2306 Texas Signature Assignment
A common assignment is required for Texas Government and is worth 10% of your overall course grade. To receive full credit, the paper should be at least 4 pages in length, double spaced, with 12 inch font and one to one-half inch margins. You will be graded on completing assignment for content, clarity and completeness. You may use the internet, newspapers, magazines, books, etc. to gather information for the paper.
Cite your courses either in your assignment text or at the end of your assignment. Important:
Wikipedia is not an acceptable academic citation so do not use wikipedia. You can certainly use it for your information but not as source for the essay.
IMPORTANT TO KNOW: Be sure to do your own work…don’t copy and paste or use someone else’s paper.
TOPIC–Death Penalty
Research the Death Penalty (Capital Punishment) and read Chapter 13 section on Capital Punishment (Death Penalty). What is your opinion on the Capital Punishment? Are you FOR or AGAINST the Death Penalty?
Give specific reasons and facts to back up your position. Identify one criminal case in Texas related to the death penalty and outline the crime and give your opinion.
If you are opposed to the Death Penalty, what other penalty options would you recommend rather than death?
Cite at least one case where a Texas inmate was executed and he/she may have been innocent of the crime.
