For the final exam, you will write an essay at home, of 45
pages (double spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch
margins).
You will submitting the exam on TurnItIn.com. You do not have to come to class the day of the exam.
Plagiarism: Turning the paper in on TurnItIn.com means that it will be checked for plagiarism against
other papers submitted to De Anza and other colleges, and against books and articles. Using other
people’s words or ideas without quotations and citations is considered plagiarism and will result in an
“F” on the paper.
Sources: This is an exam, not a research paper. You should use class materials to formulate your
answer that
means the book, articles, power points and lecture notes. Do not start googling to find
answers, or using Wikipedia or Yahoo Answers in
my experience students who do this tend to do
poorly on the exam.
Due DATE:
10:30am MTh
class: Thursday, June 25 at 11:15 a.m TurnItIn.com login: Class ID 9797042
Password: hellopoli
1:30PM MW class: Friday, June 26 at 3:45 p.m TurnItIn.com login: Class ID 9797044 Password:
hellopoli
Help: We will spend some time in class next Monday 6/
15 going
over the prompt, discussing
ways you can organize the essay, and working in groups to brainstorm examples.
Compare the United States today to the country at its founding:
1. In what ways has it become more democratic?
2. In what ways is it still less than fully democratic?
3. Imagine you wanted to work to make the system more democratic – describe how you would
participate in politics to contribute to this outcome.
In formulating your answer, you should first define what makes a country democratic (see the
discussion in our book), and then evaluate the United States based on each part of the definition.
In your analysis, you should use EXAMPLES. You MUST use at least one example from each of
these categories:
a. the institutions of US government (e.g. Constitution, federalism, Congress, the executive,
judiciary)
b. political processes (e.g. public opinion, media, interest groups, political parties, campaigns and
elections and voting).
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