The textbook is Governing Texas 6th addition chapter 14. I’ll just copy and paste the discussion post topic here. I am genuinely bad at these for some reason, so help would be greatly appreciated
Your question post needs to be a minimum of 200 words, cover a topic
related to this (and/or last) week’s readings, and use and cite an
outside source (not the textbook) that is reputable (scholarly articles,
government websites, reliable news articles, etc.). An ideal question
post will be clear and give enough context and details for full
understanding. It will require classmates to do some outside research,
critical thinking, and express their own viewpoints. Try to use real
world current events as topics in light of chapter concepts.
Please come up with a unique question that you don’t think has been
asked already by a classmate. Post your question during the odd numbered
week or early in the week that it is due (Monday – Thursday) so that
classmates have time to answer it and you have time to shift your focus
to replies.
Students must post two replies to classmates by Sunday of each week that a discussion is due –
Read the questions that have been posted and choose two that interest
you (try to choose two different topics so that your replies will
vary). Research the topics and use outside sources you find to assist
you in writing your responses. Write at least 200 words and cite the
outside sources in-text and at the end of your reply. Use evidence from
your research and critical thinking to fully develop a complete
response. Be polite and respectful even as you offer responses that are
opposite to classmates. We can always respectfully disagree with
others.
*Please do not ask questions that are easily answered from reading
the textbook. Write open-ended questions that require critical thought
and evaluation. Reply to each other with evidence to back your position
rather than simplistic responses. Bring in your own life experience and
personal perspective. Share opinions and back them with evidence from
your research.
Category: Texas Government
Please do part 3 of this assignment, which is the infographic. I will attach my part 2, which you can use for part 3.
The google docs link is showing the format of how the powerpoint presentsation should look.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1W1Y6U9EKVPkmYtZjzUYYtbudyh761KLE_SFgJhh099U/edit?usp=sharing
Also, link below is the actual instructions along with the link to powerpoint slides that covers Ch.11 Public Finance which should be the main source used for this assignment along with examples from the slides in Ch.11 Public Finance.
The link to the news article is listed in the instructions.
Identify a domestic social/economic policy issue or controversy; immigration, racial injustice, gender equality, etc.
A.
Analyze the issue and explain why this is an important issue to Texans and how it impacts society and the political system in Texas.
B.
Provide a background on the issue. Explain how it relates to our political system and political institutions in Texas, etc.
C.
Analyze how different people are affected in our society regarding this issue and the different form of impact it has on society.
D.
What Has been the role of interest groups, political parties, and other organizations on this issue.
E.
Provide and analyze your constitutional solution to the problem. What political, social, and ethical strategy(ies) that can be used to implement your
Constitutional solution.
F.
Discuss what immediate and long term action you can take to influence the government to take action on the issue and implement your solution.
II.
Your response must be equivalent to a minimum of 4 pages; you can write more than 4 pages and a thorough research assignment should be more than 4 pages. The heading is not calculated as part of the 4 page minimum requirement.
III.
You must use at least three outside peer reviewed, scholarly sources to support your positions and analysis of the issue.
IV.
Your assignment must primarily be your views and positions. Use scholarly sources to support your thoughts and positions, but the use of outside scholarly source cannot be more than 20% of the content within the research assignment. This percentage is known as a similarity score. This means that 80%
or more now your research assignment must consist of your own thoughts and ideas related to the assignment.
The paper has to be on a current Texas political issue. I thought the Texas Border and Immigration issues would be good topic.
The mainstream news media, also known as the “legacy” media, or the “compliant” media -ABC/CBS/NBC/CNN/MSNBC/The New York Times/The Washington Post/The Los Angeles Times and others – has condemned the police for trying to shut down riots and for arresting rioters. Also, this compliant media has been redefining arsonists and looters as many “peaceful protesters” who were only opposing the wrongful death of George Floyd by certain police officers in Minneapolis. This happened at the beginning of Summer in 2020 (and lasted for the rest of the year). A legacy of these ideas has lasted up until today that has called out to defund the police and has supported a national trend to abandon bail efforts for arrested violent offenders, and set early release dates from prison for violent offenders.
Please consider the following facts presented here from national Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) data: by the time of the occurrence of the 2020 riots, for each preceding year in America before 2020, there were approximately 50 million police-civilian interactions. Out of these 50 million contacts, there were almost 11 million people arrested for committing crimes. During these arrests, about 60,000 of those accused committed assault against (meaning they attacked) the arresting officers, sometimes resulting in the hospitalization or death of the police officers. These attacks on the arresting officers are known as actions of “resisting arrest” by the arrested.
When fighting happens, because of those resisting arrest, the dangers rise for both parties. For those who physically fight against the arresting officers, nearly 1,000 were killed by the police; with nearly all having resisted arrest with a weapon, or they were resisting violently. Of the total 1,000 who were killed while resisting arrest, nearly 250 were black and nearly 500 were white. Nearly 250 black persons killed while resisting arrest vs. nearly 500 white persons killed while resisting arrest according to the data. Actually, you can see that a white person was twice as likely to die from resisting arrest than if they were a black person resisting arrest.
There are two (2) important statistics to conclude here. First, concerning deaths by police for all who are arrested we divide 1,000 by 11 million = 1,000/11,000,000 = 0.0000909091%. This means that out of the total of 11 million arrested in the United States in any given year, there is a nine ten-thousandths of 1% chance of being killed by the police when arrested. Second, for those who actually physically resist arrest: we divide 1,000 by 60,000 = 1,000/60,000 = 0.01666. This means for those “resisting arrest”, there is almost a two-hundredths of 1% chance of being killed when actively fighting with the police: What does this mean for the civilian and the officer?
What we have here are two statistics that are actually very small, much less than 1%, or less than 1 in 100 probability (chance) of happening. It might be easier to see it this way: for all of those arrested by the police, there is a 1 in 11,000 chance of being killed by the police. And the reason for this is because some people decide to physically fight with the arresting officers. For those people who actively threaten and violently fight with an arresting officer, there is a 1 in 60 chance of being killed by the police. These figures might be a useful way to visualize the actual risk of arrest by the police. Fighting with an officer increases the chance of injury or death to both parties involved.
Not all arrests end this way, for sure only a fraction do. Yet still today, many, many people have high anxiety when they think they might be stopped by the police and possibly arrested. An arrest may happen for something you might not be aware of doing or you might look like someone the police are searching for. Basically, this writing exercise is meant for you to consider your rights to remain silent, to have an attorney present when questioned, to have announced charges against you made public, to confront witnesses against you, and your right to protection from unreasonable search and seizure. Try to put your self in the position of being detained by the police. Think of how you would react, knowing what you now understand about your rights.
For the writing of your paper, please consider the following questions: Many people are fearful of arrest and lock-up by the police. If you are arrested by the police, would you resist arrest or would you allow yourself to be detained without a fight? Should you wrestle with the arresting officer(s), or should you rely on the “assistance of counsel” for your defense? Which path would you take? And, why would you take that path? Please reference the appropriate parts of the Due Process Amendments (4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th) when answering these questions. To earn your grade, please answer the above questions. Please discuss your rights as you wish to employ them or ignore them when arrested. Please describe your “plan’ if you are being arrested.
The paper must be a minimum of 2 pages, up to 3 pages in length, 12 font, and double-spaced. The footnote documentation, for a minimum of 3 sources, must include the name of the author, the title of the article, the publisher, and the date. You can number the footnotes in the paper and then list the footnotes on the last page, or on a last “works cited” page. You may use MLA, Chicago, or APA formats for your footnotes. Note: Please see MLA footnoting guidelines in the Footnote Guidelines Module at the top of the M2odule stack.
Three references are mandatory, that have been attached. The topic is based off of the limitations of the gri g3 framework in two of the references which led to the topic of enhancing frameworks being pursued.