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Note on Primary Assignments:
Each week you will submit a Primary Assignment. In many weeks, you can choose between two options for this assignment. Before you opt for which assignment option to answer, you will want to consider which option affords you the best opportunity to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials. All Primary Assignments include a thesis statement, a bibliography (APA style), and the use and citation of three assigned reading articles from the current week and one assigned reading article from a previous week.

The Balance of Power in American Government
Learning Objective: Through intensive critical thinking and analysis of Articles I, I, and III of the U.S. Constitution, students learn how the balance of powers works in a republican form of government.

For this assignment, research any one of the topics listed below. Notice the conflicting interests of the parties involved in the issue. Do the mechanisms designed to balance the power of government between institutions and individuals continue to work? Has one center of power grown too powerful? Are individual rights being protected during these disputes? Include a discussion of the balancing mechanisms found in the U.S. Constitution and discussed in Federalist Papers 10, 47, and 51.

This Weeks Required Reading / Videos
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-10-02-0266
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-04-02-0199
Chapter 2: Federalism, Bowdoin College, 2015

Previous Week Required Reading / Videos
https://www.vox.com/summer-movies/2018/5/17/17343442/avengers-infinity-war-captain-america-thanos-sequel-moral-dilemma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt0Fv0W-CSo&feature=youtu.be
http://theconversation.com/how-the-moral-lessons-of-to-kill-a-mockingbird-endure-today-100763
https://sites.psu.edu/psy533wheeler/2017/02/07/psy-533-unit-01-the-role-of-ethics-in-president-abraham-lincolns-abolishment-of-slavery/
https://www.hoover.org/research/rugged-individualism
https://law.scu.edu/sports-law/rooting-for-complicated-heroes-its-complicated/
https://law.scu.edu/sports-law/when-in-doubt-and-theres-always-doubt-be-your-best/
https://positivepsychology.com/classification-character-strengths-virtues/
Chapter 1: American Governance in Theory and Action, Bowdoin College, 2015