How does political affiliation correlate with peoples support for abortion?.
Description Center and boldface title Name PO220 (Section) Fall 2017 No Page Number No Abstract Necessary APSA FORMAT RESEARCH QUESTION: How does political affiliation correlate with peoples support for abortion? Introduction (1.5 – 2 double-spaced pages, max) -pose your research question(s)? in a broad-based way… -start out your paper with a question??????????? = outlines the scope of the project -discuss the context of your project (e.g., ideology) -some background -what IS ideology? What is political tolerance? -the nature of the political debate (is this an issue on the political radar)? -Why important? The SO WHAT question… -What light will answering the question shed on politics, political processes, ethics/morality MAKE TRANSITIONS: Tell me what you said above and what’s coming up! Literature Review (3-4 pages for Midterm) Minimum 3 peer-reviewed journal articles The goal of this section is to answer the following question: What do we know about the dependent variable in the extant literature? (for example: What do we know about why people tolerate some opinions and not others? What factors influence levels of political tolerance?) -Research question(s) explored -theories or models used and explored by the authors 2 -hypotheses -data and methods used (at minimum, what is the source of the data?) -findings (based on hypotheses tested, data, etc) -conclusions (bigger picture) Go through each article and summarize according to the annotations scheme (above) and then give a summary/analysis (compare/contrast, similarities/differences) paragraph (take a step back and ask, “taking into consideration your sum of the articles, what DO we know about the dep. variable?) -transition sentences = tell the reader what you did and what’s next! -use the correct citation format! In () references: (Jones 2003) = general reference; (Jones 2003, 34) for direct quotes… When you reference an author for the first time give a citation: Jones and Smith (2003) discuss the importance of the quality of airline food. They ask “what is the deal with airline food” (Jones and Smith 2003, 76)? Hypotheses (3-5 pages) -present your research Hs and Ns -defend why you expect that relationship (ideally based on the literature in the field)
How does political affiliation correlate with peoples support for abortion?