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America’s Democracy: Your Report Card

The primary goal of your last assignment is to critically analyze the primary features of the American national government. The results of your analysis will indicate what you have learned over the last five weeks. In order to accomplish this task, it is important to critically evaluate the key facets of our American democracy.

You have been preparing for this final assignment each week by constructing a detailed outline of the Final Paper’s main points through the weekly Learning Activities. In addition, you have read the course text and course readings, reviewed videos, and researched additional material for each week’s assignments and for this paper. This week, you will put all of those outlines, readings, reviews, and research together into a one summative paper.

As we wrap up our course, reflect back on what you have learned about the key structures, systems, roles, and processes that embody our national government. Focus on the strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages, and positive and negative impacts of these aspects of our democracy. Use what you have learned so far to evaluate our national government and recommend ways to enhance what works and repair what is not working well. It is important to understand that this paperis not simply a cut and paste of your four Learning Activities. While the research you have completed can serve as a strong base it is important that you implement any comments from the instructor, as well as further expand on the material. Appropriate transitions and headings are needed to ensure a cohesive paper.

Construct a six-page paper based on the detailed outlines that you created over the last four weeks. It is important to utilize APA headings (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. major sections of your paper in order to ensure that the paper is easy to follow. A model POL201 Final Paper Guide is provided for you to download and utilize when completing your Final Paper.

Scaffold your paper around the following outline:

• Title page (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Introduction (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (half page)
  • Describe the paper’s overall thesis.
  • Provide an overview of main points.
• The Constitution (1 to 1.5 pages) (Week One)
  • Describe one strength and one weakness of the U.S. Constitution.
  • Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct the weakness.
• Federalism (1 to 1.5 pages) (Week Two)
  • Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of a national policy that must be implemented by one agency of the federal bureaucracy.
  • Recommend one option to maintain the advantage and one to improve the disadvantage.
• Branches of Government (1 to 1.5 pages) (Week Three)
  • Describe one strength and one weakness of one branch of our government: Executive, Legislative, or Judiciary.
  • Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct the weakness.
• Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections (1-1.5 pages) (Week 4)
  • Describe one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or federal elections.
  • Recommend one option to accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact.
• Conclusion (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  • Review your main points.
  • Review your overall thesis.
• References page (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

The America’s Democracy: Your Report Card paper

• Must be at least six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least eight scholarly sources in addition to the course text. A minimum of six of the resources must be from peer-reviewed scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Implementing Sustainable Practices

As the resources have highlighted, systems thinking can be an excellent tool for promoting sustainability within an organization, but that can only occur if the organization actively and intentionally engages in planning for sustainability such as the organization highlighted in this week’s introduction.

As you review the Learning Resources this week, continue your research in the Walden University Library, and prepare your Discussion posting, contemplate the following.

“Successful companies of the future will be those that integrate business and employees” personal values. The best people want to do work that contributes to society with a company whose values they share, where their actions count and their views matter.”

-Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell

Consider your own organization. How well does it fit the characteristics described in the quote?

How is this type an organization an example of a sustainable organization? Why?

Note: You do not need to directly answer these points in your Discussion post as they serve only to begin your thinking process; however, you must explain your reasoning as you formulate your formal response.

Now answer a cohesive and scholarly response based on your readings and research this week that addresses the following.

In this week’s resource, Meadows comments on self-organization-an organization’s ability to change itself by creating new structures and behaviors. Moreover, Meadows notes that self-organization is the strongest form of system resilience and sustainability.

For this Discussion, address how each of the following relates to the concept of sustainability and are important from a managerial perspective:

• Leverage points
• Self-limiting behavior
• Closed vs. open systems
• Communication

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and any additional sources.

References:

Meadows, D. (2008). Thinking in systems. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing.

Shukla, A., Deshmukh, S., & Kanda, A. (2010). Flexibility and sustainability of supply chains: Are they together? Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 11(1), 25-37.
Retrieved from the Business Source Complete database

Senge, P. (2006). The fifth discipline: The art & practice of the learning organization. New York: Doubleday.

Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.

A. Bad Boys, Inc. is evaluating its cost of capital. Under consultation, Bad Boys, Inc. expects to issue new debt at par with a coupon rate of 8% and to issue new preferred stock with a $2.50 per share dividend at $25 a share. The common stock of Bad Boys, Inc. is currently selling for $20.00 a share. Bad Boys, Inc. expects to pay a dividend of $1.50 per share next year. An equity analyst foresees a growth in dividends at a rate of 5% per year. Bad Boys, Inc. marginal tax rate is 35%. If Bad Boys, Inc. raises capital using 45% debt, 5% preferred stock, and 50% common stock, what is Bad Boys cost of capital?

B. If Bad Boys, Inc. raises capital using 30% debt, 5% preferred stock, and 65% common stock, what is Bad Boys cost of capital?

C. On page 457, your textbook details the term Cannibalization. In your own words, identify two corporations that have dealt with cannibalization and what steps were taken to overcome the cannibalization. Please provide any citations and references. Please be articulate in your responses.

Writing Assignment:  In your opinion and in your words, what is the most significant environmental issue facing us and why?  Back up your opinion with at least 5 references to support your stance.  You may quote your references but I want to know why you think this is the most significant issue to you in your words also.  You may use the textbook as reference but you need 5 more additionally.  Please be sure to structure your paper so quotes are given credit at the end of the paragraph in whick they appear.

5 page paper not to include title page or references.  This is minimum length not maximum!  The format is to be in Microsoft Word ONLY!  Double-spaced.  Please use #12 Times Roman font  There is a minimum of 5 references required.