ASSIGNMENT #3

Directions –

The Presidency or The Congress

News Journal Written Assignment:

News Journals require you to relate current events to the topics covered within POS 2041, American National Government. For this Journal please select and article or video from the Fall 2019 Article list. Determine if the article relates to the chapter on the President or the Congress and then identify a term from the related chapter that is illustrated in the article or the video. As with all Written Assignments please address each of the following sections in full paragraphs and include parenthetical references and APA Citations.

1. Summary – Summarize in paragraph form the facts and issues presented in the article. Please document the source of your information with a parenthetical reference.
2. Application – Apply one or more concepts from your textbook to the information in the news article. Specifically explain how the material in your textbook is illustrated in the article you are examining. This can be accomplished by using examples from the article and terms or concepts found in the textbook.
3. Analysis – Provide an analysis that identifies the perspective presented in the article and compare it to your understanding of principles of the Constitution of the United States including the delegated or inherent powers of the president or the roles of the president.

Please specifically identify each section by number and title.

Your essay should be between 300 and 500 words, double-spaced and in APA format, with parenthetical citations and a Reference List. A cover page is not necessary.

View the Written Assignment Rubric to understand how you will will be evaluated.

All essays will be submitted in the assigned drop box, which will include a Turnitin originality report.

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ARTICLES/VIDEOS TO CHOOSE FROM –

Choose one of the articles or videos below, and use an appropriate term from the Chapter on the Congress or President in your application. The application should define the term and explain how it is illustrated in the article. Please include parenthetical references at the end of the summary in section one (the article) and section two, the application (the text) as well as your APA reference at the end. If you choose to go with an article related to the President you may want to use one of the roles of the President, discussed in your required text, American Government Roots and Reform or in the free online source, The Basics of American Government, found at https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/books/3

Roles of the President:

Commander-in-Chief – The power of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the United States and of the state National Guard units when they are called into federal service. (text page 159).

Chief Diplomat – The authority of the President to recognize foreign governments; enter into treaties and executive agreements. (text page 158).

Chief Executive – The role of the President to “faithfully execute the laws of the land.” The president as Chief Executive must:

Enforce the Acts of Congress

The Judgments of the Supreme Court

And the Treaties of the United States

(text pages 157, 160, )

Chief Legislator – The role of the President in influencing Legislation. Includes political influence with the people (bully pulpit) and his political party and members of Congress. (text pages 168, 169)

Chief of State – The role of the President as the ceremonial head of government. (text pages 166-168).

Articles

US to step aside for Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria
https://www.apnews.com/1517087f2d3b4f6685fc9802bce370e6

Trump threatens to punish Turkey if it does anything ‘off limits’

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/464656-trump-threatens-to-punish-turkey-if-it-does-anything-off-limits

Former Trump Russia adviser Fiona Hill testifies in impeachment inquiry —live updates

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/trump-impeachment-inquiry-latest-congress-returns-2019-10-14/

Pelosi hopes prescription drug bill will give Democrats something to show voters in 2020

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-09-18/democrats-won-the-house-in-2018-on-healthcare-will-they-have-anything-to-show-voters-in-2020

Amid AOC pressure, Pelosi suggests impeachment back on the table to address ‘grave new chapter of lawlessness’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-pelosi-impeachment-back-lawlessness

Video’s For something completely different you may watch one of the following two video’s instead of a news article.

30 for 30 Shorts: First Pitch

http://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=13618678&lang=en

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Embedded in Module 6

You are responsible for your own APA citations on this Written Assignment.