due Monday 11/19

(Please remember your debate prep for tomorrow - read the handout and answer the 3 questions).

The Best (and Worst) of American Government:  Current Events Assignment

For this assignment, please find a current news story from within the past 2 months that you think reflects either one of the benefits of the American democratic system OR one of the drawbacks of it.  Please choose a news story reported by a reputable mainstream media outlet (i.e. not a general source of information, like Wikipedia, and not Bob’s blog or any other questionable source).  

Summarize the article in 1-2 paragraphs, then write a 1-2 paragraph analysis of the article.  In your analysis, consider the following:
-how does this newsworthy event demonstrate either the best or worst of the American democratic system?
-why did you choose this particular topic?
-what further questions does it raise for you, or what topics does it introduce that you’d like to know more about or understand better?

Your response needs to be 1-2 double spaced, typed pages.  You do not need to include a printout of the article, but you do need to include the publication information (the name of the publication/media source, the date it was reported, the name of the article and the author) somewhere in your response.  

This assignment is due Monday 11/19 and is worth 10 points (2 homeworks) for 2nd quarter. Please have it printed and ready to hand in at the start of class.