Honors Govt 2302
Exam 2Take Home Essay
Dr. Garrison
Spring 2009 
(50 points)
 (revised 4-2-08)
 (ocsabtx08/spr08)
 

   1.  Choose one:

     a.  Fully explain and illustrate with specific contemporary examples the various views regarding what overarching American foreign policy should be in the twenty-first century. And specifically what should U. S. policy be toward: China, Iraq/Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iran, and Israel-Palestine and terrorism.
 

OR

     b.   Fully explain the various theories of the Presidency  and executive power. Illustrate with specific examples of President and presidential actions/policies.

You may find these references helpful in answering one or both questions:
 four theories of the Presidency & presidential power
Christian Science Monitor "Necon Quiz"
Andrew Bacevich, "Illusions of Victory" and "Is Perpetual War Our Future?", TomDispatch.com, August 18, 2008; Video interview here.
 The Terrorism Index, Foreign Policy, July/August 2007.
 David M. Kennedy, "The Best Army Money Can Buy," New York Times, July 25, 2005. EReserves
Thomas L. Friedman, "Foreign Affairs: The Real War,"  New York Times, November 27, 2001. EReserves
Confidence in U. S. Foreign Policy Index, Public Agenda/Foreign Affairs, Winter  2006.    
 John Yoo, "Yes, We Did Plan for Mumbai-Style Attacks in the U.S.," Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2009.
  Fred Kaplan, Obama to America: The Iraq War Is Over Now we have to hope the Iraqis can hold things together. Slate, Posted Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at 7:35 PM ETOR
Thomas E. Ricks, The war in Iraq isn't over. The main events may not even have happened yet.
 Jonathan Mahler, "After the Imperial Presidency," New York Times Magazine, November 9, 2008.

ESSAYS:

     Answer the question based on your synthesis of the accompanying articles, your text, and class discussion.  The major ideas of the articles should be included.  Write in your own words and cite sources as you use them.  For essay writing guidelines Professor Charles King's essay "Battling the Six Evil Geniuses of Essay Writing," PS Online, March 1998 available at Library Ereserves is highly recommended.

      Type and bring your completed essay to the exam in class. You will need the Mini-Essay/Scantron booklet and a number 2 pencil for the multiple-choice questions. You will also need space to answer the bonus opportunity.

 The Bonus Opportunity on the Exam is: State up to five facts you learned for the exam but were not asked in the multiple choice and the facts did not belong in your essay. Facts must be from the new material not the comprehensive portion of the exam. Each fact is worth two points.