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1. The authors of our American Government textbook on page 213 state that “Elections are the hallmark of political participation in a democracy.” Last year was an election year within the U.S. and the State of Georgia. Current Georgia Governor Nathan Deal sought reelection while challenged by Jason Carter. Answer the following question. Name Governor Deal’s political party identification. You may want to reference www.gov.georgia.gov or www.nathandeal.org for assistance in answering this question. (Question worth 5 points)
Governor Nathan Deal’s party identification is a republican√
2. Relative to your response to question 1, describe Governor Deal’s political background before being elected and reelected as Georgia’s governor. (Question worth 5 points)
Before becoming governor, Nathan Deal was a member of the House of Representatives as well as a Georgia State Senate. Deal’s original party was democratic but he later switched to Republicans. √
3. On the national level, President Obama won reelection in 2012. However, U.S. media report that the electoral the November 2014 midterm elections have provided the republican party with control of the U.S. Congress starting January 2015. You may want to reference a January 6, 2015 New York Times article titled “Boehner Beats Back Dissent to Reclaim House Speaker Post,” √
4. Define public policy. You may want to reference Chapter 13, Domestic Policy, on page 397 in your American Government textbook. (Question worth 2.5 points)
Public policy is defined as a law, rule, or statute that expresses the governments role, purpose or a goal backed up by a punishment or reward. For example of someone breaks the law their punishment could be jail time.’ √
5. The authors of our American Government textbook highlight that legislative power is one of President Obama’s expressed powers. For instance, the authors indicate on page 311 that “Article I, Section 7, and Article II, Section 3, give the president the
Mariah Brown
1. The authors of our American Government textbook on page 213 state that “Elections are the hallmark of political participation in a democracy.” Last year was an election year within the U.S. and the State of Georgia. Current Georgia Governor Nathan Deal sought reelection while challenged by Jason Carter. Answer the following question. Name Governor Deal’s political party identification. You may want to reference www.gov.georgia.gov or www.nathandeal.org for assistance in answering this question. (Question worth 5 points)
Governor Nathan Deal’s party identification is a republican√
2. Relative to your response to question 1, describe Governor Deal’s political background before being elected and reelected as Georgia’s governor. (Question worth 5 points)
Before becoming governor, Nathan Deal was a member of the House of Representatives as well as a Georgia State Senate. Deal’s original party was democratic but he later switched to Republicans. √
3. On the national level, President Obama won reelection in 2012. However, U.S. media report that the electoral the November 2014 midterm elections have provided the republican party with control of the U.S. Congress starting January 2015. You may want to reference a January 6, 2015 New York Times article titled “Boehner Beats Back Dissent to Reclaim House Speaker Post,” √
4. Define public policy. You may want to reference Chapter 13, Domestic Policy, on page 397 in your American Government textbook. (Question worth 2.5 points)
Public policy is defined as a law, rule, or statute that expresses the governments role, purpose or a goal backed up by a punishment or reward. For example of someone breaks the law their punishment could be jail time.’ √
5. The authors of our American Government textbook highlight that legislative power is one of President Obama’s expressed powers. For instance, the authors indicate on page 311 that “Article I, Section 7, and Article II, Section 3, give the president the