Ap United States Government And Politics

Instructions: Review the outline to recall events and their relationships as presented in the chapter. Return to skim any sections that seem unfamiliar.

As talked, what we will truly appreciate your help with is if you can review any student responses to Assignment #2 and record their scores just in case that assignment is impacted

In his book Hardball, Chris Matthews discusses the useful strategies for getting ahead in politics that he observed during his time working in Washington, D.C. He breaks up his observations into chapters with different lessons. Three of the most important lessons are “It's Not Who You Know; It's Who You Get to Know,” (Chapter 1) “All Politics is Local,” (Chapter 2) and “Dance With the One That Brung Ya.” (Chapter 4). These chapters illustrate how important making and keeping connections and relationships is in Washington. The “game of politics” is played by using these relationships to gain favors, votes, support, etc. According to Matthews, the people who get ahead are the ones who make and keep these important connections and relationships with other politicians and the public.

9. Reciprocity in Patronage- Plunkitt talks about him being on top and doing favors for the republicans, and when they

Throughout the book Congress: The Electoral Connection there is a common theme that the author, David Mayhew, brings to our attention. He argues that the members of Congress have one exclusive goal, to get reelected; because of this goal, it effects their behavior and actions during their time in office. There are four reasons that Mayhew puts an emphasis on the goal of reelection, those being political reality, the lack of focus on parties but rather on individuals, the constant struggle for power and, in his opinion, most importantly it establishes an accountability relationship with an electorate. As the book progresses Mayhew provides an abundance of evidence as to why he believes this is the primary goal of the members of Congress.

Politics in Our Daily Lives (graded)As we read and discuss the definition of politics, let’s also consider the consequences of political decisions upon our daily routines.

Chris Matthew’s Hardball consists of four different parts containing different themes and policies on how the political world is run. All four parts: Alliances, Enemies, Deals, and Reputations contain personal anecdotes, historical context of Presidents’ careers, and rules Matthew’s has formed throughout political experience. The beginning of each chapter starts off with a quote that foreshadows the subject of each chapter. Although Matthews does establish important rules to follow as a politician, I disagree with some of his points even though I am a democrat like him.

Overall, our Game Change chapters were insightful and gave us a new perspective on John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. It was interesting reading about Hillary’s tactics in the previous election and comparing them to how she is executing her current campaign. However, the most interesting aspect of our chapters was John Edwards and his arrogance. It was disappointing how his ambitions were overshadowed by his personal

As a new country/nation state the constitution… Many influences and cases helped to shape the constitution to what it is today. During the 1787 constitutional convention various political dynamics, followed with our political belief systems, the constitution was constructed. This important document states involved sources and limitation of power. Furthermore this essay will illustrate the various sources that took part in shaping our political belief systems, along with the political dynamics including the major debates at the election, in addition many of the major sources and limitations of power.

Drachman, E. R., Langran, R., & Shank, A. (2008). You decide Controversial cases in American politics. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Chris Matthews, who has written Hardball, has truly changed my perspective on how politics should be perceived and how to win within the political world through the “hardball” (13) way. “Hardball” (13) is an idea how politicians could win and gain highest political status through “clean, aggressive Machiavellian politics” (13). I have originally viewed the book as uninteresting because I had lacked knowledge about politics in general. However, Chris Matthews had made the book engrossing on how he described politics should be looked up and utilized within the political world. I had enjoyed the book about how Chris Matthews used many recollections about various politicians who have encountered failures through their political careers, which had motivated the politicians to become the best politicians in the world or to achieve the highest political status. Chris Matthews was able to captivate me and many audiences on how these political rules could be applied to our situation if we handle the situation the “hardball” (13) way. Hardball will be a stepping stone for aspiring politicians to learn about the political field and to take advantage of using the rules to have successful political careers.

Throughout the course of the existence of humanity, there has always been some form of Government which includes all sorts of pros and cons that coincide with the representatives of an office. The Contender, by Rod Lurie, is an example of these points. This novel consists of the competition in Politics and Society from a debating standpoint which is due to the persistence of one trying to claim a spot already or about to be possessed by somebody else in the White House.

Next week, 10/18, I will issue an informal report to students highlighting assignments they are missing, and noting grades they've received for assignments. They will have until 11/1 to submit all missing assignments from Les 1-6. On 11/18 I will issue an official progress report. Moms, please review these reports with your students.

I would like to remind everyone that the next Political Science Club meeting is tomorrow. As always, the meeting is right after school in Mr. Jacoby's room (room 224). As per usual, the topics that we discuss will be up to you, but I have attached a list of possible topics for tomorrow. I look forward to seeing you all there.

Thirty-six desks were placed in six rows of six and each one faced the SMART board awaiting the third block seniors to come in for their government class. The adjacent cement walls had no artwork, posters, or examples of student success. In a list of three, the only whiteboard contained the class’ plan for the day, but the faded green marker rendered it indecipherable from across the room. The objectives were, “1. CNN News, 2. Begin Chapter 3 Vocabulary, 3. Preamble,” with no explanation or elaboration. From the back of the room, a screen separated the government class from another history class. There had been chatter echoing