Congressional Elections

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Subject of the paper: This assignment is to write a reflective paper on the assigned readings in the second module of the course, the U.S. Congress.

Requirement: The main purpose of this assignment is for you to reflect on and express what you learned from the assigned readings, and your opinion as to the validity, strengths, or weaknesses of the arguments presented. It is important that your paper is coherent, uses correct grammar, punctuation and spelling, and expresses your own conclusions and points of view. Your grade will be based on the quality of your writing, and its completeness in considering each of the assigned readings: Mayhew, Melnick, Harbridge & Malhotra, Carson & Eves, and McGhee. You should carefully cite any writings that are not your own. Your paper will be scanned for plagiarism.

You should consider and respond to the following questions, however, you are not limited to addressing these questions. You will likely have questions of your own that should also be addressed.

-What is Mayhew’s main argument? Although this was written over forty years ago, is it still relevant today? What are the strengths and weaknesses of his arguments? Your thoughts on what he wrote?

-More recent political scientists have written about Congress and further developed themes discussed in Mayhew’s book. Several of these were assigned.

-How do each of them help you better understand the U.S. Congress? What are their main strengths and weaknesses? What do you think about their arguments and conclusions? (Make sure you comment on each assigned reading.)

Other information: Attached you have 4 of the readings provided by the professor. You need to use them too when writing the paper. Also I will provide you with the main book. Please present in-text citations pointing out the page from where the info was taken.

Format:

  • APA Format
  • No plagiarism is accepted
  • Only academic resources should be used, no older than 5 years old
  • Adhere to the requested number of words/pages
  • No Grammar errors ( refunds will be asked for incoherent/ full of grammar errors papers)

*** The work will be checked for plagiarism through Turnitin by the professor. It is essential for everything to be free of plagiarism otherwise sanctions will be imposed***

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