World History Essay Assignment: Governments

Prompt: Government is defined as man ruling over man. There are many different types of governments. Write a formal essay comparing and contrasting the Roman Republic with the American Republic. Be sure to include the following items in your essay (not in any particular order):

1) Definition of a republic.

2) Describe the government of the Roman Republic, outlining its branches and their functions.

3) Describe the government of the American Republic, outlining its branches and their functions.

4) Compare the two: how are they the same, what do they have in common?

5) Contrast the two: how are they different, what do they NOT have in common?

6) Be sure to provide examples and specifics.

7) Which of the 2 republics do you think is better?

Essay Requirements:

1. All essays must be a minimum of 2 pages long, but no more than 4 pages (2-4 pages).

2. Students must use rules of English, with coffees grammar and spelling. The paper is to be in MLA format with 1 inch margins, 12 pt. font, double spaced, and using Times New Roman. For help with MLA formatting.

3. The essays must be in paragraph format (does not have to be 5 paragraphs, could be 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, etc.) with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion; moving from general at the beginning of the essay, to specific in the body of the essay, and back to general at the end of the essay.

4. Students must use at least 3 scholarly sources (NOT Wikipedia, yahoo answers, etc.) throughout the paper and include them in their works cited page. Students are NOT allowed to use direct quotations from their sources.

5. They must paraphrase and then give credit to (cite) the work and/or author they paraphrased from.