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HIS 100 Theme 2: Secondary Source Analysis Worksheet Prompt: Fill in each of the fields below using information from a secondary source of your choice. Be sure to include specific examples (page numbers, etc.). Full APA citation: Identify author and describe potential biases.

Identify thesis and arguments.

Taylor, Q. P. (2002, July 1). Publius and Persuasion: Rhetorical Readings of The Federalist Papers. Political Science Reviewer, 31, 237–282. Quentin Taylor is a Professor of Political Science at Rogers State University. Dr. Quentin Taylor earned a master’s degree in history and a doctorate in political science, both from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has taught at Rogers State University since 2001. As a professor of political science he seems to be biased toward the effect of government on society. Quentin Taylor poses that, even during much debate over the ratification of the Constitution, The Federalist Papers were held I high regard and were “almost instantly recognized as a work of great, even unprecedented merit”. Taylor surmised that the documents fame and popularity grew in the 1790’s, upon revealing that the essays were written amongst three men who played a major part in the production and ultimate ratification of the constitution. The works were known to have been cited by the supreme court for a variety of cases. Taylor also showed the works infamy by stating that it gained great praise in Great Britain. In which an Eddinburough print stated that it showed a “profundity of research and an acuteness of understanding which would have done honour to the most illustrious statesman of modern times.” This gravitas over documents produced by newly formed American helped paint the way for it having unprecedented merit.

What primary sources did the source rely on? Is the source reliable and convincing? Why or why not?

How does the source relate to your project topic? How does it add to what you already know about the topic?

Primary sources include The Federalist Papers themselves, correspondence between the writers, and journal articles. The sources are reliable and convincing as they are real time documents reflecting the persuasion these papers had on Republicanism, the writer does not seem to impress any bias on the work itself. They are convincing because they are either the papers and reference documents used for the papers or written texts by scholars about the papers effect on government The source helps me understand what the writers of the U.S. Constitution were attempting to convey when they drafted it. Their clout and deep understanding of Republicanism and

government is more vast than I would have expected from Revolting Colonists. They even get great acclaim from people of the country in which they revolted....