Government Research Paper, Part 1 – ResearchAt the end of this class, you will be assigned to write a research style paper investigating how the US Federal Government effects the lives of citizens.First, pick a topic from the list below that interests you:• Prayer in Schools• Affirmative Action• Miranda Rights• Death Penalty• Abortion (Roe v. Wade)• Welfare• Immigration• Minimum Wage and/or Wage Gap• Government Response to Terrorism• Same-sex marriage• Climate change• Universal Health Care• Drug laws• NSA Surveillance of Citizens• Online Privacy Laws• No Child Left Behind Act• Title IX Athletics• Smoking Bans• Steroids in SportsNow that you have chosen a topic, you will research how the three branches of the US Federal Government has interacted with that topic and how it effects the citizens of the US. What cases has the Supreme Court looked at? How has the President or FBI/CIA treated your topic? What laws have been passed by the Legislative branch?For this assignment you will need to find at least three references that you will use to gather information for your paper. You should have a unique source to talk about each branch of government, so at least one source discussing the legislative branch’s interaction with your topic, one source discussion the judicial branch’s interaction with your topic, and one source discussing the executive branch’s interaction with your topic.After you have found your sources, you will need to save them and/or take notes on their content, you will use the information you learn from the sources to write your paper.
