After reading the chapter and viewing the video, discuss whether or not you believe the current desire by some in Congress to impeach President Trump are based on a crime or politics.
Important Note: You should create an initial thread of at least 50 words and respond to at least two threads created by classmates. Your initial response ONLY should contain supporting data and the sources of your data (using MLA “in-text” and “Work Cited” citation formatting).
Format for the Research Proposal for Comparative Essay
The proposal should follow this format and be between one and two typed pages. Use these numbers to separate sections.
1) Your Name, Title of the Proposed Project.
2) Write an introductory statement: The purpose of the introductory statement is to catch the attention of the reader and to get them interested in the general subject matter. It sets the stage for your research questions or puzzle. It often can contain a dramatic statement to highlight the need for the study. It should be at least a good paragraph long.
3) State the problem or puzzle:
For example: The goal of this study is to . . . .explain why . . .
discover if there is a relationship between . . .
understand the causes (or effects) of . . .
4) State your research question or a main question and sub-question. For each question, you need to identify:
a) the dependent variable (the outcome which you want to explain).
b) the independent variables (the various factors that might explain the outcome).
5) State your (preliminary) argument(s). This is your assessment of what independent variable (or combination of independent variables) that you think will answer the research question(s). As you do your research, you can change your opinion, but remember you don’t have to be “right” to have interesting findings. In other words, don’t select evidence to fit your argument.
6) Describe the structure of the paper. How are you going to organize the paper so that you can answer your question(s)? What methods will you use to answer your research question? We will talk about the structured focused comparison approach in class and I think many of you will use this approach. Think of this as a draft outline.
7) Preliminary bibliography: This should include at least 5 promising items for use in your paper. I expect to see academic sources (for example, Journal articles, books, research center reports, IO documents, government docs etc). Wikipedia or other encyclopedia type sources are not accepted.
Topic:
Turkey and its land rehabilitation measures, land degradation in affected areas and environmental policy compared to another country. ( You may choose the other country) This is a comparative politics essay. Make sure to use two count
Assignment Instructions:
1. Choose one aspect of one of these two topics:
· Campaign finance reform in California, 2000-2016
· Efforts to institute government transparency in California, 2000-2016
2. Complete your research online or in the library or use a combination of both. Here are three websites that you may help you to get started.
· Californians Aware
· http://maplight.org/content/about-maplight
· AB 700, the California DISCLOSE Act — California Clean Money Campaign: California Clean Money Campaign
3. Write a 6-page double-spaced paper that explains fully the impact, positively or negatively, of your topic on California politics.
4. I recommend at least 10 sources for this paper. Please be sure to site sources using APA style.
Globalyceum Composition—An Online Writing Training Workshop
You will find an online writing training workshop called Globalyceum Composition in Student Information in your Globalyceum Student Portal. Students using this step-by-step workshop have been very successful in writing good analytical papers. The online workshop contains information, videos, and practice tests on writing the parts of a paper–thesis, outline, and draft. It also has instructions for specific aspects of the writing process–topic sentences, transitions, punctuation, as well as introduction and conclusion paragraphs. I recommend that you use the online workshop to help you compose this research paper.
Submission
You may submit the paper through ILearn or Globalyceum. I will inform you of my preferred submission location during the semester. If your paper is late, I will deduct points for each day it is late.
Grading
The written assignment is worth 300 points. While I like to grade in a wholistic style, meaning I judge the paper as a whole when I give a grade, I will be looking for the following features in your paper, and I have listed them in the attached Grading Guidelines.
Grading Guidelines for Written Assignment
| Thesis and Introduction
The student has a clear position or assertion about the state of either California campaign finance reform or government transparency. The thesis is located in the introductory paragraph of the paper. The first paragraph does a good job of introducing the reader to the topic.
See Globalyceum > Student Information > Composition > Thesis and Draft > Introduction Paragraph |
| Research and Sources
The student has done an effective job of researching the paper in the library and/or on the internet. There are at least 10 sources. They are from diverse sites or types of literature. The accuracy and credibility of the sites and sources is good.
See my recommended sites on the Written Paper Instructions for examples of quality. |
| Argument of the Paper
The paper is at least 6 pages double-spaced, in a size 12-font, and in a standard font style, such as Times or Times New Roman. The paper has clear topic sentences in the paragraphs followed by evidence from the sources. The paper has a conclusion paragraph that summarizes the argument.
See Globalyceum > Student Infomration > Composition > Draft |
| Citation
The paper is properly cited with inline notes in APA style and a bibliography or Works Cited page attached.
See many cites on the web for APA guidelines, but the Purdue OWL is a good place: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ |
| Punctuation and Grammer
Since this is college, I expect that your paper will have complete, coherent sentences and proper punctuation. While I emphasize ideas over conventions, it is often difficult to read even a good idea paper when it is filled with misspellings, bad grammar, and poor punctuation. Your computer’s spelling checker and grammar checker should alert you to problems, so there is little excuse for these errors. There is a site in Globalyceum Composition that will help you with punctuation.
See Globalyceum > Student Information > Composition > Punctuation |
Choose a case that has either been decided or will be decided this term:
You can go to OYEZ.ORG 2013 cases for a list of current cases. If you decide to research some of the cases that have gotten a lot of press recently, you are welcome to choose one of these to research:
Find out the following information about your case:
Some places to go to research more about your issue:
Combine the information you have found and create a 300-400 word summary and analysis of this issue for your initial post in your own words based on your research. If you are having difficulty with your writing, you can get help from PCC’s online tutoring service. Please do so before your initial post due date!
For your Initial Post due by Thursday 11:59 PM:
For your Response to at least 2 classmates due by Sunday, 11:59 PM:
Read and respond to others’ posts as well, keeping in mind some basic rules for netiquette:
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