Are the political parties relatively even, or does one party dominate the elections?

Research Paper:
Becoming an Informed Voter Assignment THIS PAPER IS BASED OFF THE STATE OF GEORGIA ONLY!!!!!!!!!
Overview
The purpose of this paper is to provide a practical
application of material learned by developing concepts learned in the
presentations. Using these concepts, you will investigate the recent political
history of your congressional district and state, the rise to power and voting
record of your Representative to the United States Congress and one of your
United State Senators. You will determine if your representatives keep their promises
when they go to Washington and determine in their voting record aligns with
Biblical principles and your own beliefs.
The body of the paper must be at least 6 pages in
current APA format and include level 1, 2, and 3 headings. In addition to the
body, you must include a separate title page and reference page. Do not submit
an abstract with this assignment.
Do not write the paper without carefully studying
the related presentations. To achieve more than a passing grade, you must
demonstrate a mastery of the presentations’ factual information and incorporate
those ideas into your paper. Your paper must adhere to the current APA
formatting guidelines. Doing the minimum
amount of work does not guarantee a perfect score. Please consult the rubric for an
understanding of what will be graded and the point value for content and style.
Researching your Congressional Delegation will be
accomplished in two steps.
1.
First,
you will analyze the political background of your congressional district for
the last 25 years and your U.S. Representative.
2.
Second,
you will analyze the political background of your state for the last 25 years
and one of your U.S. Senators. You are investigating your United States
Representative and Senator. Do not use members of your state legislature.
Begin by reviewing the presentation on “Becoming an
Informed Voter.” If you have a newly elected representative who has not yet
received interest group ratings, use the interest group ratings of a
representative from a neighboring district.
You may choose which senator to study; however, if one senator is newly
elected and does not have interest group ratings, study the other one.
After reviewing the presentation, the first part
will deal with your congressional district and congressman; the second part
will deal with your state and senator. As explained in the presentation,
interest group scores may be found at Vote Smart. They may also be found in the interest group
websites (ACLU, ACU, ADA, CC/FRC) or other cites which compile voting data. A helpful source to find information for this
paper is The Almanac of American Politics by Richard E. Cohen and James A.
Barnes.
Your paper will address the following questions:
·
What
is the political history of your district and state for the past 25 years?
·
How
has your congressional district and state voted in presidential and
congressional elections for the past 25 years?
·
Does
your district or state lean Republican or Democrat?
·
Are
the political parties relatively even, or does one party dominate the
elections?
·
Does
your district and state have a long tradition of supporting one party, or has
it been changing in recent years? Why?
·
How
did your representative and senator come to power? (Briefly describe their
political backgrounds.)
·
What
are examples some legislation your representative and senator have sponsored or
co-sponsored in the last four years? Did
your legislators include this legislation in their platform when they ran for
office? How does this legislation align
with biblical principles? Explain use specific
verses of scripture.
·
How
do the interest groups – ADA, ACLU, ACU, and CC (or FRC) – rate your
representative and senator? (Note: If the Christian Coalition score is not
available, you may substitute the Family Research Council score. Include the exact
scores from each of these groups.)
·
Based
on these ratings, would you classify your representative and senator as
conservative or liberal? Justify your answer.
·
In
your conclusion explain how your congressional delegation does, or does not,
reflect your values.
In answering these questions, please note the
following:
·
Do
not submit your paper in the form of a series of questions and answers.
Organize this information into a standard research paper (paragraph form with
level headings) utilizing the current APA format.
·
You
will use at least six different
sources for this paper that are not more than two years old.
·
You
will include at least three
complete biblical references with the text of the verses.
·
Consult
the grading rubric to make sure that all the necessary information has been
included.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for
originality via the SafeAssign plagiarism tool.

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