Address the following: (in relation to the controlled substance act)
Historical and constitutional basis for the American Government’s structure
The system of checks and balances
The various roles (e., public opinion, media, special interest groups, etc.) concerning public policy and elections
The voting system and election process.
Scaffold your paper around the following outline:
• Introduction (half page)
o Describe the paper’s overall thesis.
o Provide an overview of main points.
• First Main Point (one to one and a half pages) describes the historical and Constitutional basis of American government’s structure and how this relates to the policy.
o Describe the main point.
o Support the main point with research.
• Second Main Point (one to one and a half pages) explains how the policy is involved within the process of checks and balances.
o Describe the main point.
o Support the main point with research.
• Third Main Point (one to one and a half pages) describes how the policy relates to public policy and elections and how the policy is portrayed by the media.
o Describe the main point.
o Support the main point with research.
• Fourth Main Point (one to one and a half pages) explains how the policy impacts voting and the election process.
o Describe the main point.
o Support the main point with research.
• Conclusion
o Review your main points.
o Review your overall thesis.
