Before you Start: Hey, this is an approximately 2000 words discussion post/essay

Before you Start:
Hey, this is an approximately 2000 words discussion post/essay. However I paid totally for 3000 words in order to let you spend the surplus time to view the resources I provided and writing carefually and when we have questions solve them with patient. =====================
Please respond to six of the nine essay questions posted below. You may choose any six you wish, just please number your responses to indicate which response goes with which question. Each response is worth 10 points each, for a total of 60 maximum points on this assignment. DO NOT answer more than six — if you do, only the first six responses will be graded.
Your answers should be short, focused, and complete, ranging from one to three paragraphs (i.e. roughly 150-350 words — this is not a hard floor/limit) for each prompt. Please make sure to answer each specific part of the questions. Successful answers will provide details and context that support your arguments and explain your position to the readers. You may also want to provide real world examples taken from the readings, lectures, discussion sections, or your own independent thinking. You are expected to write your answers like you would on an in-class exam. That is, these are not research papers. They do not require a formal citation system, and, in fact, you should not directly quote or cite any sources. You should put your answers in your own words and explain your answers as if you are explaining the content to someone not in this class. Your responses should be written in full sentences.
You may take as much time as you wish to complete this assignment before the due date, although answers that earn full credit could easily be completed in an hour or two (for the full exam). You may reference all course materials while working on this assignment, and you may discuss your work with me, your TAs, and your fellow classmates. You may also reference other sources — but everything you need to respond to these prompts is in the course reading and lecture videos — and I would consult these course-provided sources first. Your responses will be fed through Turnitin, and please note that any plagiarism of answers will result in a zero on this assignment for both the student that copied work and the student that was copied from. Your words must be your own. If you have any questions about this, please reach out.
What makes a “good” answer to each prompt that would earn full credit?
Your answers should…
include all parts of the question, as applicable
include an appropriate set and number of examples, if required
clearly demonstrate an understanding of the concepts in the question
not include irrelevant information
be in your own words
not have any major factual errors
represent original work and is not copied from other sources, including other student answers
be written in sentence form
not have major grammatical or spelling errors
be organized and easy to follow
Prompts
Given what we know about governmental process, is it more common for public policy to stay the same or change quickly? Why? In your answer, make sure and lay out in which stages of the policy process these reasons arise, highlight some reasons for this under both divided and unified government, and whether we see differences in domestic versus foreign policy.
Highlight the types of benefits politicians and bureaucrats receive from interest groups. What is the pluralist defense of interest groups? What might undermine this perspective? Why might it not be so bad? Describe the difference between insider and outsider lobbying tactics. What types of interest groups generally use each? Under what circumstances will one by more impactful than the other?
Where does public opinion come from? Discuss its cognitive foundations and how socialization produces these. Why might aggregate public opinion be ok (that is, rational), even if people don’t know a lot about politics? Why not – what might undermine these mechanisms?
How do we best measure public opinion? Describe important differences between focus groups, nonscientific polling, and scientific polling, including their benefits and drawbacks. Which is best for accurately measuring public opinion? Why? How might this type still have problems of accuracy?
How is the US media unique from other countries? What impact have these differences had on the media’s interaction with politics? How has the media evolved over our nation’s history through the eras we discuss? How “good” is today’s media, in your opinion?
What factors influence how the media covers political issues? How do these standards influence the way the public thinks about policy problems, political events, and electoral contests? What could the media do to improve how Americans think about such important political problems? Make sure and describe the five impacts of the modern media. Which of these five is least likely to occur? Why?
Consider the four normative standards we discuss re: elections. In your opinion, does the US system of elections generally meet each of these? If so, why? If not, which ones are not met? Why? Make sure and engage with some of the debates we engage with over money in politics, electoral reforms, voter competency, etc.
What are the four goals/tactics of a campaign we discuss, and why do these matter? What types of factors explain an individual voter’s probability of turning out to vote? What could be done to increase voter turnout? Why, and under what conditions, would these strategies work? How do voters decide what/whom to vote for? Which factors are most important, and how does this vary across types of elections? We’ve talked extensively about many different aspects of politics in America, including many examples of things functioning well and many examples of things functioning poorly. Think back to March. What’s a topic or political debate you understand more clearly now? Describe it in detail, what you knew about it in March, versus what you understand about it now. Make sure and discuss why it matters for political outcomes in America. Given his, are you more or less optimistic about the future of American government? Why? (Note: this need not be from this third section of the course – it can be from any part)