POL201 Week 3 Final Paper Framework Guide (1)
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Week 3 Final Paper Framework Guide
This guide will help you prepare for your final paper by organizing the information for your final
paper, walking you through the process of defining your topic, researching and analyzing scholarly sources, creating an annotated bibliography, and crafting a thesis. Once you have completed the guide submit it to the online classroom for grading. After your instructor has graded the guide, please be sure to use it and the feedback provided to you
by your instructor as you construct your final paper. As a reminder, you can access your feedback through Waypoint directly.
1. Identification of Topic:
In a representative democracy, voting gives citizens our voice in government. It is the power to choose the leaders, to ratify or reject state or federal constitutional amendments, approve or deny
bonds, tax changes, and many other questions that affect our lives so voting is the most important
right in the United States. The following topics all address voting in the United States in some way. Choose ONE
topic from the list below to examine in your final paper.
Motivating Voters
Non-Voters
Uninformed Voters
Expansion of Suffrage
Suffrage for Convicted Felons
Voting Fraud
Which topic have you chosen?
Motivating Voters
2. Subtopics
Once you have selected your topic,
next choose three specific subtopics that relate to your topic that you plan to discuss in your final paper. These subtopics will be referenced by the prompt that aligns to your topic.
. For example: Motivating Voters
—Examine strategies for motivating voters. Discuss at least three strategies that special interest groups or political candidates can use to motivate their voters and get them to the polls.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy? In the above prompt, the subtopics that should
be used for this assignment correspond to “three strategies that special interest groups or political candidates can use to motivate voters and get them to the polls.” Accordingly, each
of the three different strategies will be a subtopic.
It is recommended that you complete some research before attempting to complete this part of the assignment. If you are having trouble completing this form or have questions, be sure to contact your instructor.
Complete the form below for each subtopic.
Where noted, please identify your subtopic. Then, within each text box, discuss the following:
1.
How is this subtopic related to the topic that you chose? 2.
How is the subtopic related to voting?
3.
Who is affected/involved with or by this subtopic?
4.
What circumstances contributed to the subtopic?
5.
How does this subtopic affect voting for those individuals involved? Subtopic 1: Voting participation in the minority group.
1.
This subtopic relates to voter motivation since it focuses on improving voting participation in the minority population. Minority votes have declined in recent
years, and this subtopic will detail the strategies that are being used and can be used to increase minority turnout.
2.
This subtopic relates to voting because it focuses on minority voters’ participation. 3.
The group affected by this subtopic are minorities that do not participate in voting because of a lack of motivation.
4.
The circumstances that contributed to the subtopic are that minority votes are on the decline, and some of the reasons for their lack of motivation to vote are
that most believe that their votes do not count and that most are uninterested in voting outcomes. This is why politicians' motivating strategies are essential and must continue in the minority population. 5.
This subtopic affects voting for minorities because they need representation and motivation to participate to get their voices heard. Subtopic 2: Increasing voter participation amongst the lower-income population.
1.
This subtopic relates to the lower-income population’s motivation and participation in voting. The lower-income population has difficulty getting to those polls due to transportation, registration, or any barriers that get in the way. This subtopic will detail the motivation strategies that are being used and can be used to increase the lower-income population turnout. 2.
This subtopic relates to voting because it focuses on the lower-income population and the motivation strategies needed to get them to the polls.
3.
The group affected by this subtopic is the lower-income class that does not choose to vote due to barriers.
4.
The circumstances contributing to the subtopic are that the lower-income population lacks resources and proper information on their candidate’s offers. This situation can lower their motivation to vote.
5.
This subtopic affects voting for the lower-income population because they need to get their voices heard by getting informed, and some lack resources or even transportation to get them to the polls.
Subtopic 3: Increasing Youth Voting Participation.
1.
This subtopic relates to the need for voter participation from the youth population. It will detail strategies that can be used to increase the youth population
’s motivation since their participation has been declining in recent years. 2.
The subtopic relates to voting because it focuses on motivating the youth population so that it can increase their participation.
3.
The group affected by this topic is the youth population of the US, which ranges between 18–24-year-olds. 4.
The circumstances contributing to the subtopic is that youth participation in voting is declining. Most US youth lack motivation when it comes to voting in federal or state elections. Most are not interested in politics and lack faith in our politicians. In addition, they are plagued by misinformation from online platforms. This is where the use of social media strategies comes to play. 5.
The subtopic affects voting for the youth population because they are our future and need to have their voices heard. Our politicians must continue the motivation strategies essential in getting our youth to the polls. 3. Sources
For this assignment, you are required to provide one non-scholarly credible source and two scholarly, peer-reviewed sources; you will need to use an additional scholarly source for your final. You should choose sources that address the prompt for the topic that you chose, especially the subtopics that you outlined above. Provide APA-formatted references and annotations for
your sources in the space below.
Please remember that you have been provided with a required
non-scholarly credible source and
two scholarly peer-reviewed sources that you may
use for each topic Non-Scholarly Credible Sources:
Non-scholarly credible sources are sources like articles that you can find published by newspapers, magazines, polling organizations, think tanks, or other organizations. They are not
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scholarly or peer reviewed so it is important that you carefully consider if they are credible. Each non-scholarly source must pass the CRAAPO test to be used in this assignment and in your
final paper. For this assignment, your non-scholarly, credible source has been selected for you; it is the source listed as “required” in the Final Paper Topic Handout, and is from the Pew Research
Center. You may use additional non-scholarly credible sources when you write your final, but you need to make sure to use the required source listed in the handout.
APA Citation for Non-Scholarly Credible Source 1: Provide the APA citation for your source. Here are some examples of APA citations.
Krogstad, J. M., & Noe-Bustamante, L. (2021, January 29). Most U.S. citizens report a campaign contacted them in 2020, but Latinos and Asians less likely to say so. Pew Research Center
. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/01/29/most-u-s-citizens-
report-a-campaign-contacted-them-in-2020-but-latinos-and-asians-less-
likely-to-say-so/
Annotation for Non-Scholarly Credible Source 1:
In your own words,
provide an annotation explaining what the source is, where it came from, what this source can tell us about your topic, what information this source provides that will help you address the final paper prompt, and how this source will help you prove your thesis. Be
sure to provide specific information in your annotation. Here are some examples of annotations
. Krogstad and Noe-Bustamante conclude that most US citizens report that someone from a campaign contacted them in 2020. However, several Latinos and Asians did not get the same calls. This document also details how campaigns contact citizens, the financial contribution of each race/ethnicity, how citizens with a higher education
most likely report these contacts, and how Latino and Asian citizens do not live in battleground states. This Pew Research Center report helps prove that minorities are the least motivated population. A fact I would like to use is that the US-eligible voters
with a college degree and those ages 50 and older are likely to report campaign contacting them. This shows how the younger population is less likely to be contacted or report being contacted. As well as Hispanic and black citizens are less likely to say they engaged in political activity. The graph shows how minorities lack the motivation to get involved in politics. Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Sources
Scholarly sources are peer-reviewed article written by professional researchers. You will need to
provide two scholarly articles for this assignment, and you will need to identify an additional one
for your final for a total of three. You may use one or both of the scholarly articles that have been provided for you with the final paper prompt that you have chosen or you may choose to locate other scholarly articles. You may find the How to Read a Scholarly Article
tutorial helpful. If you are having trouble completing this form or have questions, be sure to contact your instructor.
APA Citation for Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Source 1: Provide the APA citation for your source. Here are some examples of APA citations.
Gil de Zúñiga, H., Roemmele, A., & Gibson, R. (2020). Scientific and subversive: The two faces of the fourth era of political campaigning
. New Media & Society
, 22
(4), 595–610. Annotation for Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Source 1:
In your own words,
provide an annotation explaining what the source can tell you about your topic, what author's thesis is, the evidence they use, and how this source will help you address the final paper prompt. Be sure to provide specific information in your annotations
. Here are some examples of annotations
.
Gil de Zuniga, Roemmele, and Gibson report on the importance of data-driven campaigning and how deliberate attempts to divide, demobilize, and disinform citizens are unsuitable for democracy. They state that there is a dependency on digital technology, reliance on network communication, and the targeting of campaign messages. In addition, it explains the scientific and subversive variants. This
report will aid me in understanding the implications of the trends on the country long
term and how it affects the future of democracy. This report uses models that entail the uniqueness of campaigns in the last two decades. This source will help me provide information on how the personality and behavior of a leader can affect voter turnout. A quote that I would like to paraphrase is, “They also make effective use of emotional and appealing to voter’s broader worldviews, feelings, and values rather than using more fact-based reasoning” (Gil de Zuniga et al., (2020). APA Citation for Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Source 2:
McGuire, B. (2018). Political organizing in the Digital Age: Why campaigns need to integrate traditional and digital organizing
. Harvard Kennedy School Review
, 18
, 25–33. Annotation for Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Source 2:
Ben McGuire reports on political organizing in the digital age. It details the challenges and opportunities of digital organizers in recent elections and explains how a unified approach to this can
amplify the campaign presence on all online platforms. This report will aid me in providing information on how a campaign can motivate minorities and youth voters. It helps me prove that
digital tools can help motivate and persuade voters by appealing to emotions. In addition, it can also help recruit volunteers and support communities. One quote that I would like to paraphrase is, “An integrated approach to digital organizing could reinvigorate the world of campaigning by offering massive scale, bringing disengaged voters back into the debate, and creating more spaces for meaningful conversation and leadership development”(McGuire, 2018). The research article is important because it helps identify the online strategy to get the unmotivated population to the polls. 4. Introduction and Thesis Statement
Provide an introduction and thesis statement for your final paper. An introduction introduces your topic and approach. A thesis is a sentence length statement of the main idea of your paper. A good introduction and thesis should be informed by the findings of your sources, and your analysis of the ways in which those findings apply to the final paper prompt. In addition, your thesis should help you organize your paper. Each
of the subtopics you have chosen to examine should be incorporated into your thesis, and the order in which you mention these subtopics should be the order in which you examine these subtopics in your paper
.
Example thesis:
The Progressive movement reached its zenith in the early 1900s, demonstrated by the popularity of muckraking literature, the ratification of new Constitutional amendments, and the political platforms of presidential candidates in the 1912 election. In this case, the three subtopics that would be explored are: 1)
Muckraking literature
2)
Progressive Constitutional amendments
3)
The political platforms of presidential candidates in the 1912 election
For more information about thesis statements, consult the UAGC Writing Center’s Thesis Statement Tutorial
and UAGC AEC How To Write a Thesis video
. Draft of Introduction and thesis:
In the United States of America, voting is an opportunity to participate in democracy. The citizens of this nation have the right to decide whom they want as political leaders and which society issues they wish to defend or go against. Although it is highly encouraged, only a few people realize the importance of voting. Voting turnouts have declined in recent years due to the lack of motivation from minorities, low-income populations, and the youth. Everyone’s motivation for voting varies. Some might believe that candidates do not represent their views or that their vote matters. Others might have barriers that get in the way of their voting, and others might lack education on voting and have limited information, making them feel like opting out. This paper will discuss the importance of voting and the strategies political candidates use to motivate their minority, lower-income, and youth populations.
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