American Government

In this assignment, students are tasked to write a position paper in the form of constituent’s letter to their representative in the U. S. House of Representatives. 

Requirements 

The letter must:

1) Stress the importance of a political topic/issue that is of particular interest/concern to you as a constituent member and more importantly, a citizen-voter.

2) Stress the reason(s) for the urgency of your interest/concern. 

3) Be supported by referencing a bill or legislation. This specific bill/ legislative action should be researched and identified, and must pertain to your topic/issue of interest.

4) Be addressed to your Member of Congress’s proper Washington DC address.

The following links can assist in researching your U. S. House representative and bills/legislations.

http://www.house.gov/representatives

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members

http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

https://www.congress.gov/members