The Politics of _________
1. What’s the political system of this country? Does this country have a federal system or a unitary system or something else? Is this country a presidential system or parliamentary system? Does this country have a fusion of power or a separation of power? What are other things you consider important for us to know more about this country?
2. Why did this country make this power arrangement? What did the founders of this country want?
3. Is this country a democracy? Or, how democratic this country is? What does Freedom House say about this country?
4. 2~3 pages
The Current Major Issues in _______
1. What is (are) the current major issue(s) in this country? What is the biggest challenge faced
by this country? Is that a political issue or economic issue or something else? Is that an international issue or domestic issue?
2. 2~3 pages; you will need to read and use scholarly articles to write this section.
Discussion
1. Provide a brief summary. If a potential reader wanted to know more about this country but does not have time to read your whole paper, this is the section he/she needs to read.
2. Talk about the contribution of this paper.
