End of unit performance task: argumentative essay “coming to america and building democracy”

this collection focuses on how the americas was created and founded. this was displayed in texts of the early settlers as well as the texts we’ve read that serve as this nation’s founding documents.
look back at the anchor text, “declaration of independence,” and other texts you have read in this collection.
synthesize your ideas about them by writing an argument. your argument should persuade readers to agree with your claim about whether or not america always follows its founding principles of democracy and freedom.
be sure to:
introduce a precise claim
support your claim with logical reasons and relevant evidence from the texts.
acknowledge and address alternate or opposing claims.
organize the reasons and evidence logically.
develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, excerpt when quoting directly from the texts.
identify the passages by title or number when using details or facts directly from the texts.
use outside research on events in the history of america which support your claim.
use words, phrases, or clauses to connect your ideas and to clarify the relationships among claims, counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
establish and maintain an appropriate style and objective tone
provide a conclusion that supports the argument presented.
establish and maintain a formal style.
check your work for correct usage, grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
essay must be typed, 5 paragraphs, and submitted to google classroom.
times new roman 12 pt font

answer:

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explanation:

american democracy

the american democracy is one of the most peaceful kinds of government in the world although it is a long way from utopia. the democracy in which we live has many strengths and weaknesses. neither strengths or weaknesses out weigh one another, but it is necessary to have both due to the varying definitions. a democracy is a government that is run by the people. the politicians that we elect to run our government are human and they are susceptible to mistakes based on their own strengths and weaknesses. the strengths and weaknesses they possess are reflected into our government but at least “we the people” elect them and they are not chosen for us.

we live in a representative democracy that means “we the people”…show more content…

it is kind of like a relationship, you tend to remember the bad more than the good. the same applies to campaigning. when some of us go to the ballot box we remember certain commercials either on the television or radio. and nine times out of ten, we remember the negative commercials over the positive. the campaigns are suppose to educate us and negative campaigns is not a good way to do that. the positive campaigns are the ones that should educate us. positive campaigns promote “the will of the people.” the “will of the people” want trust, security, someone they can relate to. but with positive campaigns there is a drawback, it costs more money. now you have those people who want to reform campaign finance. they feel we already spend too much money on campaigning. if you have the money supporting you, then you should be allowed to spend the money in whatever way it best suits your campaigning. more money does not mean a victory, just ask ross perot. more money could mean more positive campaigns and better education about the politicians for "we the people." some people feel we should let the newspapers and media inform us about candidates, but the media is the worst critic of all. journalists are paid big bucks to see who can find the dirtiest secret one person has done. so, what positive influences could the media possibly provide to us? our media in this country is out of control and they inform us of issues we do not need to know about. i hope this ❤ good luck if not just tell me