Sunday 23 February 2014

The paper should center around issues, events, or law pertaining to at least one branch of the federal government (Legislative, Executive, or Judicial).

Political Science 155                                  
Term Paper Format Page
Spring 2014                                                   

Requirements:
1. The paper should center around issues, events, or law pertaining to at least one branch of the federal government (Legislative, Executive, or Judicial). 

            Example 1:  Topic: Gun Control       Legislative Action: Brady Bill
                                                                        Judicial Action: Ruled Brady Bill
                                                                                                  unconstitutional


            Example 2 :  Topic: Abortion            Judicial Action: Roe v. Wade
                                                                        Legislative Action: Limit Federal Money
                                                                                                        For Abortions
                                                                                                       
            Example 3:    Topic: Segregation      Judicial Action: Brown v. Board Of Ed.
                                                                       Executive Action: Presidential Federalization
                                                                                                      Of National Guard

            Example 4:    Topic: Watergate         Executive Action: Refusing To Turn Over
                                                                                                      Tapes
                                                                         Judicial Action: Ordering President To Turn
                                                                                                      Over Tapes
                                                                      Legislative Action: Considering Impeachment

2. Research:  A minimum of three sources separate should be
                     identified in a bibliography.  The paper will be graded based on the amount
                     of information presented and its relevancy to the branches of the federal
                      government.  Acceptable sources include books, periodicals, newspaper
articles, and internet sources.  All sources must be listed in the    bibliography.
3. Length: The Paper Should Be 3 Double Spaced Pages Of Text. 
MLA format

4. Possible Topics (students can select a topic not listed here)
            -Impeachment             -Social Security           -Welfare          -The Vietnam War
            -The New Deal            -Euthanasia                 -Terrorism                    -The Iraq War
            -Stem Cell Research    -Campaign Finance     -Tobacco         -Drug Laws
            -Voting Rights                        -Rights Of The Accused         -Political Parties
            -Presidential Administrations             -Supreme Court Justices         -McCarthyism
            -U.S. Missile Defense Systems     -Gun Regulation        -Affirmative Action
            -Immigration               -The War On Terrorism                       -Abortion
            -Offshore Oil Drilling    -Global Warming    - The Afghanistan War   -Health Care  




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