Instructions: This exercise is divided in two sections or parts and you will have to answer two (2) questions: Part One: First, you must visit and take the quiz to find out your political ideology at one or both of the following web-sites: Advocates for Self Government a libertarian web-site: www.theadvocates.org/quiz Pew Research Center for People & the Press: www.people-press.org/typlogy/quiz Then, write a short paragraph (four or five sentences) explaining the results of the quizz(es). Part Two: The second part of this assignment requires that you select a topic in one of the chapters covered by this module and conduct research by visiting one of the web-sites listed below under the heading of Options. Then, write a short essay (two or three paragraphs: minimum 9 sentences): explain why you decided to research that topic; how does it relate to the chapter you selected; discuss whether you consider this site a good tool for learning about American politics. Options: Chapter 5: Public Opinion:Chapter 6: The Media If you choose to cover this chapter, you must visit a non-traditional mainstream media source and identify whether it leans to the left or the right; or whether the site represents academic viewpoints that are non-partisan (neither left nor right leanings). PollingReport.com is a nonpartisant source on current trends in public opinion: https://www.pollingreport.com Real Clear Politics is a source for comparing polling results from several sources. It also aggregates the result from election polls: https://www.realclearpolitics.com Chapter 6: The Media Huffington Post: https://www.huffingtonpost.com The National Review: https://www.nationalreview.com Truth Out: https://www.truthout.org The Monkey Cage: https://www.themonkeycage.org Chapter 7: Political Parties, Participation, and Elections: To find out information on the next election, register to vote; and/or to learn whether your state allows you to vote through an absentee ballot contact the following web-site: League of Women Voters: https://www.vote411.org Project Vote Smart provides information on elections, candidates; and elected officials : https://www.votesmart.org Chapter 8: Interest Groups: For a list of the ten most important interest groups in America visit: https://listosaur.com/politics/10-powerful-special-interest-groups-america/ The Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative organization provides excerpts on lobbying investigations: https://www.publicintegrity.org/news/Lobbying The Center for Responsive Politics provides the most comprehensive list of interest groups and lobbyist: https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/ American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), one of the most powerful associations of legislators and private sector interest groups: https://www.alec.org/ For a full expose on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), visit: https://billmoyers.com/2015/07/24/dark-cloud-of-alec-converges-at-annual-corporate-political-lovefest/
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