The American political system

      The political representation and incorporation of traditionally excluded groups (e.g., women, minorities) in American politics has been a recurrent challenge. This makes us wonder: Does the American political system, as it actually functions, fulfill the standards of political equality and political liberty that are required of a “functioning representative democracy”? (This is the complete topic!!!) compare and contrast the roles of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government in facilitating political liberty and political equality. Which branch has been most successful in this regard? Which branch has been least successful? statement (your argument) should explain (1) which branch you believe has been most successful, (2) which branch you believe has been least successful, and (3) why. You should address both political liberty (i.e., the protection of civil liberties) and political equality (i.e., the protection of civil rights) in your paper. You must use specific empirical examples as evidence to back up your claims. -have a clear and easily identifiable thesis statement in the first paragraph (i.e., your argument) -provide a "roadmap" at the end of the first paragraph that explains how you are going to prove your argument (think of this as a mini-outline for your paper) -express only one idea per paragraph (i.e., the paragraph should have one topic sentence and all following sentences should provide evidence that supports the topic sentence) This means that paragraphs should never be super long! A good rule is that paragraphs should never be longer than 3/4 of one page, double-spaced. If you are expressing more than one idea in a paragraph, break it into two paragraphs (or three...or however many ideas you're expressing)! -provide transitions between paragraphs If one paragraph discusses the executive branch and the next jumps to a discussion of civil rights, I will have no idea how you're moving from thought #1 to thought #2. Include a transition that connects the two ideas--this way, I can easily follow your train of thought! -write in complete sentences -use active voice Example of active voice: "Delegates signed the Declaration of Independence..." Example of passive voice: "The Declaration of Independence was signed by delegates..." Always use active voice. It makes your writing more direct and impactful. -edit the work thoroughly to ensure there are no grammatical problems or typos Citation: -For the videos assigned throughout the semester, feel free to just list the name of the segment, show, or documentary in your in-text citations and bibliography (as I did in the in-text citation example above for "When the Levees Broke"). -Because the textbooks are online, you will not have access to page numbers. Instead, just list the section number. For example, if you are writing something about "concurrent powers," which appears in Chapter 3, Section 2 in the Greenberg and Page textbook, your in-text citation would say (Greenberg and Page, 3.2). -use 12 pt. font have 1-inch margins include page numbers include in-text citations for both quoted and paraphrased materials      

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