Write a 750-word response to the following prompt:
How did the role of the federal government in American life change between World War I
and World War II (c. 1919-1941)? Who were the key players in this transition, and what
were the key events? How might we understand and describe the shifting role of the
federal government across time? How were the activities of the federal government
related to the expansion or limitation of American freedom?
In formulating your answer, choose three different individuals/groups that we have
discussed in the middle section of the course (modules 6-9). Explain how each of them
defined, explained, and imagined the proper place of the federal government in American
economics, culture, and society. You should also compare these contrasting views of the
role of government. What were the points of agreement and disagreement? Could
multiple perspectives coexist, or were they mutually exclusive?
Be as specific as possible, and be sure to use the assigned readings to defend your
answer.
Answers that are too short or too long (more than 50 words in either direction) will lose points.
Your answer must quote and cite at least three different documents from the required reading
for Modules 6 through 9. Documents from other modules do not count for the purposes of this
assignment.
Your answer will be checked for plagiarism using Turn-It-In.
Your answer should be based on material covered in class lectures and in the assigned reading
for this course. DO NOT CONSULT OTHER SOURCES. I do not want to know what Google
tells you about this topic. All the information you need to answer this question can be found in
the assigned reading and in your class notes.
Some tips on formatting and length:
• 750 words is not much! It’s about three double spaced pages (1” margins, 12 point font).
• Be brief, especially in your introductory paragraph. Get right to your argument, don’t
waste words describing everything we’ve covered in the course. There’s no need to make
sweeping statements like “Since the beginning of U.S. history….”
• The prompt asks several different (but closely related) questions. You do not need to
answer each and every one of them, but you should try to address most of them (at least
in passing) in your essay.
• Suggested format:
o 75 words: Introductory paragraph that ends with a clear thesis statement (that
is, your argument and your answer to the question asked in the prompt).
o 200 words: body paragraph 1, which should contain your first example and a
quotation from your first document.
o 200 words: body paragraph 2, which should contain your second example and a
quotation from your second document. A transition paragraph between paragraphs
should address the similarities/differences between your first and second example.
o 200 words: body paragraph 3, which should contain your third example and a
quotation from your third document. A transition paragraph between paragraphs
should address the similarities/differences between this example and your first
two examples.
o 75 words: a concluding paragraph that compares your three examples and
reiterates (not word-for-word!) your thesis from the introduction.
You MUST introduce and contextualize your quotes. We’ve read dozens of documents this term.
You must tell your reader what document you’re quoting.
• GOOD: Southern African Americans had their own definition of freedom. “We claim
freedom as our natural right,” black residents of Nashville stated in a petition, “and ask
that in harmony and co-operation with the nation at large, you should cut up the roots the
system of slavery.” As these petitioners noted, the work of freedom remained
incomplete, even after emancipation.
• BAD: Southern African Americans had their own definition of freedom. “We claim
freedom as our natural right, and ask that in harmony and co-operation with the nation at
large, you should cut up the roots the system of slavery.”
The second example is extraordinarily confusing for your reader. Who are you quoting? Are
these your words? Introduce your quotes, and then explain them in your own words.
You should also try to avoid extended quotations. In almost all circumstances, you shouldn’t be
quoting more than one or two sentences at a time. When you’re trying to quote a longer passage,
intersperse your own words as necessary. When I see paragraph-length citations I start to worry
that you’re just trying to fill up space…
Historians use Chicago Manual of Style, Humanities format. Use footnotes, not parenthetical/intext citations.
Cite the documents from Eric Foner’s Voices of Freedom as follows:
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton, “Home Life,” in Eric Foner, ed. Voices of Freedom, Vol. 2, 6th
Edition (New York: W.W. Norton, 2020), 14-17.

Procedure:

1.Open power point “lab 9” and excel “lab 9”.

2.You are going to simulate the process of collecting macroinvertebrates (“bugs”) from six different locations along the stream.Hopefully, the information provided by the bugs will help you determine why the water quality has decreased in the areas where you fish.

3.One common way to collect bugs is to take net samples throughout your site.We’re going to pretend that one net sample is obtained by kicking the bottom of the stream fifty times in your location.Kicking the bottom of the stream should dislodge the bugs, and they should flow into your net.You will obtain three net samples for each site and then calculate the average number of bugs for the site.Please watch the video for a demonstration on how to do this.

Module 3 – Case

MARKET STRUCTURE AND GAME THEORY

Assignment Overview

As always, make sure to thoroughly review the required background materials before starting the assignments. The assignment questions will require you to do some calculations and also apply the concepts from the module. Question 3 differs from previous assignments in that you have to use an online simulation tool; but this activity should be a fun break from the standard numerical problems you have been doing.

Case Assignment

1. 1. For this problem use the Herfindahl Index to compute market concentration:
      1. Suppose Apple has 45% of the U.S. market share for smartphones, followed by Samsung with 30%, LG with 9%, Motorola with 8%, HTC with 6%, and Nokia with 2%. What is the Herfindahl Index for the smartphone industry based on these numbers? Based on the Herfindahl Index, do you think the government would be willing to approve a merger between Apple and Samsung?
      2. Now suppose Nokia and Motorola come out with a new smartphone that takes away a huge chunk of market share from Apple and Samsung. The new market shares are 25% for Apple, 20% for Samsung, 20% for Motorola, 20% for Nokia, 10% for LG, and 5% for HTC.
   2. Use what you learned about perfect competition, monopoly, and oligopoly to answer these questions:
      1. In the table below is the quantity produced, the price, the fixed costs, and variable costs for a perfectly competitive firm that faces a constant price of $150 for its product regardless of the quantity it sells. Use the information in the first four columns to calculate the number for the last four columns. At what quantity should they produce based on what you find with your results?
      2. How do you think your answer might change if it became a monopolist with all of its competitors leaving the market? Or if it became an oligopoly with only one or two competitors?
         

1. 1. You’ve read about the prisoner’s dilemma in the background readings. Suppose you are a business owner with just one main competitor. If neither you nor your competitor cut your prices, you will both be more profitable. However, if your competitor lowers its prices and you keep your prices high, then you will lose all of your sales to your competitor. Every month you and your competitor place advertisements in the local newspaper with your price – so you need to decide each month whether or not to keep prices high, or lower them based on what you think your competitor might do.

      Go to the following webpage and test out some of your potential price strategies:
      http://www.gametheory.net/Mike/applets/PDilemma/Pdilemma.html

      The strategy “defect” indicates lowering your prices. The strategy “cooperate” means keep prices the same. Try out different strategies, such as cooperating all the time or defecting sometimes. There are five different rounds of this game, each with a competitor with different personalities and different strategies. Play all five rounds and experiment with different strategic approaches. Report your scores for each round, and discuss which strategies seemed to work the best for you.

Assignment Expectations

• Answer the assignment questions directly.
• Stay focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.
• For computational problems, make sure to show your work and explain your steps.

Module 3 – Background

MARKET STRUCTURE AND GAME THEORY

Required Reading

You will begin learning about the most basic market structure in this video about perfect competition.

Tabarrok, A. & Cowen, T. [Marginal Revolution University]. (2015, January 2). Introduction to the Competitive Firm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muFSypea2vo

Now read Chapters 9 and 10 from the following book for more detail on these topics. In particular, pay attention to the numerical examples and the “Self-Check Questions” at the end of each section.

Taylor, T. (2014) Microeconomics. OpenStax College. http://cnx.org/contents/6i8iXmBj@10.174:WXgRcPaN@10/Introduction-to-a-Monopoly

Finally, read this slightly more advanced chapter. Pay special attention to the sections at the end on game theory and the “Policy Response to Oligopoly” section that covers the Herfindahl index:

Beveridge, T. M. (2013). Chapter 8: Between perfect competition and monopoly. A Primer on Microeconomics. [New York, N.Y.] [222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017]: Business Expert Press.

Your assignment for this week is to find two articles that discuss the issue of gender in the workplace. To help guide your analysis, complete the following steps.

Summarize each article, focusing on main ideas and primary examples (two to four paragraphs per article).

Discuss the relationship between the articles and key terms and ideas in social psychology (two to three paragraphs).

Provide recommendations with ideas on how to change the issue, and utilize social psychology ideas to support your recommendation (one to two paragraphs).

Provide APA citations for both articles and additional references.

https://theconversation.com/research-gender-pay-gap-exists-in-indonesia-especially-for-women-under-30-128904

https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/4178-gender-gap-workplace.html