[SOLVED] Political Party Platform Analysis
The purpose of this assignment is to choose one national policy issue that is interesting to you and learn more about how the political parties stand of the issue. For this assignment, you will need to provide the following : Define how this issue selected affects the nation . Explain the current status of the issue at the federal level. You must use a minimum of four reliable 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 one primary source for this section. An example would be a federal law or US Supreme Court decision. Examples of topics: Gun Regulation; Legalization of Marijuana/Drugs; Environmental Regulation; National Debt; Immigration Policy; DACA; Refugee & Asylum Policy; Income Tax; etc. Look at your political quiz answers and see if an issue from the quiz interests you. Research and summarize the position of the two major parties, Democratic and Republican, along with one, 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. Once you have completed the research, you will explain what you believe the proper role of government is regarding the policy issue selected. 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 seven sources for this assignment. The final paper should be a minimum of 1800 words and must be submitted to Canvas (which is automatically set up as a Vercite (plagiarism drop box) on or before the due date. Plagiarism will result in a 0 and a personal meeting with the instructor.
