ENGAGING THE FEDERALISTS PAPERS
For a complete assignment, cite the following (EACH at least ONCE):
1) The Federalist Papers(IN FILES)
2) Chapts. 1-3 of the textbook (https://openstax.org/details/american-government)
3) Storing’s Introduction/Chapt. 3 ( IN FILES) – What the Anti-Federalists Stood For Any citation style (Chicago, MLA, etc…) is acceptable as long as consistent and correct
1) Select a quotation (a sentence or BRIEF section)
2) Then react with the main statement
3) Utilize the Federalist paper chosen and the textbook to support your argument.
4) Also reference the Anti-Federalists in Storing’s work. Depending on the students’ argument, they may attack the Anti-Federalists as wrong or use their ideas to attack the Federalist Papers.
You must write a ~3 page paper (roughly 900+ words). This is NOT a broad look at many arguments.
Give:
One Federalist Papers quote.
One main statement. (In your own words)
An intro – engaging the main statement
A body – containing reasoning and citations
A conclusion – ties your paper together (do NOT simply repeat the arguments)
All else is standard paper submission (12 pt. | Times New Roman | double spaced).
Unoriginal work or work that is not cited will be categorized as Academic Dishonesty.
