Choose ONE of the following prompts to discuss: 1. Imagine that you are a nurse lobbyist at the legislature in your state, with a specific focus on child and teen health. The children in this state encompass a broad range of social determinants of health. You are asked to recommend state-wide health policies to improve […]
Search the list of bills filed in the regular 2022 session of the Colorado Legislature . Note that this session was open during the first 4 months of 2022 but is now closed. Choose a bill that you want to focus on for your policy brief – it can be one that passed or one […]
Your state legislature is considering a bill that would require a person to earn a high school diploma before he or she could receive a driver’s license. What is your position on this issue? Write a letter to convince your state legislature to accept your point of view. While the format of the body is […]
Research a historical experiment that impacted or helped shape the development of ethical codes and regulations. The videos from week 1 have already described some of the issues during WWII and Nazi Germany and the Tuskegee Study, avoid using those examples as the ethical issue you select. -Discuss the experiment and discuss the rights violated […]
Overview of Portfolio Assignments Once you have completed defining the problem in a way that is manageable, you will evaluate possible solutions. This, too, will require you to conduct research. First you need to list all the possible solutions, and then analyze each in terms of cost and benefits of implementing them. How long will […]
Instructions For your Senior Capstone Project, you will be responsible for investigating an issue within the Criminal Justice system and discussing proposed solutions to fix the issue. Your Capstone is meant to be a comprehensive and in-depth investigation of an issue within the justice system, keep this in mind when writing. Given the length of […]
6213-GOVT-2306-Texas Government-S1-14481 Description Answer the following questions and submit your answers as detailed in the syllabus. This means following the formatting rules. Points will be deducted for not following the rules. Also, remember, this is a Texas government course, all of your examples and references should be about Texas. Each answer should be no less […]
The short legislative session and low pay have consequences for policy outcomes. Should we make the legislature a full-time, full-pay “professional” political body?
Description Texas has always sought to leave the power with the people as much as possible, thereby limiting the power of the government. In the legislature, we have a part time legislature made up of the citizenry. Do you think this is still applicable and appropriate today or are problems so complicated that we need […]
How might we measure the strength of bicameralism in a legislature? What effects does the strength of bicameralism have on the operation and legitimacy of legislatures? Discuss with reference to one example of a strong bicameral legislature and one example of a weak bicameral legislature.
