Presidential Status

Edward Rodgers

ENC1102

Research Portfolio Step 2: Locating Resources Related to Your Topic

1. Visit a library, either in person or online. Access the library’s online database system. Look through the titles of the databases and note five databases that you think would contain articles about the issue you chose in research portfolio step 1. Write or type the names of the five databases.

American Government (ABC-CLIO)

African American History (Infobase Publishing)

African American Experience (ABC-CLIO)

History Reference Center (EBSCO)

U.S. History in Context (Gale)

2. In the five databases, look for articles about the issue you chose to research. List the biographical information about each article and write a question that you think the article might answer.

Does the media play a role in the Presidential Nomination process?

Author (if one is given)

Article title of article Assessing the 2012 U.S. presidential election

Magazine / Journal name Presidential Studies Quarterly

Publication date September 2014

Page numbers of original printed article (if applicable) Presidential Studies Quarterly 44.3 (2014): 384+

Database name U.S. History in Context (Gale)

Library name Gale

Library city, state

Access date 6/22/2016

Database URL http://ic.galegroup.com.db08.linccweb.org/

Can the President create a Secret Police?

Author (if one is given) Budiansky, Stephen

Article title of article AMERICA'S UNKNOWN INTELLIGENCE CZAR.

Magazine / Journal name American Heritage

Publication date Oct2004

Page numbers of original printed article (if applicable) p55

Database name History Reference Center (EBSCO)

Library name EBSCOHOST

Library city, state

Access date 6/22/2016

Database URL http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.db08.linccweb.org/

Did the stock market play a role in Barack Obama getting reelected?

Author (if one is given) Jason Reed

Article title of article Obama presidency great for stocks. Will it help...