American Ideals: U.S. Government and Democracy
WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT - ACTIVITY: SEARCHING FOR CURRENT EVENTS ABOUT AMERICAN IDEALS
Activity: Searching for Current Events About American Ideals
This brief activity will serve as preparation for your first assignment, Letter to Family, which is due next week.
Part of the Letter to Family assignment requires you to look for a current event that demonstrates one of the following American ideals:
democracy
liberty
equality
justice
freedom
opportunity
One tip for finding a current event is to choose a reputable news source and visit their website to see recent articles on relevant topics. Another method is to visit the Strayer University Online Library and look at the 10 news and politics e-magazines available. Select a magazine to see the most recent issue. You can search for keywords in that issue using the search bar at the top right corner of your screen. You can also view other issues within the last 6 months and search those issues as well.
Be sure to filter your results to only display content from the last 6 months. If no filter is available, be sure to check the article publication date to ensure that it is less than 6 months old.
Below are some possible political topics that could reflect your choice of an American ideal. Direct your research toward topics such as these:
a voting right
an election
passing of a bill
an executive order
a court ruling
Once you have identified an article about a current event that demonstrates one of the American ideals listed above, write a short statement summarizing your current event. Include your article link in a source list following Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) format. Refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course for details on what your citation should look like.
Your submission should include:
your chosen American ideal
1-2 sentences explaining the current event that you will be using to demonstrate your chosen America ideal
an SWS source list for an article about your chosen current event occurring within the last 6 months (again, this should be from a reputable news source that publishes well-written and well-researched news)
American Ideal Event
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Professor’s Name
Course Title
Date
American Ideal event
Democracy is one of the most important ideals that define the American society. Therefore, Democracy is the chosen American ideal for discussion. The topic of discussion is voting rights. The two concepts are interrelated and interdependent as voting rights form the basis of a true democracy. The New York Times contains an article done by Michael Wines on October 29, in which the author extensively covered the topic of voting rights.
The article covers a recent event in which the State of Florida banned professors from testifying in court against the state's move to limit voting rights. Earlier this year, the state legislature had come up with new voting regulations that significantly limited the ability of Hispanic and Black voters to vote. The move was contested, with the plaintiff seeking the expert advice of university professors in the case. ...
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