This assignment asks you to incorporate assigned
readings from this course and readings you have compiled in your two previous
Annotated Bibliography assignments for this course into a paper that explains
how the public policy area you intend to research continues to be influenced by
our nation’s Constitution and/or constitutional culture. You may address
questions including, but not limited to: 1) how a particular public policy
reflects/conflicts with the Constitution as written or understood by its
framers; 2) what insights from our founding generation might be relevant to a
public policy issue; 3) what errors or oversights on the part of our founding generation
might complicate a particular public policy or policy debate today; 4) what
issues related to constitutional institutions or structure are relevant to
public policies in your area of interest and how?
Every paper should begin with an introductory
paragraph that clearly and concisely states the purpose and significance of the
paper. The introductory paragraph should end with a clear thesis sentence that
encapsulates your argument. If you do not know exactly what your thesis
sentence is and where it is, neither will your reader. The body of your paper
should be tightly tied to your thesis sentence, solidly grounded in assigned primary
source documents, and supplemented by secondary literature included from your
Annotated Bibliography assignments. It should explain and evaluate ways in
which our nation’s Constitution or constitutional culture continues to remain
relevant to current public policy debates. The concluding paragraph should sum
up your argument and indicate how it is relevant to future public policy
research and/or advocacy.
If you plan carefully, this paper can contribute to
the Introduction and/or Literature Review sections of your dissertation and can
help ground your study in concrete issues in the history of American political
thought or practice.
Instructions
· Assignment should
be 7-8 pages in length, not counting Title Page or Works Cited.
· Assignment should
be written in current APA format.
· Assignment should
include citations of at least three relevant primary sources, and from at least
ten additional secondary sources (books from university or academic presses, or
peer-reviewed articles from journals in relevant disciplines).
My paper is over Space Law and how it relates to the US Constitution. Please reference my paper that has my previous annotated references already. You will refer back to these sources for the paper.
Some main points to research:
focus less on the specifics of space and more on the specifics of how power is managed in the united states’ system – in ways that matter to space exploration (and treaty making power is the biggie here):
– Seperation of powers in space law public policy and future issues
– how large powerful nations (like US or China) can really pretty much get away with murder if they violate intl law, and moreover, how much power they have in shaping treaties that will harm smaller nations.
– 1. can the US assure that any space treaty is in our interest? and 2. can we assure that this treaty would be properly authorized by “we the people”, and could US citizens thwart a treaty that was not in our interest?
– space law and the US constitution – the Pacificus Helvidus debate would be a great primary source on the question of treaty making power.