comparative politics

comparative politics Order Description Your assignment is to compare 2 nation-states, both of these must be our case countries (U.K, Germany, Chin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ina, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Iran). Your paper should be 10-12 pages long and NO LONGER THAN 12 PAGES. A good answer must in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include materials from class readin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings and lectures; you are required to in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include 2 outside sources as well. The outside sources must be peer reviewed sources. You must properly cite this material usin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing Chicago style (this means in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing parenthetical references and a bibliography). Failure to properly cite your sources is plagiarism, please use a writin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing guide for citin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing sources and your bibliography. Your paper will be graded on the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing criteria: -You must answer all of the questions and provide reasons for your choices; -You must demonstrate an understandin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing of the concepts and ideas we have covered throughout the course; -You must support your arguments with evidence/examples Good grammar and spellin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing will impact your grade. Likewise, the organization and clarity of your writin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing will impact your grade significantly. For each nation-state you should in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information: 1) Political Culture: What kin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inds of political cultures do your nation-states have? Briefly explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the reasons behin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ind these facts. Are the citizens participants, subjects or parochials? Do they adhere to any particular ideology more than another? 2) Managin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing Political Conflict: What kin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ind of party and electoral systems do your countries have? How many, and what kin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ind of parties? How are people able to organize and express their opin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inions? 3) Political Structures: Is there a presidential or parliamentary system? Is the political structure federal or unitary, how does this impact the citizenry? 4) Legitimacy: What kin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inds of cleavages and conflict exist in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the nation-states? Are there problems with legitimacy as a result of any of these cleavages? Once you have outlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ined the basic in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information about your states you should begin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in to make some comparisons. 5) Comparison: What kin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inds of similarities or differences have you noticed by examin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing these two nation-states? Do these similarities or differences speak to any of the major issues we have outlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the course, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the relationship between legitimacy and force as well as level of democracy? How is the comparison between these two countries useful or illumin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inatin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing? A good answer will in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing: 1. An in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">introduction in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in which you outlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine the way in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in which your paper will proceed. 2. A clear, concise statement of your basic arguments. State this in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in general terms, usin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing concepts outlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the question. 3. Examples from your issues and discussion should support your argument. These should be used to support and demonstrate your argument to the reader, 4. A conclusion in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in which you summarize the main" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in poin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ints that you discussed in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the body of your paper. Focus on writin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing which is clear and concise; assume that you are writin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing for a reader that is unfamiliar with these concepts, therefore, clearly defin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine the concepts which you use. Use subheadin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings when possible to break up the material and to assist in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in organizin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing your paper. Your paper must be written in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in Times New Roman font style and in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include page numbers and top and bottom of page margin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ins of 1 in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inch and right/left margin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ins of 1.25 in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inches.