The purpose of this assignment is to provide you the subject of your 1000 word critical assignment which will be due at the end of the semester. Both 2305 and 2306 students are to address the same question, though the former will relate to the national level and 2306 will relate to the state level.
As you - hopefully - know, election season 2014 is well underway. In Texas, we now know who the nominees of the respective parties will be, and both sides have reorganized their election strategies to win in the general election in November. Issues are being raised, and positions on them are being taken by the candidates. Ideally these positions are ways that the candidates can tell the people who live in the relevant districts what they intend to do either in Congress or the Texas Legislature.
I want you to use the 1000 word paper as a way to critically analyze the connection between the interests of the local area with the jurisdiction of the national government (2305) and the state government (2306). I want you to do this by analyzing the race for whichever district you live in (this would be the congressional district if you are in 2305, and either the Texas House or Senate district if you are in 2306) and address what major local issues are driving the campaigns for these respective positions.
This is another way for you to get comfortable with what the functions of the state and national governments are. I know this is a bit vague, but I want you to have enough leeway to make this project your own.
For this introductory assignment, I simply want you to find out what districts you live in and who represents you ion those districts on the national level (if you are in GOVT 2305) and on the state level (if you are in GOVT 2306). Once you find out who they are, look them up and tell me a little bit about them and what they do to represent their districts. Try to find out what committees they serve on. This helps us figure out what issues they prioritize.
This first assignment is to be at least 150 words long.
Here's a link to a website that helps you figure out who represents you. Start here:
- Who Represents Me?
