Monday, August 31, 2015

Paper topics for GOVT 2305

Here's a list of proposed topics I received as of 2:45 pm today. I'll use these to determine what to post throughout the semester.

- Super PACs - is there a better use of money?
- Would Trump be good or bad for the country?
- which issues are dominating the campaign now?
- Trump's impact on the campaign
- Trumps impact on immigration policy.
- Does anyone really care about the election so far? Who does? Who doesn't?
- A comparison of 2016 with elections with previous ones.
- How do groups or businesses decide which candidates to support?
- What are the difference between the candidates within each party?
- What is the impact of increased spending on the political process?
- What is the impact of new technology on the campaign?
- What are the candidates' stances on help for the middle and lower classes?
- How much money is necessary to win office?
- What qualities do people like in a candidate?
- Are the candidates thinking about the gap between the rich and poor?
- A comparison of Sanders and Cruz.
- Why do some candidates get more attention than others?
- Why are more Republicans than Democrats running for the presidency?
- Who runs the campaigns?
- What are the internal workings of campaigns?
- A comparison of campaign strategies.
- Which groups in each party support which candidates?
- How apathetic will voters be in 2016?
- Is the US ready for Sanders?
- What are the daily lives of the candidates?
- How issues come and go in the campaign.
- A comparison of Sanders and Clinton.
- What is the difference in campaign strategies of non-politician versus and career politician candidates?
- What are the candidates attitudes about war?
- What impact will money have on the race?
- Are the candidates thinking about the debt? is the public? why or why not?
- What influence will money play in major vs minor campaigns?
- Are any past campaigns similar to the current one?
- What previous election is most like this one?

There you go - I've told most everyone to just keep reading and writing. It's an easy project if you don;t fall behind.