Government Syllabus

Government Final Exam Study Sheet 2016-2017

Basic Essay Structure

Owl Purdue APA Citation Style

Sample APA Papers (Kropf website)

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Sample APA Paper 4 (Final AP Paper)

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Grading Rubric for Research Essays

Essay Grading Codes for APA Research Papers

Essay Rubric



Government Essay #1

Whistleblowers, Hackers, Hactivism: Danger to Society or Corruption Disinfectant?

Whistleblowers - Wikipedia

Hackers - Wikipedia

Hacktivism - Wikipedia

Cybersecurity - Homeland Security

The Virtues of Gvoernment Secrecy - Slate magazine

We Need More Secrecy - The Atlantic Magazine

Edward Snowden: Leaks That Exposed US Spy Programme - BBC

65 Things We Know About the NSA Surveillance - Electronic Frontier Foundation

In 2015 the Government Set a New Record Censoring Documents -  Huffington Post

Government Secrecy Orders on Patents Have Stiffled More That 5000 Inventions - Wired Magazine

The Masked Avengers - The New Yorker Magazine

Other Government Related Secrecy Websites - Federation of American Scientists

Government Essay #2

Election 2016: What Happened?

Readings and Links

Five Thirty-Eight Election Predictions - FiveThirtyEight.com

     The Polls Missed Trump. We Asked Pollsters Why. - FiveThirtyEight.com

Everything mattered: lessons from 2016's bizarre presidential election - Vox



Revolts, Reforms and Divides: An Independent Look at the 2016 Presidential Election by Jacqueline Salit - Huffington Post

Election 2016 National Exit Poll Results and Analysis - ABC

Neoliberalism’s epic fail: The reaction to Hillary Clinton’s loss exposed the impotent elitism of liberalism - Salon

When Liberal Elites Spurn Populism, Trump Happens - The Nation

Why Some "Flyover States" Switched to Trump - Zero Hedge

The Inconvienient Truth Behind Donald Trump's Victory - Real Investment Advise

Uniquely Talented: Only the Democrats Could Have Lost to Trump - Information Clearing House