POL 115 Wk 1 – Signature Assignment: United States’ Founding Influences

Imagine the following scenario:

You’re living in the United States shortly after the American Revolution and have received a letter from your friend who lives in France. This friend has asked you about the changes in your country and the new government that is being formed. He is particularly interested in your thoughts on the formation of U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Write a 350- to 525-word response addressing some of the advantages and disadvantages of this new government. Use this template to structure your assignment:

POL 115 Wk1 US Founding Influences Template.docx

In your response:

• Discuss the way the country’s leadership is divided into separate branches of government.
• Describe the Founding Fathers’ role in the formation of the new government.
• Explain that time period’s political philosophies.
• Discuss that time period’s important American documents.
• Explain how the U.S. Constitution provides the new government’s structure.

You are encouraged to incorporate vocabulary terms from this week’s materials into your response and to use the resources provided in the Learning Activities folder and in your instructor’s discussion posts.

Include a reference list in APA format to support your assignment. Do not use Wikipedia, Quora, Yahoo Questions or other crowdsourced websites as references. You may use the formatted references and in-text citations provided for the materials in the Learning Activities folder and in your instructor’s discussion posts.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

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