• Length: 7-10 pages, double spaced (does not include bibliography)
• Focus on government, politics, policy and power (not just an issue paper)
• Sources: At least 12 sources (no Wikipedia). Use library databases first, google second
• Style: MLA or APA in-text citation and bibliography style please. Alternatively, you may use American Political Science Association style.
• Submission: turnitin.com by deadline
• Point value: 75 points
• You may use “I” but this is not really a personal essay.
• Grammar and Spelling: please get your drafts read, reviewed by others before submitting and keep the grammar and spelling errors to a minimum
• • Background/History of the issue (keep this as short as possible)
• Connection to politics and government (what are some of the concepts we’ve learned about in class that your issue connects to?)
• Are any of the branches of government involved and if so, how?
• Executive or presidential action?
• Legislative bills?
• Supreme court case?
• Are there capitalism/democracy/inequality issues?
• Anything else you can connect to the course, text, films, lectures?
• Interest groups/political parties on either side of issue, what are the arguments pro and con?
• Update of the issue currently – where are things currently with the issue and where do you project things will head?
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