Applicaon Assignment W15 Name: Instrucons: complete the problems below on a separate piece of paper, or on a copy of this document. When you are finished, please upload a scanned copy of your work to the appropriate dropbox. For this week only, this applicaon assignment is due by 11:59 PM ET on Saturday. To receive full credit , you must show all of your work and arculate a clear understanding of this week’s concepts. All calculaons and explanaons will be assessed on accuracy and clarity. This assignment should contain your best — and organized — work!
This week’s quiz has two parts described below.
1. This week’s homework assignment was mostly mulple choice, but there was quite a bit of work required to complete the mulple parts of each problem. For this part of this week’s Applicaon Assignment, please submit all of the work that you completed to address problems #1-3 on the homework . (5 points)
2. In February 2020, the Iowa caucuses were taking place (I know, that seems like a lifeme ago!) For a response to this problem, watch the two videos below (from 2020) explaining how the Iowa caucus system works. Aer watching, address prompts A and B below. use complete sentences and refer to what you learned in this week’s module. Videos to watch: hps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6m2GLdSHa0 hps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoQ0Be9AZ_8
Prompts to address:
A. Although a caucus is not exactly the same as any of the methods discussed this week, there are definitely some similaries. Which of the vong methods described in the module do you think most closely resembles a caucus? Why? Be specific and provide specific examples from the module, as needed. (5 points)
B. Of the methods we discussed this week, do you think one is “best suited” or “most fair” for selecng a candidate in an elecon? Explain why or why not using terms, phrases, and concepts you learned this week. (5 points
