What characteristics do you think voters look for when choosing a president? Do you think voters choose the characteristics they are looking for depending on the socioeconomic and political environment – lack of jobs, riots, COVID-19, environmental concerns and other issues etc.? Explain your answer.
Discuss the differences between types of federalism. What type of relationship do you think there is between Texas and the federal government in terms of federalism? Give two reasons to support your answer.
Policy Memo Proposal For the memo, you should imagine that you are a state or city government policy advisor. Your governor or city mayor needs your boss to brief them on a critical problem facing your community. You need to develop a memo that will help your boss “get smart” on the problem and come […]
How did racial terror lead to the great migration of black people from the south to other parts of the US? How can we understand the conditions in marginalized communities in these areas today as a direct result of this period of history?
Storytelling is an important part of advocacy and leadership work because it answers the “why” questions: why we care, why the work we do matters, and why we are organizing for change. The purpose of this assignment is for learners to develop their story following the Public Narrative Framework (ICL, 2017): Story of Self, Us […]
Select a federal healthcare law other than the ACA that has been passed in the last 50 years. What are the features of the law? Is the law effective? Are there changes that could be made to make it more effective?
Explain how the insights from Hume’s draining the swamp game could be used to understand the following situations: (1) two politicians competing for the same office must decide whether or not to use negative campaigning; (2) two opposing interest groups consider whether or not to contribute to a senator’s reelection campaign; and (3) the largest […]
Read the news on a regular basis with a focus on issues and events related to social justice and select a recent news story as your focus (within the last 6 months). You can search for a news story on ANY social justice issue or advocacy movement. Use keywords to search on Google News, for […]
An advocate’s Public Narrative Story must revolve around a specific issue – for this assignment, construct your ECE story (if you feel strongly that you want to focus on an issue other than ECE, speak to your professor). Draft your Public Narrative Story using the Institute for Change Leaders (2017), Building Skills for Change Teaching Guide, Chapter […]
What are the features of the Family and Medical Leave Act? Is the law effective? Are there changes that could be made to make it more effective? What are the features of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act? Is the law effective? Are there changes that could be made to make it more effective?
