American Government

 RESEARCH AND WRITE ABOUT A SPECIFIC AND CURRENT (2019)U.S. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TOPIC. INCLUDE ALL OF THESE PARTS: ·  Find  any current  and  specific issue,  story,  or  event  that  is  occurring  or  has  recently occurred within  the  past  six  months and  is  focused  on  the  U.S.  federal  government.  You could  write  about  a  proposal  or  legislation  in  Congress,  a  presidential  initiative  or  action, an  administrative  decision  or  action,  a 2020 election story, are cent  federal  court  ruling,  a foreign  policy  story  or  other  interesting  national  government  story  that  has  recently  been  in the news. EXAMPLES: -Presidential   executive   orders   or   actions,   such   as   immigration, military, trade or   foreign policy decisions.-Election news, such as a story about the upcoming 2020 federal elections.-Administrative news from a department of the federal government, such as a new drug or medical device recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).-Current legislation  moving  through  Congress in 2019.-International news that involves the U.S. national government.·DO NOT cover a state-or local-level issue or a non-government topic area, unless it has a strong  national  government angle and  you  can  show  a  specific  and  direct  connection  to the national government.DO NOT write about a broad topic, such as global warming, stem-cell research,  immigration,  gun  control or gasoline prices.You must find  a story that  is  narrowly focused, specific, current and governmental or political in nature.· Use the Internet, electronic databases, search engines, journals, newspapers, magazines,etc.  to  research  the  topic.  Be  sure  to  obtain  your  information  from  legitimate,  objective  and scholarly sources, and provide research from at least three sources in your essay. You may find  that  news  sites  (such as National  Public  Radio)provide  you  with  the  best start.  Avoid obtaining information from biased sources, such as interest group websites, and do not use biased or opinionated information as fact.