GROUND RULES Your respo:nse to the question below should be 3-4 pages in length (double-spaced, using regular 12 point font and margins). This is an open-book take-home exam, so you should use the assigned readings and your notes to formulate your response to the question.
HELPFUL HINTS: Your exam should use the ideas and events presented in the readings and in class to develop a focused and structured response to the question. Simply recounting history during relevant periods will be insufficient. You need to use that history to make broader arguments about key ideas and concepts, as dictated by the question. If you quote particular readings, you do not need to give a formal footnote, but include relevant page numbers in parentheses after the quote. Please spell-check your response and include page numbers on your document.
Please answer BOTH parts A and B of the following question in your essay:
A. Why was the U.S. Constitution’s design of a large federal republic a good way to remedy defects in the Articles of Confederation?
B. James Madison was concerned about the legislative branch encroaching on the power of the executive and judicial branches. Why? How did the new government’s design solve that problem?More on This Topic......
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Dean Spiliotes Spring 2014 POL 210-06609 SNHU ESSAY QUESTION ONE GROUND RULES: Your response to the question below should be 3-4 pages in length (double-spaced, using regular 12 point font and margins). This is an open-book take-home exam, so you should use the assigned readings and your notes to formulate your response to the question. Since this is an exam, however, you are on your honor not to discuss the content of your response with classmates. The exam is due in class on Friday, February 14th. Any exam received after class will be marked down one grade (e.g., A to A-) for each additional calendar day the exam is late. In most cases, extension of the deadline will only be granted with an appropriately documented personal or family emergency. If you anticipate a problem with the deadline, please let me know immediately. HELPFUL HINTS: Your exam should use the ideas and events presented in the readings and in class to develop a focused and structured response to the question. Simply recounting history during relevant periods will be insufficient. You need to use that history to make broader arguments about key ideas and concepts, as dictated by the question. If you quote particular readings, you do not need to give a formal footnote, but include relevant page numbers in parentheses after the quote. Please spell-check your response and include page numbers on your document. Please answer BOTH parts A and B of the following question in your essay:More on This Topic...... A. Why was the U.S. Constitution’s design of a large federal republic a good way to remedy defects in the Articles of Confederation? B. James Madison was concerned about the legislative branch encroaching on the power of the executive and judicial branches. Why? How did the new government’s design solve that problem? recounting history during relevant periods will be insufficient. You need to use that history to make broader arguments about key ideas and concepts, as ...
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Dean
Spiliotes Spring 2014
POL
210-06609 SNHU
ESSAY
QUESTION ONE
GROUND
RULES: Your response to the question
below should be 3-4 pages in length (double-spaced, using regular 12 point font
and margins). This is an open-book
take-home exam, so you should use the assigned readings and your notes to
formulate your response to the question.
Since this is an exam, however, you are on your honor not to discuss the
content of your response with classmates.
The exam is due in class on Friday, February 14th. Any exam received after class will be marked
down one grade (e.g., A to A-) for each additional calendar day the exam is
late. In most cases, extension of the
deadline will only be granted with an appropriately documented personal or
family emergency. If you anticipate a
problem with the deadline, please let me know immediately.
HELPFUL
HINTS: Your exam should use the ideas
and events presented in the readings and in class to develop a focused and
structured response to the question.
Simply recounting history during relevant periods will be
insufficient. You need to use that
history to make broader arguments about key ideas and concepts, as dictated by
the question. If you quote particular
readings, you do not need to give a formal footnote, but include relevant page
numbers in parentheses after the quote.
Please spell-check your response and include page numbers on your
document.
Please
answer BOTH parts A and
B of the following question in your
essay:
A. Why was the U.S. Constitution’s design of a
large federal republic a good way to remedy defects in the Articles of
Confederation?
B. James Madison was concerned about the
legislative branch encroaching on the power of the executive and judicial
branches. Why? How did the new government’s design solve
that problem?
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