Agency Heads and RulemakingAfter the president is sworn in, he or she appoints heads to all of the agencies. These appointees must then be confirmed by the Senate. Typically, agency heads share the same political beliefs as the president, though they may lack experience in the political realm. Agency heads often begin their role with an aspiration to create change. However, many also leave their positions mystified because they were unable to be as influential as they thought. What many agency heads fail to realize is that rulemaking as a process does not change. A prescribed set of stages must be followed to create rules. In this way, the power of agency heads is somewhat limited. Nevertheless there are more covert ways in which agency heads might influence the rulemaking process. In this assignment, you consider the degree to which agency heads influence rulemaking and the degree to which they should influence rulemaking.To prepare for this Discussion:Review the stages of rulemaking in the assigned pages of Chapter 2 in the course text, Rulemaking: How Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy.Review the assigned pages of Chapter 7 in the course text, Rulemaking: How Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy and the article “Political Institutions, Public Management, and Policy Choice.” Focus how agency heads might influence rulemaking.Review the article, “Ruminations on the Study of American Public Bureaucracies.” Consider the extent to which agency heads are controlled in the rulemaking process.Review the assigned pages of Chapter 1 in the course text, Rulemaking: How Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy. Think about how agency heads might benefit from rulemaking.Review the online article, “Ex-FDA Chief Would Not Aid Plan B Inquiry.” Think about how the political beliefs of the commissioner of the FDA may have influenced the rulemaking process.Reflect on how agency heads might influence rulemaking.Consider your thoughts about the degree to which agency heads should influence rulemaking.With these thoughts in mind:Post by Day 4 an explanation of two ways in which agency heads might influence rulemaking. Then explain the degree to which you think agency heads should influence rulemaking. Justify your explanation with academic resources.Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.Respond by Day 7 to at least one of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:Ask a probing question.Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.Offer and support an opinion.Validate an idea with your own experience.Make a suggestion.Discussion 1 – Week 6Collapse

Gender and TerrorismPlease respond to the following discussion topic. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length. Then, make at least two thoughtful responses to your fellow students’ posts.Do an Internet search for the phrase “female terrorist” and read at least one article from a valid information source (i.e., NOT Wikipedia, blogs, etc.). Summarize the article for us and tell us what you found interesting about it. Avoid using an article that one of your classmates has already discussed.

PenaltyThe death penalty is legal in 32 states, but recently some states have suspended imposing the sentence due to a shortage of drugs used in lethal injections.Do you agree or disagree with the imposition of the death penalty for serious crimes? Why or why not?Do you think life imprisonment without possibility of parole is a viable alternative? Why or why not?Must be in 75-150 words

Final PaperSocial networking websites have become extremely popular in the last several years. It has become popular for criminals also. They use it to meet other criminals or plan crimes together.Write a 5 to 7 page paper on social networking and the use by criminals.Discuss background of social networking, tools used by law enforcement, ethical considerations, and limitations that law enforcement faces during investigations involving social networking websites.Be detailed in your explanation of each topic.Please submit your paper to the dropbox.(APA FORMAT)FinalDevelop and compose an Incident Response Plan for the Nitro Hardware Company. The plan must cover the following four sections: identification, response, containment/eradication, and recovery. This plan must be between 5-7 pages and needs to include an incident response plan chart that can be displayed for the employees.(APA FORMAT)

Your supervisor has been asked to give a presentation on the effects of te Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on employer discriminatin at an upcoming conference. She has asked your team to research recent court decisions and analyze the impact the ADA is having in the workplace. She will create her own presentation based on your findings.Individual Deliverable: 1-2 PagesUse the library or other web resources to locate a recent court decision invoving the Amarican With Disabilities Act (ADA).1. Summarize the relevant facts of the case2. Discuss how the ADA applies to this case.Group Deliverable: 4 – 6 PagesThe Amaricans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was designed to protect workers with disabilities against employer discrimination. Discuss:1. In actual practice, how well does the Act achieve this goal?2. Explain the difference in protection for omeone with a correctable disability and a non-correctable disability.3. How did the ADA affect the right of an individual with a correctable disability to sue an employer for discrimination?4. Support your answer with examples from the recent court decisions researched during the individual portion of this assignment.Reading Assignment – Marson, Ch 5Assignment Objectives:(Evaluate the specific forms of workplace discrimination prohibited under current statutory and case law.Assess the classes of people protected by current employment law.Explain contract and tort rights of employees and corresponding obligations and defenses of employers.)Absolutely MUST be Plagiarism Free!!! Make sure the number of Pages asked for are there! All Citings and References where/when necessary!!!I Will Pay $2.00 Down with a remaining balance of $11.00 ($13.00 Total).