Final Paper
DUE May 12, 2022 by 11:59 pm
For your final assignment you are to write a 5-6 page paper on a contemporary
political issue in the United States. You must cite your sources, but the format you
use is up to you. (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) Please refer to the Academic Code or
the Syllabus for plagiarism guidelines. Plagiarism will result in a grade of 0.
Feel free to choose a topic that is not on this list, these are just some ideas you
can use:
 Gerrymandering
 Vaccinations
 The Electoral College
 The Immigration crisis at the Southern Boarder
 Climate Change
 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
 Afghanistan
 War in Ukraine
 Court Packing
 Medicare for All
 Police Violence
While writing your paper you should address:
 Explain the issue you chose. What happened/is happening with the issue?
What are the sides of the argument?
 How are legislatures, judges/Supreme Court, the bureaucracy, and executive
involved in this issue? What are they doing? What are they not doing?
(Please address all of these)
 How does the Media impact/address the issue?
 What does American society think about this issue? (Polls or surveys would
be helpful here)
 Do the political parties agree on the issue? What are their arguments?
 Do other countries experience this issue? How do they handle it?
 Are there any impacts on government legitimacy?
 Using what you’ve learned in the class, what do YOU think is/was the right
way to handle the issue?
In answering these questions, please refer to and cite the information in the reading
to justify your answers.