For this essay, you will be selecting a piece of federal or state legislation that has been passed, or is proposed – in some cases recently and in some cases in the more distant past – and evaluating the societal environment that brought about the legislation (the cause) and/or the societal impact brought about by the bill (the effect). You will find a list of bills and/or laws below to choose from. You can select a bill or law not on this list, but will need to submit it to me for approval.
Assignment Goals:
You have two jobs in this paper:
- Explore the influences in society that brought about the passage of the bill. Why this bill, at this time? What problems were the legislators hoping to solve?
- Any law has intended and unintended consequences. If the bill is an older one, we have had a chance to see the impact. If the bill is more recent, consider the impact of other similar legislation or laws.
Essay Prompt:
For this essay, you will want to provide information for both the causes and effects, but with a focus on one or the other. You will want to answer one of the folllowing two questions:
- What were the societal influences in place that prompted the passage of the bill?
- What are the societal results or consequences that either have occured or are likely to occur as a result of the bill?
- The essay must be at least 1500 words.
- MLA formatting and MLA Works Cited page.
- Four or more credible sources, at least two should be scholarly sources.
- Address at least one objection or alternative cause-effect relationship.
The bill my writing on is Criminal Justice / Sentencing
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 1994
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