Motivating voters

To complete this assignment, you must:

Choose a topic from the Final Paper Topics handout.
Motivating voters
Non-Voters
Uninformed Voters
Expansion of suffrage
Suffrage for Felons
Voting Fraud
Research at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed sources to supplement your required non-scholarly, credible source from the Pew Research Center (PRC).
Address the prompt for that topic fully, explaining the three subtopics identified in the prompt. Be specific about groups that are involved with your topic, important courts cases, federal or state laws, relevant Constitutional articles or amendments or any other important information necessary for explaining your subtopics. Remember, these subtopics and your explanation of their importance need to be supported with credible evidence from your sources.
In the body of your paper, directly support the position that you took in your thesis. The Writing Center’s Body Paragraphs tutorial explains how to structure the paragraphs in the body of your paper.

The Voting final paper

Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word
Must include a separate title page that is formatted according to APA style.
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources. Additional help with creating a thesis statement can found in Argument and Thesis Statement and in How to Write a Thesis.
Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to your required non-scholarly, credible source from the Pew Research Center (PRC). In addition to your required source from the PRC, two scholarly, peer-reviewed sources have been provided for you with each prompt; you may use these sources, but they are not required. Any additional non-scholarly sources must pass the CRAAPO test.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper
Provide support for the statements that you make in your paper by using APA-formatted in-text citations and references for your sources. For help with in-text citations, please refer to the Writing Center’s Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing, and for a template and correct formatting, please review APA Formatting for Microsoft Word.
Must include a separate references [page or slide] that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

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