Least 8 10 Complete 5 Short Disc Questions

1:

Why is a good ethical foundation especially important for public servants? What makes them so different from private employees?

Your initial post should address the topic and is due no later than 11:59 PM Central Time (CT) on Wednesday. An additional two responses to other classmates posts are due by 11:59 PM Central Time on Sunday.

Your initial post should be at least 8 – 10 sentences in length and at least two of your subsequent posts should be 5 – 7 sentences in length. Remember to support your posting by citing your sources and including a working link to them if available. Sources other than your textbook or course-provided articles or resources will earn the highest scores.

2:

You are working in internal affairs, and in the course of another investigation, you discover disturbing evidence regarding the police chief’s son, who is also an officer in the department. Several informants have confided in you this individual has roughed them up and taken their drugs, yet your find no record of arrest or the drugs being logged in the evidence room. When you write your report, your sergeant tears it up and tells you that there is not enough evidence to justify and investigation and for you to stick to what you are told to do. What would you do? What would you do if the chief calls you into his office the next day and offers you a transfer to a high-status position that will lead to a promotion?

Your initial post should address the topic and is due no later than 11:59 PM Central Time (CT) on Wednesday. An additional two responses to other classmates posts are due by 11:59 PM Central Time on Sunday.

Your initial post should be at least 8 – 10 sentences in length and at least two of your subsequent posts should be 5 – 7 sentences in length. Remember to support your posting by citing your sources and including a working link to them if available. Sources other than your textbook or course-provided articles or resources will earn the highest scores.

3:

Every day we see the terms ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ used to describe politicians, parties and policies, so it is important to understand what these terms mean. What ideas or policies are associated with liberals? Which are associated with conservatives? Choose two policies or ideas that you mentioned and research how each side would justify its stance and critique the other side. Which arguments on these issues do you find most persuasive?

4:

Politics are not found only in your textbook, the things that we will learn about are being acted out each day in the world around us. As we go through the course, I’d like you to be aware of current issues in contemporary American politics. Major newspapers, such as the New York Times, Washington Post, or the Christian Science Monitor provide the most in-depth coverage. Websites, such as Politico and ProPublica are good too. In this thread, I would like us to discuss what’s going on politically in the U.S. during selected weeks of the course. Always make sure to provide proper source information for the news item you decide to discuss! This week, I’d like you to begin by familiarizing yourself with websites devoted to fact-checking claims by politicians: FactCheck.org, sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation for Public Policy, and Politifact, sponsored by the St. Petersberg Times. Visit these websites and explain one article or report from each. Share your reaction. Had you heard about any of the claims being fact-checked? If so, were you surprised by the result?

5:

Looking back 200 years, how would you evaluate the work of the Founders in designing our form of government? Does the Constitution need any improvements or changes? A number of efforts have been made in recent years to add new amendments to the Constitution. Some have made it further than others, but none has been successful. Proposed amendments include: the Equal Rights Amendment, an amendment allowing school prayer, a constitutional ban on flag burning, a balanced budget amendment, an amendment to enact term limits for members of Congress and more. This week’s CQ Researcher article contains a number of ideas for improvements to the Constitution. See, especially, the special features at the end of the article that contain several suggestions from both experts and citizens. How do you feel about any of these or other efforts?