Community Meeting
One important aspect of political science is understanding how politics works in reality. A practical understanding of politics, as seen in community meetings will help heighten your understanding of individual responsibilities in communities, states, and the nation. It will also open doors to personal involvement in local, state, and national politics.
For your term paper, you will be required to view one archived regular meeting from one of the following sources:
Clark County Commissioners Board
Clark County School Board
Henderson City Council
When choosing a meeting to view, it is important that you look at the length of the recorded meeting. You need to watch a meeting that is at least one hour in length.
Preparing for the Term Paper:
Begin by viewing at least one hour of an archived community meeting from one of these three sources (Note: When you see the options, please make sure to select a “Regular” meeting.):
Clark County Board of Commissioners: (Links to an external site.)
Clark County School Board: (Links to an external site.)
Henderson City Council: (Links to an external site.)
While viewing the community meeting, take notes regarding the following two questions:
What are two fundamental ideas or principles of American government that are associated with this community meeting? (Consider the ideas and principles that we have studied in class, particular in chapters one, two, and three of the textbook.)
What is one aspect of Nevada government that is associated with this community meeting? (Consider the ideas and principles that we have studied in class, particular in reading the Nevada Constitution.)
Writing the Term Paper:
After viewing the community meeting, you will need to write a term paper that includes the following:
Present a detailed introduction and summary of the meeting that you viewed (including the exact date and name of meeting).
Identify and discuss two fundamental ideas or principles of American government that are associated with this community meeting.
Identify and discuss one aspect of Nevada government that is associated with this community meeting.
Provide a strong conclusion for the paper that summarizes your main points.
You will be graded on the content of the paper as well as proper writing, spelling, and grammar skills.
Your paper should include about 4-6 pages of double-spaced content (not counting the cover page, Works Cited page, or appendices).
Each section will need to have a section heading. Thus, you will need to include the following four section headings in your paper:
