Examine strategies for motivating voters. Discuss at least three strategies that special interest groups or political candidates can use to motivate their voters and get them to the polls. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy?

MOTIVATING VOTERS IN THE US

Motivating Voters—Examine strategies for motivating voters. Discuss at least three strategies that special interest groups or political candidates can use to motivate their voters and get them to the polls. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy? Once you have selected your topic, next choose three specific subtopics that relate to your topic that you plan to discuss in your final paper. These subtopics will be referenced by the prompt that aligns to your topic.

Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word Links to an external site.

Must include a separate title page that is formatted according to APA style.

Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions Links to an external site. and Writing a Thesis Statement Links to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources. Additional help with creating a thesis statement can found in Argument and Thesis Statement Download Argument and Thesis Statement and in How to Write a Thesis Links to an external site..

Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to your required non-scholarly, credible source from the Pew Research Center (PRC). In addition to your required source from the PRC, two scholarly, peer-reviewed sources have been provided for you with each prompt; you may use these sources, but they are not required. Any additional non-scholarly sources must pass the CRAAPO test Download CRAAPO test.

The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.

To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research Links to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper Links to an external site.

Provide support for the statements that you make in your paper by using APA-formatted in-text citations and references for your sources. For help with in-text citations, please refer to the Writing Center’s Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing Links to an external site., and for a template and correct formatting, please review APA Formatting for Microsoft Word Links to an external site..
Must include a separate references [page or slide] that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List Links to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.