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PSC101: Introduction to American Politics American Politics Project Assignment Guidance Page 1………………………………………………..Overall Guidance Page 2………………………………………………..Template to Use Page 8………………………………………………..Sample Assignment Overall Guidance 1. Select one of the following topics. This will be your topic for all future assignments. a. The Environment b. The Budget Deficit (this includes the economy in general: interest rates, inflation, etc.) c. The Health and Human Services Rollout of the Covid-19 Vaccine d. Civil rights in the United States e. Elections (this includes voting access, election strategies/legitimacy, January 6th hearings, etc.) 2. Consider the focus of the current module and select news sources: Pick one idea from the current module and then find two news articles connected to the module. Pick one article from a liberal leaning source and another from a conservative leaning source. You may also select a center source as one of your two articles. f. Go to www.allsides.com to find your articles. Remember to only use sources in light red, light blue, or purple.

3. Use the template below for your assignment: As you add to your journal, always keep the most recent week’s journal at the top. For example, on week 3, your week 3 journal should be first, followed by week 2 and then week 1. g. Copy and paste the template on page 2 into your own Word document. h. Fill out the sections highlighted in green. i. Part A is a simple summary. Parts B and C require critical thinking and analysis. j. Some assignments will include a Part D. 4. Length: Your writing from Parts A-C should be a total of 250-300 words. This does not include citations. Template to Use Copy and paste the template below into your own Word document. Fill in the green sections Week 1 PART A: Article Summaries Cite your news article and then summarize by writing 3-5 complete sentences in a list format. Do this with both articles. Left-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences) Right-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences)

PART B: Connection to Module Focus Select one key point of one article. Connect this key point to one idea from the module. Make sure you write a clear paragraph . PART C: Compare and Contrast the Articles Compare and contrast the two articles you selected. What was the same? What was different? Make sure you write a clear paragraph . Week 2 PART A: Article Summaries Cite your news article and then summarize by writing 3-5 complete sentences in a list format. Do this with both articles. Left-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences) Right-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences)

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PART B: Connection to Module Focus Select one key point of one article. Connect this key point to one idea from the module. Make sure you write a clear paragraph . PART C: Compare and Contrast the Articles Compare and contrast the two articles you selected. What was the same? What was different? Make sure you write a clear paragraph . PART D: Topic Review Write a 250 word topic review that includes:  Reasons why you chose that particular topic.  Are there healthcare ties to the subject?  What are you already familiar with regarding the topic?  What are you hoping to learn about the topic throughout the process of completing this assignment? Week 3 PART A: Article Summaries Cite your news article and then summarize by writing 3-5 complete sentences in a list format. Do this with both articles. Left-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences)

Right-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences) PART B: Connection to Module Focus Select one key point of one article. Connect this key point to one idea from the module. Make sure you write a clear paragraph . PART C: Compare and Contrast the Articles Compare and contrast the two articles you selected. What was the same? What was different? Make sure you write a clear paragraph . Week 4 PART A: Article Summaries Cite your news article and then summarize by writing 3-5 complete sentences in a list format. Do this with both articles. Left-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences)

Right-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences) PART B: Connection to Module Focus Select one key point of one article. Connect this key point to one idea from the module. Make sure you write a clear paragraph . PART C: Compare and Contrast the Articles Compare and contrast the two articles you selected. What was the same? What was different? Make sure you write a clear paragraph . PART D: Final Paper Summary Provide a 500 word summary overview of what you have discovered reading your eight (total from Modules 1–4) chosen articles  Describe the overall viewpoint of your topic from the liberal media’s perspective.  Describe the overall viewpoint of your topic from the conservative media’s perspective.  Has your perspective on this topic changed? If yes, how? If not, why not? Week 5 PART A: Article Summaries Cite your news article and then summarize by writing 3-5 complete sentences in a list format.

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Do this with both articles. Left-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences) Right-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences) PART B: Connection to Module Focus Select one key point of one article. Connect this key point to one idea from the module. Make sure you write a clear paragraph . PART C: Compare and Contrast the Articles Compare and contrast the two articles you selected. What was the same? What was different? Make sure you write a clear paragraph . Week 6 PART A: Article Summaries Cite your news article and then summarize by writing 3-5 complete sentences in a list format. Do this with both articles. Left-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points

written in complete sentences) Right-Leaning Article Source Citation (APA Format) Summarized Key Points (3-5 bullet points written in complete sentences) PART B: Connection to Module Focus Select one key point of one article. Connect this key point to one idea from the module. Make sure you write a clear paragraph . PART C: Compare and Contrast the Articles Compare and contrast the two articles you selected. What was the same? What was different? Make sure you write a clear paragraph . Sample Assignment Week 1 PART A: Article Summaries Cite your news article and then summarize by writing 3-5 complete sentences in a list format. Do this with both articles. Remember that articles must be selected from the green box on this resource . Left-Leaning Article Source Citation Summarized Key Points (bullet points with complete sentences)

Shivaram, D. (2021, December 18). The EPA begins rolling out billions to clean up Superfund sites. NPR . https://www.npr.org/2021/12/18/1065492149/ep a-superfund-sites  The infrastructure law that was signed by President Biden will have $1 billion set aside to clean up Superfund sites.  Thousands of Superfund sites exist across the country and many have not been cleaned up due to a previous lack of funding.  Many of the sites that have not been addressed are in underserved communities. Right-Leaning Article Source Citation Summarized Key Points (bullet points with complete sentences) $1T infrastructure bill gets first action as senators dig in . (2021, August 2). Boston Herald. https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/08/02/1t- infrastructure-bill-gets-first-action-as-senators- dig-in/  The legislation process for the infrastructure bill is well under way.  Some Republicans are for it and some say they need more time to review the bill.  Concerns remain about how to pay for the infrastructure bill. PART B: Connection to Module Focus Select one key point of one article. Connect this key point to one idea from the module. Make sure you write a clear paragraph . Example: The article from NPR discusses how the infrastructure bill signed by President Biden will fund the cleanup of Superfund sites, areas where hazardous waste is not cleaned up by the companies who created the waste. This connects to the module focus of bureaucracy because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), part of the federal bureaucracy, is in charge of cleaning up Superfund sites across the United States. For many years, the EPA has not had the funding to clean all of the sites that need attention. For example, the Scovill Industries Landfill in Connecticut has required support with cleanup since 2017 and has been a contaminated area ever since then. With these new funds from the infrastructure bill, the EPA will be able to pursue cleanup of many languishing Superfund sites around the country. PART C: Compare and Contrast the Articles Compare and contrast the two articles you selected. What was the same? What was different? Make sure you write a clear paragraph . Example: The article from NPR and the article from The Boston Herald both discuss the infrastructure bill working its way through Congress, but these articles are largely different because they discuss two separate issues surrounding the bill. First, the NPR article focuses on how the infrastructure bill will be spent on one particular ongoing environmental issue in the United States: unclean Superfund sites. The bill will provide funding to address the backlog of Superfund sites that are still full of hazardous waste. In contrast, The Boston Herald article spends more time discussing the politics surrounding the bill and the financing

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of all the projects. For example, this bill is a bipartisan effort, meaning that both Republican and Democratic politicians participated in writing the bill. While both articles discuss the infrastructure bill, they focus on two different issues, highlighting the differences between reporting from left and right leaning news sources.

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