Branches of Government LEARNING ACTIVITY WORKSHEET Week Three

Branches of Government

As you continue to build on your final paper, it is recommended that
you review the Learning Activity assignments and review the Final Paper
prompt before beginning this assignment. Please be sure to review the
feedback provided by your instructor on your Week One and Week Two
Learning Activities as well. The three branches of our government each play crucial roles in
the U.S. national government. Each branch has specific power, duties,
and responsibilities that are the most apparent features of our system
of separate powers. Nevertheless, each branch has been critiqued for
having definite strengths and weaknesses that become obvious in certain
situations. Analyzing these strengths and weaknesses will enable you to
evaluate and recommend ways to enhance and correct these fundamental
assets and deficiencies of the branches of our national government.

To complete the assignment, save the Week Three Learning Activity Worksheet to your computer, fill it out. (FIND BELOW,MUST BE FILLED OUT)

Develop several detailed paragraphs regarding your third main point using the Week Three Learning Activity Worksheet.

Branches of Government
Select one of the three
branches of government (executive, legislative, or judicial). Focusing
on the one branch of government you have selected, develop four
paragraphs that explain one strength and one weakness of the branch of
government, as well as options to maintain the strength and correct the
weakness of the branch you have selected.

Scholarly Support

A reference list of at least two scholarly resources with full APA citations is required. While your
textbook can be utilized as a source, it does not count towards your two
sources for this assignment. Two new sources should be utilized each
week to meet the minimum of eight required sources for the final. By
finding and supporting your material with these sources each week, you
will have the research necessary to construct a strong Final Paper.

The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you
have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this
assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the
final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a
particular assignment.

Be sure that the sources you are utilizing to support your ideas are valid, reliable, and not overly bias.

LEARNING ACTIVITY WORKSHEET – Week Three

Please review the full assignment prompt and the Week 5 Final Paper instructions located within the classroom and in the Course Guide before beginning this assignment.

Utilizing the worksheet below, develop detailed paragraphs that focus on the first main point for your final paper. For each section, a minimum of one fully-developed paragraph is required.A fully developed paragraph should be a minimum of 5-7 sentences in length. Each paragraph should include at least one in-text APA citation that provides support for the topic.

At least two scholarly sources with in-text citations utilized within your paragraphs are required. Two new sources should be utilized each week to meet the minimum of eight required sources for the final paper. By finding and supporting your material with these sources each week, you will have the research necessary to construct a strong final paper.

1. Branches of Government:(Pick one: Executive, Legislative, or Judicial).

A.One strength of one of the three branches of government.