The Electoral College Argument, Politics and Social Media

POLI330N Political Science-Awad

Week 4 Discussion

The Electoral College Argument, Politics and Social Media

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapters 5, 6 and 10

Lesson: Read this Week’s Lesson which is located in the Modules tab

Initial Post: minimum of 2 scholarly sources (must include your textbook for one of the sources). Follow-Up Post: minimum of 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

Option 1: List the ways in which contemporary presidential campaigns have used social media as a campaign tool. Do you consider social media as a successful tool? Explain your answer. Do you see social media as an unsuccessful tool? Explain your answer and provide examples.

Option 2: There are numerous discussions involving the Electoral College. There are some people that want to abolish the electoral college while others want to keep it. What do you think? Keep the electoral college or abolish it? Explain the reasons for your choice.

Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Follow-Up Post Instructions

• You may choose either Option 1 or 2 for your Follow-Up post.

• Respond to at least one peer.

• Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

• Include a minimum of 1 scholarly source meaningfully to demonstrate much depth. A scholarly source can include your textbook, assigned readings, or additional scholarly research.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)

Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source) for your Initial Post, and 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Grading

This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:

Discussion Guidelines

Course Outcomes

CO 1: Evaluate the principles of democracy and Federalism.

CO 5: Critically examine evidence to support well-reasoned arguments.

CO 6: Critically analyze the American political environment and issues relating to present day using primary and secondary sources.

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