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First Question
Assignment - Compare and Contrast
As you've learned, there are two major political parties in the United States - Democrats and Republicans. Fill in the chart below with information about each party's stance on the issue indicated. Use the internet and whatever resources you have available to you to find the correct information.
You can copy/paste this chart into a word processing program such as Microsoft Word and fill it in there, or you can recreate the table and fill it in that way.
Once you have completed the table, write a response (2-3 paragraphs) to answer this question:
Which of the two major parties do you most agree with? Why?
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Democrats
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Republicans
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Taxes
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Abortion
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Stem Cell Research
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Affirmative Action
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Campaign Finance Reform
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Death Penalty
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Gun Control
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Education
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Environmental Issues
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Assisted Suicide
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Gay Rights
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Immigration
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Health Care Reform
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Social Security Reform
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Jobs and the Economy
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Once you've completed this assignment, submit the completed table and your response to the question provided to your instructor.
Second Question
Assignment - Presentation on a Department
For this assignment, you'll create a visual presentation about one of the departments that makes up the cabinet.
First, choose one of the cabinet departments discussed in this section.
Then, decide what type of presentation you'll make. By visual presentation, this means you can make a "poster" (using software such as Publisher), a webpage (you can either create and post one, or submit the html document and associated images), or a PowerPoint or OpenOffice presentation.
Research the department, making sure to include the following:
• date the department was created
• agencies that make up the department
• person who is the current head of that department and his/her biography
• the roles of the agencies
• the role of the department in general
Create your presentation, making sure to include a source list of at least three research sources.
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