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CPO 2002 Research Paper

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Using the concepts learned in class, answer the following question:

Why does democracy succeed in some countries and fail in others?

Review the Democracy Index (Links to an external site.)
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from the Economic Intelligence Unit
Select two countries from the same region (North America, South America, Asia etc.), one in which democracy has succeeded and one in which it has failed. The two countries you select must have a difference in democracy scores of at least 2 points on the Democracy Index (Links to an external site.)
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Research the historical development, political culture, and institutional arrangements within these countries, including both formal institutions and informal ones, and hypothesize what could explain the difference in their democracy levels.
Present your research, evidence and explanation about the reasons for the success or failure of democracy in a well-written, logical and structured research paper.

Instructions for Formatting and Organization:

Paper needs to be minimum 5 pages in length (excluding cover and bibliography), and comply with the following design features:
font Times New Roman
font size 12,
double-spaced formatting,
page numbers on each page, excluding cover page
1-inch margins all around.
Organization
Include a cover page with the paper title, i.e. “Comparison of ….”, your name, instructor’s name, and class.
Divide paper into sections – For example: Introduction, Institutions in Venezuela, Institutions in Brazil, Explanation, Conclusion
Include proper citations using APA style. For instructions on using APA style, see here https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (Links to an external site.)
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You need at least 5 sources in your bibliography. References may include books, journal, magazine and newspaper articles, as well as respectable online sources. Wikipedia is NOT recognized as a respectable online source for the purpose of this paper. If in doubt about a source, please ask your instructor. Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Read How do I configure Google Scholar to display Find It @ FIU links?
Always proofread your paper. Running the spell checker is the bare minimum you can do to ensure lack of typos. However, read your paper carefully yourself when finished, and also consider asking someone else to proof read it for you. Points will be deducted not only for research effort, argumentation and presentation, but also for stylistic and grammatical errors.
Consider visiting the FIU Center for Excellence in Writing, (http://writingcenter.fiu.edu/ (Links to an external site.)
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). You can make an appointment for an in-person visit or they can also help in an online session.
Note that your paper will be verified through Turnitin, which flags unattributed writing, as well as papers or portions of papers that have been previously submitted.

Plagiarism is a serious offense that will not be tolerated. Any idea or sentence that is not your own needs to be cited and credited to its originator.