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. 
  Provide a detailed summary of your topic and be sure to UPDATE it as much as possible by  using  the  most  current  research  available.  You  must  have  up-to-date, 2019  research.Make it interesting for your reader!· Explain  the  significance of  your topic within  the  context of  your overall study of American Government. Tie in and connect the story to information learned in class and from our course materials.  Where  possible,  you  should  incorporate  specific  information  from  your readings and    Blackboard lessons when  explaining  the  topic. Your  grade  will  be  largely  based on your ability to connect the story to what you have learned in this class.·  personal opinion about and analysis of the story. What do you think about it? Why did you choose this particular topic to write about? What is so interesting about it?·  Any  information  obtained  from  an  outside  source  must  be  parenthetically  cited  in  the essay,  and  you  must  include  a  Works  Cited  or  References  page  at  the  end  of  the  paper. Avoid even the appearance of plagiarism.  Your paper must be at least 1300 WORDS, typed via computer, double-spaced, and in a standard size (10 -12 point) type. It should be free of grammatical and style errors. Be sure to save your file as a Word document (ending with a .doc or .docx extension