Civil Rights Analysis Research Paper Assignment | Essay Help Services

Based on the civil rights issue you wrote an introduction about, you will research the same issue in relation to the topics we are exploring in class. You have the freedom to apply your civil rights issue to the topics the way that sounds the most interesting or applicable to you. However, below are some guiding questions you can use. You must use a total of thirteen sources. I have recommended some places you can start to do research for each topic but you can also use the  Political Science Research Guide . For every source, choose two quotes and analyze them in the Evidence Interpretation Chart. Here is the template you must use to complete the assignment. Points will be deducted if this template is not used. Farther sources I will upload in the file, check this website http://researchguides.elac.edu/PoliSci only if you need

Public Opinion

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Political Parties

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Interest Groups

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Constitution

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Congress

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Presidency

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The Courts

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Federalism

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Local

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Evidence/Interpretation Chart

 

For academic essays, the types of essays you will write in college, you will support and frame what you say against various sources (books, articles, films, etc.).

 

Sometimes it’s difficult to focus on what you say, your analysis, instead of focusing on the author’s ideas. This chart will help me guide you to analysis, and away from summary.

 

Instructions

 

Choose 2 quotes from your selected source and analyze them as shown in the chart. A blank chart is included for you to use.

 

Examples

 

Evidence	Interpretation
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“Mixed-race blacks have an ethical obligation to identify as black” (Williams 133)         ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________________________________ “a new Pew Research Center study shows, the percentage of interracial marriages has more than doubled (from 6.7 percent in 1980 to approximately 15 percent in 2010)” (Williams 133)	Williams believes that black Americans that are multiracial have to count themselves as black.   Multiracial African Americans are morally supposed to identify themselves as African American.   While multi-racial blacks may have an easier life if they identify themselves as white, or as a less harshly judged minority, hiding black identity makes it seem as though that race is something to be ashamed of.   ___________________________________ As interracial marriages become more common, and immigrants marry Americans, the number of multi-racial Americans increases. Americans have to learn to accept multi-racial identities as part of the American identity.

 

Public Opinion

 

How do Americans feel about your civil rights issue?

 

Must have at least one resource. Recommended websites:

 

https://www.pewresearch.org

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/polling/

 

Media 

 

What is the media coverage on your civil right issue? Is there too much or not enough coverage? 

 

You must look at articles from two different news sources; a conservative (ex. Fox News, The Hill) and liberal source (ex. MSNBC, Vox).

 

Political Parties

 

Where do political parties stand on your civil right issue? You must investigate both the republican and democratic parties (two different sources), but you may explore other political parties as well.

 

Start by looking at their websites:

 

https://www.gop.com

 

https://democrats.org

 

https://www.teapartypatriots.org

 

https://www.dsausa.org

 

https://www.lp.org

 

https://www.gp.org

 

Interest Groups

 

Does your civil right issue have an interest group? 

 

If so, what is the name of the organization. Discuss membership and all incentives for joining. 

 

If not, why not? Do you think there should be an organized group for your civil right issue? Would it help mobilize your movement?

 

You must at least one source for this section.

 

Constitution 

 

Where in the Constitution is your civil rights issue stated or inferred?  How is your civil rights issue being violated today? 

 

You must have at least one source for this section (hint, it’s the Constitution).

 

Take a look at the Constitution and the Constitutional Amendments!

 

Congress 

 

Is the House of Representatives trying to resolve your civil rights issue? Are there any bills that have been proposed to solve your issue? 

 

Is the Senate trying to resolve your civil rights issue? Are there any bills that been proposed to solve your issue?

 

You must have two sources for this section.

 

Check out the House and the Senate to begin investigating. You can also look at your representatives’ websites to see if they are doing any work to fight for or against your civil rights issue.

 

Presidency

 

Is the current presidential administration in support or against your civil rights issue?  What are they doing to support? Or what are they doing to prevent your civil rights issue from being resolved? 

 

You must have one source for this section.

 

Check out the White House to start investigating. You can also look at federal departments that fight for or against your civil rights issue like the Department of Justice , Department of Education ,Department of House and Urban Development or Department of Health and Human Services.

 

The Courts 

 

Does the court system play a role in your civil rights issue? Are there any major cases that have shaped the resolution or hurt the resolution of your civil rights issue?

 

You must have one source for this section.

 

Check out the Supreme Court  and/or other courts to begin investigating. Remember the case does not have to be federal it can be a state case. It also does not have to be a case in the state of California.

 

Federalism

 

Is your civil right issue handled differently at the state level than it is at the federal level? If so, discuss the differences.

 

You must have two sources for this section.

 

Check out the state of California’s website  and one other state you’d like to investigate. Be sure to reference the research you already did for the three branches of government that takes a look at exactly how the federal government handles your civil rights issue.

 

Local

 

How does your city view your civil right issue? Do they support your civil right issue or do they have laws that make it more difficult to address it?

 

You must have one source for this section.

 

Check out your city or the county of LA  as a starting point.