State and Local Government
POL-104-098WB
Term Paper Fall 2021
DUE December 10, 2021
Students are to write a paper on a topic of his /her choosing as long as it relates to State and Local governments (I.E state, county, municipal governments) and the concepts encompassed in this course.
*Students must obtain prior approval from Instructor before proceeding.
Term paper should be at least five pages and no longer than ten, APA format. Topics and arguments must be presented in a thorough, clear and concise manner. Resources are expected to be used and thus CITATIONS AND REFERNCE PAGE ARE MANDATORY. No exceptions. Paper must have at least three (yes three) sources and at least one must be a book.
Papers must be typed 12point font, Times New Roman, double spaced, single margins.
A title page and reference page are required and do not count towards the minimum number of pages.
Students may only utilize information derived from reputable resources and are limited to using websites. The following types of resources are acceptable:
Textbook
Books (which can be reserved and picked up at BCC or public library)
Scholarly peer-reviewed articles and journals
Government Websites
College and University websites
Resources that are banned:
Wikipedia
Special interest sites
Questionable .Com sites
‘Fake news”
Class Notes
CNN
MSNBC
Slate
OAN
Newsmax
Fox News
Breitbart
QAnon
A copy of the paper must be submitted into the Turnitin link on Moodle or it will not be graded. A hard copy must also be submitted in class.
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