Choose one:
1. Pick a democratic country with which you are familiar, either through study or firsthand experience. How does that country's party system differ from that of the United States? Consider demographics, ideology, electoral process, and governmental structure.
2. Pick any elected official (e.g., federal or state lawmaker, mayor, supervisor) who serves the area from which you come. (President and vice president do not count.) If you are an international student, just pick one who interests you. How did that person get that office? Consider the official's characteristics and support base, as well as the makeup of the constituency. If that constituency strongly favors one party or the other, consider how the official became the party's choice. Again, pay attention to the local electoral process.
Instructions:
- Document your claims. Do not write from the top of your head.
- Essays should be double-spaced and no more than three pages long. I will not read past the third page.
- Essays should be in the form of Word documents. Do not submit pdfs, or Google docs.
- Cite your sources with endnotes in Chicago/Turabian style. Endnote pages do not count against the page limit.
- Do not use ChatGPT or any other generative AI. Misrepresenting AI-generated content as your own work is plagiarism. It will result in a referral to the Academic Standards Committee.
- Watch your spelling, grammar, diction, and punctuation. Errors will count against you.
- Turn in essays to Canvas by 11:59 PM, Monday, April 28: note the extra time. (If you have trouble with Canvas, simply email your essay to me as an attached Word file.) I reserve the right to dock essays a gradepoint for one day’s lateness, a full letter grade after that.
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