1. RESEAEARCH PAPER
You will be writing an academic research paper that answers the prompt:
How has the electorate been expanded since 1789 and how have these expansions impacted electoral outcomes?
To see some VERY HELPFUL information, please open the attached word file for the full prompt explanation, links to helpful article and video explanations, and the grading rubric.To earn full credit, this paper must:
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- Be at least 1,200 original words minimum length (not including quotes, heading/title, Works Cited page)
- Be in 8th Edition MLA Format https://upresearch.lonestar.edu/mla
- Have a strong introduction that tells the reader what the paper is about and why it’s important to pay attention to (good resource to see how this looks here https://libguides.astate.edu/c.php?g=14501&p=78098)
- Have a strong conclusion that ties the paper together (good resource to see how this looks here https://library.sacredheart.edu/c.php?g=29803&p=185935)
- Have at least 3 scholarly sources (great website to determine if your source is scholarly aka peer-reviewed https://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/scholarly/ or https://upresearch.lonestar.edu/scholarlysource)
- Have at least 3 credible sources (great website to determine if your source is credible https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/credibility.cfm)
- Contain a properly formatted MLA Works Cited page
- Contain properly formatted MLA parenthetical in-text citations, where appropriate
When you are done with your paper, you will submit it to this submission folder in a .doc or .docx file.
2. Note: Use For Cause and Comrades Chapter 9&10 to respond to the following question in essay form. (Short Answer)
Did soldiers fight the Civil War over slavery?
3. Note: Use the Online Reading to respond to any TWO of the following questions in paragraph form. (Short Answer)
Estimated time: 10-15 minutes.
1. What is the tone of the document?
2. What is the document about?
3. Why does the United States wish to go to war with Mexico?
4. How does Polk justify going to war with Mexico? What do you make of his justification?
5. Imagine you are a critic of the upcoming war with Mexico. How might you respond to Polk’s request for war with Mexico?
6. What does this document reveal about the concept of Manifest Destiny?
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