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Write a three-to-five page essay containing the
following: 1. An introductory paragraph containing a
brief description of three subject areas
studied this semester that you found most interesting and/or
informative, and a
statement about a contemporary political problem or issue
related to the course that will be discussed in greater detail later
in the paper
.2. Discussion of the three subject areas identified in your
introduction. Citations and specific academic information
gained from the course MUST be provided in both the body of
the text and in the bibliography.Â
The three subject areas you discuss MUST be from POLS 2302
and cannot be topics studied in POLS 2301
 (i.e., parties, the media, interest groups, elections).
Subject areas should focus on topics listed in the syllabus
. In POLS 2302,
one of your topic areas should be one of the three branches of
15. government
.3. Identify, discuss and describe a specific contemporary
political problem in one of the three subject areas you
identified.4.
Construct and communicate a solution to the problem you
identified (above). Make sure to develop and express your
solution in the form of an argument that is supported by well-
documented and properly cited facts and data
. A good paper will have at least 3-5 scholarly sources in
addition to the course textbook(s) and course
videos.  NOTE:
Failure to provide a proper cover sheet (outlined above) will
result in an automatic deduction of 50 points from your written
essay final grade. Essay not containing a cover page will not
score higher than 50 points
.      Correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation,
complete sentences, and CITATION of your sources is required.
Textbook readings with page numbers (or chapter headings and
subheadings for digital textbooks without page numbers) and
textbook citation; lectures or video instruction (title and
presenter/author of the video); and outside scholarly research
must be included in your
assignment.      Wikipedia/Encyclopedia/Dictionary/S
park Notes and other similar sources are NOT allowed and will
result in an assignment score of zero.  Failure to submit the
assignment by the deadline will result in a grade of zero for the
overall written assignment grade. Citations must be provided
in both the body of your essay and in a “Works Citedâ€
section at the conclusion of your essay. Also note that
references to court cases must be italicized (Brown v. Board of
Education)Â or underlined (
Brown v. Board of Education
). If you are using internet citations, you MUST include
the FULL URL, title, author (if available) and access
date.      Your written assignment should be typed
and double spaced with 12-point font and one-inch margins
16. top, bottom, and side. Political Science as a field has adopted
the APSA Manual of Style; however, you are free to use the
citation style adopted by your major department or the style
used in your English composition courses (MLA or other
style). Regardless of citation style, all sources must be
properly, thoroughly, and consistently cited. Careful attention
to grammar, spelling, and the mechanics of presentation is
expected.  Wikipedia is not a reliable source of
information. Any citation of Wikipedia, Dictionary.com (or
any Dictionary related website), E-Encyclopedia (or any
Encyclopedia website), Spark Notes, Cliff Notes,
Reference.com, Shmoop.com, Socialstudieshelp.com,
Study.com, Vocabulary.com, Ask.com , Softschools.com,
Scholastic.com, biography.com,
study.com, quotationspage.com, legallanguage.com,  tota
llyhistory.com, history.com, UShistoryscene.com, The Bible,
Major Motion Pictures, or anything similar in a term paper or
other assignment in this course will result in an automatic score
of 0 (zero) on the assignment.  Scholarly resources would
include journal articles, books, and news organization websites.