Creating your ideal state | Political Science homework help

Instructions
Your country just overthrew its dictator, and you are the newly elected President. Unfortunately, due to the divisions in the country and the years of war, economic, military, and political structures are non-existent. A group of loyalists to the old dictator have been detonating bombs, murdering civilians, assassinating leaders, and terrorizing towns with help from a neighboring country’s dictator.

Create a comprehensive plan for your new government. While creating this government identify the governing style, functions of various branches of government, principles that govern leaders, the maintaining of public good, which economic structure is most beneficial to your citizens, at least two domestic programs, ways to create national unity, ways to combat terrorism and violence, and international organizations to join. (See rubric for specific ways to meet the requirements of the paper.)

Paper headings:

• Introduction (1 paragraph)
  • Introduce your country
  • Briefly outline all of the parts of the paper
• Domestic Concerns (1-2 pages)
  • Identify governing style and principles that correlate to this style
  • Identify the branches of government and its functions
  • Development of two public good domestic programs and how they will meet the public good
  • Economic structure and reason why this should be used
  • Socializing citizens is noted with rationale for how it creates national unity
• Foreign Concerns (1-2 pages)
  • Two international organizations are noted, one for economics and one for security
  • Descriptions of both organizations
  • Rationales for joining these organizations
  • Steps to joining
  • Two ways your country will combat the neighboring country’s terrorist threat and the domestic threat
  • Two ways these will be effective
• Conclusion (1 paragraph)

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 3-4 pages (not including title page or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)

Week 7 Assignment: Essay – Creating Your Ideal State (1)

Week 7 Assignment: Essay – Creating Your Ideal State (1)

CriteriaRatingsPts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGoverning style and principles of the government.

20.0 ptsThe governing style is understandable and the principles support the choice of the governing style.

16.0 ptsThe governing style is unclear, the principles are unclear, or the governing style and principles do not support each other.

12.0 ptsMissing one part of the governing style and principles.

0.0 ptsMissing both parts of the governing style and principles.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBranches of government and its functions.

20.0 ptsExplains each branch of government and the function of the particular branch and how they support the governing style.

16.0 ptsThe branches of government and their functions do not match, or the branches are discussed without talking about their functions AND how they support the governing style.

12.0 ptsOnly minimally discusses branches, and their functions or the branches do not support the governing style chosen.

0.0 ptsDoes not discuss the branches and their functions.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMaintaining public good through at least two domestic programs

20.0 ptsTwo domestic programs are created clearly explaining how public good is maintained with these programs.

16.0 ptsTwo domestic programs are noted, but it’s unclear how they benefis the public good.

12.0 ptsOnly one domestic program is noted, or it is unclear how the public good is maintained.

0.0 ptsNo domestic program is noted.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEconomic structure

15.0 ptsThe economic structure is named and supports the governing style with a rationale for using the structure.

12.0 ptsThe economic structure is named and supports the governing style, but the rationale is unclear.

9.0 ptsThe economic structure is named but does not support the governing style, and the rationale is unclear.

0.0 ptsThe economic structure is not addressed.

15.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePolitical socializing to create national unity

15.0 ptsThere is at least one method the new government will use to socialize citizens to create national unity and rationales for using these methods.

12.0 ptsThe method described will create national unity, but rationale is not provided.

9.0 ptsThe method described will not create national unity and rationale is not provided.

0.0 ptsNo method for national unity is addressed.

15.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeInternational organizations

25.0 ptsAt least two different international organizations, one economic and one for security, were identified with brief descriptions of the purposes of these organizations and steps on how to join.

20.0 ptsOnly one international organization is noted, obut descriptions and rationale are unclear andit is nclear on the steps to join.

15.0 ptsOnly one international organization was noted and no rationales and descriptions were given.

0.0 ptsInternational organizations were not addressed

25.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCombatting terrorism and violence

25.0 ptsTwo ways were offered to combat terrorism and violence (one to deal with international threat and one with domestic).Effective rationale for solutions were offered.

20.0 ptsTwo ways were offered to combat terrorism and violence (one to deal with international threat and one with domestic). Effective rationale for one or both solutions were not offered.

15.0 ptsOnly one way to combat violence and sound rationale on why to use that solution was offered.

0.0 ptsWays to combat violence is not noted.

25.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeScholarly resources

10.0 ptsUses both the book and, at least, one outside scholarly source.

8.0 ptsUses only the book or a scholarly source.

6.0 ptsUses only a scholarly source and the source is not scholarly.

0.0 ptsDoes not use the book or scholarly source.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA

5.0 ptsAll sources are properly cited and referenced according to APA standards.

4.0 ptsSources are either properly cited or referenced, missing one of those elements.

3.0 ptsThe citation and/or reference are incorrect.

0.0 ptsNo APA format was used.

5.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting

5.0 ptsPresents information using clear and concise language in an organized manner (minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

4.0 ptsPresents information using understandable language but is somewhat disorganized (some errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

3.0 ptsPresents information using understandable language but is very disorganized (many errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

0.0 ptsPresents information that is not clear, logical, professional or organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the message (numerous errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and/or punctuation).

5.0 pts