Policy Reaction
The policy reaction is a critique of current (or past) legislation. Essentially, you are observing the policy from an academic lens to see how it has fared since its enactment.
A few examples of public policy can include:
-Voter ID laws
-Housing laws
-Car and emission laws
To locate policies, you may begin with the following:
To access all Texas legislation (past and present) you may visit https://capitol.texas.gov/.
For all current legislation, you may visit- https://www.texastribune.org/
Journal Articles
A peer-reviewed source is an article that has been published in an academic journal.
To locate journal articles through the Dallas College library, you may follow the steps below:
To access journal articles, please visit https://www.dallascollege.edu/libraries/pages/default.aspx
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-Visit the Dallas College Library website
-Choose databases
-Choose “Academic Search Complete”
-Choose databases that reference government or politics (the humanities are also good options)
-When filtering the results, click the ‘scholarly peer-reviewed’ option
-Search for subjects that align with your essay topic