W8- What are political parties, what role do they play, and why are they crucial for democracy?

1. Essay 4 normal pages with enough full and proper APA citations (do not do just a list of sources at the end and never do just URLs for citations or sources, use APA guidelines).

2. sources from any legitimate mainstream book, journal article, periodical, or newspaper (in that order of importance; NY Post, Washington Post, The Economist, ABC, CBS, CNN news).  No dictionaries or encyclopedias, especially Wikipedia, are allowed. 

3. Use standard formatting (double-spaced, 12-point Times or Times New Roman, normal margins, page numbering, etc.).  Do not do a Title Page or sub-headings.  Do a Works Cites section (which will not count for length – 3 minimum)