2. Do not use plastic covers for the paper (save both your money and the environment). A staple in the corner is sufficient. Do not submit all or part of the same paper for credit in two courses in this department or any other department, without instructor permission.

3. The pages of the paper must be numbered, excluding the title page. Begin pagination on the second page of the body of the paper, i.e., the page number is not to be printed on page "1". Use one-inch margins all around. Always double-space between lines, except long quotes as described in item #9 below.

4. The type must be of sufficient quality and size that it can be easily read. (10 point Courier or 12 point Times Roman/Dutch is preferred). Use the same type size and style throughout (except for bold or italics meant to emphasize a word or phrase) and a fresh, dark ribbon if you use typewriter or dot matrix printer. Laser printer preferred.

5. Grammar and spelling must be correct. Use a dictionary or "spellcheck." Remember, a spellcheck program catches only typographical errors. It will not catch homonyms such as "their," "they're," and "there," nor will it catch misused words, such as "disinterested" when you mean "uninterested."

6. Paragraphs must be used appropriately. Some people tend to go on for two or three pages with no paragraphing. A paragraph is meant to express a complete thought or idea. All sentences within the paragraph must be related to the single unifying idea. Three or four paragraphs per page is normal. Start a new paragraph when you start a new idea or shift to a new subject.

7. Avoid the use of sexist language, i.e., that which speaks in only one gender. Avoid sexist pronouns by using plural pronouns. Where it doesn't result in too much clutter, you may use "he or she" and "his or her," etc.. Avoid using "man" or mankind" when referring to all humans.

8. Avoid plagiarism. Academic dishonesty is taken seriously by the Political Science Department. Plagiarism refers to presenting the words and actions of others - whether established authors or your peers - as if they were your own. It means you have quoted or summarized something without attributing it to the appropriate source. You must acknowledge the source, either through an appropriately structured quotation or by paraphrasing and citing the material:
 

9. When quoting from a source, you must indent and single space quotes that are longer than three typed lines. Since the quotation has been separated from your text in this way, it is unnecessary to use quotation marks. If the quote is less than four typed lines, incorporate it into the body of the paper and use quotation marks. All quotations must be properly cited to indicate these are not your words.

Acknowledge the source in the body of your paper by indicating the author, date and page in parentheses. If you name the author explicitly, follow the name with the date and page only in parentheses. Example: (Brady 1980, 47). The last number is the page. If no individual is named as author, an organization may be given, as with government documents or reports by consultants. Example: (U.S. Cong. Senate. Comm. on Transp. and Publ. Works 1963, 47). In this case, the author may be the same as the publisher. It is rare, however, for a U.S. government document to be published by anyone except the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C., so this information is omitted in most such references below. Please note the period appears after a parenthetical reference, not before.

10. At the end of your paper, you must include a complete listing of all sources used in the essay. It should include only works referred to in the text and should be titled: Works Cited, Literature Cited, or References. References should be listed in alphabetical order, according to the author's last name (where appropriate). Multiple references by the same author should be listed oldest first; if in the same year, alphabetize by title for that year and show year as 1995a, 1995b, 1995c and so on. For multiple authors of same publication, first author is last name first; subsequent authors are first name first (see Frankel below). Include the following information: author's or editor's name(s); title; editor or translator, where applicable; edition (if not the first); volume number, where applicable; series title, where applicable; facts of publication (city, publisher, date); page numbers (CMS 1993, 529). For each type of publication shown below, include all of the information shown, but nothing extra. Use postal service abbreviations for state when given with unfamiliar cities in facts of publication: Maine = ME, Colorado = CO, etc.

 
To cite a Senate committee or subcommittee report:

of the Federal Register. National Archives and Records Service, 1968-. Richard M. Nixon.

Congressional Quarterly Almanac-1972, 487-490. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc.

manufacturing of automobiles. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

http//www.epa.gov/acidrain.html

States treaties and other international agreements, vol. 14, pt 2.