Problems with domestic terrorism in America
Project description
A written assignment is required in each module. These assignments must be scholarly written and must follow the current American Psychological Association (APA) format and style 1200 words (e.g., double-spaced, indents, etc.) and include the following: cover page, abstract, discussion, conclusion, and references The APA format.
These written assignments will deal with pertinent topics and subjects discussed in the course materials and related assigned readings, and will require that the student demonstrate insight into an understanding of the course topic and reading materials. Students are encouraged to draw implications and inferences from the material when completing the individual written assignments. These assignments will be evaluated on the following evaluative criteria:
Logical Development of Ideas (LDI)
Level of Detail (LD)
Fact-Finding (FF)
Analysis and Interpretation (AI)
Overall Content (OC)
Please remember that your written assignments should reflect graduate level work. A few of you might lose some points regarding very simple grammatical errors. A few examples include:
1. Avoid contractions.
2. Indent your paragraphs.
3. Avoid citing Wikipedia, dictionaries or encyclopedias.
4. Websites that are not APA formatted.
5. Cite more peer reviewed journal articles (at least three); newspaper articles or magazine articles are not scholarly publications; they are acceptable to cite but must be outnumbered by scholarly literature. Do not cite the textbook.
6. Write in third person.
7. Cite page numbers for quotes from journals; paragraph numbers for quotes of web articles.
Case Study: Domestic Terrorism in the American Context
The subject of domestic terrorism in the United States is arguably a study in idiosyncratic political violence. Indigenous terrorist groups operated in the American political and social environments during historical periods when extremist chose to engage in political violence.
In the modern era, left-wing and right wing political violence grew from different circumstances. Leftist violence evolved from a uniquely American social environment that produced the civil rights, Black Power, and New Left movements. Rightist violence grew out of a combination of historical racial and nativist, animosity, combined with modern applications of religious and antigovernment ideologies.
In the early years of the new millennium, threats continued to emanate from right-wing antigovernment and racial supremacist extremist. Potential violence from leftist extremists remained low in comparison with the right. When the September 11, 2001, attacks created a new security environment. The question of terrorism originating from domestic sources remained uncertain: this was especially true after the anthrax attacks on the American East Coast.
Discuss from your perspective the following questions in an essay:
Assume that a nascent anarchist movement continues in its opposition to globalism. How should the modern leftist movement be described? What is the potential for violence originating from modern extremists on the left?
Keeping in mind the many conspiracy and mystical beliefs of the American right, what is the potential for violence from adherents of these theories to the modern American environment?
As a matter of policy, how closely should hate and antigovernment groups be monitored? What restrictions should be imposed on their activities? Why?
Is the American activity profile truly and idiosyncratic profile, or can it be compared with other nations enviroments? If so, how? If not, why not?
