Writing an analytical paper of the impact of one of the Constitutional Amendments
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RULES:
Everyone must complete Assignment #1. The assignment will be due two weeks from today, on Thursday, March 27, 2014 by noon. You must submit a hard copy in class as well as a secured electronic copy through Blackboard. The hard copy should be submitted in class on Thursday, March 27, 2014.
· If your hard copy & electronic copy do not match, you will lose points on your paper.
· Length: 5-7 pages.
· Papers longer than 7 pages will lose points.
· Your paper may be shorter than 5 pages, but I would not suggest it, as a meaningful analytical paper should be at the minimum, 5 pages.
· 12 point Times New Roman Font, double-spaced.
· One-inch (1”) margins on all four sides.
· YOU MUST WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. NO BULLET POINTS, FRAGMENTS, POOR GRAMMAR, SPELLING ETC.
· If you have incomplete sentences, poor grammar, poor spelling, or use the passive voice, you will lose style points on your essay.
· APA citations (for any sources you may use).
· You can find resources to help you with this through the University Library.
· You must include a Bibliography of your resources – this does not count towards your page number.
· A minimum of 5 sources must be used.
· Make sure your sources are credible – Wikipedia is not a credible source.
· Credible sources include:
· Webpages with .gov, .edu, .org extensions
· Scholarly articles
· Books
· News articles (NY Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.)
· News stories from other credible news sources (BBC, CNN)
· Case law
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION:
· This is an analytical paper, and thus, should contain meaningful analysis of the body of law you are examining and contain examples.
· You may either:
· Analyze the impact of one of the Constitutional Amendments on the Criminal Justice System.
· Suggestions:
· 4th Amendment (search and seizure)
· 5th Amendment (due process and self incrimination)
· 6th Amendment (right to speedy trial, confront accuser, etc.)
· 8th Amendment (excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment)
· Alternatively, you may select some case law, and analyze its impact on the Criminal Justice System.
· Suggestions:
· Gideon v. Wainwright (All defendants have the right to an attorney and must be provided one by the state if they are unable to afford legal counsel)
· Roper v. Simmons (juvenile offenders cannot be sentenced to death)
· Miranda v. Arizona (5th amendment right against self-incrimination)
· The list of topics is non-exhaustive . If you choose a different amendment or a different body of case law and choose to analyze its impact on the CJS, you are more than welcome to do so.
· I encourage you to do thorough research on your topic and provide a number of resources.
· The assignment is due on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at NOON on Blackboard, through SafeAssign.
