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POLI 100 Modern Government in American Context

Analytical Essay #2 (35 Points Total)

Michael P. Infranco, Ph.D.

Essay Description

An analytical essay explores a policy issue and requires you to take a position. Your task is to choose one of the questions below, research the topic and write a one (1)-page essay plus References page. Please make sure to provide the background on the topic, differing viewpoints about the issue and substantive evidence to support your position. Please cite concepts from the Schmidt textbook and two other sources (i.e., three sources total) with paraphrases and quotations from each source to bolster your arguments, but refrain from drafting an essay that is simply a string of quotations. That is, I want to see your ideas.

Choose one question below:

· Should we elect the president by popular vote?

· Do interest groups deserve the blame for the problems of American democracy?

· Is our national debt a problem?

· Should the United States be the global policeman?

· Does partisan ideology matter in Supreme Court appointments?

· Is all the bureaucratic “red tape” worth the cost?

General Requirements

1. Submit a one (1)-page analytical essay (plus a References page) on its due date:

· Analytical Paper #2 is due in Canvas by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2. Students will be deducted ten points per day for essays that are submitted beyond the due date. Please submit your paper electronically in Canvas.

· The paper should be typed, double spaced, and use fonts 10 through 11. Please type your name and ID# on the upper left-hand corner of the first page. Do not use a title page.

· You must include a References page with three sources (i.e., the Schmidt textbook and the other two sources must be referenced in your paper).

· Use the APA citation style when you quote, paraphrase, and for your References page. You may quote and paraphrase from books, scholarly journals, newspapers, scholarly encyclopedias, quality internet sources, etc.

· Please do not reference Wikipedia, general encyclopedias or dictionaries.

2. Grading Rubric (35 Points Total):

Comprehensiveness (Context/Multiple Perspectives) 10 Points

Persuasiveness (Supporting Data/Evidence) 10 Points

Grammar and APA Parenthetical Citations 10 Points

References page 5 Points

35 Points