NOTE: The A exam is a "take-home" exam. It is not written in the testing center. You will submit this exam using the A Exam submission link in Blackboard.

NOTE: You may not submit the A exam until your C exam has been accepted and you have submitted the B exam.

→Choose a topic below or propose a topic to me before you write your report.

Persuasive Topics:
1. Should mandatory limits on reproduction be initiated in the United States?
2. If the military draft is reinstated, should both men and women be subject to the draft? Should women be used in ground combat?
3. Should marijuana be legalized (or decriminalized) for medical and/or recreational use?
4. Has the War on Drugs been a success or a failure?
5. Should so-called hate groups such as the KKK be allowed to parade on the streets of U.S. cities?
6. Should the graduated income tax be replaced with a flat-rate tax or a national sales tax?
7. Should the U.S. Electoral College system be replaced with a popular vote system?
8. At what age or level of crime should juveniles be tried as adults?
9. Should gun manufacturers be held liable for crimes committed with their guns?
10. Currently, most drunken drivers involved in fatal accidents are charged, at most, with manslaughter. Should such drunken drivers, using a car as a weapon, be charged with murder?
11. Should a person's causing a traffic accident while using a cell phone be considered a criminal action, as is DWI or DUI? If so, what should the penalty be?
12. By some projections, the Social Security fund will run out of money in about 10-20 years. Should the Social Security program be ended or made voluntary?
13. Most economists agree the economy is in a recession. Suppose the United States should fall into a depression similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Is the American citizenry prepared to endure, and rebound from, such a catastrophe? What might be some of the effects of such a depression?



Please note these conditions regarding the A Exam persuasive research report:

• The same basic guidelines as provided for Assignment 4 apply here, unless otherwise noted above or in this list of conditions. To review Assignment 4 requirements, follow this link:
  Assignment 4 Lecture

• If you plagiarize, and such plagiarism is deemed intentional, at a minimum you will not receive credit for the A exam and you may not rewrite it.

• Limit your use of direct quotes to no more than 10% of the total word count. Quote accurately. Properly cite and document ALL borrowed material.

• Indent all paragraphs at least five spaces.

• Double space your submission. Please do not use the Enter or Return key to create double spacing.

• You may use first-person or second-person pronouns to write your persuasive report.

• You must have your C exam and your B exam accepted to qualify to gain credit for the A exam.

• If you have three or more late assignment submissions, you are not eligible to write the A exam.

• Exams cannot be revised to make them acceptable. Any unacceptable exam must be rewritten using a different topic. Time permitting, you have two opportunities to write an acceptable exam at any grade level.