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Title: For my argumentative topic, I chose to discuss whether there should be term limits on Supreme Court Justices.  This has been an ongoing issue that many feel should be addressed.  In recent years, the Supreme Court Justices have come with a price tag and a political agenda, which should not be the case.  Even now, our President is still actively trying to put another Justice in who leans right toward one political party.  Is this an issue, or am I going nuts thinking about it?

You will locate five to six sources to complete your annotated bibliography.  You will list the full citation for the source, then under that in paragraph form, you are to annotate--give notes about the source. List the sources in alphabetical order according to the last name. You will summarize the source as part of the annotation.  At least two of your sources must be scholarly, peer-reviewed sources that you find in professional journals (ex. journals, articles from NC Live, Opposing Viewpoints, JSTOR etc. One source must be from the opposing side ( this will help with your counterargument paragraph). These sources can be found in our FSU's electronic online database, which is mandatory to use for this essay/assignment.  Your other sources can be from websites or any source that has the url: gov, edu, org.  You will not be allowed to use "unsigned sources", meaning sources without authors unless it is from the electronic database.  Every source must list the author or organization that has written the material.  

Each annotation must include the following:

Other than citations, there are two major components of an annotated bibliography: summaries and evaluations.

75-100 word summary- The first paragraph of your annotation should include your summary of the source including details and points of interest. This allows you to both further your understanding of your source and pinpoint important information you can use later.

75-100 word discussion- The second paragraph of your annotation should include your evaluation of the source. Some questions you should answer in your evaluation paragraph are:

· Is this a credible source? Is this popular or scholarly?

· Is this source biased or mostly informational?

· Is this source relevant to your research? Does most of the information apply to what you're doing or is it loosely tied to your work?

Requirements

· MLA Header

· APA citation (to begin the entry); sources must be listed in alphabetical order by the author’s last name (if multiple authors are listed, use the first one named)

· 75-100 word summary of the major argument/finding/point

· 75-100 word discussion of how it relates to the other articles in your Annotated Bibliography and how you plan to use this source in your larger essay

· 3-4 pages