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You will see a number of different guide options, like APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian. You can work with whichever one you like, but just be consistent with it in any paper or assignment. It is highly recommended to use parenthetical in-text citations with a “works cited” or “references” list at the end of the paper, rather than footnotes throughout the paper. The different guides will explain all of that. It is also important to follow these guides when it comes to properly formatting the overall paper or assignment (though paper formatting is not applicable for discussion board assignments, and only useful when submitting Word doc files).
Purpose
This assignment allows you to reflect on the important foundations of the democratic republic of the United States and think about how American citizens can engage in the American government. It is aligned with the following module learning objectives:
MLO 1. Explain the basic ideas that led to the creation of the American democratic republic, and compare it to other types of systems that exist around the world.
MLO 2. Explain how American citizens can engage in the democratic republic of the United States.
Directions
For this writing assignment, you will reflect on what you read in Chapter 1 and answer questions.