Properly citing sources in your paper allows your work to enter into the scholarly conversation about your topic. People who read your paper will know who you have been influenced by, and how your ideas fit in with others who are talking about the same topic. This page will give you the best places to check to make sure you are citing correctly.
Typically, papers written in the Poli Sci discipline use the Chicago Manual of Style as a guide for citations and paper structure. Check out the links below for helpful hints on how to successfully use the Chicago Style in your next paper. Always remember to check with your instructor to see if they have any other specific rules for citation that they want you to follow!
The Political Science Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide by 
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