CITIZENSHIP PAPER ASSIGNMENT

DR. CROUSE

FALL 2016

1)         Using Russell Dalton’s book as the basis for analysis, you will be writing a 700 – 800 word paper on what you think it means to be a “good” citizen. Your essay should be typed, double-spaced, using 12pt font. This assignment requires you to quote and/ or paraphrase material directly from Dalton’s book, including page numbers.

2)         This assignment counts as two of your writing assignments and is worth 100 points.

Part I of your paper should address the following:

3)         How does Dalton define the engaged citizen and the duty-based citizen? What are the distinctions between the two types of citizens?

4)         What are the different forms of participation that Dalton talks about?

5)         How does participation differ between the duty-based citizen and the engaged citizen?

6)         How do the older generation’s and the younger generation’s views on certain issues, such as tolerance, differ? How does this affect their views on citizenship?

7)         What conclusions does Dalton come to about millennials and good citizenship?

8)         What is the difference between being a citizen and being a good citizen?

Part II of your paper should address the following:

9)         Using Dalton’s two definitions of a good citizen as a starting point, how would you define a “good” citizen? What is the difference between being simply a citizen and being a good citizen? What are the characteristics that you feel a good citizen must have? Do you consider yourself to be a good citizen? Why or why not? What could you do to be a better citizen?

FOR THE MOST PART YOU ARE WRITING A RESEARCH BASED PAPER WHICH REQUIRES THAT YOU READ DALTON’S BOOK AND CITE HIM WHEN APPROPRIATE WHEN DISCUSSING HIS IDEAS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO USE ANY OTHER SOURCES FOR THIS PAPER.

THE LAST PART OF THE PAPER REQUIRES YOU TO EXPRESS AN OPINION ABOUT CITIZENSHIP.