Any topic (Writer's choice)

Order Info Сustomer's subject: History Topic: Any topic (Writer's choice) Type of work: Other Level: College Number of pages: 8 pages = 2200 words Formatting style: Chicago Language Style: English (U.S.) Sources: The Research Assignment: This assignment is designed to support the information required to be successful on the FCLE (Florida Civic Literacy Exam) while also serving to satisfy the Gordon Rule requirement. Answer the following questions in paragraph form (not just simple one-word answers, answer in complete sentences.) You are not writing a research paper. The format is simple: question, answer, footnote and at the end of all the questions the bibliography. Each of your answers must be cited using a footnote in Chicago format from the source of the information in your answer. There should not be any quotations in your answers. You should be summarizing and/or paraphrasing the information in your sources in your own words to compose your answers. You will also need a bibliography at the end of your assignment in Chicago format listing all the sources used to answer the questions. What historic document (17th century) created a “civil body politic”? What was the Magna Carta? What document did American colonists, protesting the Stamp Act in 1766, claim gave them rights such as "no taxation without representation"? Americans, especially by the 19th and 20th centuries, claimed what about the Magna Carta? What was Thomas Paine’s Common Sense? What was the influence of Common Sense? What is the Declaration of Independence? What are the three rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence? List the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. What did Shay’s Rebellion and an economic crisis lead to? The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? What is the Supreme Law of the Land? What were the 88 essays published in newspaper to support ratification of the Constitution known as? Who wrote those essays? What type of government does the U.S. have? What is federalism? What type of economic system does the U.S. have? In a representative democracy (republic), who is sovereign? Under the U.S. Constitution, what has the power to declare war, conduct foreign policy, and coin currency? Under the U.S. Constitution, what usually has the power to regulate local safety, schools, and grant driving licenses? What is the highest court in the U.S.? What does the Judicial Branch do? What are the two houses of Congress? How is representation in the Senate decided? How many years is the term for a senator? How is representation in the House of Representatives decided? How many years is the term of a representative? How many voting members does the House currently have? The Constitutional Convention decided that the chief executive would be chosen by? Who is the Commander-In-Chief of the U.S. military? How many years is the term for a President? If a President cannot serve, who is next in line? If the President and Vice President cannot serve, who is next in line? What is the purpose of Checks and Balances? Who makes federal laws? Who signs or vetoes bills to become laws? What is an amendment? What are the rights and responsibilities of a citizen? What are the first ten amendments called? After the 14th amendment, how can a person become a citizen in the U.S.? What Supreme Court case established Judicial Review? What parts of the Constitution grant sweeping power to Congress to make laws beyond those that are explicitly enumerated in Article I? What is the significance of the “necessary and proper” clause? Which of the following rights are protected in the First Amendment? Summarize the rulings in the following Supreme Court cases: Marbury v. Madison Dred Scott v. Sanford Lochner v. New York Miranda v. Arizona Mapp v. Ohio Schenck v. United States Korematsu v. United States Roe v. Wade Brown v. Board McCullough v. Maryland Civil Rights Cases Yick Wu v. Hopkins Plessy v. Ferguson Gideon v. Wainwright Griswald v. Connecticut Katz. v. United States Brandenburg v. Ohio Tinker v. Des Moines New York Times v. United States Gregg v. Georgia Regents of University of California v. Bakke (referred to as Bakke case) The following criteria should be met before turning in your assignment: * Always proofread for clarity and for careless errors. Submitting a well-crafted assignment is your responsibility. *Use only Chicago/Turabian Documentation style. There should not be quotations. You should be summarizing or paraphrasing. Everything must be cited in Chicago/Turabian style. *The research assignment must be at least 2000 words in length excluding the questions, footnote citations and bibliography page. I will automatically deduct 40 points for papers that do not meet this requirement. * Include a title page with a title for your paper, your name, the course number and the date of submission. *It is the student’s responsibility to keep copies of their work. ALWAYS keep electronic copies of your written work! Keep in mind that: -one must use Chicago/Turabian format for the writing assignments ALL sources MUST be documented in both the body of the text and the bibliography page. Please refer to the following websites for information on properly utilizing the Chicago/Turabian style of documentation: Chicago Manual, Owl at Purdue writing lab -in terms of the paper, missing textual documentation shall lose 30 points. Papers missing a bibliography page shall lose 30 points. -The grading rubric for the Research Paper is posted with the assignment. -encyclopedia-type sources, such as wikipedia.com, sparknotes.com, quizlet, dictionary.com, answers.com, etc., are not allowed for this paper. I will deduct 10 points if I see citations from these sources