You will be required to prepare a brief analysis of a current event in U

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You will be required to prepare a brief analysis of a current event in U.S. government during the course. This assignment involves selecting an issue in current American politics that is likely to be highly visible during the time you are taking the course. The topic will be tracked in the print media, especially the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the Philadelphia Inquirer supplemented by weekly news magazines, and the Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, all located in most local libraries. You may also want to use the Internet to gain news articles from The New York Times and the Washington Post on the World Wide Web, http://www.newyorktimes.com/ (Links to an external site.) and http://www.washingtonpost.com/ (Links to an external site.). The presidential Web site is http://www.whitehouse.gov/ (Links to an external site.) and the Congressional Web site is https://www.congress.gov/ (Links to an external site.). You are expected to cite your sources appropriately and include a "Works Cited" or bibliography at the end of your assignment.
Several methods of citation are acceptable. English courses use the Modern Language Association (MLA) format contained in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 3rd ed. (1988) or later edition. The American Psychological Association (APA) uses a format contained in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 3rd ed. (1983) or later edition. Political Science majors should use the American Political Science Association (APSA) format contained in the Style Manual for Political Science, revised edition (2001). The APSA manual uses a modified version of The Chicago Manual, published by the University of Chicago. This course directive follows the APSA style manual and you can use this Study Guide as a reference for documenting your paper. Any of the above styles for citations are acceptable. Most bookstores have writing handbooks that contain the above writing styles. You may use this study guide as an example of how to correctly cite your sources. Additional citation information is also available at the Penn State University Libraries web page, which is included on your course syllabus. Here are some websites to help you do citations:
http://www.psci.unt.edu/~pmcollins/APSA%20Citation%20and%20Reference%20Guidelines.pdf (Links to an external site.)
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (Links to an external site.)
Here is a link to show you how to make your bibliography:
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-project...
Here is a link to show you how to do in-text referencing in the MLA style: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02...
Here is a link to show you how to do in-text referencing in the APA style: http://www.noodletools.com/helpdesk/kb/index.php?a...
Sloppy note-taking during the preparatory phase prior to writing a draft is the number one cause of inadvertent plagiarism. As you collect articles in your notebook, be sure to record bibliographic information for every article so that you can properly cite the author's work in your report (author, date, and page number). Exercise care in documenting direct quotes and paraphrasing or summarizing the author's work in your report. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION TO THE CURRENT EVENTS PROJECT
As you proceed through this course, you should build a bibliography of sources you are citing for your current event analyses. You should include appropriate citations with this paper. Your assignment now is to write a five-to-ten-page discussion of the role of the media, voters, political parties, and interest groups in the context of your current event. Your paper must deal with the following questions: What are the various "sides" to the issue, and who are the players associated with each side? For example, what interest groups, political parties, public opinion polls, or individuals have emerged related to your topic? What are the objectives and concerns of these actors, and what policy options are they advocating? Finally, how have the governmental actors (President, Congress, and courts) responded to these pressures?This assignment is easier than you think. The assignment does not ask you to decide which side is "right" nor does it ask you to identify which side you favor. Instead, we want you to understand the powertics of "who gets what, how"in the American political system. Also, this is an opportunity for you to review the important aspects of the U.S. government as you prepare for the final.