Assignment 2: Political Parties and the Electoral Process

Due Week 10 and worth 225 points

IMPORTANT NOTICE: WRITE MINUMUM 4 SENTENCES FOR EACH PARAPGRAPH. PROVIDE ORGINAL WORK. WRITE THEM ON YOUR OWN WORDS.  GONNA USE TURNITIN TO CHECK PLAGARISIM. TYPE EACH QUESTION BEFORE ANSWER THEM.

Write 4 page paper on the relationship between political parties and the electoral process in which you:

1. Identify three to four (3-4) ideological differences between America’s two (2) major political parties.
2. Analyzekey reasons why third parties have never been successful at the presidential level. 
3. Determine the role of the campaign process in maintaining the two-party system. Use examples to support your response.
4. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are to:

• Infer a theory why the U.S. has only two major political parties.
• Develop reasoned written and spoken presentations on issues and questions involving the U.S. government and national political processes using information in the course.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the field of U.S. government and politics.
• Write clearly and concisely about U.S. government and politics using proper writing mechanics.

CHAPTER 11: “The Huxleyan Warning”

1. In what way is the last chapter of Postman’s book and the Foreword of his book a frame?  Do you like the framing?  Do you think it models for us the function of an introduction and a conclusion in an argumentative essay?  How so

2.  Why is it harder to get people to see the dangers of  a Huxleyan world than an Orwellian world, according to Postman?

3. Has America fallen prey to Aldous Huxley’s “culture of distraction”? What evidence can you offer for/against this claim?

4. Has nearly ubiquitous access to the Internet and Mobile devices exacerbated our situation? Or would you argue that our nearly unlimited access to information has made us more perspicacious and helped us be more skeptical and thoughtful as citizens and consumers? Explain.

5. Do you agree/disagree with Postman’s claim that perhaps the only way to make ourselves able to control our technologies and their effects on us is through our educational system? Do you see this happening, or has technology already changed education in ways that make our ability to use it as a “defense” against the “entertainment imperative” a failing proposition?

Read the “Memorial Hospital” case study. In a three- to four-page paper, respond to the guided response below.

1. Discuss ways that a hospital might measure quality. Be sure to explain your reasoning.
2. Explain the potential costs and failures of quality for Memorial Hospital and discuss how each can be measured.
3. Discuss ideas or techniques from TQM that Janice could use to help Memorial focus on providing quality health care.
4. Analyze the methods Memorial could use to assess the quality of health care it is providing.

Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid the use of bullet points) and supported with the concepts outlined in your text and additional scholarly sources

Must cite at least three scholarly sources 

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