Help in Government

Your assignment must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Include your name and student ID number in the header

2. Be word processed

3. Be double-spaced

4. Be submitted electronically via eCampus

5. Have a minimum length of 800 words (excluding cited text/direct quotations & Works Cited/bibliographic info) saved and submitted as a .doc or .docx file

6. Be presented in paragraph format featuring complete sentences

7. Include at least two formal citations from a credible journalistic source, government website, book, or peer reviewed journal utilizing APA formatting (Your textbook can be used as a supplementary source, but it would not count towards this requirement.)

8. Follow all of the conventions and rules of Standard Written English

9. Must be completed by the Unit 2 deadline

For this writing assignment you will be required to fully address the following prompt:

What is the difference between a value and a political ideology? Describe some of the characteristics and beliefs that define liberalism, conservatism, socialism, and libertarianism in contemporary American politics. How many Americans identify with these various ideologies?