DO NOT: 1) DO NOT: Copy paragraphs from your book, the internet, and your friends essay!!! Even if you plan on citing the work, this is copying not learning. 2) DO NOT: Use the examples in your book, use your own examples to explain concepts Your essay exam is a gauge of what you have LEARNED, not a research paper, therefor you should not be citing or need citation since you will be putting the information into your own words after all your readings to demonstrate your true understanding of the material. DO: 1) DO:You should have been pre-writing your essays after you read each chapter. 2) DO:Try to explain concepts in your own words, this is the true measure of understanding; if you can explain something in your own words. 3) DO:Use examples: public services such as roads and police. Define Federalism. Discuss in detail the three different types of federalism. (What makes the types of federalism different) Which do you feel is most applicable in todays government (example)? Which would you like to see being implemented and why (example)? It is said, Money is the mothers milk of politics. Define grant in aid. Discuss the two types of grant in aid used by the federal government with examples. If you were a state governor which program would you fix first under what kind of grant in aid?
