Week 2 forum
DQ1 Public Opinion
What influence does public opinion have on health care
policy? Provide a recent (last eight weeks) poll or news article on healthcare
policy illustrating the power of public opinion to affect policy.
Post by 11:55 pm Eastern Time on Friday, and provide
substantive replies to your classmates by 11:55 pm Eastern Time on Sunday.
Forum responses should be 300-500 words. Replies should be 150+ words.
A 300-word post and 150-word replies are the minimum
requirements to earn a grade of a “C” or higher, but they will not
automatically result in an “A” for a grade. Review the rubric that’s
linked below for grading criteria before posting.
DQ2 Political
Participation
This forum has 2 parts, the first being required and the
second being optional.
Required (for grade):
AFTER reading the Lesson 2 readings this week, which address
numerous historical political campaigns, please answer the following question.
Using concepts and terms from the readings, compare and
contrast the 2008 and 2016 presidential election campaign tactics by reviewing
one Democratic ad and one Republican ad from each election (four ads overall).
Remember to analyze the ads. Don’t simply describe them.
(Because you will link to your ads, the rest of us can see for ourselves what
they looked like). Leave out personal opinions, and stick to facts and concepts
in the readings, which also should be cited where appropriate.
Here are some web sources which you might want to consult:
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/
http://pcl.stanford.edu/campaigns/
http://www.cnn.com/election/results/exit-poll
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/
Optional (ungraded):
Feel free to test your own political orientation (liberal,
conservative, libertarian, populist) with this online survey. If so inclined,
feel free to share your results.
The site is: http://www.politicalcompass.org/
Post by 11:55 pm Eastern Time on Friday, and provide
substantive replies to your classmates by 11:55 pm Eastern Time on Sunday.
Forum responses should be 300-500 words. Replies should be 150+ words.
A 300-word post and 150-word replies are the minimum
requirements to earn a grade of a “C” or higher, but they will not
automatically result in an “A” for a grade. Review the rubric that’s
linked below for grading criteria before posting.
