- Analyze ONE significant current political issue in the U.S. A. or Texas politics (See the list below).
- Identify/explain the methods used by major political actors (player, groups, institutions, states, etc.) to present their proposed solutions to that issue:
- Discuss/Describe how you would address and present the solution to the issue in the context of your rights and responsibilities as a citizen of the U.S. (Students may adopt a solution offered by one or more of the major political actors);
- Discuss/Describe how you would promote your own solution to the issue in the context of your rights and responsibilities as a citizen of the U.S. Here are the sample topics (You may select only ONE without modifying): Health care system for profit in the U.S.A. International Food and Diet Crisis Voting Suppression Why so many sexual harassment cases in the US? Fake News Media Gun Lobbying Russian intervention in the U.S. election 2016 Is the second amendment written to protect hunting or defending people from a tyrant government? Does the Electoral College protect majority right or the state right? Why and why not?
Refugees and Global Migration The Middle East: Regional Disorder The Rise of Populism in America Decoding U.S.-China Trade Cyber Conflicts and Geopolitics The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested U.S. Foreign Policy and Petroleum Privacy in the Digital Age Donald Trump Legacy (Positive or Negative?) Travel Ban of Six Muslim Nations by the Executive Order (3/6/2017): Pros and Cons Bullying in American Politics Obergefell v. Hodges (Positive or Native?) (2015) Wha do we have so many mass killing in the U.S.A.? Female President in the U.S. American Prison System's for Profit Campus Carry Gun Law in Texas (Positive or Negative?)
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