politicalcompass.org/

Post by 11:55 pm (ET) on Friday;
include citations or URLs for your work to receive full credit; and,
provide substantive replies to the posts of at least 2 of your
classmates by 11:55 pm (ET) on Sunday.

Assignment responses should be no less than 300 words and no more than
about 500 words, while student replies should be no less than 150 words
and no more than about 300 words.

Remember that Wikipedia and Uncyclopedia are content free sources that
anyone can edit, therefore they are not recognized in this class as a
reliable source.