Using the APUS Online Library, select a peer reviewed article that is no more than five (5) years old that interests you personally; however, it must be related to all or a combination of the following topic areas:National security lawHomeland security laws, policies, and executive ordersConstitutional impactCivil libertiesIndividual RightsImmigration and border security A critical analysis includes:An Introduction – introduce the thesisSummary – provide the main ideaAnalysis – critically state the positive and negative points of the article and assess if the intended goal of the author was metConclusion – summarize the main ideas Include at least two (2) additional references as part of your critique (to support your analysis). Technical RequirementsYour paper must be at a minimum of 3 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).Scholarly references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework. Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric
