The primary goal of your final assignment is to critically analyze the specific topic you have chosen regarding American national government.

You have been preparing for this final assignment each week by constructing an Annotated Bibliography (Week 2) and a detailed outline of the Final Paper’s main points (Week 3) in which you focused on the following:

• Historical and constitutional basis for the American Government’s structure
• The system of checks and balances
• The various roles (e., public opinion, media, special interest groups, etc.) concerning public policy and elections
• The voting system and election process.

In addition, you have read the course text and course readings, reviewed videos, and researched additional material for each week’s assignments and this paper. This week, you will put all of those outlines, readings, reviews, and research together to evaluate policymaking and government program administration into one Final Paper.

As we wrap up our course, reflect on what you have learned about the key structures, systems, roles, and processes that embody our national government. Think about the strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages, and positive and negative impacts of these aspects of our democracy. Use what you have learned so far to evaluate a specific policy of our national government and recommend ways to enhance what works and repair what is not working well. It is important that your Final Paper utilizes your previous research and assignments, including the feedback that you received from the =Writing Center in Week 4. The assignment should also showcase what you have learned in the course. While your previous assignments will serve as a strong base for this assignment, it is very important that you implement feedback from your instructor and the =Writing Center, as well as further expand on the material. Appropriate transitions and headings are needed to ensure a cohesive Final Paper.

The Final Paper should utilize the

POL201 Final Paper template

and be at least six pages in length (not including title page and references) and based on your previously submitted assignments. It is important to utilize

APA Style Elements (Links to an external site.)

headings for major sections of your paper in order to ensure that the paper is easy to follow.

Scaffold your paper around the following outline:

• Title page (see Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.))
• Introduction (half page) (see Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.))

  Describe the paper’s overall thesis.
  Provide an overview of main points.

• First Main Point (one to one and a half pages) describes the historical and Constitutional basis of American government’s structure and how this relates to the policy.

  Describe the main point.
  Support the main point with research.

• Second Main Point (one to one and a half pages) explains how the policy is involved within the process of checks and balances.

  Describe the main point.
  Support the main point with research.

• Third Main Point (one to one and a half pages) describes how the policy relates to public policy and elections and how the policy is portrayed by the media.

  Describe the main point.
  Support the main point with research.

• Fourth Main Point (one to one and a half pages) explains how the policy impacts voting and the election process.

  Describe the main point.
  Support the main point with research.

• Conclusion(see Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.))

  Review your main points.
  Review your overall thesis.

• References page (see Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.))

The Final Paper Assignment

• Must be at least six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
• Must include a separate title page with the following:

  Title of paper
  Student’s name
  Course name and number
  Instructor’s name
  Date submitted

• Must use at least eight scholarly sources in addition to the course text. A minimum of five of the resources must be from peer-reviewed scholarly sources from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.

  The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.

Running Head: CIVIL RIGHTS OUTLINE

CIVIL RIGHTS OUTLINE

Civil Rights Outline

Allanna James

Ashford University

Final Paper Outline

Introduction

A lot of individuals are not aware of the important roles played by the civil rights act in their lives.

Also, most of them are not aware of the history of the civil rights act.

Thesis Statement

The implementation of the civil rights act in the year 1964 brought a lot of changes to America. It opened opportunities and equality among the minority groups in the United States.

The historical and Constitutional basis of American Government’s structure and how this relates to the Civil Rights Act

The civil rights movement was reconstructed between 1945 and 1968.

There were a lot of changes during this era

These changes were made by different presidents who came to power.

How the civil rights act policy is involved in the process of checks and balances

The system of checks and balances sees to it that power is distributed across the three government branches.

The civil rights act promoted the execution of equal rights practices.

Also, it helped in the enforcement of the 5th amendment.

How the civil rights act policy relates to public policy and elections and how the policy is portrayed by the media.

A lot of violence was experienced during the fight to pass this act.

These fights were for the purpose of pushing the passing and enactment of the policy.

How the civil rights act policy impacts voting and the election process

The passing of the voting rights act had a lot of impact in America.

Every person was entitled to vote despite of their race or ethnicity.

Conclusion

The enactment of the civil rights act transformed the United States.

It led to the extinction of segregation in public places.

This act promoted the creation and enactment of the voting rights act.

References

Bentele, Keith G; O’Brien, Erin E. Perspectives on Politics; Cambridge Vol. 11, Iss. 4, (Dec 2013): 1088 – 1116. Jim Row 2.0? Why States Consider and Adopt Restrictive Voter Access Policies

Cobb, James C, August 2015. Retrieved from: http://time.com/3985479/voting-rights-act-1965-results/

Fauntroy, Republicans and the Black Vote: 47–49. For Truman and civil rights, see Alonzo Hamby, Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995); and Donald R. McCoy, The Presidency of Harry S. Truman (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1984): 106–109, 167–171.

For more on the Dixiecrats, see Kari Frederickson, The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932–1968 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2001): see especially pages 67–117.

Graham, Barbara. Presidential Studies Quarterly; Washington. Vol.32, Iss. 3, (Sep 2002): 509- 530.

(n.d.,2018) retrieved from: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-era.html

Rodriguez, Christina M. From Litigation, Legislation: A Review of Brian Landsberg’s Free at Last to Vote: The Alabama Origins of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Yale Law Journal, April 2008 v. 117, is. 6, pp. 1132-78.

Tolson, Franita. In: Vanderbilt Law Review. May 2012, Vol. 65 Issue 4, p1195, 67 p.; Vanderbilt University, School of Law Language: English, Database: Academic OneFile