specific contemporary political problem from the choices
Topic:
3 topics out of textbook (textbook info in details) & specific contemporary political problem from the choices
Paper details:
– Your essay must include a title page containing your name, POLS 2301, Written Assignment (with an essay title – you need to produce one), semester (fall 2021), and the date of your submission of the assignment through Safe Assign. (The title page is not included as a numbered page and your essay should meet the page number requirement exclusive of the cover page.)
-Your written assignment should include page numbers.
-Your written assignment should be typed and double spaced with 12-point font (Times New Roman suggested) and one inch margins on the top, bottom and both sides. Please do NOT use block quotes in your paper. Direct quotes can be used but they should NOT be more than two sentences long.
1. An introductory paragraph containing a brief descriiption of three subject areas studied this
semester that you found most interesting and/or informative and why you found this to be interesting and important, and a statement about a contemporary political problem or issue related to the course that will be discussed in greater detail later in the paper.
2.Body Paragraphs – Discussion of the three subject areas identified in your introduction.
Citations and specific academic information gained from the course MUST be provided in both the
body of the text and in the bibliography. HOULD NOT BE ONE OF THE
THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. Please note, your subject areas must be distinct,
specific and must pertain to POLS 2301. In other words, you cannot write on three articles in
the US Constitution or three rights listed in the Bill of Rights. Rather, one topic could be the US
Constitution and the various articles of the US Constitution could be addressed and may be used
to communicate your knowledge of the topic. Ideally, your topics should be from different chapters in
the textbook.
3. Identify, discuss, and describe a specific contemporary political problem in one or more of the
three subject areas examined/studied in POLS 2301 (i.e., US Constitution, federalism, political parties, the media, interest groups, campaigns, and elections). Citations and specific academic information gained from the course MUST be provided in both the body of the text and in the bibliography. If you include a reference in your bibliography it MUST be cited in the paper. Subject areas should focus on topics listed in the syllabus. An example of a proper in-text citation is: (Davis, p. 18, 2018). An example of a proper citation in your Works Cited page is Davis, Terri and James P. Nelson, The Texas Constitution: The People, History, and Government of the Lone Star State, Lamar Literary Press, 2017.
4. Construct and communicate a solution to the problem you identified (above). It would be helpful if the problem is related to the topics covered in the course this semester. Make sure to develop and express your solution in the form of an argument that is supported by well-documented and properly cited facts and data. A good paper will have at least 3-5 scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook(s). Please note, course lectures cannot be used as citations in your paper. You should be citing something OTHER than the textbook throughout your paper. Other textbooks such as the Ginsburg book or other textbooks for American/Texas government will not count as outside scholarly sources.
5. Conclusion paragraph to summarize the paper.-Citations must be provided in both the body of your essay and in a “Works Cited” section at the end of your essay. The Works Cited section should be detailed and the citations should appear in alphabetical order.
-Also note that references to court cases must be italicized (Brown v. Board of Education) or underlined (Brown v. Board of Education). If you are using internet citations, you MUST include the FULL URL, title, author (if available), publication date (if available) and access date.
-You must cite your sources. Textbook readings with page numbers (or chapter headings and subheadings for digital textbooks without page numbers) and textbook citation; and outside scholarly research must be included in your assignment. Excellent scholarly sources include journals, newspapers, NPR, magazines like The Atlantic, Law review articles, etc. You are expected to have in-text citations and a “Works Cited” page. This page does not count toward the page requirement.NOT ACCEPTED SOURCES: Wikipedia and other similar sources are not reliable sources of information. Any citation of Wikipedia, Dictionary.com (or any Dictionary related website whether it is listed below or not), E-Encyclopedia (or any Encyclopedia website even if they appear on a database through the library – NO ENCYCLOPEDIA source whatsoever may be used), american-historama.org, Americanhistory2, Ask.com, AZquotes.com, bensguide.gpo.gov, biography.com, Blackboard/class videos, Brainyquotes.com, britannica.com, Chartercollege.edu, Cliff Notes, Collegeamericangovernment.org, Constitution.org, ConstitutionCenter.org, ConstitutionalCenter.org, Constitutionfacts.com, Constitutionlaws.com, Constitution.laws.com, Constitutionus.com, Constitutionweekusa.com, Courses.lumenlearning.com, Definitions.uslegal.com, differencebetween.net, findlaw.com, gunlaws.com, historians.org, historycentral.com, history.com, history.net, howstuffworks.com, idea.int, infoplease.com, infowars.com, judiciallearningcenter.org, Kahn Academy, law.cornell.edu/wex, legaldictionary.net and legallanguage.com (or any legal vocabulary website), livescience.com, nationalparalegal.edu, nationalhumanitiescenter.org, nowcomment.com, presidentialsystem.org, procon.org, Quimbee.com, quotationspage.com, Reference.com, scholastic.com, Shmoop.com, Self.com, Socialstudieshelp.com, Softschools.com, Spark Notes, Study.com, teachingamericanhistory.com, thelawdictionary.org, The Odyssey, thepoliticalguide.com, thetrace.org, thoughtco.com, totallyhistory.com, Universalclass.com. USA.gov, usa.usembassy.de/government, USconstitution.net, USConstitution.org, USCourts.gov, UShistory.org, UShistoryscene.com, uloop, USlegal.com, Uspresidentialelectionnews.com, The Bible, theodysseytonline.com, tshaonline.org., theusaonline.com, Vocabulary.com, Wisegeek.com, womenshistory.org, worldatlas.com, youtube.com, Major Motion Pictures/Netflix Shows or TV series, Book Reviews, or anything similar in your research paper or other assignment in this course will result in an automatic score of 0 (zero) on the assignment.
-Your written assignment should include page numbers.
-Your written assignment should be typed and double spaced with 12-point font (Times New Roman suggested) and one inch margins on the top, bottom and both sides. Please do NOT use block quotes in your paper. Direct quotes can be used but they should NOT be more than two sentences long.
1. An introductory paragraph containing a brief descriiption of three subject areas studied this
semester that you found most interesting and/or informative and why you found this to be interesting and important, and a statement about a contemporary political problem or issue related to the course that will be discussed in greater detail later in the paper.
2.Body Paragraphs – Discussion of the three subject areas identified in your introduction.
Citations and specific academic information gained from the course MUST be provided in both the
body of the text and in the bibliography. HOULD NOT BE ONE OF THE
THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. Please note, your subject areas must be distinct,
specific and must pertain to POLS 2301. In other words, you cannot write on three articles in
the US Constitution or three rights listed in the Bill of Rights. Rather, one topic could be the US
Constitution and the various articles of the US Constitution could be addressed and may be used
to communicate your knowledge of the topic. Ideally, your topics should be from different chapters in
the textbook.
3. Identify, discuss, and describe a specific contemporary political problem in one or more of the
three subject areas examined/studied in POLS 2301 (i.e., US Constitution, federalism, political parties, the media, interest groups, campaigns, and elections). Citations and specific academic information gained from the course MUST be provided in both the body of the text and in the bibliography. If you include a reference in your bibliography it MUST be cited in the paper. Subject areas should focus on topics listed in the syllabus. An example of a proper in-text citation is: (Davis, p. 18, 2018). An example of a proper citation in your Works Cited page is Davis, Terri and James P. Nelson, The Texas Constitution: The People, History, and Government of the Lone Star State, Lamar Literary Press, 2017.
4. Construct and communicate a solution to the problem you identified (above). It would be helpful if the problem is related to the topics covered in the course this semester. Make sure to develop and express your solution in the form of an argument that is supported by well-documented and properly cited facts and data. A good paper will have at least 3-5 scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook(s). Please note, course lectures cannot be used as citations in your paper. You should be citing something OTHER than the textbook throughout your paper. Other textbooks such as the Ginsburg book or other textbooks for American/Texas government will not count as outside scholarly sources.
5. Conclusion paragraph to summarize the paper.-Citations must be provided in both the body of your essay and in a “Works Cited” section at the end of your essay. The Works Cited section should be detailed and the citations should appear in alphabetical order.
-Also note that references to court cases must be italicized (Brown v. Board of Education) or underlined (Brown v. Board of Education). If you are using internet citations, you MUST include the FULL URL, title, author (if available), publication date (if available) and access date.
-You must cite your sources. Textbook readings with page numbers (or chapter headings and subheadings for digital textbooks without page numbers) and textbook citation; and outside scholarly research must be included in your assignment. Excellent scholarly sources include journals, newspapers, NPR, magazines like The Atlantic, Law review articles, etc. You are expected to have in-text citations and a “Works Cited” page. This page does not count toward the page requirement.NOT ACCEPTED SOURCES: Wikipedia and other similar sources are not reliable sources of information. Any citation of Wikipedia, Dictionary.com (or any Dictionary related website whether it is listed below or not), E-Encyclopedia (or any Encyclopedia website even if they appear on a database through the library – NO ENCYCLOPEDIA source whatsoever may be used), american-historama.org, Americanhistory2, Ask.com, AZquotes.com, bensguide.gpo.gov, biography.com, Blackboard/class videos, Brainyquotes.com, britannica.com, Chartercollege.edu, Cliff Notes, Collegeamericangovernment.org, Constitution.org, ConstitutionCenter.org, ConstitutionalCenter.org, Constitutionfacts.com, Constitutionlaws.com, Constitution.laws.com, Constitutionus.com, Constitutionweekusa.com, Courses.lumenlearning.com, Definitions.uslegal.com, differencebetween.net, findlaw.com, gunlaws.com, historians.org, historycentral.com, history.com, history.net, howstuffworks.com, idea.int, infoplease.com, infowars.com, judiciallearningcenter.org, Kahn Academy, law.cornell.edu/wex, legaldictionary.net and legallanguage.com (or any legal vocabulary website), livescience.com, nationalparalegal.edu, nationalhumanitiescenter.org, nowcomment.com, presidentialsystem.org, procon.org, Quimbee.com, quotationspage.com, Reference.com, scholastic.com, Shmoop.com, Self.com, Socialstudieshelp.com, Softschools.com, Spark Notes, Study.com, teachingamericanhistory.com, thelawdictionary.org, The Odyssey, thepoliticalguide.com, thetrace.org, thoughtco.com, totallyhistory.com, Universalclass.com. USA.gov, usa.usembassy.de/government, USconstitution.net, USConstitution.org, USCourts.gov, UShistory.org, UShistoryscene.com, uloop, USlegal.com, Uspresidentialelectionnews.com, The Bible, theodysseytonline.com, tshaonline.org., theusaonline.com, Vocabulary.com, Wisegeek.com, womenshistory.org, worldatlas.com, youtube.com, Major Motion Pictures/Netflix Shows or TV series, Book Reviews, or anything similar in your research paper or other assignment in this course will result in an automatic score of 0 (zero) on the assignment.
-Scholarly sources are REQUIRED for this paper, you need 3-5 sources BEYOND your textbook, etc. Remember, your sources should support the points in your paper and should be current when used for your problem/solution. Scholarly resources would include journal articles, books, government websites, and news organization websites. You may NOT cite textbooks in your paper besides the book for our course, which should only be used sparingly for citations, you should aim to find outside information to cite. Your textbook does NOT count as a source. You MUST use outside sources. Google Scholar IS great resources for journal articles, books and other research but please be good stewards of information, opinion pieces, letters to the editor, reviews and encyclopedia references are NOT scholarly.
To whomever does the paper, thank you!
Please find attached my textbooks along with the login information.
https://ncia.wwnorton.com/ebookwethepeople13-wethepeople13govtexas5 AND https://ncia.wwnorton.com/ebookgovtexas5-wethepeople13govtexas5
