Assignment:
Choose one of the following topics and write a 5 page word essay. The essay should be in APA format and submitted as a Word document via the drop box provided. You will have the entire course to complete this assignment, so don't procrastinate. Elaboration is key.
You must have a minimum of four outside sources providing support for the ideas you are using. That means, since you are using outside source material, you will need to include a "Reference" page (not counted in the 5 pages) and citations in the text to signal that you have used outside source material.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE TOPICS BELOW:
1.Capital Punishment:
- What is the difference between capital punishment and corporal punishment?
- Do you agree with capital punishment?
- What is the history of capital punishment in your country?
- What does the government do about people wrongly executed?
- Is the death penalty a deterrent to violent crime?
-Include the Supreme court case that dealt with Capital Punishment
2. The Second Amendment including the Brady Act
- Do guns contribute to higher or lower crime rates?
- Are self-defense laws like Florida's Stand Your Ground helpful or harmful?
- How should guns be regulated?
- What are the appropriate roles of the gun lobby and gun-control advocates?
- Should felons be allowed to own guns?
- Should handguns be permitted in places like college campuses, national parks and coffee shops?
Note: These are some of the questions that you need to answer dealing with the Brady Act. You are not limited to these questions.
{The Brady Act}
- How many guns are there in the U.S.?
- How do mass shootings differ from other types of gun violence?
- Has the Brady Act been positive or negative?