Sample Essay Questions

Briefly describe the two critiques of democracy that you selected. Evaluate them as follows (as they relate to governance and public policy): Explain why and how the critiques might be valid and constructive. Explain why and how the critiques might be invalid and destructive. Explain how you might refute or support these critiques. Share insights […]

Refer to the film or website you identified in Module 2 about the failed/fragile state that you have chosen for your Portfolio Project. Summarize the website or the film and describe the important information presented. Describe the tone of the website or film: is it hopeful about the country’s future, pessimistic, or neutral? Does the […]

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper using the information found in the CJi Interactive Multimedia and this week’s readings. Include the following in your paper: A description of jail’s place in corrections and its role throughout history A summary of the history of state and federal prisons A comparison of the similarities and differences between security […]

 At some point most of the state supported mental institutions were closed and the mentally ill were transitioned into more residential settings. Since this occurred do you think that in general the mentally ill have received the coordinated care that they need or have these needs gone largely unmet? please use apa reference formatting and […]

According to Kesselman, Krieger and Joseph, “Iran is a mixture of theocracy and democracy”. (Kesselman, Krieger and Joseph, 2013)  My understanding after the assigned reading is that Iran is technically more a theocracy then a democracy and the alleged democracy in place is not a democracy at all. The only democratic-like thing is the election […]

To complete this assignment you are asked to: (1) Identify a research topic you plan to examine for your 15-page research paper that is due at the end of Week 6 (2) Identify a specific research question that your paper will address. The question should be analytical, and not descriptive, in nature (The question should […]

Briefly explain the four democratic principles you selected. Explain which principles you think are fundamental and essential to democracy and explain why. Explain which principles you think are related and desirable but not essential to democracy and explain why. Based on your evaluation, draw at least one conclusion about democratic principles as they relate to […]

A brief description of the policy issue you selected. Explain how democracy poses a challenge to the resolution of the issue by means of governance and/or public policy. Be specific and provide examples to illustrate your explanation. Explain how the democratic challenges to the resolution of that issue might be overcome.

For your portfolio project, you will evaluate a fragile (formerly called failed) state and develop a plan to help it recover and get back on the right track. This will involve a survey of the country’s history, the source of its problems, information about its people, economy, and culture, and its potential to succeed if […]

Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced in length; refer to the “Assignment […]