POLITICAL SCIENCE 155 MIDTERM ESSAY QUESTION
ESSAY EXAM DUE 3/7 @11:59PM
Please upload response into Canvas.
Please use only the assigned textbook (Abernathy) /readings, lectures and videos in your
answer.
No outside sources except for current event.
YOU MAY USE MLA, APA OR CHICAGO (YOUR CHOICE)
1” margins, 5 pages (min) double-spaced (Papers that exceed 5 pages will not be graded
down).
Please provide a works cited page (no it doesn’t count as a page)
CHECK GRAMMAR AND SPELLING (PROOFREAD YOUR WORK)
VERY IMPORTANT—PLEASE CITE PAGE NUMBERS FROM ABERNATHY TEXT IN YOUR
ESSAY (OR USE FOOTNOTES) ALONG WITH A WORKS CITED PAGE. YOU MAY USE
MLA, APA OR CHICAGO (YOUR CHOICE). MAKE SURE TO CITE YOUR CURRENT EVENT
AS WELL. ESSAYS THAT FAIL TO CITE SOURCES OR FAIL TO USE ASSIGNED
TEXTBOOK WILL BE DEDUCTED 30PTS AUTOMATICALLY.
PLEASE USE MICROSOFT WORD OR SAVE YOUR FILE AS A PDF—DO NOT USE PAGES
OR WPS FILES OR GOOGLE DOCS—Do not email me your paper or attach it in the comment
box. It will not be graded unless it is uploaded in Canvas.
DO NOT USE SAFARI OR IE AS A BROWSER–IT DOES NOT WORK IN TURN IT IN
(Late Essays accepted UNTIL 3/14 with per diem grade penalty of 3 points )
DO NOT OVER-QUOTE/COPY PASSAGES FROM THE TEXTBOOK INTO YOUR
PAPER—PARAPHRASE. Keep your originality score below 20%.
PLEASE TYPE “MY THESIS IS” IN THE INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION SO THAT I
KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ONE. THANKS!
Include concepts from the course resources (textbook, articles, films) in your response (be
specific!)
Essay Questions: 100 points
ESSAY QUESTION: THE FEDERALIST AND THE ANTI-FEDERALISTS AND
CONSTITUTIONAL COMPROMISE
The Lecture notes on liberalism discuss the first stage of liberalism, explaining that it is referred
to as “Classical Liberalism”. If you examine the debate over the ratification of the Constitution
we can see that this reflects the first division in classical liberal thinking. Both the Federalist and
the Anti-Federalists did not agree on the type of government to create to protect an individual’s
life, liberty and property. In framing the Constitution, the Federalists were very careful to address
the concerns put forth by the Anti-Federalists.
Taking the aforementioned into account, please address the following questions in your essay
(yes, you must answer/incorporate all questions below in your essay):
How (or in what ways) does the Constitution reflect a compromise between the Federalists and
the Anti-Federalists? (i.e., How does the Constitution reflect the willingness of the Federalists to
address the concerns of the Anti-federalist?) Why did we need a new constitution? What were
the concerns of the Anti-Federalists? What were the concerns of the Federalist? What plans
were involved in this compromise? How does the US Constitution differ from the Articles of
Confederation? Which part of the Constitution reflects the interests of the
Federalists/Anti-Federalists? (Be Specific; cite Articles/Sections/Clauses of the Constitution in
your response) What are the core principles of the Constitution? (Where do you see the values
of the Enlightenment and Classical Liberalism?)
How does the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalist portend the nature of US
federalism and federal-state relations?
Why has the Constitution endured for over 200 years? (Please use the textbook and lecture
notes in Canvas). Do you think the Constitution needs to be amended? Why or why not? (Cite
an example and find a current event to support your answer –either way, you should support
your argument with the current event). CITE CURRENT EVENT IN YOUR CONCLUSION.
Make sure the current event is from a reputable news source. It should be within the last year or
so.
You should provide a thesis in this essay. A thesis is a statement (based on observation and
supported by factual evidence) that ties your essay together and presents the central argument
that you will be supporting in you essay. (Hint: your thesis should be in response to the question:
“how does the Constitution reflect compromise between the Federalist/Anti-Federalist and
support the ideals/core principles of Liberalism?”
PLEASE TYPE “MY THESIS IS” IN THE INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION SO THAT I
KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ONE. THANKS!
Make sure to incorporate terms from the reading (textbook articles, etc) and any examples from
the discussion videos/articles. TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT YOU MUST INCORPORATE THE
ABERNATHY TEXTBOOK! DON’T JUST USE THE TERMS, DEFINE THEM AS YOU
ANSWER THE QUESTION.
DON’T FORGET TO CITE SOURCES IN THE TEXT OF YOUR PAPER (OR FOOTNOTE) or
you will automatically lose 30 points off the essay.
IF YOU USE OUTSIDE SOURCES (EXCEPT FOR THE CURRENT EVENT) YOU WILL NOT
RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.
Essay is worth 100 pts.
Good Luck!
Please Note: The terms listed below are not in Chronological Order!!
TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT USE THE TERMS! DON’T JUST USE THE TERMS, DEFINE
THEM AS YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION
Important terms—Classical Liberalism, Limited Government, Social Contract, Natural Rights,
Locke, Virginia Plan, NJ Plan, Conn Plan, 3/5 compromise, Tyranny, Articles of Confederation,
Constitutional Convention, Bicameral/Unicameral, The Sectional Compromise, Confederation,
Federalism, Brutus, Federalist, Anti-Federalist, Articles I, II, III, Article IV (full faith and credit
clause), Article VI (Supremacy Clause), Bill of Rights, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
Mercy Otis Warren, Republic, Federalist #10/faction, Amendment Process (Articles V, VII), Civil
liberties, States rights, Shay’s Rebellion, police powers (10th A), etc. Any other terms from the
class are of course welcome!
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DESCIPLIUM
POLITICAL SCIENCE 155 MIDTERM ESSAY
QUESTION
ESSAY EXAM DUE 3/7 @11:59PM
Please upload response into Canvas.
Please use only the assigned textbook
(Abernathy) /readings, lectures and videos in
your answer.
No outside sources except for current event.
YOU MAY USE MLA, APA OR CHICAGO (YOUR
CHOICE)
1″ margins, 5 pages (min) double-spaced (Papers
that exceed 5 pages will not be graded down).
Please provide a works cited page (no it doesn’t
count as a page)
CHECK GRAMMAR AND SPELLING (PROOFREAD
YOUR WORK)
VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE CITE PAGE
NUMBERS FROM ABERNATHY TEXT IN YOUR
ESSAY (OR USE FOOTNOTES) ALONG WITH A
WORKS CITED PAGE. YOU MAY USE MLA, APA
OR CHICAGO YOUR CHOICE MAKE SURE TO
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VERY IMPORTANT-PLEASE CITE PAGE
NUMBERS FROM ABERNATHY TEXT IN YOUR
ESSAY (OR USE FOOTNOTES) ALONG WITH A
WORKS CITED PAGE. YOU MAY USE MLA, APA
OR CHICAGO (YOUR CHOICE). MAKE SURE TO
CITE YOUR CURRENT EVENT AS WELL. ESSAYS
THAT FAIL TO CITE SOURCES OR FAIL TO USE
ASSIGNED TEXTBOOK WILL BE DEDUCTED
30PTS AUTOMATICALLY.
PLEASE USE MICROSOFT WORD OR SAVE
YOUR FILE AS A PDF-DO NOT USE PAGES OR
WPS FILES OR GOOGLE DOCS-Do not email
me your paper or attach it in the comment box.
It will not be graded unless it is uploaded in
Canvas.
DO NOT USE SAFARI OR IE AS A BROWSER–IT
DOES NOT WORK IN TURN IT IN
(Late Essays accepted UNTIL 3/14 with per
diem grade penalty of 3 points )
DO NOT OVER-QUOTE/COPY PASSAGES FROM
THE TEXTBOOK INTO YOUR PAPER-
PARAPHRASE. Keep your originality score
below 20%.
PLEASE TYPE “MY THESIS IS” IN THE
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PLEASE TYPE “MY THESIS IS” IN THE
INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION SO THAT I
KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ONE. THANKS!
Include concepts from the course resources
(textbook, articles, films) in your response (be
specific!)
Essay Questions: 100 points
ESSAY QUESTION: THE FEDERALIST AND THE
ANTI-FEDERALISTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
COMPROMISE
The Lecture notes on liberalism discuss the first
stage of liberalism, explaining that it is referred to
as “Classical Liberalism”. If you examine the
debate over the ratification of the Constitution we
can see that this reflects the first division in
classical liberal thinking. Both the Federalist and
the Anti-Federalists did not agree on the type of
government to create to protect an individual’s
life, liberty and property. In framing the
Constitution, the Federalists were very careful to
address the concerns put forth by the Anti-
Federalists.
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address the concerns put forth by the Anti-
Federalists.
Taking the aforementioned into account, please
address the following questions in your essay
(yes, you must answer/incorporate all questions
below in your essay):
• How (or in what ways) does the Constitution
reflect a compromise between the
Federalists and the Anti-Federalists? (i.e.,
How does the Constitution reflect the
willingness of the Federalists to address the
concerns of the Anti-federalist?) Why did
we need a new constitution? What were the
concerns of the Anti-Federalists? What were
the concerns of the Federalist? What plans
were involved in this compromise? How does
the US Constitution differ from the Articles
of Confederation? Which part of the
Constitution reflects the interests of the
Federalists/Anti-Federalists? (Be Specific;
cite Articles/Sections/Clauses of the
Constitution in your response) What are
the core principles of the Constitution?
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the core principles of the Constitution?
(Where do you see the values of the
Enlightenment and Classical Liberalism?)
How does the debate between the
Federalists and Anti-Federalist portend the
nature of US federalism and federal-state
relations?
• Why has the Constitution endured for over
200 years? (Please use the textbook and
lecture notes in Canvas). Do you think the
Constitution needs to be amended? Why or
why not? (Cite an example and find a current
event to support your answer –either way,
you should support your argument with the
current event). CITE CURRENT EVENT IN
YOUR CONCLUSION. Make sure the current
event is from a reputable news source. It
should be within the last year or so.
You should provide a thesis in this essay. A
thesis is a statement (based on observation and
supported by factual evidence) that ties your
essay together and presents the central
argument that you will be supporting in you essay.
(Hint: your thesis should be in response to the
question: “how does the Constitution reflect
mnromise between the federalist/Anti.
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Good Luck!
Please Note: The terms listed below are not in
Chronological Order!!
TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT USE THE TERMS!
DON’T JUST USE THE TERMS, DEFINE THEM
AS YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION
Important terms—Classical Liberalism, Limited
Government, Social Contract, Natural Rights,
Locke, Virginia Plan, NJ Plan, Conn Plan, 3/5
compromise, Tyranny, Articles of
Confederation, Constitutional Convention,
Bicameral/Unicameral, The Sectional
Compromise, Confederation, Federalism,
Brutus, Federalist, Anti-Federalist, Articles I, II,
III, Article IV (full faith and credit clause), Article
VI (Supremacy Clause), Bill of Rights, Thomas
Jefferson, James Madison, Mercy Otis Warren,
Republic, Federalist #10/faction, Amendment
Process (Articles V, VII), Civil liberties, States
rights, Shay’s Rebellion, police powers (10th A),
etc. Any other terms from the class are of course
welcome!
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