Politics Writing

2. State your planned choice for the office of President of the United States on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Who is this person, and what is their current job? Why is this person the right choice, in your opinion?  How qualified are they for this office? And how do they connect to your personal ideological orientation?

 

3. State your planned choice for office of member of the United States House of Representatives on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Who is this person, and what is their current job? Why is this person the right choice, in your opinion?  How qualified are they for this office? And how do they connect to your personal ideological orientation?

 

4. State your planned choice for the office of member of the California State Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Who is this person, and what is their current job? Why is this person the right choice, in your opinion?  How qualified are they for this office? And how do they connect to your personal ideological orientation?

Please type in double-space, and cite your sources (using any standard citation system). You will need to use Ballotpedia and various online newspapers and magazines, including Wikipedia (if you choose), as well as the assigned selections from Morgan Marrieta, A Citizen’s Guide to American Ideology: Conservatism and Liberalism in Contemporary Politics and any relevant content in Scott F. Abernathy,  American Government: Stories of a Nation. Feel free to add photographs of your endorsed candidates.  Length: At an absolute minimum, you will want to have a full page of double-spaced text for each of the four main questions below, but you will probably need more like two pages to answer each question fully. So, you could easily write eight or more pages. That would be fine.  Grades will be based on the quality of your writing, degree of detail, use of evidence and logical reasoning, and use of appropriate sources. Grades will NOT be based on who you decide to endorse . Note: If you are not a US citizen, and therefore cannot vote, please pretend to be a US citizen for the purposes of this paper and state your preferences.