This week, you will determine a policy for your Final Paper and begin your research regarding the policy of your choosing. It is important to remember that your paper should focus on a specific policy and that your paper will need to address the following components:
Historical and constitutional basis for the American government’s structure
The system of checks and balances
The various roles (e.g., public opinion, media, special interest groups, etc.) concerning public policy and elections
The voting system and election process
Part I: Week Two – Annotated Bibliography
In Week Two, you will begin the process of developing your final paper. The first part of this process will be to determine your topic in the Week 2 discussion forum using the list of potential topics.
The next step will be to start the research process through your Week Two assignment, which focuses on the Annotated Bibliography.
Utilizing the Week 2 Annotated Bibliography Worksheet, you will complete the following:
A. Discuss and develop the topic/policy you will focus on for this assignment. Policy suggestions can be found in the Week Two Question and Policy Resource and are also addressed in the Week 2 Discussion.
B. Annotated Bibliography of sources
1. Identify four peer-reviewed scholarly sources obtained through AU Library Databases to support the four main points of your final research paper, AND briefly explain what the sources are about.
2. Detail how and why those sources are important to the point you will be making.
Model Annotated Bibliography Example: The library provides an example of what an APA formatted Annotated Bibliography should look like.
