Public Service Question

Step 1: Select your topic

Your first step is to select one of these three topics to use for your project. The topic you choose will be used for all of your journal responses, your final paper, and your final presentation.

As you decide which of the three topics you would like to use for your project, remember that you will be using this topic as a guide as you select your articles that relate to the concepts within each module. So, select the one that you are most interested in. For example, if you select “The Environment” as your topic, for this journal assignment, you will find two articles that discuss the role the American Government has on the environment.

Approved Topics

• Health and Human Services rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine
• The Environment
• The Budget Deficit

Step 2: Review the module focus

• Module Focus: Consider the role of the American Government on the topic you selected.

Step 3: Find two articles from and approved source

Once you have selected your topic and understand the focus of the module, find one article from each of the approved columns of sources that discuss your topic and the module focus. You will want one article from a liberal learning source and another article from a conservative learning source. Ideally, these articles will discuss similar topics.

Step 4: Construct Your Assignment

• Create a document that you will use for each journal response assignment. You will keep adding to this document and upload the newest version as your assignment for that module.
• Journal Response Assignment:
  • Provide the name of each article that relates to the module focus: Consider the role of the American Government on the topic you selected.
  • Include a citation for each article.
  • In a 250 – 300 word summary, address the following:
    • How does each article relate to the module focus?
      • Provide a word summary of the key points.
    • Compare and contrast the liberal media viewpoint vs. the conservative media viewpoint.
    • What do you agree with? What do you disagree with?