Overview
You must follow the following APA 7th Edition guidelines when citing outside resources:
- General guidelines
- 1" margins
- Double-spaced
- 12 pt. Times New Roman font
- Page header at the top of every page
- Title page with title, author's name, and institution
- No abstract required in this class due to brevity of paper
- In-Text Citations
- Use the author-date method
- Include the page number (abbreviated "p.") for direct quotes
- Block format direct quotes exceeding 40 words
- Ending sentence punctuation goes after the in-text citation (e.g. blah, blah, and blah (Jones, 2010).)
- Reference Listings
- References should be listed in alphabetical order
- Use hanging indents
- Double-spaced
- Note capitalization rules for titles
Do not ever use Wikipedia or Yahoo Answers or About.com – for any academic research. These are notoriously inaccurate. You would be best to use the University's library for any research beyond the documents given to you in the Lesson Module.
For this paper you are to write an analysis of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. This paper should each be a minimum of 1000 words. You are welcome to write as much as you like, provided that all the content is salient and pertinent to the topic.
Please ensure you address the following in a comprehensive essay with sections below:
1) Describe the jurisdiction of federal law and specifically the jurisdiction of FISA
2) What are the major provisions of FISA--how does it work?
3) Evaluate whether the constitutional rights of individuals are properly balanced against the imperative of the government to investigate intelligence threats to the nation. If not, why not?
CRITICAL GUIDANCE: Providing cases, facts, and examples is essential. Facts are the foundation of all analysis. Further, the main point or premise of your paper should be the conclusion of your analysis under number 3 above. The conclusion MUST be tied to the main point in the introduction of your paper.
here are the reading materials: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-92/pdf/STATUT... https://fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RL34279.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/R42725.pdf https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/chapter... http://fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/