American Government Online Paper Assignment

American Government Onlin" rel="nofollow">ine Paper Assignment I. The Paper You must write (at least) a six page paper. The text must be (at least) six pages. This means you should get some text onto a seventh page. The followin" rel="nofollow">ing other materials are required but not in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the 6 page min" rel="nofollow">inimum for the text: 1. Title Page. (Separate page.) 2. At least six full pages of text. (Start on a separate page.) 3. At least one table. (Start each on a separate page.) May be a timelin" rel="nofollow">ine. (No downloads.) 4. Notes. (Start on a separate page.) At least 40 notes. One note for each sentence with a fact in" rel="nofollow">in it. 5. Bibliography. (Start on a separate page.) At least 2 full pages. Must have at least 5 books, 5 articles, and 5 websites. Follow the Format Guide carefully. A sample paper is posted. Follow that example carefully. A PDF version is available so that you can make sure page breaks are accurate. A Word file is available as it may help you format your paper. Be very careful to: 1. Have 1” margin" rel="nofollow">ins. 2. Pagin" rel="nofollow">inate every page in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the title page at the bottom in" rel="nofollow">in the center. 3. Double space the text, with 12 poin" rel="nofollow">int Times New Roman font. 4. Have a separate note for each sentence with a fact in" rel="nofollow">in it. 5. Format the notes correctly. Do not use the automatic note function. It is wrong. 6. Format the Bibliography correctly. Do not use an automatic Bibliography generator. 7. Write clearly. Don’t make any grammatical or spellin" rel="nofollow">ing errors. 8. Use headin" rel="nofollow">ings. 9. Don’t use bold or underlin" rel="nofollow">ine. 10. Do not put the terms: prin" rel="nofollow">int, n.d., or n.p. in" rel="nofollow">in the Bibliography. Do not put web access dates. Do not simply copy and paste entries. Do not use an automatic bibliography generator. You are responsible for content and format. For example, 56/3 means vol. 56, iss. 3. 11. Note: You may NOT use direct quotes. You must put everythin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in your own words. Five words in" rel="nofollow">in a row from a source will show up in" rel="nofollow">in Turnit.com. 12. Do not use full justification. The text should be ragged on the right side, not straight like in" rel="nofollow">in a type-set book. 13. Write in" rel="nofollow">in a clear but formal manner. Avoid humor and sarcasm. No profanity. 14. Obviously in" rel="nofollow">inaccurate material will result in" rel="nofollow">in lost poin" rel="nofollow">ints. While I do not expect you to be an expert in" rel="nofollow">in the material, I expect developed critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing skills and common sense. 15. The table must be properly formatted. It must look like the format in" rel="nofollow">in the sample paper. You may not download a table. You may have to type in" rel="nofollow">in all of the in" rel="nofollow">information. Do NOT use an automatic table generator. Write an in" rel="nofollow">informative paper about some aspect of the topic. It can be an overview, a case study, an issue, or a series of topics. Do not tell me what you personally learned in" rel="nofollow">in the conclusion. Write an objective, mature conclusion for the reader. A formal tone is important. Hand it on time. Remember, late papers are not accepted. DO NOT ASK TO TURN YOUR PAPER IN LATE! II. Poin" rel="nofollow">int of the Assignment The poin" rel="nofollow">int of the assignment is to learn to read material, to put it in" rel="nofollow">into your own words, and to cite the source. Format is key. As long as you write in" rel="nofollow">in English with a formal tone and no grammatical mistakes, you will do alright. I am very easy on content as long as you are not referrin" rel="nofollow">ing to clearly false material. You must have common sense and critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing skills. For in" rel="nofollow">instance, believin" rel="nofollow">ing that major political figures are part of a Satanic baby-killin" rel="nofollow">ing society will get you a zero. Accordin" rel="nofollow">ingly, followin" rel="nofollow">ing my in" rel="nofollow">instructions and makin" rel="nofollow">ing your paper look exactly like the sample paper is key. If your margin" rel="nofollow">ins are off, your tables have boxes or lin" rel="nofollow">ines, or you use an automatic note or bibliography packet, will you get very little credit. Sin" rel="nofollow">ince you have an example, there is no excuse for not lookin" rel="nofollow">ing exactly like the standard academic template that I provide. III. Topics Pick a topic from this list AND ONLY FROM THIS LIST. Submittin" rel="nofollow">ing a paper you wrote for another class is NOT allowed. The required readin" rel="nofollow">ing listed for each is a min" rel="nofollow">inimum. You must do additional readin" rel="nofollow">ing. You must cite the required readin" rel="nofollow">ing heavily. 1) The Case for Torture again" rel="nofollow">inst the Bush Admin" rel="nofollow">inistration You must read: THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER, by Vin" rel="nofollow">incent Bugliosi (Vanguard Press, 2008) ISBN 978-1-59315-481-3. 2) Bush/Gore Election Legal Battle. You must read: 1) THE BETRAYAL OF AMERICA: HOW THE SUPREME COURT UNDERMINED THE CONSTITUTION AND CHOSE OUR PRESIDENT by Vin" rel="nofollow">incent Bugliosi (Thunder's Mouth Press, 2001) ISBN 1-56025-355-X), 2) The Supreme Court Case: Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), and 3) SUPREME INJUSTICE: HOW THE HIGH COURT HIJACKED ELECTION 2000, by Alan Dershowitz (Oxford U. Press 2001). 3) The 1980 Presidential Election and the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Bill Casey, manager of the 1980 Reagan Campaign, contacts Iran and in" rel="nofollow">interferes in" rel="nofollow">in the Hostage Crisis. Subsequent Arms for hostages deal, scandal, and Congressional Investigation. You must read: 1) VEIL: THE SECRET WARS OF THE CIA, 1981-1987, by Bob Woodward (New York, Simon & Schuster: 1987). 4) Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Second Gulf War. You must read: 1) BUSH AT WAR by Bob Woodward (New York, Simon & Schuster: 2002) ISBN 0-7432-0473-5 and 2) PLAN OF ATTACK by Bob Woodward (New York, Simon & Schuster: 2004) ISBN 0-7432-5547-X. 5) 1968 Election: Nixon vs. Humphrey. Nixon’s Treason. Johnson had negotiated a settlement to the Viet Nam War. Nixon illegally contacts South Vietnam through Mrs. Anna Chennault and gets the South Vietnamese to reject the agreed settlement. 6) Watergate. You must read at least: 1) ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein" rel="nofollow">in 2) THE FINAL DAYS, by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein" rel="nofollow">in 3) THE SECRET MAN, by Bob Woodward 4) BLIND AMBITION, by John Dean 7) Prosecutorial Misconduct by Kenneth Starr again" rel="nofollow">inst Bill Clin" rel="nofollow">inton. Clin" rel="nofollow">inton was cleared of wrong-doin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in Whitewater by the Republican prosecutor. He was fired, and Kenneth Starr appoin" rel="nofollow">inted. Starr expanded the in" rel="nofollow">investigation, leakin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">information, threatenin" rel="nofollow">ing witnesses, and violatin" rel="nofollow">ing the legal and ethical codes of conduct for prosecutors. 8) Bush v. Kerry: The Case of Ohio Election returns were sent to a third party before the state government. This third party allegedly altered the count givin" rel="nofollow">ing Ohio, and the election, to Bush. 9) Election 2016: The Russians The Russians hacked both the Democrats and the Republicans, but only released material on the Democrats. Trump is a pro-Russian candidate. He has nomin" rel="nofollow">inated the CEO of Exxon for Secretary of State, who had a multi-billion dollar deal with the Russians cancelled by the Obama admin" rel="nofollow">instration. The CIA has concluded that the Russians tried to in" rel="nofollow">influence the election.