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Research Paper Assignment

Specifics

OBJECTIVE

• To gain an understanding of American government/PSCI through study and research of an individually chosen topic
• To further perfect proper term paper format through the use of IN-TEXT citations and reference page.

REQUIREMENTS

• Students may choose any topic listed below relating to the American Government.
• The paper must be TYPED with no typos or grammatical errors
• The paper must contain citations and bibliography
• The paper must be double-spaced, no less than 3 pages, and no more than 4 pages
• The paper must contain a title page with the title of the paper, course name, student’s name, and due date.
• The title page and the reference page are NOT part of the 3-4 page count.

SOURCES

• Encyclopedias and dictionaries are NOT acceptable sources
• Newspaper and periodical sources are fine.  Published books are the best!
• Use only scholarly sources
• The paper must contain at least 10 sources
  –    computer-generated sources MUST have a publisher and date published
  –    if only books are used, 8 sources is sufficient
  –    be prepared to show hard copies of your sources on demand
  –    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 5^TH format for a list of references and citations.

TOPICS

Must have to do with the FEDERAL government, not 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 students should focus on effects of government action on people’s lives today and in the recent past, and on how the various branches of government deal with the topic.