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OverviewVERVIEW
The purpose of this paper is to provide a practical application
OverviewVERVIEW
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.
NSTRUCTIONS
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.
First, you will analyze the political background of your congressional district for the last
25 years and your U.S. Representative.
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 assembly.
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 Explore: Vote Smart located in the Learn
items for Module 5: Week 5.
Scores may also be found in the interest group websites (ACLU, ACU, ADA, CC/FRC) or other
sites which compile voting data.
Helpful resources can be found in the Research Guide for GOVT 220, located in the “Explore
Tab” in Module 5.
GOVT 220
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You will use at least six different sources for this paper that are not more than two years old in
addition to the Bible and Module 5 presentation. You may include older sources, as appropriate.
Wikipedia and other encyclopedias are not acceptable sources for this assignment. If in doubt,
contact your instructor.
You will discuss at least three significant pieces of legislation sponsored, co-sponsored, or
supported by your Representative and Senator in the last four years (at least six total; naming
post offices, roads, holidays, etc. are not significant legislative items).
You will include a biblical reference, with text, related to each legislative item.
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 congressional and presidential
elections for the past 25 years?
• Does your district 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
education, work experience and political backgrounds.)
• What are examples of legislation your representative and senator have sponsored or co-
sponsored in the last four years? Provide the title of the legislation, the year it was introduced,
and indicate if it became law. Did your legislators include this legislation in their platform when
they ran for office? Does this legislation align with biblical principles? Explain.
• 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. The rationale for this is explained in the presentation.)
• Based on these ratings, and the legislative efforts of your Representative and Senator,
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.
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. A Sample Undergraduate Paper can be found in the Writing Style Guide
which is embedded in the course.
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 Turn It In plagiarism tool.
Please let me know a good email so I can send the video that needs to be watched. It does not let me attach it here. This is also a link that is needed
https://justfacts.votesmart.org
Also I am residing in virginia, I say this so you know my district, state info etc.
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