Assignment Instructions
Select ONE of the topics and THREE of its articles below. Or you could substitute one or more of the articles with different articles on the same topic. The articles must have named authors (not editor) and be written after 2010. Clearly identify the sources you selected (including links if they are not below) and which information came from which source. Use specific information from all three articles to support your answer. DO NOT USE ANY SOURCES YOU DO NOT LIST.
2-3 pages, double-spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margin all around; additional 1 page Works Cited page for the three sources (author, title, publication title, date) Proofread, use complete sentences and paragraphs. Post as an attachment in doc, docx, or pdf format. You can resubmit as long as I haven’t graded your assignment yet. The assignment will be graded only once, so do not resubmit after I grade it.
Questions and Sources
A. Political Scandals and Divisions
Question: Because of presidential scandals and possible exceeding authority of power, should the presidency be changed somehow? Do Americans still trust the government? Explain, based on three articles listed below.
1. Trump’s two impeachments (Links to an external site.)
2.”End the Imperial Presidency” article (Links to an external site.)
3. “Reining in the Imperial Presidency” article (Links to an external site.)
4. Owning the libs (Links to an external site.)
5. Socialism in U.S. (Links to an external site.)
6. Political division in U.S. (Links to an external site.)
7. Cancel culture (Links to an external site.)
8. Americans’ views of government (Links to an external site.)
9. Americans’ views of government after pandemic (Links to an external site.)
B. Consequences of 9/11
What are the three most important consequences to the U.S. of the 9/11 attacks? In the 2020s, how much are we still dealing with the consequences of the attacks? Explain, based on three articles listed below.
1. Four Consequences of 9/11 (Links to an external site.)
2. Dystopian America (Links to an external site.)
3. Islamophobia after 9/11 (Links to an external site.)
4. World 9/11 Made (Links to an external site.)
5. War on Terror (Links to an external site.)
6. War in Afghanistan (Links to an external site.)
7. Getting out of Afghanistan (Links to an external site.)
8. Exiting Afghanistan 2 (Links to an external site.)
9. War in Iraq unnecessary (Links to an external site.)
10. War in Iraq justified (Links to an external site.)
11. Views on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (Links to an external site.)
12. Was Afghanistan war worth it? (Links to an external site.)
13. Poll on war in Afghanistan (Links to an external site.)
14. Lessons from Afghanistan (Links to an external site.)
C. Covid-19 Pandemic
Question: What are the three most important consequences to the U.S. of the Covid-19 pandemic? How have political views affected the pandemic? Explain, based on three articles listed below.
1. Pandemic and inequality
2. Pandemic and politics
3. Pandemic and world change
4. Pandemic consequences for society
5. Pandemic global impact
6. Readers’ stories
7. More stories
8. Brookings: Inequality
9. Human costs
10. Schools (Links to an external site.)
11. Return to offices (Links to an external site.)
12. Return to offices — cities (Links to an external site.)
13. Supply chains (Links to an external site.)
14. Pandemic and politics 2022 (Links to an external site.)
15. Pandemic, politics, poll 2022 (Links to an external site.)
