Write a three-to-five-page essay containing the following: 1. An introductory pa

Write a three-to-five-page essay containing the following:
1. An introductory paragraph. Your introductory paragraph should introduce three distinct topics you found most interesting this semester, and a statement about a contemporary political problem and solution you will be discussing at the conclusion of the paper.
2. Body of the paper. The three topics you identify and discuss must be distinct (civil rights, civil liberties, federalism, etc.). You may not discuss topics covered in POLS 2301 (i.e., the media, parties, interest groups, elections), or any material contained in Module 4 (Texas Constitution and government). One of the three distinct topics you discuss must be one of the three branches of U. S. government (legislative, executive, judicial). The contemporary political problem and solution you present may be but is not required to be related to material specifically covered in POLS 2302.
3. Citations and specific academic information gained from the course must be provided in both the body of the text and in the Works Cited section at the conclusion of the paper. Note that your three subject areas must be distinct. In other words, you cannot write on three cases studied in civil rights. Rather, one topic may be civil rights and various cases examined in the subject area may be used to communicate your knowledge of the topic.
An example of a proper in-text citation is: (Davis, p. 18, 2018). An example of a proper citation in your Works Cited page: Davis, Terri and James P. Nelson, The Texas Constitution: The People, History, and Government of the Lone Star State, Lamar Literary Press, 2017.
An example of a proper in-text citation of a course video or course lecture is: (Davis, “Federalism,” 2022). An example of a proper citation in your Works Cited page: Davis, Terri, “Federalism,” Lamar University, Spring 2022.
If you are using internet citations, you must include the FULL URL, title, author (if available) and access date. Example of in-text citation: Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Example of Works Cited citation: Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U. S. 483 (1954), https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/347us483 (accessed February 12, 2022).
NOTE: All Supreme Court case names must be italicized or underlined in the body of your paper and in Works Cited.
4. Identify a contemporary political problem and construct and communicate a solution to the problem you identify. Make sure to develop and express your solution in the form of an argument that is supported by well-documented and properly cited facts and data.
5. Additional Information:
A good paper will have at least 3-5 scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook(s) and course videos. Well-written papers tend to rely on cited course materials to discuss the three required topics and outside scholarly journals and government websites when discussing the contemporary problem/solution.
Correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, complete sentences, and citation of your sources is required. Include textbook readings with page numbers (or chapter headings and subheadings for digital textbooks without page numbers) and textbook citation; lectures or video instruction (title and presenter/author of the video); and outside scholarly research must be included in your assignment.
Wikipedia, encyclopedias, dictionaries, SparkNotes, and other similar sources are not allowed and will result in an assignment score of zero (see below). Failure to submit the assignment by the deadline will result in a grade of zero for the overall written assignment grade. Failure to provide a cover page, in-text citations, and Works Cited will result in an overall assignment score of zero.
Your written assignment should be typed and double spaced with 12-point font and one-inch margins top, bottom, and side