American Government Essay

The Political issue essays are expected to highlight both sides of a political issue. Students are allowed to take a political standpoint as long as both sides of the political issue are explored. For example, a student may want to explore the political issue of abortion. A student should provide a very brief historical perspective of abortion and explore both the pro-life and pro-choice political perspectives. Finally, students can argue whether they feel that abortion is appropriate or under which conditions and circumstances that abortion is acceptable or unacceptable.

Papers may be refused if they do not adhere to the following basic requirements:

  • The essay should be at least 1000 words in standard academic format
  • 12pt. Times New Roman Font, and double spaced formatting.
  • Students are required to utilize at least three academic resources (There is a link to Galileo from the course home page- wikipedia and ask.com are not academic resources).
  • The paper must be in MLA format.
  • All essays must be in a word document format (.doc or .docx)
  • Penalties- If a paper is not submitted by the deadline then the paper is considered late. Papers will be accepted at any time prior to the deadline.