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Unit II PowerPoint Presentation

Civil Liberties v. Civil Rights: Create a PowerPoint slide show explaining what Civil Liberties and Civil Rights are. Your slide show should consist of 10-14 slides (not including a title slide and reference slide which you must have) and should include, but not be limited to:

• Definition of civil liberties and discuss how these rights are protected on a federal and state level

• Definition of civil rights and discuss how these rights are protected on a federal and state level

• Two cases involving civil liberties taken up by the Supreme Court from 1800-2005

• Two cases involving civil rights taken up by the Supreme Court from 1800-2005

• One case involving civil liberties ruled on by the Supreme Court in the last 2 years

• One case involving civil rights ruled on by the Supreme Court in the last 2 years

• One leader of civil liberty causes

• One leader of civil rights causes (within the last 5 years)

• Two pictures

• Explanation of how each of these Supreme Court decisions have influenced minority groups, and the effects they have had on the struggles for equal rights

• The status of equal rights today

You may include additional information you feel is relevant, but do not create more than 14 slides. Remember that you must include a title slide and proper APA reference slide in addition to the 10-14 slides. Use your creativity, and organize the material in a logical and understandable manner. Please feel free to use the notes portion of each slide as well.

This assignment requires Microsoft PowerPoint, or a comparable presentation program. Other programs include Open

Office (http://www.openoffice.org) and Google Docs (http://docs.google.com). Google Docs is a free program similar to MSOffice and housed on the web. Open Office is a piece of open source software similar to MSOffice, but requires a download and installation.

Unit V Article Critique

Access the CSU Online Library. Within the database “Academic OneFile,” locate and read the following articles:

• Gregg, G. L. (2011). “Unpopular vote: Enemies of the Electoral College aim to scrap the Founders’ design.” The American Conservative 10 (12), 33+.

• Underhill, W. (2012). Changing up the Electoral College? State Legislatures, 38(1), 9.

Upon reading the two articles, write a response essay of at least 500 words. Your essay should address the Electoral College as it currently functions, as well as the proposed changes discussed in the two articles. Are you in support of the current Electoral College? Do you agree or disagree with the proposed changes? Is it right for states to circumvent the Constitution on this matter? Your essay should be well thought out and include direct references to the articles. Limited direct quotes are permitted. All references (paraphrased or quoted) should be correctly cited using APA format.

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Unit VIII Final Project

Locate and evaluate a periodical or newspaper article in print or online (e.g,, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Time magazine, The Economist, Forbes)that details an economic issue on the local, state, or federal level. Make sure that the article is dated no longer than six months ago and the article is relevant to a topic covered in the course.

Upon reading the appropriate article, write a 1000-1500 word analysis, making sure to clearly answer and include the following:

• Write a summary of the article in your own words with limited quotes or paraphrasing. All quotes and paraphrasing must have proper APA citations.

• Discuss changes that you would make to your local, state, or national budget based on the economic issue addressed in this article.

• If you feel no changes are necessary, explain how the current budget influences the circumstances in the article.  Include your views (pro/con) on a possible amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced federal budget.

• Identify and analyze an historical event comparable to your article’s economic issue and how that incident impacted the daily life (work, home, and recreation) of the time.

• Once you have evaluated the impact of this issue, discuss how the economic issue in your chosen article applies to your own daily life (work, home and recreation).

Your paper should be written using proper APA format. You should also have proper APA formatted in-text citations and ending references.

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