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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