Write an initial post that addresses the following: Under the tenets of federalism it is possible for citizens to enjoy different rights depending on which state they live in (e.g. recreation marijuana use, right to die, etc.). Address the following questions in your initial post: Define briefly the concepts of national rights vs. states rights. Do you think it is acceptable in the United States for citizens of one state to enjoy rights that citizens in another state do not? Why or why not? Find and include in your initial post aspects of the U.S. Constitution support your position. How would you change existing laws to support your stated position above, if you needed to? ( NOTE: You are not to write your post on those particular examples topics listed above. Rather, you initial post must concentrate on the issue of state vs. national rights and address the question posed in the prompt. If you have any questions or issues, please contact me before your make your initial post) This assignment will be graded in two parts: your initial post (50pts) and your replies (50pts) to other classmate’s post: Part 1: Initial Posts: 1. All initial posts must be written in Arial font, double-spaced, using 12 pt. font size. Your initial post must be a minimum of 10 paragraphs in length. This is a minimum requirement, not a suggested length of your initial response. Posts should be no longer than 20 paragraphs.10 points will be deducted for papers that are either too short or too long. 2. Minimal response length will receive a minimal score. Put some thought and effort into this post. You will be required to do some research for this assignment. Make sure your initial post addresses each of the questions posted above. 15 points will be deducted for each question not addressed. 3. Paragraphs should be a minimum of 3 sentences long. They should be no longer than 5-6 sentences. Proofreading and spelling/grammar checking will improve your overall score. Double and triple check your post before you submit your initial post, as you will not be able to edit them afterwards. Make sure that you include your Works Cited page with your initial post. 4. Within your initial post, you must provide evidence and citations to support your opinions. A minimum of 2 sources are required, but again, this is the minimum required for credit. Wikipedia does not count as a source and will have 15 points deducted from the initial post grade. You must use in-text citations. You may use no more than 1 direct quote and that direct quote is limited to a maximum of 3 sentences. Posts with more than 1 direct quote will lose 15 points off of the overall grade. Posts that do not use in-text citations at all will have 20 points deducted from the overall grade. 5. A works cited section, citing all of your sources in proper MLA format, must be included with your initial post. You must include a works cited even with use of in-text citations. Posts without a works cited page included will have 25 points deducted from the initial post total. 6. Failure to submit an initial post and replies to classmates by the due date assigned will result in a grade of ‘0’ for this history essay.No extra time will granted for any reason.
