Assignment Guidelines – Part I Argumentative Paper
Length: 1,000 words minimum/1,150 maximum
Due: 26 February 2024
Sources: You must use Malcolmson et al. (the course text). Additional sources may be consulted (no more than three), including reputable websites and scholarly and journalistic articles/books.The latter are not, however, required.
General Instructions:
For this assignment, students will write a brief paper arguing for or against reforming one of Canada’s major institutions of governance as covered in Part I of the curse, and as outlined in detail in Malcomson et al. Quite typically in Canadian political history, the federal Senate has been subject of contention over the need for reform, but other institutions may be examined as well, including the Crown, Parliament, the Constitution (which includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Aboriginal Rights sections), the civil service, and the judiciary. A successful paper will demonstrate a good understanding of the themes covered in Part I and provide a clear argument with sound, well–informed reasons to support it.
For this assignment, students will write a brief paper arguing for or against reforming one of Canada’s major institutions of governance as covered in Part I of the curse, and as outlined in detail in Malcomson et al. Quite typically in Canadian political history, the federal Senate has been subject of contention over the need for reform, but other institutions may be examined as well, including the Crown, Parliament, the Constitution (which includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Aboriginal Rights sections), the civil service, and the judiciary. A successful paper will demonstrate a good understanding of the themes covered in Part I and provide a clear argument with sound, well–informed reasons to support it.
Format:
– Write in Times New Roman 12 pt. font
– Format in APA or Chicago Style (CMS)
– Provide a title page or first–page header with a title, your name, the course code, the instructor’s name, and the date
– Number your pages
– Double space
– Avoid using the first–person pronoun
– Write in Times New Roman 12 pt. font
– Format in APA or Chicago Style (CMS)
– Provide a title page or first–page header with a title, your name, the course code, the instructor’s name, and the date
– Number your pages
– Double space
– Avoid using the first–person pronoun
Citation:
Be sure to cite the relevant source(s) when you paraphrase, directly quote, or make factstatements that are not reasonably considered general knowledge.
Be sure to cite the relevant source(s) when you paraphrase, directly quote, or make factstatements that are not reasonably considered general knowledge.