Assignment (government)

AMERICAN, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2306 Graded Written Assignment #2 (GWA#2) Assignment Due – Please See GWA Schedule In ANGEL Term Limits Assignment: Both the United States House and Senate as well as the Texas State Legislature’s House and Senate have chosen not to impose term limits on themselves. Should elected officials be limited in the number of terms of office they can serve? Write an essay in which you discuss the pros and cons of term limitation. Explain which side of the argument you support and give the reasons for your position. Instructions (The following are non-negotiables. Failing to address any of the following requirements made result in a zero (0) on your paper:

 Your paper should be no less than 300 or more than 600 words.

 Cite your references (at least 2) at the end of your paper on a separate works cited page. Like the last written assignment, you may use MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian, but please be consistent.

 Don’t forget to cite sources within the body of your paper as well as having a works cited page. Good online sources included major university politics department websites, CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, N.Y. Times, Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, and other major/nationally recognized news outlets (if you have a questionable source that is highly localized or horribly specialized (ie. Biased) please run it by me first).

 Please do not use Wikipedia or any website ending in “pedia”, Shmoop.com, or blogs as a resource.

 Plagiarism of any sort will result in a zero and a likely/possible report to NCTC administration.

Rubric: Outside the non-negotiables listed above, your paper will be graded based on content and your demonstrated understanding of the issue and meaningful presentation of opinion. Roughly speaking, 1/4 of your grade will be based on the “pro’s” section of your paper, 1/4 of your grade will be based on the “con’s” section of your paper, 1/4 of your grade will be based on how well you outline your support for one side of this issue, and 1/4 of your grade will be based on writing mechanics and conventions (ie. Spelling, sentence structure and flow, paragraph structure and flow, etc.). Submit your paper to the Instructor as a file transfer using the Digital Drop Box feature in ANGEL not later than midnight of the due date. Your file name should be YourLastName_GA_02.

Note: This is the second of four (4) graded assignments during this course. Each assignment will be

scored on the basis of 100 points.