Write a 10-page paper on the subject. “Having both American and European experiences with Federalism what do you see as the most relevant similarities and differences? (Please make sure this paper can be expanded to a 25-page paper, detailed requirements below.)
There will also be one final paper of 18 to 25 pages which will be due the last week. You however may use your research and work from this first paper toward the second. If you choose this option it is advised for you to provide an addendum explaining how you will develop your paper further in the final.
Each paper will present and develop a thesis claim on one or more of the issues and texts discussed in class. Outside sources may be used but it must include at least some of the course texts as a central element. The paper will be evaluated based upon the ability to sustain a logical line of argument and to provide supporting evidence in defense of the claims made.
Here is a standard format for the contents of a social science thesis paper:
1) Introduction (includes your research question, thesis statement, and a roadmap)
2) Literature Review (schools of thought)
3) Methodology
4) Presentation of Results
5) Discussion of results
6) Conclusion
7) Bibliography
8) Appendix (if relevant)
If you are writing a humanities-oriented, political theory, or Constitutional law paper, you will develop an argument around a critical analysis of issues or texts. Such a paper will have a similar organization as above. However, it will probably not have a separate “presentation of results” and “discussion of results” section. You also may not need a “methodology” section.
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