Description
- Due Sunday by 11:59pm
- Points 100
- Submitting a file upload
- File Types doc, rtf, docx, and pdf
- Available until Dec 15 at 12:01am
Prompt
The prompt for the final paper builds off of the work you've already done in the "Topic Selection" forum and the "Intro Paragraph" assignment. If you did well on your intro paragraph, you simply have to work on proving your thesis by providing evidence (from credible sources) and analysis of the evidence. All evidence you use should help you prove the argument stated in your thesis. If you did not do well on the intro paragraph, you should use my feedback to try and improve. If you've allowed yourself ample time, you should also come see me during virtual office hours before this final paper is due. If you do not focus on one of the Supreme Court cases listed in the Topic Selection, you will receive a '0.'
Sources, Formatting, & Tips (READ ALL)
- You need a minimum of three sources to have a strong analysis; there is no maximum number of sources.
- DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CITE WIKIPEDIA OR ANY OPEN SOURCE SITE. Wikipedia and the like are not academic sources since anyone can edit them. See "Should you use Wikipedia... (Links to an external site.)"
- Paper must be formatted in APA. Use the APA Template I created for this class if you need assistance with APA. Download APA Template in Word. If you cannot open the Word file, you can still view the template. Download APA Template in PDF.
- Note that APA requires standard margins (1") around the paper and uses Times New Roman, font size 12. While you will not lose points for using a different font type, I do not recommend using a font bigger than Times New Roman 12 or wider than 1" margins. If your paper is on the short end and the font and margins look off (or you hit enter a bunch of times and have a bunch of empty space, etc.), you will lose points since you cannot fulfill the prompt requirements in a very short paper.
- The paper needs to be 4-6 double-spaced pages (not including title, abstract, and references pages). Papers that are significant above or below will not receive high marks in some rubric categories.
- Do not email me your paper under any circumstances. To receive a grade and avoid the late penalty (see below), you must properly upload a correct file type (Word or PDF, only).
- YOU NEED TO SAVE YOUR FILE AS A WORD DOCUMENT, PDF, OR AS RICH TEXT FORMAT (RTF) in order to upload this assignment to Canvas. If you do not, I will not be able to open the file and you will receive a '0' with no chance to resubmit.
- What to do if you don't have Microsoft Word: Your paper must be uploaded as a Word or PDF document. If you are using Google Docs, read "How to Save Google Docs as a PDF (Links to an external site.)." If you are using Pages, read "How to Save Documents Created in Pages as a PDF. (Links to an external site.)" You can also use Office 365 for free through your MyCOD account. To do this, visit "Student Resources (Links to an external site.)" and read the section on Office 365.If you have trouble with Office 365, plan ahead and use a computer at the Library (Links to an external site.) or tutoring center (TASC (Links to an external site.)) on campus.
- Be sure to submit with plenty of time to spare in case you run into issues that could prevent a timely submission. Any paper marked as late by Canvas (coming in at 12:00am, 12:01am, and so on, will lose half the points earned).
Rubric
To see how you will be graded, view this assignment's rubric.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Upholding the First Amendment - Outline
Thesis statement: I agree with the Supreme Court's decision in the case of the United States
Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International because of
the need to protect NGOs from violating the provisions of their legal status, prevent NGOs
from becoming government agents, and the need to avoid coercion of NGOs to discriminate
against certain groups.
I. Introduction
II. United States’ society divided into two domains
A. Government-controlled
B. Privately controlled
III. The case of the United States Agency for International Development v. Alliance for
Open Society International
IV. The policy hindering NGO functionality and violating provisions of their legal status
V. Policy conditions impacting women’s health abroad
VI. Coercion of NGOs to discriminate against certain groups
VII.
Making NGOs government agents
VIII.
Addressing the dichotomy between private and public spheres
A. Formal approach to state action
IX. Conclusion
Running head: UPHOLDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Upholding the First Amendment
Name
Institution
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UPHOLDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT
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Upholding the First Amendment
Even though the exceptions and requirements of the First Amendment are explicit,
some institutions including the government may act against it. The case of United States
Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International (2013)
highlights the issues surrounding the First Amendment where the United States Supreme
Court addressed the issue of Congress requiring domestic nongovernmental organizations
(NGOs) that play a role in the fight against HIV/AIDs to adopt a policy that opposes
prostitution to receive federal funds. The court took the cautious approach with the help of
the existing legal framework that governs congressional funding to decide that the
government should not use funding or threaten the loss of financing as a means for regulating
speech and policies for NGOs (McBride, 2013). I agree with the Supreme Court's decision in
the case of the United States Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open
Society International because of the need to protect NGOs from violating the provisions of
their legal status, ...
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