Governing During a Pandemic & Federalism Structure Discussion
I’m studying for my History class and need an explanation.
Program-Level Objectives met with this assignment:
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Personal Responsibility
- Social Responsibility
- Communication
Course-Level Objectives met with this assignment:
- Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.
- Describe separation of powers and checks and balances in both theory and practice.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.
- Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political parties in the political system.
- Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens
- Analyze issues and policies in U.S. politics
Assignment #3: Governing during a pandemic. 70% of students will successfully analyze the role of federalism in state and federal governance, during a pandemic. Students will evaluate the initial reason for the federal system, and then how it has evolved during critical times in our nation.
[Assignment #3 fulfills the following Program Level Outcomes: Communication, Critical Thinking, Social and Personal Responsibility, as well as the following Course Level Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
Activity for Assessment:
Watch the following video and read the following article. You are NOT limited to these two sources, but you must start with these two sources. Please feel free to conduct as much research as you with to feel competent with the information. Then, answer the following questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0gosGXSgsI&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOfse2ncvffeelTrqvhrz8H&index=4
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/06/08/h…
1.) What is federalism? What is its primary role in governance?
2.) What was the founding fathers intention surrounding how our branches of government might interact? Did they expect it to breed more or less accountability?
3.) What does the Brookings Institute article suggest regarding governing during a pandemic? What developments are illuminated as a result of COVID-19?
4.) What are your overall thoughts? Are we seeing any over-reaching within any specific branch or branches? Are we lacking federal or state response? Explain.
This assignment must follow MLA guidelines, be typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and be a minimum of 500 words with a works cited page. The works cited are not included in the minimum word count. Any sources provided in the assignment prompt MUST be used within your paper and cited in your works cited. Other sources used must be cited as well.
