Description
Assignment Instructions
This is part one of the class project assessments. [ Click here to see the overview of the assignments.]
An important purpose of this assignment is to examine what the different branches and layers of government do to address a policy using a current issue to illustrate it.
Complete a research essay on the government and national security. Remember this is being written for the president to read.
Here are the aspects and questions to address for this essay:
- Identify a current issue being debated about American national security.
- Explain two competing solutions to this problem.
- Evaluate which one is preferable.
- Address the responsibilities of each level of government, which are federal, state, and local. (Most of the essay will be about the federal government).
- Address the responsibilities of each of the three branches of the federal government.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 500 word minimum and 600 word maximum length, not including references listed at the end or footnotes if used.
- Incorporation of concepts and terms from the required readings.
- Inclusion of facts from a recent news article about the topic/solution.
- Correct spelling, grammar, and formatting, whether it's APA, MLA, or Chicago/Turabian.
- See the essay rubric for further details on grading.
Writing tips:
1) Write concisely! More is not necessarily better if the required points from the rubric are missed. A 500-word essay can earn an "A," while a 700 word essay may lose points for going too long.
2) Essays should be written in the third person perspective. (Avoid using "I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, you, your").
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running Head: NATIONAL SECURITY.
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National Security.
Student’s Name:
Instructor’s Name:
Course:
Date:
NATIONAL SECURITY.
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National security is the protection of a country against terrorism, espionage, and wars
from enemies of a nation, terror groups, and terrorists. Terrorism is a topic that has been
affecting the country currently. Most of the Americans have gone through traumatizing moments
with the terrorist activities in the country. Over the years, the United States has had threats from
the Islamic state which is a terror group in the Middle East and the northern part of Africa,
(Wright, 2016). The biggest problem currently is how to fight this terror group which attacks the
American people and eliminate them.
The first debated solution of stopping terrorist activities in the United States is to use the
military personnel to fight this grou...