Combating drugs and crime
The purpose of this assignment is to choose one national policy issue that is interesting to you and learn more about where the political parties stand on the issue. For this assignment, you will need to provide the following:
Define how this issue selected affects the nation. Explain the status of the issue at the federal level. Why is this policy important? Are there specific demographics that this policy more directly impacts more than others? Who benefits and how do they benefit? Discuss who supports the policy, is it: by the majority of the population, the minority of the population, evenly split, and/or the elected officials of the country? Finally, why is this last question important?
Once you have completed the research, you will explain what you believe the proper role of government is regarding the policy issue selected and what level of government (local, state, and/or federal) should be involved (if any). Why did you choose this level (or levels) of government to enact the policy? You can also point out that multiple levels of government should be involved.
You must use a minimum of four (4) scholarly and varied sources to define the policy issue selected; to explain how the issue affects the nation; and the current regulatory status of the issue. You must use a minimum of three (3) primary sources for this section. An example would be a federal law or US Supreme Court decision. The last comment regarding sources for your research paper is that you will need a total of ten (10) sources overall.
Scholarly Sources include your textbook– which is a great place to begin; law journals; official government websites.
Federal:
US Congress Links to an external site.
US Government Publishing Office Links to an external site.
Federal Laws and Regulations Links to an external site.
Federal Agency Rules/Regulations Links to an external site.
EXAMPLESÂ of topics: Gun Regulation; Legalization of Marijuana/Drugs; Environmental Regulation; National Debt; Immigration Policy: DACA; Refugee & Asylum Policy; Death Penalty; etc.
Research and summarize the position of the two (2) major parties, Democratic and Republican, along with one (1), third party of your choice. You must use the most recently adopted National party platforms.
Do not copy and paste any information from the platform. No quotes are allowed in this paper. The purpose is for you to review the issue and explain in your words how the party stands on the issue. Again, you must use the official National Party Platform of each party. (Remember, even if you are not directly quoting a source you will need to cite the source you are interpreting to avoid plagiarism.) Your interpretation of the sources will be part of your analyzing section and your individual responsibility section of your paper grade.
You must clearly cite to all sources within the paper and include a works cited page. You are free to use APA, MLA, CHA, etc. Simply choose a method and stay consistent. You will use a minimum of ten (10) sources for this assignment.
The final paper should be approximately 1400 words and must be submitted to Canvas (which is automatically set up as a Turnitin on or before the due date. Plagiarism will result in a 0 and a personal meeting with the instructor.
Official Party Platforms:
2020 National Democratic Party PlatformLinks to an external site.
Housed at: https://democrats.org/
2016 Republican Party PlatformLinks to an external site.
Housed at: https://gop.com/
Choose 1 of the Third Party Platforms:
2018 Libertarian Party Platform
2020 Green Party Platform
Grading Rubric: Feel free to review the rubric posted in Canvas.
Intro to the Issue: 15 pts
Party Platform Summary: 35 pts
Closing Analysis: 10 pts
Social Responsibility: 15 pts
Individual Responsibility: 15 pts
Cover Page, Grammar, Citing & Paper Format: 10 pts
Finally, make sure you have a COVER PAGE and your works cited page. Those two pages are not counted as part of your page total.
