Issue of ______ in American Politics – Division or Unity
Due 03/08/14
In your paper include:
– major parties’ stance on the issue (democratic and republican)
– presidential candidates opinion (2012)
– popular opinion
– your opinion
– support your opinion by arguments (at least 3 arguments)
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GENERAL GUIDELINES
The paper’s clear structure:
• Cover –title of your paper, nice logo or picture, your name (1 page),
• Title/Introduction with clearly formulated thesis (1 page or less),
• Arguments to support your thesis (3 pages or more),
• Conclusion with an answer to your thesis (1 page) summarizing the arguments,
• Bibliography/Works Cited List (last page).
All together 7 pages!
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TOPICS
Social Issues
1. Same-sex marriage,
2. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT)
3. Reproductive rights – birth control and abortion
4. Embryonic stem cell research
Foreign Policy Issues
5. Israel – United States relations
6. Iraq War
7. Political status of Puerto Rico
Legal Issues
8. Torture
9. Gun control
10. Death penalty
11. Right to privacy
12. Torture (US military prisoners)
Economic Issues
13. College education
14. Health care reform





