• To gain an understanding of American government through study and research of an individually given topic
• To further perfect proper term paper format through the use of citations and bibliography
REQUIREMENTS
• Students will be assigned specific topics relating to American Government.
• The paper will be in APA style writing, Times New Roman, font
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• The paper must be TYPED with no typos or grammatical errors
• The paper must contain intext citations
• The paper must be double-spaced, no less than five pages, and no more than ten pages
• The paper must include a title page with the title of the paper, course name, student’s name, and due date.
• The title page and Reference page are NOT part of the 5-10-page count.
SOURCES
• Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source
• Newspaper and periodical sources are fine. Published books are the best!
• Use only reputable sources
• The paper must contain a minimum of 5 sources/references
• – a maximum of three of these sources may be computer-generated
• – computer-generated sources MUST have a publisher and date published
• – be prepared to cite your sources and references
• – information verifiably published elsewhere that is retrieved from the Internet is NOT considered a computer-generated source. Examples: text of” I Have a Dream” speech, magazine archives, and newspaper archives.
• Use APA format for references and citations.
TOPICS
Most topics will reflect the FEDERAL government, local or state, and be about something current or within the last 40 years or so.
Incorporate both your knowledge of history and government- where you should focus on the effects of government action on people’s lives today and in the recent past and how the various branches of government deal with the topic.
GRADINGS
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