Political Scicncc 102: The Role of Joe Barton as a Member of the Congress Committee

Political Scicncc 102: American National GovernmentCongress Assignment DUE DATES: September 14 - Biographical Sketch Due
October 31 - Paper Due
For this assignment you must write a paper (6-8 pages) on a member of the United States House of Representatives. On October 311 will collect your papers. The paper must be in a folder along with copies of at least three of the sources you used for your paper. For example, if you use Open Secrets as a reference in the paper, you could include a printout from the database with the information you used for this project.
There are several additional requirements for the paper. You must address each of the following items:
1) A brief biographical sketch of the member. Discuss their congressional careers (how long have they been in office, their professional background, where are they originally from, level of education, family background). This section is due September 14. It must be typed or it will not be accepted. You must also include in-text bibliographic references.
2) A discussion of their constituency. Please be sure to provide an overview of the state, the district, the people, and the local economy.
3) A discussion of the congressperson’s committee assignments, and the issues they focus most heavily upon.
4) You must also incorporate their interest group from the 2016 election cycle. Please select an interest group that focuses on an issue the candidate advocates or opposes.
Issues such as tax reform, immigration or abortion are suggested areas to consider, but feel free to look at other relevant issues.
5) Information on your member and their 2014 and 2016 campaigns must also be included in this paper. Who were their challengers? Have they faced challenging electoral situations? I suggest you examine local newspaper articles on the election for more information.
6) I would like you to select one piece of legislation they have sponsored (or cosponsored). Briefly describe the legislation and how far it has gotten in the House. Please explain why the member has an interest in this legislation.
7) Finally, you must look at the representative’s campaign contributions. Where has the majority of their funding come from? You might consider highlighting major donors in one or two categories. Some analysis as to why certain donors might be interested in supporting the candidate is recommended.Political Scicncc 102: American National GovernmentCongress Assignment DUE DATES: September 14 - Biographical Sketch Due
October 31 - Paper Due
For this assignment you must write a paper (6-8 pages) on a member of the United States House of Representatives. On October 311 will collect your papers. The paper must be in a folder along with copies of at least three of the sources you used for your paper. For example, if you use Open Secrets as a reference in the paper, you could include a printout from the database with the information you used for this project.
There are several additional requirements for the paper. You must address each of the following items:
1) A brief biographical sketch of the member. Discuss their congressional careers (how long have they been in office, their professional background, where are they originally from, level of education, family background). This section is due September 14. It must be typed or it will not be accepted. You must also include in-text bibliographic references.
2) A discussion of their constituency. Please be sure to provide an overview of the state, the district, the people, and the local economy.
3) A discussion of the congressperson’s committee assignments, and the issues they focus most heavily upon.
4) You must also incorporate their interest group from the 2016 election cycle. Please select an interest group that focuses on an issue the candidate advocates or opposes.
Issues such as tax reform, immigration or abortion are suggested areas to consider, but feel free to look at other relevant issues.
5) Information on your member and their 2014 and 2016 campaigns must also be included in this paper. Who were their challengers? Have they faced challenging electoral situations? I suggest you examine local newspaper articles on the election for more information.
6) I would like you to select one piece of legislation they have sponsored (or cosponsored). Briefly describe the legislation and how far it has gotten in the House. Please explain why the member has an interest in this legislation.
7) Finally, you must look at the representative’s campaign contributions. Where has the majority of their funding come from? You might consider highlighting major donors in one or two categories. Some analysis as to why certain donors might be interested in supporting the candidate is recommended.