American Economy Issue Paper

 Must contain at least THREE FULL PAGES of information and should not be more than four to five pages long, not including the references page. See the grading rubric for suggested Microsoft Word settings. 

 Outlines  need to include: (1) your topic, (2) your position on the topic, (3) economic arguments against your position, (4) economic arguments supporting your position, (5) a brief concluding paragraph, (6) at least four references NOT including the textbooks, and (7) and a short description after each reference explaining how you know it is from a reliable source. Steps (3) and (4) must be done in outline form using complete sentences (that are properly punctuated).   at least two of your references 

 Position Statement Framework 

(1) Position Statement Topic: Example: Eliminating the minimum wage (2) My position is that the minimum wage should be eliminated (brief paragraph) (3) Economic arguments against my position: a. This is a complete sentence. i) This is a complete sentence. b. This is another complete sentence. c. This is another complete sentence. d. This is another complete sentence. e. This is another complete sentence. (4) Economic arguments supporting my position: a. This is a complete sentence. b. This is another complete sentence. c. This is another complete sentence. d. This is another complete sentence. e. This is another complete sentence. (5) Brief concluding paragraph summarizing why you believe your position is the correct one. (6) At least four properly cited articles NOT including the textbooks (with at least 2 coming from Paley Databases) and a description of why each article is from a credible source