For your second essay (Module 4), you will investigate a political issue of interest to voters in the U.S. Read the instructions and guidelines below carefully and review the grading rubric before submitting your work.Instructions:Find a NEWS article that addresses a current political issue of concern to voters in the U.S. There are numerous possibilities, such as immigration, election interferenc
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For your second essay (Module 4), you will investigate a political issue of interest to voters in the U.S. Read the instructions and guidelines below carefully and review the grading rubric before submitting your work.
Instructions:
Find a NEWS article that addresses a current political issue of concern to voters in the U.S. There are numerous possibilities, such as immigration, election interference, trade, healthcare, climate change, abortion, corruption, etc. It must, however, be an issue that is not a topic of another one of your essays. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, or other information websites.)
Write a minimum 750-word essay that answers the following questions:
Based on the article you chose, what is the political issue and why is it important to voters in the U.S.?
How do current political parties in the U.S. stand on the issue? Do you think their stances are reasonable and based on facts or are they designed to simply appeal to voters biases and emotions? (See Chapter 16 for information on political parties.)
How can social science research be used to better inform politicians and voters about the issue, i.e. where can someone go to get reliable information about the issue to make an informed decision?
Guidelines
Your essay should:
be a total of 750 words or more.
The 750-word limit DOES NOT include the questions, names, titles, and references.
It also does not include meaningless filler statements
have factual information from the textbook and/or appropriate articles and websites.
be original work and will be checked for plagiarism.
You will receive a zero if substantial portions of your work are taken from other sources without proper citation
have references and citations for your sources, including the textbook; a minimum of 3 sources required.
Cite your sources in-text and provide complete bibliographic information for each sources according to the APA Style Guide. FYI web addresses or links are not full references!
Provide a complete bibliography for your sources; this does NOT count toward the 750 word requirement.
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