1. Research Paper Presentation: Simple Template
By Jeremy Lewis,
Huntingdon College
Fall 2013

2. Frame the issue examined
Why does one country have X lower than another?
Why did one Republican President achieve reelection – but two others failed?
Is Alabama really an “emerging” state rather than a traditional one?
Why did the South realign between D & R?
Did “consociational democracy” bring peace in Northern Ireland – or did it lock in conflict ?

3. This project will explore…
Three Presidents of the same party?
Two generations?
Four rich countries in the OECD?
One war and three theories of why it started?
Five states in the period ?
Whether US troops should pull out of the Korengal valley?

4. Literature survey These authors argue one way:
Alpha (1789)
Bravo (1812)
Charlie (1923)
These authors argue the other way:
Delta (1989)
Echo (1996)
This author approaches it with opinion polls:
Foxtrot (2003)

5. My section of material (1)
Could be divided by
historical periods
Presidencies
Countries
US states
Institutions
Theories

6. My section of material (2)
To add a table /chart /image, press Control-M to insert a new slide, then paste in chart and stretch corners to match space available
In low resolution display projector, full slide images look better and more readable

7. My section of material (3)

8. My section of material (4)

9. Findings
One President got reelected, unlike the others, because he ran on national security
Southern whites realigned because of X, not because of Y
The policies of 2 Republican Presidents /Congresses were actually more liberal than 2 Democrats
Among 6 countries, Presidents actually have less power in practice than Prime Ministers

10. Major sources (only) Alpha. 1789. The Quest for Human Knowledge.
Bravo Desperate to Learn.
Charlie Thirsty to Understand.
Delta Wrong on the Facts.
Echo What is Politics, Anyway?
Foxtrot Hopelessly lost in Library.
Minor or lighter sources can be omitted here