Your paper needs to analyze a current controversial issue in Constitution Law.Your research proposal should contain all the key elements involved in the research process and include sufficient information for me to evaluate the proposed study. Make sure you are using the proper bluebook citation.
Regardless of your research area and the methodology you choose, all research proposals must address the following questions:
A. What is your topic?
B. What is your thesis? What do you plan to prove or illustrate in your paper?
C. Why do you want to write on this topic?
D. How are you going to do it? Specifically, what resources do you intend to use? For example, will you research mostly case law and legal articles write on those and cases and your topic?
2. Online Research Practice
As you are preparing to select your research paper topic, I would like you to complete this online research assignment so that you remember the importance of scholarly sources to support your research. There are news articles written almost every day on homeland security, but should some of these sources be cited in your paper? Do you know the difference between scholarly and popular legal articles or journals?
A. Review the following FAQs the librarians have created regarding peer reviewed and scholarly research:
· Q. What does “peer reviewed” mean? And how can I find peer-reviewed articles? https://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2154
· Q. What does “scholarly” mean? Is it the same as “peer reviewed”? https://apus.libanswers.com/faq/44354
B. Watch this brief video created by the legal studies librarian to introduce you to Nexis Uni and its legal resources:
· Introduction to Nexis Uni: Basic Tips for APUS Legal Studies Students – this tour shows students how to access Nexis Uni, find specific cases, locate different legal research materials (including law review articles), and Shepardize a case
C. Once you have selected your research paper topic use Nexis Uni to do a search on your topic
D. In 300 or more words, submit a written report of your search results, providing at least one scholarly example and one popular periodical. Explain your understanding of the difference between the two examples provided.
