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Assignment: Critical Analysis Essay

General Instructions:
• Essays should be 3 – 4 pages in length, not including a title page, which is last page of the document you submit, and a citation page;
• Do not use headers or footers that depict your name or page number;
• Essay must be double-spaced, with 12 point font and one inch margins all around;
• Use foot note and bibliography
• You may only the following resource:
o ;(( Readings in American Politica, analysis and perspective ( third edition ) , Ken Kollman; and this depends on the topic which are available below. The citation must be from the following chapters and articles:
• 1. 1Fundamentals
• 2.1,2.2,2.4 the constitution and founding
• 3.1 federalism
• 4.2,4.3,4.5 civil rights and civil liberties
• 5.1,5.2,5.3 Congrass
• 6.1,6.2,6.4 the presidency
• 7.1,7.2 the bureaucracy
• 8.1,8.2,8.4 the judiciary
• all chapter 9, public opinion
• 10.3 participation
• 11.1 interest groups
• 12.1,12.2 political parties
• 13.2,13.4 elections
• Be clear, coherent, and concise – do not assume the reader knows of what you write (this puts a premium on the writer clearly explaining/defining all terms/concepts);
• Essays must follow standard essay format – introductory paragraph with a thesis statement, literature review, analysis/claim, and conclusion;
• Conceptually, you are trying to do two things with the essay – demonstrate command of the literature that pertains to your thesis & persuade the reader of your analysis (translated: think & write critically);

The Assignment:
A foreigner visiting the United States asks that you explain the U.S. government. Your answer should have a clear thesis that guides your answer. Additionally, your answer must include at least 3 of the following items (you choose which 3):

• Separation of powers and the delegation problem;
• Federalism and the collective action problem
• The logic of collective action, particularly as it pertains to congressional action;
• The U.S. Constitution and liberty;
• The president’s power to persuade;
• Bureaucratic autonomy and the delegation problem;
• The federal courts as the least dangerous branch of gov’t; and
• The social contract.

American politics

Order Description
Does the spatial model of voting accurately explain ‘real’ candidate competition in the United States?