NEED WITHEN 8 HRS.
Write a 525- to 700-word essay that provides an overview of the U.S. Congress and addresses the following:
Differences between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate
Powers granted to the U.S. Congress under the U.S. Constitution
The checks and balances the U.S. Congress has vis-à-vis the Presidency and the Judiciary
Organization of political parties as well as leadership roles in each house. such as Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader
The steps involved in a bill becoming a law
Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 15, 16, 17
Magstadt, T. M. (2017). Understanding politics: Ideas, institutions, and issues. Australia: Cengage Learning.
Lesson
Instructions
Your country just overthrew its dictator, and you are the newly elected President. Unfortunately, due to the divisions in the country and the years of war, economic, military, and political structures are non-existent. A group of loyalists to the old dictator have been detonating bombs, murdering civilians, assassinating leaders, and terrorizing towns with help from a neighboring country’s dictator.
Create a comprehensive plan for your new government. While creating this government identify the governing style, functions of various branches of government, principles that govern leaders, the maintaining of public good, which economic structure is most beneficial to your citizens, at least two domestic programs, ways to create national unity, ways to combat terrorism and violence, and international organizations to join. (See rubric for specific ways to meet the requirements of the paper.)
Paper headings:
Introduction (1 paragraph)
Introduce your country
Briefly outline all of the parts of the paper
Domestic Concerns (1-2 pages)
Identify governing style and principles that correlate to this style
Identify the branches of government and its functions
Development of two public good domestic programs and how they will meet the public good
Economic structure and reason why this should be used
Socializing citizens is noted with rationale for how it creates national unity
Foreign Concerns (1-2 pages)
Two international organizations are noted, one for economics and one for security
Descriptions of both organizations
Rationales for joining these organizations
Steps to joining
Two ways your country will combat the neighboring country’s terrorist threat and the domestic threat
Two ways these will be effective
Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Summarize information
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 3-4 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the essay rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 8, 9
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Rubric
Week 7 Assignment: Essay – Creating Your Ideal State
Week 7 Assignment: Essay – Creating Your Ideal State
Criteria RatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Governing style and principles of the government.
20.0 pts
The governing style is understandable and the principles support the choice of the governing style.
16.0 pts
The governing style is unclear, the principles are unclear, or the governing style and principles do not support each other.
12.0 pts
Missing one part of the governing style and principles.
0.0 pts
Missing both parts of the governing style and principles.
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Branches of government and its functions.
20.0 pts
Explains each branch of government and the function of the particular branch and how they support the governing style.
16.0 pts
The branches of government and their functions do not match, or the branches are discussed without talking about their functions AND how they support the governing style.
12.0 pts
Only minimally discusses branches, and their functions or the branches do not support the governing style chosen.
0.0 pts
Does not discuss the branches and their functions.
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Maintaining public good through at least two domestic programs
20.0 pts
Two domestic programs are created clearly explaining how public good is maintained with these programs.
16.0 pts
Two domestic programs are noted, but it’s unclear how they benefis the public good.
12.0 pts
Only one domestic program is noted, or it is unclear how the public good is maintained.
0.0 pts
No domestic program is noted.
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Economic structure
15.0 pts
The economic structure is named and supports the governing style with a rationale for using the structure.
12.0 pts
The economic structure is named and supports the governing style, but the rationale is unclear.
9.0 pts
The economic structure is named but does not support the governing style, and the rationale is unclear.
0.0 pts
The economic structure is not addressed.
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Political socializing to create national unity
15.0 pts
There is at least one method the new government will use to socialize citizens to create national unity and rationales for using these methods.
12.0 pts
The method described will create national unity, but rationale is not provided.
9.0 pts
The method described will not create national unity and rationale is not provided.
0.0 pts
No method for national unity is addressed.
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome International organizations
25.0 pts
At least two different international organizations, one economic and one for security, were identified with brief descriptions of the purposes of these organizations and steps on how to join.
20.0 pts
Only one international organization is noted, obut descriptions and rationale are unclear andit is nclear on the steps to join.
15.0 pts
Only one international organization was noted and no rationales and descriptions were given.
0.0 pts
International organizations were not addressed
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Combatting terrorism and violence
25.0 pts
Two ways were offered to combat terrorism and violence (one to deal with international threat and one with domestic).Effective rationale for solutions were offered.
20.0 pts
Two ways were offered to combat terrorism and violence (one to deal with international threat and one with domestic). Effective rationale for one or both solutions were not offered.
15.0 pts
Only one way to combat violence and sound rationale on why to use that solution was offered.
0.0 pts
Ways to combat violence is not noted.
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Scholarly resources
10.0 pts
Uses both the book and, at least, one outside scholarly source.
8.0 pts
Uses only the book or a scholarly source.
6.0 pts
Uses only a scholarly source and the source is not scholarly.
0.0 pts
Does not use the book or scholarly source.
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome APA
5.0 pts
All sources are properly cited and referenced according to APA standards.
4.0 pts
Sources are either properly cited or referenced, missing one of those elements.
3.0 pts
The citation and/or reference are incorrect.
0.0 pts
No APA format was used.
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Writing
5.0 pts
Presents information using clear and concise language in an organized manner (minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
4.0 pts
Presents information using understandable language but is somewhat disorganized (some errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
3.0 pts
Presents information using understandable language but is very disorganized (many errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
0.0 pts
Presents information that is not clear, logical, professional or organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the message (numerous errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and/or punctuation).
5.0 pts
Total Points: 160.0
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Applying Ethical Theories assignment Thesis statement (a narrated power point)
Please select your topic from the following:
Divorce
Outline & Sources should include the following:
Applying ethical theory assignment topic (issue that you have chosen from the topic list)
Summary of your ethical perspective on the issue (one paragraph)
Indicate three Ethical theories you will use to evaluate your topic. What arguments will be used?
Six academic sources that will be cited, all of which must be peer-reviewed.
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Of the four generations of warfare outlined by William S. Lind in his article entitled “Understanding Fourth Generation War”, I believe that of the four generations, the one that I find most “ethical” utilizing my own personal ethical code would be the First Generation of war. The trait or defining factor that my personal code defines as ethical in these generations of war is the distinction between ““military” from “civilian” – uniforms, saluting, careful gradations or rank – were products of the First Generation and are intended to reinforce the culture of order” (Lind, 2004). In my opinion, this is the one thing that defines whether a conflict is ethical or an exercise in butchery and murder. Although there is a certain level of acceptability in civilian casualties depending on the objectives of an operation, the use of force deliberately towards a civilian populace leading to the unnecessary deaths of non-combatants to achieve military and political success crosses every line that I define as acceptable in the pursuit of victory through war. The evolution of warfare into this Fourth Generation only serves to muddle the distinction between military forces and civilian non-combatants allowing the resurgence of guerilla tactics and insurgencies that lead to the further sheding of blood by those who are non-combatants.
One attribute of Fourth Generation warfare that will be crucial to future conflicts and one that until now has been an accepted norm in society and history is the “return to a world of cultures, not merely states, in conflict” (Lind, 2004). Although historically this isn’t a new concept to warfare through the actions of groups not directly associated or representative to a particular defined state, country, or political entity, the rise of non-aligned or radical groups that hold more loyalty to a concept or an idea is more profound in Fourth Generation warfare unlike in the three previous generations. Groups like the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or the Abu Sayyef Group, both based in the southern islands of the Republic of the Philippines are armed militant groups who are more loyal to a specific cause rather than a particular nation. As time has passed, we see more and more of these organizations grown from religious ideals or from particular nationalistic points of views that don’t associate directly with established nations but towards specific ideas and have separate but defined goals based upon those ideas. Although these goals may be to form an independent nation whose laws reflect these founding ideals, the alarming rise of these groups may show a trend towards the success and longevity of these groups to exist and in some points achieve in their goals in the face of established nations with more military and technological resources.
References:
Lind, W. S. (2004, January 15). Understanding Fourth Generation War. Retrieved from https://original.antiwar.com/lind/2004/01/15/understanding-fourth-generation-war/
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Links to an external site.
Singh, D. (2014). Introduction. Southeast Asian Affairs. pix-xviii. p10. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=9&sid=6782a926-5248-4dff-b2d2-3a81b7808f9f%40sessionmgr103
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Consider this scenario: You are working as an aide for a representative in your state (Maryland) legislature, and he or she has asked you for a summary of information on a particular interest group.
Use the following instructions to prepare your 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® or Prezi presentation to the representative (enough for a 10-15 minute oral presentation)
Identify and provide a description of one interest group.
Discuss its connection or relationship to each of the two major political parties in your state (Maryland)
Analyze the interest group’s relationship with the two major political parties by addressing these questions:
How does the group influence the state government?
What techniques does the group use?
How important is the interest group to your representative?
Summarize the information you found regarding this interest group and provide a recommendation to the representative for responding to the issue with which the interest group is most concerned.
Include speaker notes.