Topic: Political Science

Paper details: When you are asked to write a paragraph, use your own words as much as much as possible. Half of sentence can be quoted, but make sure you include quotation marks. The paragraphs should consist of four to five sentences, typed double space. 1) Topics: Turner Federalism civil rights Source: los angles times blogs 4/2/2012 Question to be answered: what aspects of the article “state affirmative action ban upheld be federal court” deals with the principle of federalism? (One paragraph) 2) Topics: Political Parties Source: official website of the Democratic Party and Republican Party (GOP) http://www.democrats.org/issues/education http://gop.com/platform/renewing-american-values/ Question to be answered: Describe the position of the Democratic Party on education and proposals the Obama administration has put forth on education (one paragraph) 3. Describe the position of the Republican Party on education and proposals the Obama administration has put forth on education (one paragraph) 4. Topics: government and social media Source: http://media.twitter.com/government Question to be answered: What information and resources does twitter provide for political candidates, elected officials, and government agencies? (One paragraph) Evaluate the quality of the website. (One paragraph) 5) Interest groups Source: official website of a group. AARP www.aarp.org Question to be answered: write a paragraph that answers the following questions. Tell about aarp. What is the mission? What does aarp focused on? According to aarp does the organization reflect a liberal or conservative ideology or does it appear to be neutral? Where does the organization have its headquarters? Source on State Affirmative Action Ban Upheld by Federal Court Copyright Los Angeles Times , April 2, 2012