Paper Assignment - American Government

PAPER ASSIGNMENT - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

The paper must be three to five typed, double-spaced pages. The paper is due on Feb. 8th. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR PAPER TO TURNITIN.COM BY CLASS ON THE 8th BEFORE CLASS! IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT BY THAT TIME THE PAPER WILL NOT BE COUNTED! ABSOLUTELY NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED! THIS IS A CORE ASSIGNMENT – IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO COMPLETE IT YOU WILL NOT PASS THE COURSE! The purpose of this paper is to develop your thought and analytical processes. No in-depth research is involved except in finding an appropriate article. I am looking for organization and directness in your analysis.

Choose an article from a newspaper or journal concerning one of the following policy issues that President Trump and Congress have been discussing (the article must be published within Winter 2018): - housing education -energy and environment family - family healthcare - homeland security social security - veterans poverty - immigration green jobs

YOU MAY NOT USE: THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, USA TODAY, TIME, NEWSWEEK, OR U.S. NEW & WORLD REPORT. The article you choose can be from any perspective.

The paper should contain the following:

 Write a short concise description of the article and the author’s ideas and argument  Determine whether your author is liberal or conservative and then discuss  Conclude your analysis by addressing your position as the reader. Justify your position. Did the article have a direct impact on what you think should or could be done to improve the overall system? Did the author change or reinforce your ideas?

****DO NOT USE ANY QUOTES IN YOUR PAPER!

**** ATTACH THE ARTICLE OR A COPY TO YOUR PAPER WHEN YOU TURN IT IN! **** IF YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE AT ALL, I AM AVAILABLE AT 585- 7495 OR E-MAIL ME OR MY ASSISTANTS!