HLSS523 APUS Influence of Sovereign Citizen & Anarchy Extremists to National & Domestic Security Paper
For this assignment, you will develop a framework to outline your research paper for this course that will be due in week 6.
For this assignment you will outline your research paper by doing the following:
Pick 2 domestic extremist or terrorist groups to analyze (one left wing, one right wing). See below for more information on the 8 categories of domestic extremists threat groups to choose from. Include the two chosen domestic extremist or terrorist groups in your title or subtitle. The title of your paper should be brief but should adequately inform the reader of your general topic and the specific focus of your research. Keywords relating to parameters, population, and other specifics are useful. ALWAYS use a Title Page for graduate work! Your title page will include the title, name, course name and number, and Professor’s Name.
Develop a purpose statement for your research paper. The purpose statement orients the reader to the central intent of the study and from it all other aspects of the research project follow. The purpose statement should be a concise paragraph that describes the intent of the final research paper, specifically address the reason(s) for conducting the study, and reflects the research questions. Begin the purpose statement with a succinct sentence that indicates the study method and overarching goal. “The purpose of this study is to… (describe the study goal that directly reflects and encompasses the research questions).
Craft research question(s). Present here the specific research question(s) which will be addressed in the upcoming research paper assignment. For more on this see the APUS Writing Center on Graduate level writing, the section on research questions can be found at https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/resources-services/Writing/writing-center/graduate-writing/writing-the-research-question.html
Write a draft outline. Explain the sections you plan to use in you research paper.
Include a reference list of at least six scholarly sources. Ensure you use only scholarly sources from the required readings as well as conducting your own outside research. See this APUS Library discussion on How do I find peer reviewed or scholarly articles?
Right Wing:
- Abortion Extremists (such as the Christian Identity Movement)
- Militia Extremists
- Sovereign Citizen Extremists
- White Supremacy Extremists
Left Wing:
- Animal Rights Extremists
- Anarchist Extremists and Anti-Fascists (Antifa)
- Black Nationalist Extremists
- Environmental Extremists
Technical Requirements:
Format: Double spaced, 1″ margins, 12 pitch type in Times New Roman font. At least 4 pages: Title Page, 2 pages for the Purpose Statement, the Research Question(s), and the Outline. Then a separate page for your minimum of 6 Scholarly Sources.
Citations/References: You must use the APA style for this assignment.
Submission: All work is to be submitted as an attachment to the assignment link by 11:55 pm on the due date. All work should be prepared in Microsoft Word format and submitted as an attachment.
Grading: All submissions will be graded using the attached rubric.
