Midterm:
Respond to the following short essay questions based on the course materials presented for weeks 1-4 and researched material from outside the course. State each topic (including subtopics a, b, c, for topic 1), space then and follow with your responses to that topic. You are to submit your “Midterm” assignment in a Microsoft word document, attach and upload. Additionally, you are to “copy and paste” from your word document directly into the assignment text section. If you have any questions or need further clarification about the assignment, please contact me.
- Describe the challenges faced by US Customs and Border
Protection agents attempting to secure the border. Be sure to include:
- What is the functional equivalent of the border? Give an example.
- What is the Fourth amendment exception as it pertains to border searches?
- How are seizure statistics used to justify the mission of border security? Should they be.
- What are “open markets and closed borders” as it pertains to smuggling, free trade, and border enforcement?
- What are the challenges of facilitating legal border crossings while maintaining secure borders?
- What has been the economic impact of terrorism on U.S. and Global Markets since 9/11 look at this from 9/11 to the present?
- What has been the impact of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) agreements on cross border trade in North America?
TECHNICAL GUIDANCE:
- Your answers should be at a minimum of 2 pages each topic question for total of 10 pages (the Title Page and Reference page will be additional pages).
- Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
- Students will follow the APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
- Use scholarly or other relevant sources.
- Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize: books, peer reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
- Based on the assigned readings, your responses are to be in your own words with minimal quotes.
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